Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell won't return to the team next season following the expiration of her contract.
"As Jessica's current contract expires, she has expressed her desire to explore other coaching roles across the league, and we support her in this process," Kraken general manager Jason Botterill said Thursday.
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant will not return from injury in time for Friday's Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Durant is dealing with a bone bruise in his left ankle and has missed all but one game of the series. Houston has won back-to-back contests after being down 3-0.
The 37-year-old didn't play in Game 1 due to a bruised tendon in his right knee. He returned for Game 2 and dropped 23 points in 41 minutes of action before suffering the ankle injury late in the contest.
The Carolina Panthers signed the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young’s rookie contract on Wednesday, keeping the 2023 No. 1 pick with the team through the 2027 season.
General manager Dan Morgan first mentioned on SiriusXM’s “Mad Dog Sports Radio” that he was planning to sign the contract and later confirmed that he had signed the deal.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk says he doesn't want to keep addressing trade rumours he insists aren't true.
"I feel like I've answered this hundreds of times," Tkachuk said. "None of those things ever came out of my mouth. Quite honestly, it's just getting frustrating. It's becoming a distraction. I have been fully committed to this team, to this city, and it's just become a distraction and frustrating to deal with."
The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson after a 9-19 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday.
Don Mattingly will serve as Thomson's interim replacement through the end of the 2026 season after beginning the campaign as bench coach. Mattingly's son, Preston, is the Phillies' general manager.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty Tuesday in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.
Jones, 49, entered a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud during the first of back-to-back plea-change hearings in Brooklyn federal court.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is a game-time decision for Tuesday's must-win Game 5 against the Anaheim Ducks, head coach Kris Knoblauch said.
McDavid was absent from the Oilers' morning skate at Rogers Place.
Edmonton trails 3-1 in the series and needs to win the next three games to advance to the second round.
Denver's Nikola Jokic was fined $50,000 and Minnesota's Julius Randle was fined $35,000 near the end of Game 4 of the teams' playoff series, the NBA announced Sunday.
Both will be eligible to play when the series resumes Monday with Game 5 in Denver.
Kopitar played the final game of his illustrious 20-year NHL career Saturday as the Los Angeles Kings were swept by the Colorado Avalanche.
The fans at Crypto.com Arena gave Kopitar a loud standing ovation as he took the ice late in the third period.
The Philadelphia Eagles acquired pass-rusher Greenard and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick, the teams announced Friday.
Greenard is also signing a four-year, $100-million extension that includes $50 million fully guaranteed
Houston Rockets star Durant won't play in Friday's Game 3 clash against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left ankle sprain.
Durant was also a late scratch for the series opener due to a right knee contusion, but did play in Game 2.
Toronto Raptors guard Quickley will miss the remainder of their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers after aggravating his right hamstring injury, the team announced Friday.
Quickley missed the opening three games of the series after suffering the initial hamstring injury in the Raptors' regular-season finale against the Brooklyn Nets.
Dylan Cease struck out 12 in five innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Monday night.
Lenyn Sosa put Toronto ahead with a sacrifice fly in the sixth, and Nathan Lukes knocked in two late insurance runs after coming off the bench.
Cease (1-0) earned his first win for the Blue Jays and finished one strikeout shy of his career high despite needing 110 pitches to get 15 outs. The right-hander, who signed a $210 million, seven-year contract as a free agent in December, limited the Angels to two runs and five hits. He walked two and whiffed Jorge Soler with a 99 mph fastball on his final pitch.
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook scored in double overtime to beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Monday's Game 2.
The Hurricanes grabbed a 2-0 series lead with the victory.
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama became the first unanimous winner of the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year on Monday.
The 22-year-old is also now the youngest player to win the award since its introduction for the 1982-83 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove loose bodies from his right elbow, the club announced Monday.
DÃaz is expected to return after the All-Star break, which ends July 14.
The Dodgers placed the three-time All-Star on the 15-day injured list after his fastball velocity dipped into the low-90s during Sunday's loss to the Colorado Rockies. He failed to record an out in his first appearance in nine days.
The Dallas Cowboys are signing Brandon Aubrey to a four-year, $28-million contract extension, making him the highest-paid kicker in NFL history, his agents told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Aubrey will be the first kicker to earn $7 million per season and to receive $20 million guaranteed, per Schefter.
Travis Sanheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers announced their return to the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Philadelphia pulled off a stunner in the opener when Sanheim split a pair of Penguins at the top of the zone, glided down the slot and then fired the puck by Stuart Skinner. Porter Martone, the Flyers' 19-year-old rookie forward, provided some needed insurance when he beat Skinner on a wrist shot with 2:37 to play.
Minnesota Wild rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt was a little surprised when told he was starting the postseason opener.
