The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-hander Walker Buehler to a minor-league contract, the team announced Sunday.
Buehler, who will report to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, is eligible to participate in the postseason, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.
The Boston Red Sox released Buehler on Friday. He's struggled this season after signing a one-year, $21.05-million deal in December.
A bloodied Ward immediately walked over to the Angels' bullpen, where his face was covered with towels by his teammates.
Athletic trainers from both teams tended to the injured outfielder before he left the field.
Angels manager Ray Montgomery said Ward was taken in an ambulance to the hospital, where he'll receive stitches to close a cut above his right eye and undergo further evaluation.
Alanna Smith and reserve DiJonai Carrington scored 18 points apiece and the Minnesota Lynx clinched the regular-season title with a 94-70 win over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday night.
Minnesota (31-8) also set a franchise record for wins. The Lynx won 30 games last season in a 40-game schedule — four fewer than this year.
Napheesa Collier added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Lynx, Courtney Williams had 15 points and eight boards and Kayla McBride had 15 points and six assists.
The Boston Red Sox and left-handed closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to a one-year, $13.3-million extension for the 2026 season, sources told MassLive's Chris Cotillo.
The deal reportedly also includes a vesting option for the 2027 campaign based on innings. Chapman can earn $26 million over the two seasons if the option vests, Cotillo adds.
Chapman, 37, owns a 1.04 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 52 innings for the Red Sox after signing a one-year, $10.75-million deal in December. His 26 saves rank fifth in the American League, while his 2.2 fWAR is tied for the highest among qualified MLB relievers.
The eight-time All-Star hasn't allowed a hit since July 23 and has given up just one earned run in the second half of the season.
The Washington Nationals placed left-hander MacKenzie Gore on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with left shoulder inflammation.
The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Gore pitched five innings of three-run ball in a 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees.
Interim manager Miguel Cairo said Gore "felt something" in his last start. Cairo said an MRI revealed a little shoulder inflammation.
The San Diego Padres placed shortstop Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured list Friday with a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.
Bogaerts sustained the injury in Wednesday's game against Seattle when he fouled a ball off his foot. He stayed in that game, but eventually had imaging that revealed a fracture.
"Not great news," Padres manager Mike Shildt said before Friday's game against Minnesota. "Effectively, it's a fracture that's going to require him being in a boot for a week and then evaluation from there."
Red Sox left-hander Payton Tolle gave his head a shake and let out a big breath, as if to make sure it was all real.
"Chills. A lot of chills," he said after taking a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning in his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. "It was incredible. I came off the mound after the first and I couldn't feel my feet.
"It was just the greatest experience of my life. It was the greatest atmosphere. I was just proud of it. I'll look back on this day for a long time. Just think about this moment."
Micah Parsons is eager to once again let his play do the talking one day after the Green Bay Packers acquired him in a blockbuster deal.
Parsons doesn't believe the back issue that kept him from practicing with the Dallas Cowboys prior to Thursday's trade will keep him off the field to start the season.
"I think physically, I'm great. I can contribute a lot. We already talked about how we can ramp things up," Parsons told media Friday, according to team reporter Weston Hodkiewicz. "They didn't give up what they gave up for me to sit on the sidelines. ... I'm gonna give it my all."
The Dallas Cowboys traded pass-rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, the team announced Thursday.
The Packers will reward Parsons with a record four-year, $188-million contract that includes $136 million guaranteed, according to Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, and Jane Slater of NFL Network. Parsons' new $47-million average annual salary is now the highest in NFL history for a non-quarterback.
In exchange for Parsons, the Cowboys receive a 2026 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round selection, and three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Kenny Clark from the Packers.
Parsons, widely considered one of the NFL's premier defenders, requested a trade Aug. 1 amid stalled negotiations with the Cowboys. Team owner Jerry Jones originally said he wouldn't trade his top defensive player. However, they weren't able to reach an agreement on an extension, triggering a contract saga involving Jones, Parsons, and the player's agent.
Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager is undergoing surgery Thursday for an appendectomy after feeling pain in his appendix before Wednesday's game, president of baseball operations Chris Young said, according to Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports.
Young added the Rangers aren't sure of Seager's timetable to return but haven't ruled out that he could be back before the end of the season.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Max Strus is expected to miss three-to-four months after undergoing surgery to repair a Jones fracture in his left foot, the team announced Tuesday.
The 29-year-old recently sustained the injury during offseason training.
Strus would miss at least 19 games under the timeline provided by the club.
Strus' absence could shift De'Andre Hunter into the starting lineup and open up more minutes for sharpshooter Sam Merrill and second-year guard Jaylon Tysonoff the bench.
Cleveland inked Strus to a four–year, $63-million contract in 2023 as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
Strus was limited to just 50 appearances last season but had a solid playoff showing, averaging 11.7 points and shooting 38.8% from deep.
Shohei Ohtani struck out a season-high nine in five innings for his first victory for the Dodgers as Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 5-1 on Wednesday night to become the first team to sweep the Reds this season.
The Dodgers won their fourth straight game and extended their NL West lead to two games over San Diego, which lost 4-3 at Seattle.
Ohtani (1-1) bounced back against the Reds in his 11th start of the season and first in which he went the minimum five innings to qualify for a win. The victory was his first since Aug. 9, 2023, with the Angels against San Francisco.
Former Broncos, Bears and Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler will spend four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving under the influence, WSMV reported.
Cutler, 42, was arrested in October after he rear-ended another vehicle with his pickup truck. Police said Cutler smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and was slurring his words. According to an arrest affidavit, Cutler offered the other driver $2,000 to not call the police and to let him drive away.
Cutler refused a field sobriety test and was taken to a hospital, where a blood sample was obtained after getting a search warrant. Police said they also found two firearms in the car, including a loaded pistol.
The Milwaukee Brewers placed reliever Trevor Megill on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a flexor strain in his right pitching arm.
Megill said he underwent imaging Tuesday that revealed the Grade 1 strain.
"Nothing too serious. No damage to the ligament," Megill told reporters, including Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "(I've) kind of been grinding through it over the last week, and 34 pitches (Sunday versus the San Francisco Giants) wasn't it."
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been suspended six games without pay for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the league announced Wednesday.
The suspension goes into effect at the start of the 2025 season, making Rice eligible to return for Kansas City's Week 7 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Rice is accepting the suspension, sources told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The NFL initially wanted a 10-12 game ban before Rice's representation battled for a shorter suspension, Pelisseroadds.
The suspension stems from Rice and another speeding driver causing a chain-reaction car crash that injured multiple people in Dallas in 2024. Rice, who prosecutors said fled on foot after the crash and didn't check on the people in the other vehicles, pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of deferred probation.
With no contract extension in place deep into the offseason, Connor McDavid affirmed his desire to win a Stanley Cup with Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
"Take my time and go through everything. I have every intention to win in Edmonton," McDavid told media during Canada's Olympic orientation camp, including TSN.
"It's my only focus. It would be nice to win a gold medal with Canada, but it is my intention to win there (in Edmonton)."
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is likely out for the remainder of the season due to a rotator cuff strain, president of baseball operations Chris Young announced Tuesday, according to Abby Jones of DLLS Sports.
Eovaldi's loss is a major blow to the playoff chances of the Rangers, who enter Tuesday 5.5 games behind the Seattle Mariners for the final AL wild-card spot.
The 35-year-old was in the midst of a career year, authoring the best ERA (1.73) among major-league starters with at least 130 innings pitched, according to FanGraphs. He also owns an 11-3 record with a 2.78 FIP and 0.85 WHIP.
Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo was ejected from Tuesday's game against the New York Mets as he walked off the mound in the fifth inning.
Luzardo was removed from the contest by manager Rob Thomson before directing his displeasure at home plate umpire Willie Traynor while walking toward the dugout.
