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Yankees left-hander Rodon gives up 2 homers vs. Rays; Los Angeles’ Ohtani stays hot

The Associated Press Carlos Rodon gave up two more homers over three-plus innings on Wednesday in the New York Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. AL batting champion Yandy Díaz homered on the game’s first pitch, a 93 mph fastball. Richie Palocios had a two-run drive on Rodon’s 60th and final offering at Tampa, Florida. Rodon allowed three runs and five hits. “He didn’t have great life on his fastball today,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I thought, really, in between the first and the last pitch I felt he pitched really well.” Rodon went 3-8 with a 6.85 ...

Biden, Trump dominate Super Tuesday; looks like rematch in offing for Generals

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped coast-to-coast on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump each won California, Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Biden also won the Democratic primaries in Utah, Vermont and Iowa. Haley won Vermont, denying Trump a full sweep, but the former president carried other ...

Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egyptian officials say

The Associated Press CAIRO—Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to achieve a breakthrough Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The nearly five months of fighting left much of Gaza in ruins and created a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, with many, especially in the devastated northern region, scrambling for food to survive. “We must get more aid into Gaza,” U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday. ...

Seahawks among several teams making cost-cutting moves ahead of free agency

The Associated Press Several NFL teams made a flurry of moves Tuesday as the deadline for franchise tags hit and with free agency on the horizon. In Seattle, the Seahawks’ remodel under new coach Mike Macdonald started Tuesday as the team released safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, and tight end Will Dissly in moves that will give the team a boost of salary cap space ahead of the start of the new league year. The release of Diggs and Dissly will save Seattle $18 million against the cap. They will get about $6 million in cap relief with the release of Adams but also take on ...

Dartmouth men’s basketball team makes history by voting to unionize

The Associated Press HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model. In an election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board in the school’s human resources offices, the players voted 13-2 to join Service Employees International Union Local 560, which already represents some Dartmouth workers. Every player on the roster voted. “Today is a big day for our team,” said Dartmouth juniors ...

Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican former president over the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. That power resides with Congress, the court wrote in an unsigned opinion. Trump posted on his social media network shortly after the decision was released: “BIG WIN FOR ...