The Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso recently agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract in free agency. It was a bold move for an Orioles ball club that doesn’t often spend big when free agency comes around. Baltimore clearly wants to compete following a disappointing 2025 season, but was signing Alonso the right move?

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso spoke ahead of the Copa del Rey tie with Talavera de la Reina from Valdebebas on Tuesday, and addressed his start in the job and said that, “the Xabi who arrived in June is not the same as the one now.

Pete Alonso was taken aback, nearly speechless at first. His new boss, the person who will sign his very large paychecks for the next five years, had just compared him to one of the greatest hitters of all time — and one of the best players to ever don an Orioles uniform.

Pete Alonso's arrival adds credibility to a franchise that pulled off an impressive rebuild, only to hit a snag after being somewhat passive in the free agent market.

Slugging first baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles have completed their $155 million, five-year contract and Baltimore called a news conference for Friday to introduce the five-time All-Star.

Xabi Alonso may have just bought himself a few more days as Real Madrid's manager with a 2-1 win at Alaves on Sunday, even if the stylistic clashes that have loomed large over his employment status were still very much on display.

Six weeks is an eternity in football. Just ask Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid kicked off the Alonso era with 11 wins in their first 13 matches before suffering a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid.

On 26 November, Aston Martin announced that Adrian Newey would be its Formula 1 team principal for the 2026 season. Legendary Formula 1 engineer Newey joined Aston on 1 March as managing technical director and will take over from current team boss Andy Cowell, who is stepping aside to become chief strategy officer.