The southpaw threw two close pitches to Starling Marte in an at-bat that resulted in a walk prior to his ejection.
"I'm not really an emotional guy," Luzardo said after the game, according to Anthony SanFilippo of On Pattison.
"Pretty calm out there for the most part, just when I think something's not fair, I'll make sure to stick up for it."
The Phillies were ahead 2-1 when Luzardo exited the game. The Mets wound up scoring five runs in the fifth, with four of the runs being charged to the left-hander. New York ended up winning the game 6-5.
The Phillies lead the Mets by five games in the NL East after they were also clobbered by their division rival 13-3 in the series opener.
The Minnesota Vikings have worked out a trade with the Carolina Panthers to reunite with wide receiver Adam Thielen, the teams announced Wednesday.
The Panthers will receive a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-rounder, while the Vikings get Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round selection, and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
The Vikings and the 35-year-old receiver are also finalizing a revised contract, which will mark the completion of the trade, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced Tuesday.
In a five-photo joint post on Instagram, the superstar singer and football player revealed their engagement, the fairytale culmination of a courtship that for two years has thrilled and fascinated millions around the world, but especially Swifties, the pop star's enormous and ardent fan base.
Contreras was upset with home plate umpire Derek Thomas after he was called out on strikes in the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 33-year-old appeared to scream obscenities at the umpire and had to be restrained by his coaching staff before being dragged toward the Cardinals' dugout.
You can't stop Cal Raleigh, you can only hope to contain him.
Major League pitching isn't doing a great job of either after the Seattle Mariners star found the upper deck at T-Mobile Park with a solo blast in the first inning of Monday's contest against the San Diego Padres.
The home run is Raleigh's 50th of the season, extending the record for a primary catcher after he surpassed Kansas City Royals backstop Salvador Perez with his 49th in Sunday's victory over the Athletics.
Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington said Monday he is recovering from quadruple bypass heart surgery, the first time he has publicly addressed the health issues that have sidelined him since late June.
He made the announcement while visiting the Angels for the first time since the operation eight weeks ago in California. He is not returning to manage this season, but hopes to have that opportunity next year.
Washington, at 73 the oldest manager in the majors, was last in the dugout for a 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees on June 19. The following day, the team said Washington was out indefinitely because of health issues after experiencing shortness of breath and appearing fatigued toward the end of that four-game series in New York.
Defenseman Tyson Barrie retired from the NHL on Monday, ending a 14-year career, the league confirmed.
The 34-year-old suited up for five franchises but is likely best remembered for his eight-year stint with the Colorado Avalanche, who selected him in the third round (64th overall) in the 2009 draft. Of his 822 career regular-season games, he played 484 with Colorado, registering 307 points for the Avs.
The Washington Commanders and wide receiver Terry McLaurin agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $96 million, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
The extension keeps McLaurin under contract through the 2028 season. It includes a $30-million signing bonus, a source told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
The deal ends a contract dispute during which McLaurin reportedly requesed a trade at one point.
Ranger Suárez struck out a career-high 11 in seven shutout innings and backup catcher Rafael Marchán provided all the offense for Philadelphia with three RBIs and the Phillies held on for a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
The Phillies have won six of seven and have a seven-game lead over the New York Mets in the NL East heading into their three-game series at Citi Field beginning Monday night.
Suarez (10-6) allowed only three hits. It was his second consecutive game with double-digit strikeouts after getting 10 against Seattle last week.
Tommy Fleetwood captured his long-awaited first PGA TOUR victory Sunday at the TOUR Championship, securing the FedEx Cup as the 2025 playoff champion.
Fleetwood fired a final-round 68 to seal the win at 18-under to overcome a star-studded field at East Lake to end the 2025 regular season. The Englishman had six runners-up and 30 top-five finishes in his PGA TOUR career before Sunday's breakthrough.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 competitive goals for four different clubs on Saturday, though Al-Nassr lost to Al-Ahli in a penalty shootout after the Saudi Super Cup final ended 2-2.
