Suns’ Booker out at least 4 weeks with groin strain

WASHINGTON>> Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least four weeks with a left groin strain.

The team confirmed Booker’s injury on Wednesday and said he’ll be re-evaluated after the four weeks. The 26-year-old Booker has missed six of the last nine games because of hamstring and groin ailments.

He tried to return for the team’s Christmas Day matchup against the Denver Nuggets, but played just four minutes before having to leave the game.

Source: Red Sox, RHP Kluber agree to 1-year deal

The Boston Red Sox and Corey Kluber agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract, adding the veteran right-hander to the team’s rotation. The deal includes an $11 million club option and various performance bonuses and escalators, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract for the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner was pending a successful physical.

Boxer Davis jailed on domestic violence charge

PARKLAND, Fla.>> Professional boxer Gervonta Davis has been jailed in Florida on a domestic violence charge after he struck a woman in the face, authorities said Wednesday.

An arrest report said Davis hit the woman with a “closed hand type slap” at a home in Parkland, Fla., on Tuesday.

Ten convicted in attempted killing of slugger Ortiz

A Dominican court convicted 10 people involved in the 2019 attempted killing of baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

Ortiz, a Dominican native, was shot in the back at close range while the former Red Sox slugger was at a bar with friends in a well-off neighborhood of Santo Domingo

Ledecky earns AP female athlete of year for 2nd time

Swimmer Katie Ledecky. turned in another stellar performance at the world championships, set a pair of world records and capped 2022 as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. Ledecky, who previously won the award in 2017, edged out American track star Sydney McLaughlin.

Texas Tech’s McGuire gets new 6-year, $26.6M deal

LUBBOCK, Texas>> Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire has a new six-year, $26.6 million contract with a raise after leading the Red Raiders to their first winning Big 12 record since 2009 in his debut.

Slovakia beats U.S. 6-3 in world junior hockey

MONCTON, New Brunswick>> Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco and Filip Mesar scored in a 3:19 span in the second period and Slovakia beat the United States 6-3 in the world junior championship.

Maple Leafs fined $100K for traveling during break

NEW YORK>> The Toronto Maple Leafs have been fined $100,000 by the NHL for violating the collective bargaining agreement by traveling on Dec. 26 during the mandated Christmas break.

Canisius-Air Force hockey series postponed

The Atlantic Hockey series between Canisius and Air Force scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Cadet Ice Arena has been postponed due to the weather-related closure of the Buffalo, N.Y., airport. Make-up dates for the series are to be determined.

— Denver Post wire services