BASEBALL Major League Baseball National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Promoted Alex Nakahara to senior director/research and development, Tegan Ashby director/software engineering and Pat McFarlane director/predictive modeling. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP Austin Warren on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Robbie Ray on the 60-day IL. Minor League Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Justin …

LEDEGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, …

TORONTO (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 12 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 23 against his former team and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Wednesday night. Isaiah Jackson added 15 points and 11 rebounds, Obi Toppin scored 15 and Andrew Nembhard had 14 as the Pacers bounced back from Monday’s loss at Charlotte. Siakam, traded …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El béisbol de las Grandes Ligas les informó a los mánagers que los umpires estarán más atentos para determinar si hay obstrucciones por parte de los peloteros de cuadro este año. La MLB está preocupada que los infielders que no tienen posesión de la bola puedan impedir el avance de los corredores, infringiendo la regla 6.01, …

Highest salaries awarded in Major League Baseball salary in arbitration in cases decided by hearings (x-lost case): Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tor 2024 $19,900,000 x-Teoscar Hernández, Sea 2023 $14,000,000 Gerrit Cole, Hou 2019 13,500,000 x-Max Fried, Atl 2023 13,500,000 Trevor Bauer, Cle 2019 13,000,000 Hunter Renfroe, LAA 2023 11,900,000 x-Luis Arraez, Mia 2024 10,600,000 Mookie Betts, Bos 2018 10,500,000 x-Corbin Burnes, …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-20, 5-7 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-17, 3-9 Sun Belt) Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern visits the …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A divided Missouri Supreme Court upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate on Wednesday, rejecting a legal challenge that claimed mapmakers should have placed a greater emphasis on keeping communities intact. The high court’s 5-2 decision means the districts, first used in the 2022 elections, will remain in place both for this year’s elections …

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers urged the state’s Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s 2020 conviction, arguing that the trial judge, James Burke, trampled his …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (13-12, 5-7 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (17-8, 9-3 SoCon) Chattanooga, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mocs -7.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM …

EL CAIRO (AP) — Al menos 15 personas fallecieron luego de que un camión se estrelló contra varios vehículos de pasajeros en Alejandría, una provincia de la costa mediterránea de Egipto, dijeron las autoridades el miércoles. El accidente, que ocurrió el martes en la noche en el distrito de Amreya, al oeste de la ciudad de Alejandría, dejó también ocho …