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Soriano agrees to minor league deal with Cubs (Yahoo Sports)

Free-agent reliever Rafael Soriano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and would get s $4.1 million, one-year deal if added to the major league roster. A 35-year-old right-hander, Soriano has 207 saves and a 2.85 ERA in 585 major league appearances. The contract could lead to a reunion for Soriano and Joe Maddon, who was the manager in Tampa Bay when the right-hander had 45

More turmoil for FIFA and World Cup bidding contests (Yahoo Sports)

On another day of turmoil for FIFA and the World Cup, the bidding contest for the 2026 tournament was put on hold. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Wednesday it would be ”nonsense” to begin the next bidding process on schedule this week amid the American investigation into soccer corruption. Valcke, speaking at a news conference in Russia hosted by organizers of the 2018 tournament, also defended his role in

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