Sources: Albert Pujols signing one-year, $2.5 million deal with St. Louis Cardinals  —  Albert Pujols is going back to where it all started — to the organization with which he carved out a Hall of Fame career, and to the city that still adores him.  —  On Sunday night, Pujols …

Kyrie Irving's late-game home heroics fall short in loss to Hornets  —  Better late than never.  —  It's been the theme of this entire Nets season: At some point, they'd get healthy.  At some point, they'd build chemistry.  At some point, Kyrie Irving would get vaccinated …

Sources: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks agree to extension  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to an extension with Ketel Marte that includes around $51 million in new money, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming multiple reports.  —  The agreement, which totals five years …

FMIA: New Overtime Rule Proposal Has Its Moment; Tyreek Hill Trade Shows How The NFL Is Changing  —  We could be looking at one of the all-time sleepy NFL meetings if the one thing that matters this week—the proposal to make overtime fair—doesn't pass when it comes to a vote in Palm Beach, Fla.

Why baseball is moving second base, and what this experiment could mean for the game  —  “I'm not sure if you've heard,” a minor-league instructor said to me the other day, “but they're moving second base.”  —  Wait.  What?  They're moving second base?  Where would it be moving, exactly?

Dusty Baker tinkering with José Altuve's spot in Houston Astros' lineup  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Dusty Baker is tinkering with his lineup and wants to avoid hitting José Altuve leadoff.  —  Houston's manager primarily batted the three-time American League batting champion first last year …

Freddie shares farewell letter with Braves fans  —  With the regular season less than two weeks away, I want to address some issues that have arisen since I began this next chapter of my life with the Dodgers.  —  First of all, my relationship with (Braves president of baseball operations) Alex Anthopoulos remains great.

A year later, Wendell Carter Jr. finally comes into his own with Magic  —  It was almost a year ago when the foundation was laid for Wendell Carter Jr.'s breakout 2021-22 season.  —  The Orlando Magic made the franchise-altering decision to trade All-Star big man Nikola Vučević …

Kansas City Royals' Carlos Hernández not deterred by home runs in first spring start  —  Kansas City Royals right-hander Carlos Hernández came out of the starting gate firing fastballs near 100 mph in his first spring-training start of the year.

Dodgers' Maddux Bruns looks electric, plus a name to remember - Scouting the Cactus League's back fields  —  Maddux Bruns was the Dodgers' first-round pick in 2021, the final selection of the round after an up-and-down year that saw the Alabama high school lefty show premium stuff but often struggled with strikes.

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani to get Opening Day start at both pitcher, designated hitter  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani, the two-way sensation who is coming off a unanimous American League MVP selection, will start Opening Day for the Los Angeles Angels, manager Joe Maddon said Friday.