“Obviously I was hoping to play. I wanted to play and I felt like I’d been going good,” Wallstedt said. “A little surprised, but I was very excited as soon as I got the news, and just made sure I was going to be ready.”
Wallstedt certainly was, making 27 saves in his NHL playoffs debut as the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs Saturday.
Lindor still believes in the New York Mets, even though Sunday's extra-innings loss marked their 11th straight defeat.
"We have a tremendous team. (President of baseball operations) David Stearns put a good team together, but this shows that nobody really cares," the shortstop said postgame. "We've got to go out there and get it done, and this past week-and-a-half, we haven't gotten it done."
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider continued to support Jeff Hoffman despite the reliever's latest collapse.
Hoffman gave up a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning of a 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, putting more pressure on the Blue Jays and Schneider amid the team's losing streak.
The Houston Texans agreed to a three-year, $150-million contract extension with star edge rusher Will Anderson.
The deal reportedly includes $134 million guaranteed and makes Anderson the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The agreement also contains a rare no-trade clause, Rapoport adds.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole gave up three runs over 4 1/3 innings Friday night for Double-A Somerset in his first minor league rehabilitation start for the entire 2025 season.
The right-hander threw 36 of his 44 pitches for strikes against Reading, a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate. He allowed three hits, including a two-run homer, and one walk while striking out three.
LeBron James hasn't confirmed if he'll return for a 24th campaign, but retirement following this season remains a real possibility, sources told The Athletic's Dan Woike and Sam Amick.
The notion that James would want a farewell tour in his final year is false, Woike and Amick add.
James exercised his $52.6-million player option for this season and is set to hit the open market in the summer.
The Vancouver Canucks relieved general manager Patrik Allvin of his duties, the team announced Friday.
Allvin took over as Canucks GM in January 2022 and oversaw a surprising Pacific Division title in 2023-24.
Garret Anderson, the multitalented outfielder who became the Los Angeles Angels' career hits leader and led the team to its only World Series title, has died. He was 53.
The Angels announced Anderson's death Friday morning without immediately disclosing the cause or location.
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been fined $35K and retroactively assessed a flagrant-2 foul for tripping Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory Tuesday.
Adebayo suffered a back injury during the incident, which occurred in the second quarter. He missed the remainder of the contest as a result.
As an off-balance Adebayo attempted to bring down a rebound while standing on one leg near the baseline, Ball used his hand to swipe at the big man's planted foot, sending him crashing to the floor.
The Detroit Tigers and shortstop McGonigle agreed to an eight-year contract extension that starts in 2027 and goes through 2034, the club announced Wednesday.
McGonigle's new deal is worth $150 million. The contract reportedly includes a $14-million signing bonus and performance escalators.
NFL reporter Dianna Russini has resigned from The Athletic less than a week after published photos of her and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort prompted an internal investigation at The New York Times-owned sports outlet.
The New York Post last week published the photos of Vrabel and Russini at the Sedona hotel and said they were taken before the NFL owners meetings that began in Phoenix on March 29.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have an important question to answer in the near future: Who will be their general manager?
After firing Brad Treliving two weeks ago, the Leafs hired an outside talent firm to help build their new front office. Whether that leads to the team hiring both a president of hockey operations and a new general manager remains to be seen. Regardless, finding a replacement for Treliving will become critical as the offseason nears, especially with the possibility of Toronto holding a top-five draft pick.
The Buffalo Sabres clinched first place in the Atlantic Division after their 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
Buffalo winning its first division title since 2010 also locks in a Round 1 matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens. Tampa Bay and Montreal are currently tied for second place in the Atlantic with one game remaining each, although the Lightning hold the tiebreaker with more regulation wins.
Justin Wrobleski pitched two-hit ball over a career-high eight innings, Andy Pages launched a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the punchless New York Mets 4-0 on Monday night in a matchup between two of baseball’s biggest spenders.
The two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers (12-4) have won eight of 10 and lead the NL West.
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired infielder Lenyn Sosa from the Chicago White Sox for minor-league outfielder Jordan Rich and a player to be named later or cash, the clubs announced Monday.
Sosa has gone 7-for-33 with three RBIs over 12 games this season. The 26-year-old went deep 22 times with 75 RBIs and a .727 OPS across 140 contests in 2025.
Doc Rivers will leave the Milwaukee Bucks following his third season in charge of the team.
Rivers went a combined 97-103 after replacing Adrian Griffin as the Bucks' head coach in January 2024. This season, the franchise went 32-50 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
The Bucks, who signed Rivers to a reported $40 million contract through 2026-27, will pay out the remainder of Rivers' contract and consider an advisory role for the veteran coach, Charania reports.
The slumping Milwaukee Brewers could be losing another of their top hitters for at least a little while.
Christian Yelich was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals on Sunday with tightness in his left hamstring. The Brewers fifth straight loss.
