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New York Mets pull the plug on manager Mendoza after bad start

NEW YORK — From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall. Halfway through a wretched season, Mendoza was fired as skipper of the underperforming Mets and was replaced by ...

QB who played for Kiffin not thrilled with his comments

THIBODAUX, La. — Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss on Friday took issue with first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s recent comments that Ole Miss’ past embrace of Confederate symbols made recruiting Black players more difficult. “Me, personally, I don’t agree,” said ...

Scottie Scheffler narrowly misses shooting a 59 at Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler could not convert a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Travelers Championship, narrowly missing out on a chance to join Jim Furyk as the only players in PGA Tour history with two sub-60 rounds. Scheffler had to settle for a 10-under 60 on ...

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old in return to Wimbledon

LONDON — Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion, who is 44, accepted a wild-card entry to the grass-court ...

Sports at a glance: Charges off against Miller

An eastern Idaho prosecutor says misdemeanor drug charges against Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller will be dismissed despite there having been probable cause to arrest him. Miller, 48, was arrested June 6 in Fremont County, which borders Montana and Wyoming, and charged with possessing psilocybin mushrooms. He pleaded not guilty last week and said his friend who was with him had a small amount of drugs he didn’t know about. County Prosecutor Lindsey Blake said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday that her office will be dismissing the drug possession and ...

MLB proposes limit on free agent deals

Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team’s salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players’ association. MLB’s plan would eliminate deals such as Juan Soto’s $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets. The league said just seven players this year exceed the proposed maximum and 98% of free agent contracts would not have been impacted. “There’s no question that we’re very far apart,” union head Bruce Meyer said during an ...