Red Sox, Alex Bregman agree to three-year, $120 million deal: Source  —  Alex Bregman, a cornerstone of the Houston Astros' ascension into an American League superpower, is departing the only franchise he's ever known.  —  Bregman is in agreement on a three-year, $120 million contract …

Free agent Pivetta joining Padres on 4-year, $55M contract (sources)  —  PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres arrived at the Peoria Sports Complex for the start of Spring Training on Wednesday, still searching for clarity in their starting rotation.  —  Didn't take long to find it.

Way-Too-Early 2025 MLB All-Stars: AL, NL roster predictions  —  Good news, baseball fans: For this year's All-Star Game in Atlanta, players will return to wearing their primary home and road uniforms, the long-standing tradition that MLB went away from for the past four contests.

Arizona Diamondbacks open camp with big pitching questions, and more, in need of answers  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks' past couple of years have not offered much regarding spring training storylines.  This year feels like it could be different.  —  As with most teams that are expected to contend …

Yankees' Marcus Stroman not at camp for first two workouts  —  TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman, the subject of trade rumors in recent months and currently the odd man out of the team's rotation, did not participate in the first two spring training workouts.

Stake in N.Y. Giants going on the market  —  The Giants are looking to sell up to 10 percent of the team, sources say, a process likely to set a new high-water mark for an NFL team valuation.  The century-old club, one of the most valuable sports teams in the world, has hired Moelis & Co. as its banker.

2025 spring training survey: MLB insiders on the players, teams and storylines to watch  —  It seems like only yesterday that some of us were wielding our largest snow shovels to burrow a path from the front door back to what passes for winter civilization in those unfortunate states with no palm trees in sight.

Transactions  —  Chicago Cubs signed free agent 2B Dixon Machado to a minor league contract.  —  Chicago Cubs sent LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa Cubs.  —  Chicago Cubs signed free agent RHP Brayden Spears to a minor league contract.  —  Chicago Cubs invited non-roster C Reese McGuire to spring training.

MLB offseason moves 2024-25: Juan Soto, Roki Sasaki, Garrett Crochet headline Top 25 Hot Stove transactions  —  Welcome to my evaluation of the top moves from an eventful 2024-25 MLB offseason.  —  There was no shortage of big moves this winter.  We saw the biggest signing in the history of the sport, for goodness sakes.

Bulls have no urgent plans to make front-office changes  —  It's not the news Bulls fans want to hear to start All-Star Weekend, but it shouldn't come as much of a surprise.  —  A Bulls source told the Sun-Times on Thursday that there were no plans to sack vice president Arturas Karnisovas …