National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

TORONTO — They've finished atop the East Division standings three straight years and are coming off a 16-win season, but head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts will be flying under the radar in 2024.

REGINA — All-star defensive back Marcus Sayles has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The American spent the last three seasons (2021-23) as a core piece in the B.C.

HAMILTON — Scott Milanovich is back on a CFL sideline. The 51-year-old American enters his first full season as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud on Tuesday and admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off sports betting debts.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Joe Pavelski says he has played his last game after 1,533 games over 18 NHL seasons without ever getting to raise the Stanley Cup.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are the last teams left standing in the NHL playoffs and will play for the Stanley Cup in the best-of-seven final starting Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes will need to find a new source of inspiration this season.

OTTAWA — After four years of disappointment, the Ottawa Redblacks are looking to turn things around in their 10th season.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic withdrew from the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, ending his title defense and meaning he will relinquish the No. 1 ranking.