Alex Bregman Signs with the Red Sox & Breaking Sports Updates

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00:00But let's begin with the hot stove really heating up.

00:03It looks like the major free agents are virtually all off the board because a couple of chips

00:09did drop yesterday.

00:10The first one, the biggest one, Alex Bregman, now formerly of the Houston Astros, has agreed

00:16to a three-year deal, $120 million with the Boston Red Sox, searching for a six-year deal.

00:24Certainly did not get it, but he does have an opt-out after the first year of the contract.

00:29So hypothetically speaking, a big year for Bregman in Boston could potentially lead him

00:36to free agency once again.

00:40Now as of right now, it would appear there's a possibility Bregman could open up the season

00:44at second base for the Red Sox as well.

00:47He was a gold glove third baseman with Houston and has a good track record at Fenway, hitting

00:52375 with seven home runs and 15 runs batted in.

00:58We'll get to some more free agency here coming up in just a minute.

01:01Big story out of the state of Mississippi, the Senate has become the first U.S. legislative

01:06chamber to approve a ban on all sweepstakes casinos.

01:11A version of a Senator's SB 2510, which would prohibit online sweepstakes and increase punishments

01:19for offshore online casinos, passed by a 44 to 1 vote on the Senate floor on Tuesday.

01:27Mississippi is the first state to do this.

01:30Remember, they do have legalized sports betting there, but only at retail shops and obviously

01:36all in person.

01:37Meanwhile, former NFL wide receiver, Kadarius Tony, arrested last week in Georgia on two

01:42counts according to online records.

01:45He was booked in Douglas County on counts of aggravated assault, strangulation, and

01:51obstructing, harassing 911 calls.

01:54Tony, a very checkered on the field experience with both Kansas City and the New York Giants.

02:01Have to wonder where his career could end up after this.

02:04The Dallas Mavericks playing some really good basketball last night, even without Anthony

02:09Davis.

02:10Kyrie Irving has been an absolute star this season for them.

02:12He put up 42 last night as Dallas beat the Warriors by a final of 111 to 107.

02:19Jimmy Butler called for a charge with 10 seconds left down two and a chance to tie.

02:25But Kyrie Irving, the star, will head to the all-star break now wondering just how good

02:28his team is.

02:29I mean, anytime you're in a game like tonight and you're looking for that energy, you look

02:35into the crowd, to our fans, and you can drive yourself off that or get amplified, electrified

02:42off of that energy that's in the crowd, and it makes a big difference for us.

02:46In our home, in our home stadium, we got to protect it.

02:50In our arena, we got to protect it, and I feel like our fans know that.

02:53We're obviously dealing with something unique, but at the same time, we have to put our best

02:57foot forward.

02:58So I'm grateful that we all get to make the big picture the big picture, as they say.

03:04Just keep the main thing the main thing, and just enjoy the fruits of our labor, preparing,

03:09going out there and trying to put up a good product for our fans and win games.

03:12That's what it's about.

03:13But we obviously feel for the fans, too.

03:15They give us a lot of energy, so just a delicate balancing act.

03:21Fans in Houston happy with their first half of the season.

03:23Amen Thompson had a triple-double.

03:25The Rockets beat the Suns last night, 119-111.

03:29Kevin Durant had 37 points in the loss.

03:31Meanwhile, one of the highest scoring games in the NBA this season, no question, the Knicks

03:36over the Hawks in overtime.

03:37How about this final, 149-148, Karl-Anthony Towns, another 40-point performance.

03:45He had 44 last night.

03:47Jalen Brunson made the go-ahead jumper with 11 seconds left in overtime, 40 points in

03:52consecutive games for Cat.

03:55Brunson and Cat talking after the game about the huge overtime win.

03:58It's great to go into break with on the win, no matter how we got it or what happened.

04:04I'm just happy we fought through, regardless of what we did, positive or negative.

04:10We came in with a win.

04:12Yeah.

04:13I'm getting used to it.

04:16Also, my teammates got me in great positions.

04:19It was just one of those nights where the ball felt good, and I was getting the bases

04:23pretty well, just taking my shot and being aggressive.

