Player insurance a big issue at WBC

Ongoing controversy surrounding the World Baseball Classic's player insurance policy may result in some last-minute changes to rosters.

On Saturday morning, after Puerto Rico captain Francisco Lindor withdrew from the WBC after being declined insurance coverage, Puerto Rico Baseball Federation president Dr. José Quiles offered a harsh rebuke of the tournament's participation requirements. Dr. Quiles suggested that the insurance problems are disproportionately affecting Puerto Rico and that his nation, which is hosting Pool A at San Juan's Hiram Bithorn Stadium, may withdraw from the WBC entirely.

Giants sign Luis Arraez to 1 Year $12M

The San Francisco Giants agreed to a one-year deal with three-time batting champion Luis Arraez, sources told ESPN's Jorge Castillo.

Arraez will earn $12 million and play second base for the Giants, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo. The 28-year-old turned down multi-year offers so he could return to second base after spending last season at first base for the San Diego Padres.

He'll join Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, and Matt Chapman in San Francisco's infield. Casey Schmitt, Tyler Fitzgerald, and Christian Koss all appeared in games at second for the Giants last season.

Kenny Atkinson fined $50K

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was fined $50,000 by the NBA for "aggressively pursuing, berating, and making inadvertent contact with a game official" during a game on Friday night.

The NBA's head of basketball operations James Jones made the announcement on Saturday.

The incident happened after Atkinson was called for his second technical foul and ejected from the game with 10:59 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 126-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Linus Ullmark returns to Ottawa with 1st Star

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark had a triumphant return to the crease Saturday night, making 26 saves in a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils in his first game since taking a leave of absence in late December.

"At the end there, also during lineup, it was really hard holding it together," UIlmark said postgame, per Coming In Hot. "I didn't want to hold it together, also. It's one of the things I've been working on, is letting the feelings flow a little bit. There's nothing bad about that. I was really happy that we got a win today as well."

Ullmark was given a standing ovation by Ottawa's home crowd when the starting lineup was announced and again when he was named first star.

Steve Tisch denies visiting Jeffery Epstein

New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch said he knew Jeffrey Epstein but denied going to his island after his name was mentioned more than 400 times in files released Friday by the U.S. Justice Department.

"We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy and investments," Tisch said in a statement provided by the NFL team. "I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with."

According to emails that were among the 3 million pages of documents, Epstein connected Tisch to numerous women. Tisch, 76, was never charged with any crime connected to the investigation.