BASEBALL

Chris Sale’s injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom. Boston also is sending cash to the Braves, covering a portion of the $27.5 million salary the seven-time All-Star is owed in 2024. That’s the final guaranteed season of a $160 million, six-year contract.

A pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sued the team, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season. Gary Pellant and Randall Johnson filed the suit Thursday in federal court, claiming a shift toward analytics was accompanied by a “false stereotype” that older scouts lacked acumen for newer scouting tools.

BASKETBALL

The New York Knicks are trading RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Toronto Raptors and getting back OG Anunoby, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Knicks also will acquire Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn. The trade was first reported by ESPN.

MOTOR SPORTS

Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday while racing with his son at The Concourse Club in Florida. He was 56. De Ferran was with his son, Luke, when he apparently suffered a heart attack. De Ferran won the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car titles driving for Penske, and the 2003 Indy 500 with Roger Penske. In 2000 at California Speedway, de Ferran set the closed-course land speed record during CART qualifying with a lap of 241.428 mph — a mark that stands today.

FOOTBALL

A software company that manages practice video footage for college football teams says the NCAA is looking into possible unauthorized access to its data. Players and coaches for Alabama and Michigan have indicated in the lead up to their Rose Bowl matchup on Monday that players had been instructed to avoid watching film using the Catapult Sports app on their mobile devices because of security concerns. Catapult said in a statement it was aware of the investigation of alleged unauthorized access to college football video footage, but has found no security breach.

Oregon has filled one of the openings on its strength and conditioning staff. Kyle Bolton, who spent the past two seasons at TCU as the assistant director of football human performance, is UO football’s new director of speed and performance.

Bolton replaces Jarwarski Beckum, who is leaving for the same position at Mississippi State, his alma mater. Prior to TCU, Bolton also served as assistant athletic performance coach at Cal for one year.