MLB Owners Put Padres Control Decision on Meeting Agenda

Major League Baseball could decide this week on whether to approve John Seidler, an older brother of the late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, as the Padres control person. The topic is on Thursday’s agenda for the MLB owners’ meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., Sportico has learned, though a decision might not happen until later. Any approval could …

AP men’s player of the week: Nebraska’s Brice Williams sparks 2 wins against ranked foes

The Associated Press national player of the week in men's college basketball for Week 13 of the season: The 6-foot-7 senior guard came up big in a pair of wins against ranked Illinois and Oregon teams in the Big Ten. He first had 27 points, a season high eight rebounds and four assists in an overtime win against then-No. Illinois, a performance that included him scoring eight straight in the extra period.

Simona Halep retires from tennis after crushing defeat in Romania

  • Former world No 1 makes announcement to home fans
  • ‘I’ve always been realistic with myself and with my body’

The former world No 1 Simona Halep has announced her retirement after enduring a resounding defeat in her first match of 2025.

Halep belatedly got her season under way in her home event, the Transylvania Open, in Romania on Tuesday, after being handed a wildcard. But the two-time grand slam title winner secured just two games as Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti powered to a 6-1, 6-1 victory in just 59 minutes.

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