04:26What did you see, I guess, in the way they were guarding you or whatever it is that you

04:30were able to do?

04:31I think they guarded well.

04:32I think I started hitting threes.

04:35I was shooting from real far.

04:37I got to look back at the tape, but I know a lot of them weren't close to the three-point

04:40line.

04:42I just want to be aggressive in my shot selection.

04:45I'm happy that, one, I can make them, and two, shout out to my teammates trusting me

04:51with the ball in those positions.

04:53The East was led from start to finish by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

04:56They head to the break, beating the Raptors 131-108.

05:00They've won eight out of their last nine games.

05:02Red hot all season long.

05:03Speaking of red hot, yes, the Oklahoma City Thunder did it again.

05:06This time, they were down 21, came all the way back to win against the Miami Heat.

05:10Shea Gilgis-Alexander, the MVP favorite, 32 points, 115-101 the final.

05:17SGA also had 14 points in the fourth quarter, and he talked about the comeback win after

05:22the game.

05:23Just keep stacking positions.

05:24Keep getting stops, most importantly.

05:26That's what allows you to win, but when you're playing from behind, you need stops or else

05:32the game's over.

05:33That was my focal point, and we did a really good job of stringing together stops to start

05:38the fourth.

05:39That's what gave us a chance to come back and win.

05:42You only had eight points in the paint in the second half.

05:45Either tactically or an execution thing, what was it that prevented them from getting anything

05:51down low?

05:52I'm not sure what it was, but Coach had came in at halftime and said they were maybe 19

05:57for 23 at the rim in the first half, and no matter who you play, giving up points at the

06:05rim to the most efficient shots in the game is never the recipe.

06:10We knew that.

06:11We know that, and we wanted to change that in the second half and just control the things

06:15that we can control, and we did enough of it to get a W.

06:18Speaking of big point totals last night, how about a career high for Jamal Murray of the

06:23Denver Nuggets?

06:24He had 55 points as Denver beat Portland, 132-121.

06:30Also, Jason Tatum with a big game last night had 32 points to help the Celtics beat Wembley

06:35in the Spurs, 116-103.

06:38Tatum, after the game, said it was all about the performance on offense that led to the

06:43win.

06:44The last game before offside break is always mentally, I think, one of the toughest games

06:49of the year.

06:50It's a long season.

06:51Been traveling a lot.

06:52Guys got plans for vacation with their families and things like that.

06:59In recent years, we've dropped this game a few times, so I thought it was really important

07:04the way that we started and made sure that we were just locked in throughout the game

07:11for one, because it was before offside break, and then because it was at home, and we need

07:15to do a better job of protecting home court.

07:19All right, now let's get to the very latest in Major League Baseball.

07:22By the way, one other final last night.

07:24We'll talk about it more coming up.

07:26Lakers fell to the Jazz last night.

07:28Laurie Barkanen had 32 points.

07:29All right, in baseball, not only did Alex Bregman sign a long-term deal, also Nick Pavetta did.

07:34The Padres have agreed with the right-handed pitcher on a four-year, $55 million contract

07:40pitch with the Boston Red Sox.

07:42Also, Tigers pitcher Alex Cobb has a hip injury, likely out for opening day.

07:47Signed a one-year deal with the Tigers.

07:49Meanwhile, Anthony Rendon, that long-term contract, over $250 million with the Angels.

07:55Doesn't look like he's going to be playing for them anytime soon.

07:57He's going to have hip surgery.

07:59Been a tough run for him with the Angels.

08:01All right, in college basketball last night, our director, Luke, not all that happy with

08:05the performance from St. John's.

08:07Close game, but they do fall, finally, to Villanova.

08:1073-71, their win streak is over.

08:13And St. John's has had a really nice season, but this is going to hurt them in terms of

08:17their seating ranking, perhaps in the NCAA tournament.

08:20Of course, Villanova unranked going into this game.

08:23Flag had 27 points.

08:25Duke beats California.

08:27Final score in this one, 78-57.

08:29Also, number 12 Texas Tech scores the most points in a Big 12 game, beating Arizona State.

08:34Final score, 111-106.

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