The first half strike at Hong Kong Stadium took the 40-year-old to his century for the Saudi Arabian club, which he joined in Dec. 2022.
It adds to his 450 goals for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United and 101 for Juventus and moves Ronaldo ahead of the three players who had scored 100 times for three clubs: Isidro Langara, who played in Spain from 1930 to 1948, as well as Brazilian stars Romario and Neymar.
Philadelphia Phillies starter Zack Wheeler was recommended to undergo thoracic outlet decompression surgery in the coming weeks and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season, the team announced Saturday.
He's expected to undergo the procedure in the next few weeks.
Wheeler had a procedure to remove a blood clot in his right arm earlier this week. After follow-up exams, he was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome, which requires a different surgery to fix. The recovery time from his upcoming procedure is around six-to-eight months.
Shane Bieber struck out nine over six dominant innings of one-run ball in his debut with the Blue Jays on Friday night, helping Toronto beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 after 16 months away from the mound.
"Today, it was all gratitude for what's been a long road for my family and my support team that keep me going every day," Bieber said. "Just awesome to share this moment with them."
It was Bieber's first major league appearance since April 2, 2024, when he experienced elbow discomfort and subsequently underwent Tommy John surgery.
Atlanta Falcons right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss significant time and is headed to injured reserve after getting carted off at practice this week with a lower left leg injury, coach Raheem Morris said Friday night.
Morris said he didn't have any other details on McGary's injury. The club had said the seventh-year pro would undergo an MRI.
"He'll miss significant time," Morris said after the Falcons' 31-13 loss in their preseason finale at the Dallas Cowboys. "Obviously, it looks like an IR, whatever the case may be. I don't know all the details of it."
Pittsburgh Steelers' first-round pick Derrick Harmon is expected to be sidelined for about a month with an MCL sprain, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
The injury makes the defensive tackle a candidate to begin the season on injured reserve, Rapoport adds.
Harmon suffered the injury during the team's final preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night. He was carted to the locker room after his knee twisted awkwardly on a pass-rush snap. However, he later returned to the sideline in street clothes.
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.
Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve one year of state Department of Corrections supervision and complete 240 hours of community service.
Prosecutors had recommended the six-time NBA All-Star be sentenced to nine months in jail, a year of supervision and pay restitution.
The Baltimore Orioles and top catching prospect Samuel Basallo are finalizing an eight-year, $67-million contract extension, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Basallo's deal, which will be the largest pre-arbitration extension for a catcher, will start next season and can max out at $88.5 million with performance bonuses and escalators, according to Passan.
The pact also includes a 2034 option, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
The 21-year-old has played in just four games after making his MLB debut Sunday. He's gone 4-for-14 with five RBIs since getting promoted but hit 23 homers with 67 RBIs and a .966 OPS over 76 contests in Triple-A this season.
Basallo's reported deal is also interesting considering the Orioles already have Adley Rutschman as their starting catcher. The 27-year-old two-time All-Star has struggled during an injury-plagued 2025 campaign but is arbitration-eligible through 2027.
Taylor Moton is staying in Carolina.
The Panthers announced Friday they've given their durable longtime right tackle a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2027 season.
Moton will make $44 million over the next two year including $40 million in guaranteed money, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team typically does not release financial details of contracts.
The Chicago Blackhawks have locked up a key piece of their young core, agreeing to terms with forward Frank Nazar on a seven-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $6.59 million, the team announced Thursday.
The deal begins in 2026-27. Nazar is entering the final season of his entry-level contract.
The pact is the largest ever for a forward with as little NHL experience as Nazar's 56 career games, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Kirill Kaprizovpreviously held that distinction with his five-year, $45-million contract signed in 2021 after just 55 contests.
A bullet was fired into Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid's office at the team's practice facility last spring while he was inside, the Kansas City Star reported Wednesday.
