Red Sox: : Pitcher Jon Lester is among 19 players who have agreed to one-year deals Lester and the team reportedly had agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract, but the pitcher said Monday that a deal had not yet been reached.
Mariners: : The franchise lost $4.5 million last year, the first time it finished in the red since moving into Safeco Field in 1999, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.
World Baseball Classic:: Former Oriole Eugene Kingsale singled in the tying run and scored the game-winner in the 11th inning as the Netherlands rallied for a 2-1 victory over heavily favored Dominican Republic in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The win marked the Netherlands' second in the tournament over the Dominicans. ... Bobby Abreu and Miguel Cabrera hit consecutive long balls to start a four-homer outburst in the fifth inning that powered Venezuela to a 10-1 victory over Italy in Toronto and a spot in the second round.
Loyola, Navy prevail; No. 1 Virginia is 8-0
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Senior Shane Koppens paired three goals with a career-high six assists to propel No. 14 Loyola (4-2) to a 15-11 nonconference win over visiting Bryant (4-3). ... Navy (5-2, 2-1 Patriot) received two goals apiece from Patrick Moran and Brian Striffler in its win over host Lehigh (1-5, 0-1).
National men: : Brian Carroll scored three goals and No. 1 Virginia (8-0) scored five times in the first quarter to roll to a 16-4 victory over visiting Vermont (2-1). ... No. 5 Cornell (3-1) took an 11-1 lead in the third quarter over visiting Canisius (0-3) and finished with a 14-4 victory.
State women: : St. Mary's (5-1) overcame an 8-6 halftime deficit by scoring eight of the game's final nine goals to defeat visiting Roanoke (3-2), 14-9. ... Brittany Baer had her fourth hat trick in as many games and scored the game-winner with 42.8 seconds left, giving host McDaniel (3-1) an 11-10 victory over Elizabethtown (2-1). ... Jensen Paterson scored six goals and Allegheny (1-0) cruised to a 22-14 win over visiting Frostburg State (2-2). ... Goucher (2-2) took a 7-6 lead into halftime but couldn't sustain it in a 14-11 loss to visiting Skidmore (1-1). ... Washington College raced out to a 13-4 halftime lead en route to a 22-5 victory over Salve Regina in San Antonio.
Tomlinson, Chargers agree on 3-year deal
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LaDainian Tomlinson is staying with the San Diego Chargers. The running back and the team agreed to a renegotiated three-year deal that gives the team salary cap relief. Financial terms weren't immediately available. The deal ends a two-month saga during which it looked like Tomlinson, the 2006 NFL Most Valuable Player, could be finished with the Chargers.
More off the field: : The Rams released seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Pace, 33, who was dogged by injuries in recent seasons. The move cleared $6 million in cap space for the Rams. ... Quarterback Alex Smith, a 2005 No. 1 pick, agreed to a restructured contract sharply reducing his base salary. Smith was due to make nearly $10 million in 2009. The 49ers now have Smith under contract for the next two years; other terms were not disclosed. ... Former NFL place-kicker Tony Zendejas was acquitted in Pomona, Calif., of drugging a woman at his restaurant and raping her.
