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The Carolina Hurricanes are bringing back forward Jesper Fast on a two-year, $4.8 million contractRead more...

After weeks of speculation and rumors, ESPN gave us its own version of Black Monday, letting loose around 20 highly visible, and in a few cases, staple personalities Friday. Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber, Jalen Rose, Keyshawn Johnson, Matt Hasselback, Todd McShay, Max Kellerman, Steve Young, and LaPhonso Ellis, among...Read more...

The Brooklyn Nets are signing free agent Dennis Smith Jr. to a one-year deal, The Athletic reported SaturdayRead more...

The Sacramento Kings agreed to a three-year, $20 million deal with EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov, his agents confirmed with ESPN on SaturdayRead more...

The Los Angeles Lakers are in agreement with free agent center Jaxson Hayes on a two-year deal, ESPN reported SaturdayRead more...

Former Miami Heat guard Max Strus is joining the Cleveland Cavaliers on a four-year, $63 million deal, the player's agent told ESPN on SaturdayRead more...

July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn't set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It's a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to Bonilla, every July...Read more...

The most substantial story for the United States men's national team this summer has nothing to do with the Gold Cup. Nor any of the drama surrounding Gregg Berhalter's return to the Yanks' helm. It was always where the best American male soccer player on the planet, Christian Pulisic, landed in the summer transfer...Read more...

Before anybody evaluates contracts or shouts that Fred VanVleet is overpaid from the mountaintop, let's take a moment to congratulate all of the free agents who just guaranteed themselves and their families generational wealth. Tyrese Haliburton, Jerami Grant, Desmond Bane, Kyrie Irving, Cam Johnson, Kyle Kuzma, Khris...Read more...

Five times between 2006 and 2014, the Detroit Tigers were a playoff team. They went to the World Series twice -- losing both times -- and reached the American League Championship Series twice more, but fans have endured a sub-.500 mark in eight of nine seasons sinceRead more...

Shohei Ohtani will look to carry his success into a new month after enjoying a monster June.Read more...

Tyler Glasnow acknowledged he was in "search mode" before his last start.Read more...

Marcus Stroman is healthy enough to take the mound and potentially help the Chicago Cubs begin another stretch of successRead more...

Reaching the season's halfway point, the Los Angeles Dodgers hope to capture their fourth consecutive series on Saturday against the host Kansas City RoyalsRead more...

Miami's Eury Perez will put his 21-inning scoreless streak on the line when the visiting Marlins try to end the Atlanta Braves' six-game winning streak on SaturdayRead more...

Buck Showalter is in his 22nd season as a manager in the major leagues, so he doesn't like to spend too much time trying to recall the worst months any of his teams have endured.Read more...

The Oakland Athletics will look for their first winning streak in more than two weeks when they oppose the visiting Chicago White Sox in the second contest of a three-game series on SaturdayRead more...

Kyle Bradish looks to continue his recent success and help the Baltimore Orioles snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Minnesota Twins on SaturdayRead more...

The Washington Nationals are 15 games below .500, but they are trending in the right directionRead more...

The visiting Milwaukee Brewers might not look so big and bad to the Pittsburgh Pirates this time aroundRead more...

The visiting Boston Red Sox will try to continue their recent dominance over the Toronto Blue Jays and clinch their three-game series on Saturday afternoonRead more...

After a wild back-and-forth series opener, the Cincinnati Reds will try to extend their magical ride on Saturday while the visiting San Diego Padres try to snap out of a season-long skidRead more...

The Houston Astros-Texas Rangers series didn't need much more hype as the American League West rivals jockey for postseason position midway as the season turns to JulyRead more...

The New York Yankees shuffled their pitching rotation after their scheduled Friday night road game against the St. Louis Cardinals was rained outRead more...

The New York Yankees shuffled their pitching rotation after their scheduled Friday night road game against the St. Louis Cardinals was rained outRead more...

Guard Desmond Bane, one of the Memphis Grizzlies' cornerstone players, agreed to a five-year, $207 million max contract extension, ESPN reported late Friday nightRead more...

Guard Tyrese Haliburton landed a five-year maximum extension from the Indiana Pacers, with the contract due to pay him as much as $260 million, his agents told ESPN late Friday nightRead more...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a grand slam and scored twice to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Randy Arozarena, Josh Lowe and Jose Siri homered as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from an early four-run deficit to bail out ace Shane McClanahan and defeat the host Seattle Mariners 15-4 Friday nightRead more...

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a grand slam and scored twice to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Anaheim, CalifRead more...

Tony Kemp tripled in the middle of a four-run second inning, Luis Medina threw five effective innings for his second win of the season and the Oakland Athletics opened a three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox with a 7-4 victory Friday nightRead more...

Once the NBA's free agency negotiation period began Friday, plenty of reported deals -- including Kyrie Irving staying with the Dallas Mavericks and Draymond Green remaining with the Golden State Warriors -- made the headlines, but there were several other moves worth noting.Read more...

Pablo Lopez pitched six strong innings, Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer and the visiting Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Friday night in a game whose start was delayed 1 hour and 26 minutes by rainRead more...

Mookie Betts homered twice, went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs while leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Friday nightRead more...

Jose Altuve hit the first pitch of the game out of the ballpark, but the Houston Astros needed a sixth-inning rally to defeat the Texas Rangers 5-3 to open a four-game series on Friday in Arlington, TexasRead more...

Ezquiel Tovar homered among his two hits and Nolan Jones, Jurickson Profar and Ryan McMahon also had two hits as the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 in Denver on Friday nightRead more...

Carlos Santana's two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an 8-7 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday nightRead more...

Patrick Bailey hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth inning Friday night for the visiting San Francisco Giants, who beat the New York Mets 5-4 in the opener of a three-game seriesRead more...

Matt Olson hit two of Atlanta's six home runs and Michael Soroka earned his first win since 2019 as the Braves defeated the visiting Miami Marlins 16-4 on Friday and extended their winning streak to six gamesRead more...

After the New York Yankees and the host St. Louis Cardinals waited nearly 90 minutes to start their game, the scheduled Friday night contest was postponed due to rainRead more...

Left-hander James Paxton pitched into the eighth inning and was supported by three home runs as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday nightRead more...

Point guard Fred VanVleet plans to touch down in Houston after agreeing to a landmark three-year, $130 million contract with the Rockets on Friday, according to multiple reportsRead more...

Spencer Steer drilled a game-winning, two-out, two-run homer off the upper deck in left to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the visiting San Diego Padres, 7-5, in 11 innings FridayRead more...

Stone Garrett hit a two-run homer to lift the Washington Nationals past the host Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on FridayRead more...

The Los Angeles Angels have reinstated Anthony Rendon from the 10-day injured list and he is slated to start at third base and bat fourth on Friday night against the visiting Arizona DiamondbacksRead more...

The Cleveland Cavaliers and free-agent forward Georges Niang have agreed on a three-year, $26 million contract, multiple media outlets reported FridayRead more...

The Toronto Raptors retained center Jakob Poeltl with a four-year, $80 million agreement, ESPN reported FridayRead more...

Free-agent guard Gabe Vincent agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers with a three-year deal worth $33 million, according to multiple reportsRead more...

With several teams adding players on the official first day of NBA free agency, the Brooklyn Nets' first move Friday was retention as they reportedly agreed to a four-year, $108 million contract with forward Cam JohnsonRead more...

Spurs guard Tre Jones returned to San Antonio rather than test free agency, agreeing to a two-year, $20 million deal before the negotiating window for other teams opened on Friday, per ESPN's reportRead more...