Category: Sport

The bikes division of the 2021 Dakar Rally remained a revolving leaderboard Wednesday as Xavier de Soultrait took a 15-second overall lead over Joan Barreda, who won a lengthy Stage 4. A new rider has led the bike division after each of the first four stages. Toby Price led after winning Stage 1; Barreda was […]

The NTT IndyCar Series announced Wednesday morning that its 2021 season opener will be held at Barber Motorsports Park with the rescheduling of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The street race in St. Pete that traditionally opens the season will take place April 25 because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to […]

Pat Patrick, a three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 with drivers Gordon Johncock and Emerson Fittipaldi and a pivotal team owner in IndyCar history, died Jan. 5 after a long illness, according to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Patrick was 91. Patrick is among seven car owners with at least three Indy 500 victories, winning in 1973 […]

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox and reliever Evan Marshall agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract to avoid arbitration. The 30-year-old right-hander was 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA in 23 appearances last season – his second with the White Sox. He is 10-10 with a 3.96 ERA over seven years with Arizona, Seattle, Cleveland […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Catcher Curt Casali agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the San Francisco Giants a month after he was cut by the Cincinnati Reds. The 32-year-old Casali hit .224 with six homers and eight RBIs in 31 games and 93 plate appearances last year, when he earned $541,667 in prorated pay […]

NEW YORK — Spring training could be delayed for Double-A and Class A players if major leaguers are not vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by the time big league practice is scheduled to start in mid-February. Major League Baseball, which has taken over operation of the minors, gave notice to minor league teams and big […]

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers signed outfielder Robbie Grossman to a $10 million, two-year contract, adding a switch-hitting veteran to a rebuilding team coming off consecutive last-place finishes. The deal includes performance bonuses. The 31-year-old Grossman spent the past two seasons with the Oakland Athletics. He hit .241 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs […]