The Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton avoided serious injury after an MRI revealed that he had suffered just a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, sources told ESPN.
Rays shortstop Wander Franco was released from jail and is free to leave the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged relationship with a minor.
Former Red Sox exec Chaim Bloom, 40, fired by Boston in September as the club was near a last-place finish, was hired by the St. Louis Cardinals as an adviser Monday, bulking up the front office after the team’s worst season in nearly 30 years.
Rory McIlroy says his “dream scenario” would be for a global professional golf tour that taps into additional markets such as Australia, South Africa and Japan.