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Real Salt Lake sign D DeAndre Yedlin through 2027
Real Salt Lake signed defender DeAndre Yedlin to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Monday.,The 32-year-old right back joined RSL in a trade with FC Cincinnati on Aug. 21 in exchange for about $300,000 in 2025 general allocation money.,The three-time MLS Al...
Reports: Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman opts out of contract
Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman has opted out of his contract and will enter free agency, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Bregman, 31, passed on his $40 million player options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons and will try to land a lucrative, long-term deal. His Red Sox contract called for ...
SMU takes Rhett Lashlee off market with contract extension
SMU announced a contract extension for football coach Rhett Lashlee on Saturday, hours before the Mustangs were set to host No. 10 Miami in Dallas.,No contract details were announced, but The Athletic reported the deal is a two-year extension that will make him one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in ...
Report: Bryson DeChambeau plans early LIV Golf contract renewal
Bryson DeChambeau reportedly plans to stay with LIV Golf.,Per the popular social media account Flushing It, the two-time U.S. Open champion and LIV Golf are working to finalize terms on a new deal prior to February's 2026 season opener in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,One of the Saudi-backed circuit's bigge...
Patriots CB Marcus Jones signs contract extension
New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones signed a contract extension on Tuesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed, however NFL Network reported it was a three-year extension.,Jones, 27, has recorded 36 tackles, two interceptions and a sack in eight games (five starts) while playing on the fi...
San Diego FC captain Jeppe Tverskov signs extension
San Diego FC signed captain Jeppe Tverskov to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the team announced Friday.,The 32-year-old Danish midfielder delivered two goals and 13 assists in 33 starts during his first season in MLS while leading the expansion club to the No. 1 seed in t...
Report: G Carter Hart signing 2-year deal with Knights
Goaltender Carter Hart's professional tryout with the Vegas Golden Knights is expected to convert to a two-year, $4 million contract, TSN reported on Friday.,Hart, one of five players acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018, agreed to a tryout contract with Vegas on Oct...
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi signs extension through 2028
Superstar Lionel Messi signed a contract extension with Inter Miami through 2028, the MLS club announced Thursday morning.,Inter Miami announced the news over social media with a video of Messi signing the contract at the construction site of their new stadium. The header in the video was simply: "H...
Pacers F Aaron Nesmith signs multi-year extension
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith signed a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported late Monday night that it was a two-year extension worth $40.4 million.,"Aaron Nesmith embodies our team's selfless, fast-...
Reports: Pacers give F Aaron Nesmith 2-year, $40.4M extension
The Indiana Pacers signed forward Aaron Nesmith to a two-year contract extension worth $40.4 million, multiple media outlets reported late Monday.,A 2020 lottery pick by the Boston Celtics, Nesmith became a starter after he was traded to the Pacers in July 2022.,Though injuries limited Nesmith to 45...
Report: Kevin Durant, Rockets reach 2-year, $90M extension
Fifteen-time All-Star forward Kevin Durant agreed to a two-year, $90 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets, his business partner Rich Kleiman told ESPN on Sunday morning.,Per the report, the deal also includes a player option for the 2027-28 season.,Durant, 37, has one season remaining...
Clemson extends AD Graham Neff's contract
Clemson athletic director Graham Neff received a six-year, $9 million contract extension Friday from the school's board of trustees.,The new deal runs through 2031 and includes an annual base salary of $1 million, increasing $100,000 each year. There are also bonuses up to $250,000 each year and a r...
Report: Penn State can avoid hefty James Franklin buyout
Penn State could end up paying recently fired coach James Franklin much less than his full buyout, which is in the neighborhood of $50 million, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,The terms of Franklin's 2021 contract extension, obtained by FOS, include a "duty to mitigate" clause which ...
F Kyle Connor signs 8-year, $96 million deal with Jets
The Winnipeg Jets signed forward Kyle Connor to an eight-year, $96 million deal on Wednesday.,Multiple media outlets reported the value is a franchise record, though the Jets have not confirmed that.,The contract will begin at the start of the 2026-27 season for Connor, 28. He will play this season ...
Oilers ink captain Connor McDavid to 2-year, $25M extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed captain Connor McDavid to a two-year, $25 million contract extension, the club announced Monday.,The three-time Hart Trophy winner acknowledged his extended stay in Edmonton with a post on social media that showed photos of his time in an Oilers uniform.,"Our journey here ...
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch signs 3-year extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed coach Kris Knoblauch to a three-year contract extension through 2028-29 on Friday.,Knoblauch, 47, guided the Oilers to the Stanley Cup Final in each of his first two seasons behind their bench, falling to the Florida Panthers in six games last season and in seven games in ...
Flames head coach Ryan Huska inks 2-year extension
Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska signed a two-year contract extension on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Flames on Huska, who was entering the final year of his current deal.,Calgary finished fifth in the Pacific Division in his first season with the team in 2023-24 before po...
Panthers D Niko Mikkola inks 8-year contract extension
Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola agreed to an eight-year contract extension on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, but TSN reported the deal was worth $40 million.,Mikkola would have become a free agent at the end of the season. He will play the final season of his thre...
Heat sign Nikola Jovic to four-year extension; Tyler Herro next?
Heat forward Nikola Jovic signed a four-year extension with Miami worth a reported $62.4 million, his agents told ESPN.,Jovic averaged 10.7 points in 2024-25 with the Heat, his third NBA season, and was entering the final year of his rookie deal. He joined Miami as the No. 27 pick in the 2022 NBA Dr...
Wild F Kirill Kaprizov ready to celebrate $136M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed star forward Kirill Kaprizov to an NHL-record eight-year, $136 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The deal, which begins in the 2026-27 season, carries a $17 million annual cap hit for the Wild and comes on the heels of Kaprizov reportedly rejecting an eight-year, $128 ...