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LAKELAND, Fla. — Cecil Cooper didn’t want to discuss Ivan Rodriguez on Tuesday because the veteran catcher’s deal is contingent on his passing a physical and therefore not official. But the Astros manager spent some time Monday morning asking Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland about the 13-time Gold Glove winner. “I had a great conversation about (Rodriguez) with Cecil Cooper,” said Leyland, who managed Rodriguez with the Tigers from 2004 through part of the 2008 season. “He asked me all about him.” Reaction to Rodriguez’s signing ran the gamut before the Astros tied the Tigers at 1 on Tuesday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Some players rejoiced. Others such as Carlos Lee were hesitant to praise the deal out of respect for Humberto Quintero , who was set to be the starter until Rodriguez was signed. Even bench coach Ed Romero and first-base coach Jose Cruz , who gushed about Rodriguez on Sunday when speaking about Puerto Rico’s victory over Team USA in the World … [Read more...] about Rodriguez deal with Astros creates quite a buzz

In the round-up: Former Williams chairman Adam Parr claims the commercial terms in the new Concorde Agreement is anti-competitive and may be unlawful. Links Top F1 links from the past 24 hours: Formula One?������s ?���?�Unequal?������ Revenue Split Needs EU Probe, Parr Says (Bloomberg) “‘There?������s a strong case that an unequal division of power and money to a subset of teams is unlawful,’ Parr said by telephone. He?������s not convinced Formula One ‘is organised with the right principles of fair competition,?���?�’ he added.” Barrichello Opts For Brazilian Stock Car Ride In 2013 (Speed) “Formula One veteran and 2012 Izod IndyCar Series rookie Rubens Barrichello has accepted an offer to race full time in the Brazilian Stock Car series in 2013.” Williams defends Senna/Bottas strategy (Autosport) “Valtteri benefited tremendously from it. We have got a lot from the third driver as well.” Williams should give Senna his fair share of track time Di … [Read more...] about New F1 deal for teams may be “unlawful” – Parr · RaceFans

General Motors has one last option remaining in its racketeering case against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). That is, GM might have one more option. The Detroit-based automaker has filed for an audience with the US Supreme Court to review a case originally filed in 2019 and dismissed in 2020. Whether the nation's highest court takes the case remains to be seen. GM has filed numerous appeals in the case, which has roots back in 2017 with a scandal involving FCA and the United Autoworkers Union (UAW). GM's latest appeal was turned down in August 2022, with a three-judge panel of the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the previous decision. In the ruling, the panel indicated that even if GM's claims were true, potential injury to the company was diminished. According to The Detroit Free Press , GM's new filing with the Supreme Court claims the conclusion of the appeals court defied "statutory text, precedent, and common sense" by holding GM couldn't recover any … [Read more...] about GM Asks US Supreme Court To Review Racketeering Case Against FCA

EL PASO — A long trail of SUVs snaked out of El Paso carrying a group of U.S. senators into southern New Mexico on a recent, chilly night. Like a funeral procession, the oversized cars glided through traffic with hazard lights on, turning onto a paved road to survey portions of the Mexican border. In one of the cars was Sen. John Cornyn , who helped organize the delegation’s trip to his home state. The Texas Republican, who has railed about the border crisis from Washington, D.C., for months, wanted his peers to see the situation with their own eyes and better understand Border Patrol’s work and its challenges. They drove into the pitch black night until coming across a pair of Border Patrol agents who had apprehended two weary Chinese nationals. Cornyn and the other senators peppered the agents with questions, including whether the migrants had drugs; they did not. The senators were invited to look at the migrants’ travel documents and watch the agents confiscate their … [Read more...] about U.S. Sen. John Cornyn eyes the seemingly impossible: a bipartisan deal on immigration

Outgoing Formula 1 managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn has declared the sport’s 2022 rule changes a resounding success and claimed those who doubted the revised regulations – including some high-profile technical directors – were left eating humble pie. Last season marked the start of a new era in F1 as the return to ground effect aerodynamics resulted in cars that were able to follow more closely – and therefore overtake more easily – on track. In his role within the Formula 1 organisation, Brawn was seen as the orchestrator of the new rules with the former Ferrari and Mercedes man surrounding himself with trusted technical minds – including Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Symonds – to deliver the most thoroughly researched regulation changes in the sport’s history. The technical changes came after the introduction of F1’s first-ever budget cap in 2021. In an interview with Motor Sport Magazine , Brawn has revealed that F1’s plans for last season encountered some resistance … [Read more...] about Ross Brawn: Mystery F1 team sceptics left ‘eating humble pie’ over new rules

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 21 BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A group of police officers and paramedics pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from the role they are accused of playing in the death of a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine. They were indicted by a state grand jury on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges in 2021. Two years earlier, Elijah McClain died after being stopped while walking down the street in the Denver suburb of Aurora. A 911 caller had reported a man who seemed “sketchy.” An amended autopsy report released last year concluded that McClain would have most likely survived but for the administration of a dose of ketamine that was higher than recommended for someone his size. However, the … [Read more...] about Colorado officials plead not guilty in Elijah McClain case

Listen to this article The WRC has been working alongside the FIA to develop the future pathway for rallying's top tier ever since the launch of the Rally1 hybrid rules last year. This has included a series of discussions with manufacturers already involved in the discipline and other marques not currently competing, to understand the required ruleset for 2025 onwards that will attract new brands to Rally1. It is anticipated that this evolution of Rally1 regulations will be presented in two months' time. The regulations will build on the current Rally1 platform, which features cars built around tougher and safer space-frame chassis, and powered by a 1.6 litre turbocharged internal combustion engine coupled to 100kW hybrid unit, that can deliver 500 horsepower when hybrid boosts are engaged. The WRC has hinted that an expansion of the current hybrid unit is among its plans for the new regulations, given there is much more capacity in the system constructed by Compact … [Read more...] about WRC confident its 2025 Rally1 rules evolution can entice new brands

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 62 Twenty-seven years ago, the Astros landed Red Sox farmhand Jeff Bagwell in a deadline deal that would go down as one of the great trades in baseball history (depending, at least, on which team you were). But how should the Astros' acquistion of Bagwell, a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee, be gauged against other lopsided swaps? Wins Above Replacement, pertinent to hitters and pitchers, offers an acceptable means of measurement. By comparing the WAR each team ultimately got out of the player(s) involved in a trade, it's easy to assess and … [Read more...] about Astros’ Jeff Bagwell deal among baseball’s all-time most lopsided trades

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 23 BANGKOK (AP) — The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say. On Wednesday, legions of opponents of military rule heeded a call by protest organizers to stay home in what they call a “silent strike” to show their strength and solidarity. The opposition’s General Strike Coordination Body, formed soon after the 2021 takeover, urged people to stay inside in their homes or workplaces from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photos posted on social media showed empty streets in the normally bustling downtown area of Yangon, the country’s largest city, with just a few vehicles on the roads, and there were reports of similar scenes elsewhere. … [Read more...] about Myanmar resistance steadfast against army rule 2 years later