Tennessee Titans pass-rusher Harold Landry is expected to miss the entire 2022 season after suffering a torn ACL in Wednesday's practice, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Landry is coming off his first Pro Bowl season after he recorded a career-high 12 sacks in 2021. The Titans rewarded the linebacker with a five-year, $87.5-million contract this offseason.
The Minnesota Wild dealt defenseman Dmitry Kulikov to the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations.
Kulikov is under contract for the upcoming season with a pact carrying a $2.25-million cap hit, according to CapFriendly.
With the trade, Minnesota cleared a roster spot to give highly touted blue-line prospect Calen Addison a chance to crack the squad out of camp, as The Athletic's Michael Russo notes.
Move over John Smoltz, the mustache is taking over.
Spencer Strider set a new Atlanta Braves record for strikeouts in a single game, recording 16 Ks over eight innings Thursday against the Colorado Rockies.
New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye was arrested Thursday in what authorities termed a "road rage incident," and he was booked with one count of aggravated assault with a firearm.
Jefferson Parish Sherriff's Capt. Jason Rivarde said in a statement that Maye, 29, was "identified as the driver of a black SUV in which he is accused of pointing a firearm at a vehicle occupied by several juvenile females."
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was full of praise for Tua Tagovailoa after the quarterback was named one of the team's captains for the first time in his career.
The Dolphins allowed their players to vote on their team captains using a point system, with Tagovailoa being the "resounding highest point winner," according to McDaniel.
The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free-agent goaltender Jake Oettinger to a three-year contract worth $4 million per season, the team announced Thursday.
"Jake's performance spoke for itself last season," said general manager Jim Nill. "He has elite physical ability and presence in the net, while also exhibiting phenomenal mental strength in high-pressure situations. Jake's poise and character off the ice have made him a leader in our locker room.
Major League Baseball has suspended free agent pitcher Carlos Martinez for 85 games for violating its joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy.
MLB said Thursday the punishment is retroactive to June 19. Under the policy, Martinez will participate in a confidential evaluation and treatment program supervised by the league's joint policy board.
The 30-year-old Martinez also was suspended for 80 games in May under baseball's minor league drug program after he tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Ibutamoren, which increases Human Growth Hormone.
The Denver Broncos and Russell Wilson have agreed to a five-year, $245-million contract extension that includes $165 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Wilson's new deal, which kicks in after the 2023 campaign, will keep him under contract through 2028.
With an average annual value of $49 million, Wilson now only trails Aaron Rodgers for the league's highest-paid quarterback, according to Field Yates of ESPN.
The Buffalo Bills filled their punter vacancy by signing Sam Martin on Wednesday, two days after the 10th-year player was cut by the Denver Broncos.
Buffalo had no punter on the roster after cutting Matt Araiza on Saturday. Araiza was accused in a civil lawsuit last week of being involved in the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl last fall.
Martin worked out at the Bills' facility earlier Wednesday. The workout was key for Martin after he hurt his ankle in warmups before the Broncos' 42-15 preseason loss at Buffalo on Aug. 20.
Angel Hernandez was on track to umpire in the 2018 World Series before getting overturned three times at first base on video reviews during Game 3 of that year's AL Division Series between the New York Yankees and Boston, MLB wrote in response to his latest legal filing.
The Cuba-born Hernandez was hired as a big league umpire in 1993 and sued in 2017, alleging he was discriminated against because he had not been assigned to the World Series since 2005 and had been passed over for crew chief.