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NHL notebook: Sabres to buy out F Jeff Skinner's contract
The Buffalo Sabres will buy out the final three seasons of the contract of forward Jeff Skinner, making him a free agent on Monday.,Skinner signed an eight-year, $72 million extension with Buffalo on June 7, 2019. He is still owed $22 million.,In the recently completed season, Skinner had 46 points ...
Guardians activate RHP Gavin Williams, option RHP Triston McKenzie
Cleveland right-hander Gavin Williams is set to make season debut after the Guardians activated him Sunday from the 60-day injured list.,Williams, 24, strained his right elbow after two starts in spring training in March.,In corresponding moves, the Guardians optioned another right-handed starter, T...
Reports: Bulls, Patrick Williams agree on 5-year, $90M deal
Patrick Williams and the Chicago Bulls have come to terms on a five-year, $90 million contract extension, according to multiple outlets.,ESPN reported Saturday that Williams will have a fifth-year player option. He was due to become a restricted free agent next month.,The Bulls selected Williams, wh...
Phillies look to salvage series split vs. Marlins
The Miami Marlins are on the verge of winning a four-game series against the major leagues' top team, but they'll need to overcome one of their key deficiencies in order to complete the task.,The Marlins have struggled against left-handed starters all season and will encounter one of MLB's best in t...
Denny Hamlin powers to Busch Light Pole in Nashville; Haley team penalized
LEBANON, Tenn. -- Denny Hamlin claimed his second pole position of the season and 42nd of his decorated career Saturday afternoon, just bettering his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to earn the top starting position for Sunday's Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, NBC ...
Short-handed Inter Miami still tackle Nashville SC
Ian Fray and Jordi Alba scored four minutes apart late in the first half and Inter Miami hung on for a 2-1 win over host Nashville SC on Saturday night. ,Miami (13-3-5, 44 points) won despite missing its top two goal-scorers, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who are both playing for their national team...
Canada draws vs. Chile, reaches quarters in Copa debut
Canada preserved its second consecutive clean sheet and advanced to its first Copa America quarterfinal appearance with an 0-0 draw against 10-man Chile in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday night.,The tournament first-timers were gifted a numerical advantage for a second consecutive Group A match when Gabr...
Frederick Richard prevails at gymnastics trials, named to Olympic team
Frederick Richard finished with an all-around score of 170.500 as gymnastics team trials for the U.S. Men's Olympic Team wrapped up on Saturday in Minneapolis. ,Richard will be heading to the Olympics for the first time. Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone and Stephen Nedoroscik will be joining him ...
Marlins hold off injury-depleted Phillies
Nick Gordon homered and Jazz Chisholm delivered a tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning as the Miami Marlins beat the host Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Saturday.,Miami trailed 2-1 before scoring two runs with two outs in the seventh inning. Phillies starter Aaron Nola (9-4) was replaced by M...
Marred by another slow start, Tiger-Cats take on Redblacks
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are experiencing a third straight poor start and will look to get into the victory column when they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday night.,Hamilton (0-3) lost its first four games in 2022 and its initial three contests last season. The Tiger-Cats are again in a hole afte...
Wild lands F Jakub Lauko from Bruins for F Vinni Lettieri
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Jakub Lauko and the No. 122 overall pick in this year's draft from the Boston Bruins on Saturday, in exchange for forward Vinni Lettieri and the No. 110 overall draft selection.,Lauko. 24, was a third-round draft pick by the Bruins in 2018. He made his NHL debut d...
Lightning trade D Mikhail Sergachev, F Tanner Jeannot
The Tampa Bay Lightning started off Day 2 of the NHL Draft with a bang, trading defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club and later forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.,In exchange for Sergachev, the Lightning received high-scoring center prospect Conor Geekie, res...
Ex-No. 1 pick JaMarcus Russell fired, accused of theft
JaMarcus Russell, the first pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, has been fired from his volunteer high school assistant coaching job and accused in a lawsuit of stealing donations meant for the school, according to multiple reports.,The firing apparently came several months ago but was just confirmed by sch...
After shutout win, Phillies send Aaron Nola to face Marlins
The Philadelphia Phillies placed two of their best players on the 10-day injured list before their Friday home game against the Miami Marlins.,Though Bryce Harper (strained left hamstring) and Kyle Schwarber (strained left groin) were out, the Phillies proved they can still win because of their stel...
Brazil thrashes Paraguay, gets back on track in Copa America
Vinicius Junior scored a first-half brace and Brazil woke from its slumber with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night in Las Vegas to put its Copa America campaign back on track.,The Real Madrid star vaulted into a five-way tie for the tournament goal scoring lead (two apiece) with the perform...
Christian Eckes leads every lap in win at Nashville Superspeedway
Christian Eckes dominated the NASCAR Truck Series' Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., on Friday, as the 23-year-old led all 150 laps -- the first time a driver has led every race lap in 12 years., ,Eckes, driver of the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet, raced ...
Brazil thrash Paraguay, get back on track in Copa America
Vinicius Junior scored a first-half brace and Brazil woke from its slumber with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night in Las Vegas to put their Copa America campaign back on track.,Lucas Paqueta converted a second-half penalty kick after missing from the spot in the first half as the nine-time...
Simone Biles leads U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials
Simone Biles landed a Yurchenko double pike vault on Friday and leaped to first place in the all-around standings after the opening day of women's action at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials in Minneapolis.,However, the overall health of the U.S. women's gymnastics roster became the bigger story on...
Oilers sign G Calvin Pickard to two-year extension
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard signed a two-year, $2 million contract extension on Friday.,Pickard, 32, went 12-7-1 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .909 save percentage in 23 games (20 starts) during the regular season as the backup to starter Stuart Skinner. ,In three appearances (...
Nashville SC thriving of late, but face first-place Inter Miami
A midseason coaching change has paid instant dividends for Nashville SC.,Going into its home match Saturday night with Inter Miami FC, Nashville (6-5-8, 26 points) is 3-1-3 since appointing Rumba Munthali to replace Gary Smith. The club has shot up the table to seventh in the Eastern Conference.,Nas...