The Star, citing multiple sources, reported Reid was working alone in his office in early May 2024 when a bullet fired from outside the building broke through glass and left a hole through the window and blinds. It got lodged in a wall between his bathroom and the entry door to his office. The team installed bulletproof glass soon afterward.
The Star reported two more bullets hit the facility, with one striking the third floor and another an outdoor air-conditioning unit. Few people in the organization knew about the incident.
Sergei Fedorov's No. 91 is heading to the rafters at Little Caesars Arena.
The Detroit Red Wings will retire his number in a pregame ceremony Jan. 12 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"We are honored to celebrate Sergei Fedorov and raise his No. 91 to its rightful place hanging in the rafters at Little Caesars Arena, among the all-time greats who have worn the Winged Wheel," Red Wings governor and CEO Chris Ilitch said. "His exceptional skill, relentless drive, and lasting impact playing a pivotal role bringing three Stanley Cup championships to Detroit make him the perfect embodiment of the qualities deserving of our franchise's most prestigious honor."
Fedorov spent 13 of his 18 NHL seasons in the Motor City, winning three Stanley Cups (1997-98, 2002), two Selke Trophies (1994, 1996) and a Hart Trophy (1994).
Two-time All-Star guard Caitlin Clark missed another practice with her injured right groin Wednesday, and coach Stephanie White still does not have a timetable for her star's return.
Clark has not played since hurting her groin in the final minute of a game July 15 at Connecticut. Three different muscle injuries this season have forced Clark to sit out 22 games including the last 13 — and All-Star weekend in Indianapolis.
The worst part: White is simply hoping Clark returns for some of her team's last nine regular-season games. Indiana also lost three other key players with season-ending injuries over the last two weeks.
San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said receiver Demarcus Robinson is facing a three-game suspension to start the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
Shanahan said Wednesday on the team's flagship radio station KNBR that Robinson has been suspended pending an appeal after he pleaded no contest last month to a misdemeanor DUI charge. San Francisco opens the season with games at Seattle and New Orleans followed by a home game against Arizona.
The NFL declined to comment on the suspension.
Robinson said last week that he was "anxious" waiting to hear the final verdict from the NFL.
"Just waiting on the outcome to see what happens with that," Robinson said. "I really don't know the timeframe. Waiting to hear from them, obviously. It's all up to whatever the league says."
The St. Louis Blues signed forward Milan Lucic to a professional tryout on Tuesday, the team announced.
The 37-year-old enforcer last played in 2023-24 with the Boston Bruins, registering a pair of assists in four games.
Lucic took an indefinite leave from the Bruins that season after he was arrested for an alleged domestic incident with his wife. He pled not guilty to assault and battery in November 2023. The charges were dropped in February 2024 after his wife refused to testify.
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is dealing with left hamstring inflammation and is considered day-to-day after undergoing an MRI, manager John Schneider said Tuesday, according to Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.
Guerrero will be out of the lineup Tuesday for the second contest of the three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was not impressed with the defense of outfielder Teoscar Hernández during Monday's 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
With the game tied at three in the ninth inning, Hernández was unable to catch a fly ball off the bat of Ezequiel Tovar, who advanced to second base on the misplay. He'd later score the winning run on Warming Bernabel's walk-off hit.
Quarterback Julian Sayin will be Ohio State's Week 1 starting quarterback against Texas, head coach Ryan Day announced Monday.
The redshirt freshman beat out Lincoln Kienholz for the position. Sayin was an ESPN 300 five-star recruit in the 2024 class, ranking as the second quarterback behind only Florida's DJ Lagway.
Sayin initially signed with Alabama but transferred to Ohio State once Nick Saban announced his retirement in January 2024. He only attempted 12 passes in 2024 while sitting behind starter Will Howard en route to the Buckeyes' National Championship win over Notre Dame.
The Boston Red Sox have acquired some help at first base.
Nathaniel Lowe is finalizing a deal with the Red Sox following his release from the Washington Nationals earlier in the week, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Lowe is an intriguing low-risk acquisition for a Red Sox team that's been piecing things together at first base since Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in early May.