2:49 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a $182 million, 11-year contract that includes a club option for the 2033 season. The shortstop’s deal, which could be worth up to $223 million if the club option is exercised and incentives are reached, was announced
A mummy estimated to be around 800 years old has been discovered on Peru’s central coast. The mummified remains were said to be of a person from the culture that developed between the coast and mountains of the country, before the rise of the Inca Empire in the 1400s. The mummy’s gender is not yet
3:44 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — No. 21 Wake Forest earned a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, getting three passing touchdowns and one more on the ground from Sam Hartman to beat Boston College 41-10 on Saturday. The Demon Deacons (10-2, 7-1 ACC) will attempt to claim their first league title
“They are like our family,” Arsalan tells me, as the name of the first victim of the Channel crossing reaches the camp at Dunkirk. Arsalan, who is from Iran, never met any of those who died on Wednesday but says there is “no difference” between him and them. He says all anyone at the camp
A young Kurdish woman who drowned on Wednesday in the English Channel didn’t tell her fiance she was about to board a boat to make the crossing, until the last minute. The 24-year-old – also known as Mariam – died along with 26 others, when their flimsy raft ran into difficulties mid-crossing. Image: Baran Nouri
Boris Johnson has said that people who come into close contact with anyone who tests positive for coronavirus with the new Omicron variant will have to self-isolate, regardless of their jab status, as he delivered a press conference in Downing Street. The prime minister warned the Omicron variant could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines, as
11:21 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has been fined $5,000 for throwing one of his gloves at Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand. The NHL announced the punishment on Saturday. The fine is the maximum allowed under the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union. Panarin and
12:00 PM ET Black Friday, a great American tradition, is supposed to be about a frenzied, wild-eyed scramble for bargains. And on this particular Black Friday, the Mets were certainly frenzied — we can only imagine what the eyes of Steve Cohen looked like as his club signed three free-agent hitters over the span of
Police have released a CCTV image of a van, which they believe may have been occupied by key witnesses, as officers investigate the killing of a 12-year-old girl in Liverpool. Merseyside Police have said the people in the van are not being treated as suspects. However, they may have witnessed the incident which left Ava
10:27 AM ET The Michigan State football team is dealing with a flu outbreak impacting players on both sides of the ball for Saturday’s regular-season finale against Penn State, sources told ESPN. A source described the situation as “pretty bad,” and noted that every recent day has added to the list of players fighting flu
A Home Office minister has said relations between France and the UK are “strong” despite disagreements on how to deal with migrants crossing the English Channel. Damian Hinds defended a letter Boris Johnson sent to French President Emmanuel Macron after 27 people died near Calais on Wednesday while trying to reach the UK. The British
Two cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK, the health secretary has said. Sajid Javid also said there would be targeted testing in the areas where the cases were found – in Chelmsford and in Nottingham. He said the two individuals are now self-isolating. Making the announcement, Mr Javid added:
The head of the group that runs women’s tennis worldwide has said he “remains deeply concerned” about Chinese player Peng Shuai, after she accused a powerful politician of sexual assault. A spokesperson for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) told the AFP news agency its chairman Steve Simon believes Peng’s responses to his emails to her
All secondary school students in England will be asked to take a COVID-19 test on site following the Christmas break, the government has said. In an email to schools on Friday, the Department for Education (DfE) told leaders to order enough testing kits by Tuesday to make sure each pupil can take a rapid lateral
A government minister has defended Stanley Johnson, calling him “a gentleman” after a fellow Conservative Party MP accused the prime minister’s father of inappropriately touching her. Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, said she “didn’t believe” what Caroline Nokes had accused the former MEP of. In response to the remarks, Ms Nokes said she was “sorry”
There are growing fears a newly discovered COVID-19 variant, said to be potentially more dangerous than the one causing waves of infection around the world, could impact Christmas. With just four weeks to go before millions of families are expecting to get together, the travel plans of thousands have been thrown into disarray. It comes