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Albert Abreu sincerely believes this is where he belongs. The 26-year-old right-hander doesn’t mean that as a bold statement, that he deserves his spot in the big leagues or with the best team in baseball right now. No, Abreu feels the Yankees are where he can be the best pitcher he can be. “When the news came that I was gonna come back and join the team again … it felt like hope, like I was getting hope again,” Abreu said through Yankees interpreter Marlon Abreu.

TAMPA, Fla. — Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor further etched his name in Colorado hockey history by becoming the 33rd player all-time to win an NCAA national championship and a Stanley Cup. O’Connor, 25, helped the University of Denver win the 2017 NCAA title in Chicago and he hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Avs on Sunday after a 2-1 Final-clinching victory over Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena. “It hasn’t sunk in,” O’Connor said of winning both titles within five years.

All Rafael Ortega could do was wait. Consistent at-bats in the Chicago Cubs lineup weren’t available for the outfielder through the first five weeks of the season. With Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki entrenched in left and right field, respectively, Ortega’s opportunities were limited to occasional starts in center and at designated hitter. Getting in an offensive rhythm posed a challenge, contributing to a .204/.304/.286 slash line through April.

Q: Ira, I’m seeing the best Heat deal for Kevin Durant starts with Bam Adebayo. I wasn’t expecting that. What say you? – Steve. A: First, everything regarding Kevin Durant now appears to be moot, if it wasn’t already, with Kyrie Irving opting into the final year of his Nets deal.

As Coby Mayo, Colton Cowser and Connor Norby packed their bags and headed for Double-A Bowie on Monday, the upper realm of the Orioles’ minor league system gained another trio of highly ranked prospects. With those additions, 10 of the top 11 prospects in Baseball America’s organizational rankings are in the upper minors or the major leagues.

Nearly a year ago, the personnel was in place for the Ravens to make a deep push into the NFL playoffs. The roster hasn’t changed much since then, but there are a lot of questions concerning top players returning from injuries and several young ones who could make significant impacts. That should make training camp, which begins in a little less than a month, very interesting. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, obviously in all areas,” coach John Harbaugh said. So today, we’ll take a look at some of the top positional battles of training camp, which begins July 27 with a full-field practice for rookies and veterans: Running back If both perform up to par, then third-year player J.