Another heart-stopping Sunday at Augusta National gave way to the same result as last year, with Rory McIlroy winning his second straight Masters in dramatic fashion.
McIlroy entered the final round as the co-leader, but fell behind by two shots early with some poor play on the opening nine. However, the 36-year-old poured in back-to-back birdies on 12 and 13 to flip the board and push ahead of Justin Rose, Scottie Scheffler, and the rest of the chasers.
The final result sees McIlroy claim the one-shot victory and join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods as the only men to win the Masters in two straight years.
Rory McIlroy is turning Augusta National into his own personal playground.
The 2026 Masters is unfolding like last year's event, with McIlroy again asserting his dominance over the field and the iconic course.
After claiming a green jacket and completing the career grand slam, McIlroy is doing his best to replicate his finish from 2025.
The five-time major champ rode one of the most absurd heaters in Masters history Friday, birdieing six of his final seven holes to turn a packed leaderboard into another emphatic chapter of the Rory story.
The Colorado Avalanche clinched the 2025-26 Presidents' Trophy as the NHL's top regular-season team after defeating the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday.
This is the fourth time the Avs have claimed the award as the regular-season leader in points and first since the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign. Their four Presidents' Trophies are tied with the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers for the second most. The Detroit Red Wings top the list with six.
The Presidents' Trophy was introduced for the 1985-86 season, and only eight teams have ever won the Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the same year. The 2013 Chicago Blackhawks are the most recent team to claim both.
Rory McIlroy doesn't seem ready to relinquish his title as reigning Masters champion.
Last year's winner is once again atop the leaderboard at Augusta National after firing an opening-round 67, McIlroy's lowest Thursday score since 2011. That mark leaves him tied with Sam Burns and two shots clear of Patrick Reed, Jason Day, and Kurt Kitayama.
Xander Bogaerts hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning and the San Diego Padres snapped the Colorado Rockies' four-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory on Thursday night.
Bogaerts sent a 1-0 pitch from Valente Bellozo (0-1) out to left field for his ninth career grand slam and his second with the Padres.
The New Jersey Devils are shutting down defenseman Hughes for the remainder of the campaign so he can undergo a procedure and get a head start on offseason rehab, the team announced Thursday.
The Devils, who have been eliminated from playoff contention, have four games left.
The team didn't specify the nature of the injury. Hughes skated in 68 games this season, registering 35 points while averaging a team-high 23:01 per contest.
Zach Eflin underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, the team announced Wednesday.
Although the Orioles didn't provide a timetable for his return, the surgery effectively ends his 2026 season. Recovery from a full-scale UCL reconstruction can range from 12 to 18 months.
Eflin struck out seven in his first and only start of the season on March 31. However, he left the game hurt after 3 2/3 innings and was placed on the 15-day injured list the following day with what the team called right elbow discomfort.
López and Soler were also fined an undisclosed amount. Both players appealed their punishments.
Seattle Kraken president of hockey operations Ron Francis is stepping down at the end of the season, the team announced Wednesday.
Francis moved into the president role last summer after serving as the Kraken's general manager for the franchise's first six years, starting his tenure two years before Seattle's inaugural 2021-22 campaign. Jason Botterill succeeded him as GM and will lead the team's hockey operations following Francis' departure.
Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul.
The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut.
The deal, the largest in club history, includes escalators that could raise the total value to $150 million.
Houston Astros ace Hunter Brown is facing a lengthy absence after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 shoulder strain.
Brown, whom the Astros placed on the injured list Sunday, will be shut down from throwing for "a few weeks," the team announced Tuesday. A firm timetable for his return wasn't provided beyond that.
The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Barger on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left ankle sprain retroactive to Monday.
In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled infielder Tyler Fitzgerald from Triple-A Buffalo. Fitzgerald, a three-year MLB veteran who can play multiple positions, was acquired from the San Francisco Giants for cash Saturday.
Chicago Cubs right-hander Horton will undergo season-ending elbow surgery to repair his UCL, manager Craig Counsell announced Tuesday.
Horton left Friday's start at Cleveland with a trainer after throwing one-plus innings. He was placed on the injured list Sunday with what the team initially called a right forearm strain.
Projected first overall pick Mendoza won't attend the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on April 23.
Mendoza will instead be in Miami with his family during the draft, according to Schefter. The 22-year-old is widely expected to land with the Las Vegas Raiders, who own the No. 1 selection.
The former Indiana star headlines this year's quarterback class after leading the Hoosiers to a national title last season. He completed 72% of his passes for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns against six interceptions en route to winning the Heisman Trophy.
After back-to-back Stanley Cup titles and three consecutive trips to the finals, the Florida Panthers won't be participating in playoff hockey this spring.
The Panthers were officially eliminated from postseason contention following Saturday's9-4 blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.