San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish is going on the restricted list due to a "personal matter involving his family," manager Mike Shildt said Saturday, according to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com.
Shildt added that there is no timeline for Darvish's potential return.
Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates were killed in an early morning car crash Saturday in Maryland, police and the team said.
Jackson, 24, and Isaiah Hazel died at the scene, while Anthony Lytton, Jr., was pronounced dead at a hospital after the three-car crash in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police. Lytton was 24 and Hazel was 23.
The Chicago Blackhawks inked 2024 second overall pick Artyom Levshunov to a three-year, entry-level pact Saturday.
His contract carries a cap hit of $975,000 plus an additional $3.25 million in performance bonuses, per PuckPedia.
The Detroit Red Wings signed Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million, the club announced Wednesday.
Tarasenko was arguably the best unrestricted free agent remaining.
The 32-year-old is fresh off winning the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers. It was his second championship in five years after he helped the St. Louis Blues win it all in 2019.
The Seattle Kraken made history Wednesday by tabbing Jessica Campbell to join head coach Dan Bylsma's staff.
Campbell will be the first-ever full-time female assistant coach on an NHL bench and only the second full-time female assistant coach in league history.
Shohei Ohtani won’t participate in the Home Run Derby on July 15 despite the Japanese superstar ranking second in the majors with 27 homers for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ohtani has taken part in the Derby just once, exiting in the first round in 2021 at Coors Field in Denver. This year’s event is at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
The Florida Panthers signed forward Anton Lundell to a six-year contract, the team announced Wednesday.
The contract has an average annual value of $5 million, TSN's Chris Johnston reports. Lundell was a restricted free agent.
Lundell, 22, tallied 13 goals and 35 points last season. He added three goals and 17 points in 24 playoff contests en route to winning the Stanley Cup.
LeBron James is putting pen to paper.
The free-agent forward is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $104-million max contract, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
His new deal contains a no-trade clause, Wojnarowski adds. It also reportedly includes a player option for 2025-26, potentially setting up James to enter free agency again next summer.
George Springer hit a three-run home run against his former team, Spencer Horwitz added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 on Tuesday night.
Yordan Alvarez homered and scored twice as Houston almost came back from a 7-0 deficit, but the Astros lost for just the second time in their last 12 games.
José Berríos (8-6) pitched five innings to win back-to-back starts for the first time since a three-start winning streak between April 8 and 20. The right-hander allowed five runs and five hits.
The St. Louis Blues signed forward Pavel Buchnevich to a six-year contract extension carrying an average annual value of $8 million, the club announced Tuesday.
Buchnevich has one season left on his current deal at $5.8 million, per CapFriendly.
The Russian winger tied for second on the Blues in both goals (27) and assists (36) while ranking third in points this past season. He posted 26 tallies and 41 helpers across only 63 contests in 2022-23 after establishing career highs with 30 goals and 46 assists in 2021-22.