Rose entering Reds’ Hall of FameCINCINNATI — Pete Rose is getting a hall of fame induction — in the Cincinnati Reds’ team hall during a weekend of honors this summer in his hometown that will include retiring his No. 14.The Reds’ announcement came after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred rejected Rose’s application for reinstatement to baseball last month.Manfred concluded that baseball’s career hits leader hasn’t shown evidence of “a reconfigured life” and continued to gamble, even while seeking to end the lifetime ban imposed in 1989 for betting on numerous Reds games while playing for and managing the team.Reds’ chief executive Bob Castellini said Manfred approved the plans to honor the 74-year-old Rose. The June 24-26 events also will feature a 40-year reunion of the 1976 world champion Reds.

MLB investigates Rangers’ DarvishARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish said he is not and has never been involved in gambling activities amid a Major League Baseball investigation after the arrest of his younger brother in Japan.Darvish issued a statement through his agent that says he understands MLB must conduct an investigation.“I am certain that they will find that I had no involvement in this matter whatsoever,” Darvish said in the statement through his representatives at the Wasserman Media Group.Sho Darvish was arrested in October in Japan for allegedly running an illegal gambling ring that reportedly took about 1,850 bets on MLB games as well as professional baseball games in Japan. The arrest came after an investigation of more than a year.

NASCAR expands its Chase formatCHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR is expanding its Chase format to include its feeder series, meaning the champions from the Xfinity and Truck Series will now be crowned in a four-driver shootout at the season finale.The format announced by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France mostly mirrors the playoff-style setup used to determine the Sprint Cup champion the last two years. That system has 16 drivers race through three rounds of eliminations to establish a field of four in which the highest finisher in the finale wins the title.

Redskins’ Garcon drops FanDuel suitWASHINGTON — A lawyer for Washington Redskins receiver Pierre Garcon said the player has voluntarily dropped his lawsuit against daily fantasy sports website FanDuel after settling out of court.Garcon filed suit in October in federal court in Maryland, where the Redskins play home games, accusing FanDuel of using his name and likeness in TV ads and on its website without his consent.