The largest splash is shortstop Jose Luis Acevedo, a 17-year-old from the Dominican Republic who signed for a franchise-record bonus of $2.3 million, a source said.
A sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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COLUMN: The Orioles are set to add four position players worth seven-figure signing bonuses — headlined by shortstop Jose Luis Acevedo, along with outfielders Ariel Roque, Pedro Gomez and Gabriel Rosario, according to Baseball America — plus left-hander Andri Hidalgo, one of the top pitchers of this 2026 class.
“I think Madubuike’s part of the reason Kyle Van Noy went from 10.5, 12 sacks to two,” owner Steve Bisciotti said. “I think it was a domino effect. I think it was a trickle effect."
John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are working on an agreement to make him the team’s head coach, two people with knowledge of the decision said early Thursday morning.
COLUMN: He picked the right head coach 18 years ago, and his justification for finally firing John Harbaugh make a lot of sense. It shows the 65-year-old billionaire has a strong grasp of what his franchise needed to stop regressing — and builds confidence that he'll make a good hire again.
The one-and-done Terps star is meeting his moment in pro basketball after a controversial trade on draft night. His natural confidence, and some mentorship from accomplished big men, has helped him adjust.
McCarron died Thursday after a heart attack at his farm in Mount Airy, the New York Racing Association said Saturday after being informed by his brother.