Sports

When Juan Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year deal to stay with the Washington Nationals, it ensured Tuesday’s 6 p.m. EDT trade deadline would have a little juice.

With the original artificial turf at the Chillicothe R-2 School District’s Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium II having reached its 10-years “life expectancy” this summer, the district – as planned – had new turf installed during June and July, setting the field up for another decade of use as the home of the CHS football and soccer programs, as well as its use for other school and rental activities. As seen in these photographs, the end zones now have Hornets spelled out, the inlaid “inscription” of the field itself having been christened “Bob Fairchild Field” in honor of the late, legendary, long-time Hornets football coach has been enlarged and enhanced, and the football “bench” areas more clearly defined. The CHS football and boys’ soccer teams will begin preseason practices on the new turf a week from Monday. (PAUL STURM/C-T PHOTOS)

KHIMKI, Russia — American basketball star Brittney Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during questioning when she was detained at Moscow’s airport in February and that officials told her to sign documents without explaining what they said.

KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Royals rookie catcher MJ Melendez capped a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last month with his 10th home run of the season – a two-run shot in the eighth, giving the Royals a 3-games winning streak and a pair of rookies with double-digits home run totals for the first time in franchise history.

ST. JOSEPH — Patrick Mahomes walked onto the practice field at Missouri Western State University last Sunday flanked by NFL rookies and longshots, many of whom dream of making in a year what the Chiefs quarterback will make by the end of the day.

NEW YORK — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — “Buck” O’Neil, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues, coached and scouted in the majors, and was a tireless advocate for the game until his death in 2006, was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, represented by a niece, Dr. Angela Terry.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo reported to training camp for the San Francisco 49ers after spending the offseason away rehabilitating his injured shoulder.