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New York Mets sign outfielder MJ Melendez to a 1-year contract

NEW YORK — MJ Melendez and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a one-year contract, adding depth to an outfield thinned by offseason trades. He gets a $1.5 million salary while in the major leagues and $425,000 while in the minors. The 27-year-old Melendez, once a touted prospect with ...

Skier, snowboarder complete dramatic Olympic comebacks

MILAN — An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. And then there's Chloe Kim, the American snowboarder who fell just short in her bid to become the first to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in her sport. NHL ...

Chock and Bates say their 2nd-place near-perfect skate felt like a win

MILAN — U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates didn't conceal their disappointment Thursday at the bittersweet Olympic silver medal for what Bates called their "absolute best performance," while Chock said the confusion over the result "does a disservice to our sport." During ...

No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture

Caleb Wilson has powered No. 11 North Carolina all year. The Tar Heels will now have to figure out how to play without their freshman star. The team said Thursday that the high-end NBA prospect had suffered a fracture in his left hand, an announcement coming two days after the 11th-ranked Tar ...