LITTLE LEAGUE: Cuban baseball and Little League International said Wednesday that young Cuban players will soon be able to participate in international Little League tournaments. The agreement follows a deal between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation that will allow Cuban players to legally play professionally in the United States for the first time. The two organizations said Cuba’s programs for children between 4 and 12 will now be included in Little League’s international programs, including the Little League International Tournament.

NFL: Safety Darian Stewart is joining a crowded field of free-agent safeties following his release from the Broncos, for whom he won a Super Bowl ring. A starter in Denver since 2015, Stewart was a part of the “No Fly Zone” secondary that also featured safety T.J. Ward and cornerbacks Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib. With Stewart’s departure, Harris is the only remaining member of that secondary that helped the Broncos win Super Bowl 50. ... The Browns released veteran LB Jamie Collins with two years remaining on his contract. Collins never lived up to high expectations with the Patriots or Browns, who were in line to pay him $10.5 million this season and $12.5 million in 2020. ... The Bears signed kicker Chris Blewitt. Blewitt left Pitt as the school’s career scoring leader with 363 points from 2013-16. He has not played in the NFL.

SKIING: Olympic slalom champion Frida Hansdotter will retire from World Cup competition next week, ending a years-long rivalry with Mikaela Shiffrin. Hansdottertook the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic title.

— Edited from news services