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[naviga:h3]Hossa to miss year with skin disorder[/naviga:h3]

CHICAGO — A severe reaction to medication for a skin disorder has put Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa’s career in doubt.

Hossa stunned the NHL on Wednesday by announcing he won’t play next season because of severe side effect from medication to treat a progressive disorder he has been dealing with for years. At 38, the veteran may have played his last NHL game in a career that many believe will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

[naviga:h3]Wizards acquire point guard Frazier[/naviga:h3]

WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards acquired point guard Tim Frazier from the New Orleans Pelicans for a second-round pick in the NBA draft. The deal gives the Pelicans the No. 52 overall selection Thursday night.

That was the only pick Washington had this year. Its first-rounder went to Brooklyn in the Bojan Bogdanovic deal at the trade deadline.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Frazier has averaged 6.2 points, 4.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds in three NBA seasons with New Orleans, Philadelphia and Portland. He has played in 127 regular-season games, making 40 starts.

[naviga:h3]Indians, Twins to play in San Juan[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins will play a two-game series at San Juan on April 17-18, 2018, Major League Baseball’s first regular-season games in Puerto Rico since 2010.

The commissioner’s office announced that the Twins will be the home team.

Last year, concerns about the Zika virus prompted MLB to move a two-game series between Pittsburgh and the Marlins out Puerto Rico. The games were eventually played in Miami.

MLB played regular-season games in Puerto Rico in 2001, when Texas and Toronto opened the season there. The Montreal Expos moved home games to San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium in 2003 and 2004.

[naviga:h3]Patriots, LB Harris agreeing to terms[/naviga:h3]

BOSTON — A person familiar with the situation says the New England Patriots have agreed to terms on a deal with former New York Jets linebacker David Harris.

The new two-year pact could be worth as much as $6.75 million, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced.

Harris, a 2007 second-round pick from Michigan who has spent all 10 of his NFL seasons in New York, was released earlier this month by the Jets in a series of offseason moves to cut high-priced veterans. He was the franchise’s second-leading tackler.

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