Spring training roundup: Florimon’s grand slam lifts Braves over Reds
Pedro Florimon hit a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday at SunTrust Park.
Athletics: Semenya says ‘no threat’ to women’s sport
Double Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya says she is “no threat” to women’s sport and that recent comments from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe have reopened old wounds.
Bautista Agut beats Djokovic to reach Miami quarters, Kyrgios out
A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world number one Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 and advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as the Spaniard claimed his second win over the Serb this year.
NHL roundup: Oilers get two hat tricks in rout
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted a first-period hat trick, and Leon Draisaitl collected three goals in a four-point night as the host Edmonton Oilers scored five times in the opening frame en route to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Soccer: Pulisic scores, picks up knock as U.S. draw 1-1 with Chile
Christian Pulisic scored his 10th goal for the United States before being substituted after picking up a knock in a 1-1 draw with Chile in a friendly in Houston on Tuesday.
Soccer: Players don’t have faith in system to tackle racism – Southgate
Some England players feel there is no point reporting racist abuse due to a lack of faith in the system, manager Gareth Southgate has said.
Chapecoense mourn death of reporter who survived plane crash
Rafael Henzel, a radio reporter who survived the crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team in 2016, died of a heart attack on Tuesday, the Brazilian club said. He was 45.
NFL expands replay to include pass interference
NFL owners voted 31-1 to make offensive and defensive pass interference calls and non-calls reviewable in 2019, the NFL announced Tuesday from the annual league meetings in Phoenix.
MLB notebook: Mets, deGrom ink five-year extension
The New York Mets and reigning Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom agreed to terms on a five-year, $137.5 million extension Tuesday.
NBA notebook: Trail Blazers C Nurkic undergoes leg surgery
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had surgery Tuesday to repair compound fractures in his left leg, the team announced.
