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The Boston Red Sox have an immediate need for a starting catcher.  Interestingly, the team just signed a catcher who may not make an immediate impact with the team. Could that be a sign of concern over the potential length …

The Buffalo Bills made some big moves for their pass-rushing group this offseason, signing Greg Rousseau to a long-term deal and bringing on former All-Pro Joey Bosa. The Bills could still have one more big move, with an insider naming …

If I was a matchmaker and four-time All-Pro free agent safety Justin Simmons hired me to help find him some NFL love, the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills would be two teams I’d coordinate a meet and greet with but …

The path for Kenny Pickett trying to become a starting quarterback in the NFL again just took a slight detour. Just one month after Pickett was traded from the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to the Cleveland Browns, Pickett has …

The Indianapolis Colts now have a hole to fill at the kicking position. The team on Thursday officially released kicker Matt Gay, just two years into a four-year contract. In the 2023 offseason, Gay signed a record-breaking four-year, $22.5 million …

PEBBLE BEACH — The Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival is back in full swing, bringing four days of culinary excellence, top-shelf tastings and star-studded chef appearances. The event, which kicked off Thursday and runs through Sunday, marks the return …

A Solano County Superior Court judge has set a July jury trial of a 63-year-old Fairfield man accused of killing his wife on or about Valentine’s Day 2023, then burning her body in Fresno County. Gregory Grant Hobson on Thursday …

Republicans in Congress launched an investigation on Thursday into a settlement agreement that will require 12 of the 14 ranches and dairies operating in the Point Reyes National Seashore to cease operations in early 2026. The House Committee on Natural …

All Chicago police supervisors will soon be enrolled in an innovative program aimed at using a $15 million gift to turn them into more effective leaders. Police Supt. Larry Snelling said he wants department members “to walk away with a …

A man was hit by freight train Friday morning in Englewood on the South Side, badly injuring his foot. Paramedics responded to the 300 block of West 60th Street at 6:50 a.m. for a person struck by the train, Chicago …

The New York Yankees could still use a third baseman and add pitching, and one trade pitch would solve that in a six-player blockbuster deal. MLB analyst Zach Pressnell of Newsweek proposed a deal that would see the Yankees acquire …

The Detroit Lions have one glaring area of need on defense, and one analyst believes they could address it through a Day 1 trade in the NFL draft. The Lions found a star in pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson, but have …

The Philadelphia Eagles are fortifying their receiving corps heading into the NFL Draft. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Eagles are signing wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. to a one-year contract. Marshall, a former second-round pick by the Carolina …

Tyson Bagent’s job as Caleb Williams‘ backup may not be all that secure anymore. Now heading into Year 3, Bagent has served as QB2 for the Chicago Bears over the previous two seasons, but that could change after the team …

Monte Vista lacrosse player Ella Geernaert is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for March 31-April 5. In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Geernaert finished with 40.83% of the vote. Foothill softball player …

College Park baseball player James Voorhies is the Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week for March 24-29. In the boys poll, James Voorhies had 36.96% to finish ahead of Albany track and field sprinter Cooper Hu, who …

An Orange County Superior Court jury has denied a twice-convicted child molester’s request to be released from a Coalinga mental-health hospital. Sid Landau, now 85, asked to be released into the community without supervision, but the jury denied his request …

SANTA CLARA — It’s been more than a year since the city shuttered the renowned George F. Haines International Swim Center over safety concerns, displacing hundreds of local swimmers and divers as the city grappled with what to do about …

After several members of the public voiced their opposition, the San Mateo City Council voted this week to formally oppose a Caltrans project that would link U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 92. Opponents argued that widening the highway, a …

BRENTWOOD — As cities across the Bay Area continue to find ways to lessen the impacts of homelessness, the Brentwood City Council unanimously approved amendments Tuesday to local ordinances to better manage encampments on city-owned properties. Brentwood’s municipal code had …

OAKLAND — Less than two months after he was hit with federal bribery and conspiracy charges in a public corruption probe, the head of California Waste Solutions appears to be losing his grip on an $8.3 million land deal that …

Suspected of backing a coup plot against the longtime dictator of Gambia nearly 20 years ago, Pharing Sanyang described in a Denver courtroom Thursday how he was beaten with pipes and palm tree branches, pistol-whipped and hit in the face …

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed to The Denver Post that he will seek the Colorado governor’s office in 2026 — joining an unsettled Democratic field and potentially opening up a coveted Senate seat in an increasingly blue state. He plans …