Professional Sports

Falcons agree to 1-year deal with former Chiefs RT Taylor as possible McGary replacement

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have reached an agreement on a one-year, $5 million deal with former Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor. The agreement, which includes an extra $1 million in incentives, was first reported by ESPN and announced on social media by Taylor's agent, Drew ...

Brawl breaks out between Braves pitcher, Angels slugger

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler were ejected after getting into a brawl Tuesday night. Soler homered off López in the first inning, then was hit by a 96 mph fastball from the right-hander his next time up. ...

WNBA free agency opens with $1.4 million franchise tags for Ionescu, Collier and Plum

NEW YORK — New York's Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota's Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles' Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams worth potentially $1.4 million as free agency opened up. By giving the "core" designation to those players, their teams have exclusive ...

Heat headed back to the play-in tournament for a 4th consecutive season

If the Miami Heat are going to find their way back to the NBA playoffs, they'll have to survive the play-in tournament. Again. They didn't want to go back there, and weren't afraid to say so — "we're better than being in the play-in," Heat captain Bam Adebayo said a few weeks ago — but ...