Bengals Looking to Get Deal Done With Trey Hendrickson?

Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin commented on the status of All-Pro pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson on Monday, saying, "He's an important part of our team. He's under contract and we expect all our guys under contract to be here. He's earned a raise and we'll see if we can get something done." The […]

Brandon Lowe Remains Absent on Monday

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe (foot) remains out of the starting lineup ahead of Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox. This marks the second game in a row that Lowe has missed after exiting Saturday's contest. Lowe is dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. This is the type of issue […]

Packers Reach Four-Year Extension With Zach Tom

The Green Bay Packers and offensive tackle Zach Tom agreed to a four-year, $88 million contract extension on Monday with a maximum value of $92 million, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The deal includes a $30.2 million signing bonus, which is the largest signing bonus for an offensive lineman in NFL history. It's a […]

Bills Work Out Three Tight Ends on Monday

Per ESPN's Alaina Getzenberg, the Buffalo Bills worked out free-agent tight ends Gerrit Prince, Matt Sokol, Steven Stilianos and wide receiver David White on Monday. Tight end Dawson Knox practiced through a left-knee issue back in minicamp and seems fine, while Dalton Kincaid (knees) suffered a PCL sprain in his left knee in Week 10 […]

Trey Jemison III Waived by Lakers on Monday

Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.com reports that the Los Angeles Lakers waived center Trey Jemison III on Monday. Jemison agreed to a two-way deal with the Lakers in January after the Pelicans waived him. The 25-year-old saw action in 38 games between Los Angeles and New Orleans during the 2024-25 regular season, averaging 2.5 points and 2.8 rebounds […]

Christian Koloko Signs Two-Way Contract With Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are planning to sign center Christian Koloko to a two-way contract on Monday, per Shams Charania of ESPN. During the 2024-25 regular season, the 7-footer saw action in 37 games, averaging 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds across 9.2 minutes per contest. For the foreseeable future, Koloko will likely continue to see […]

Pete Alonso Returns to Mets Lineup

As expected, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (hand) is back at first base and is hitting cleanup for the Mets in the series opener at Citi Field on Monday against the visiting Los Angeles Angels and left-hander Tyler Anderson. Alonso didn't start for the first time all year in Sunday's win over the […]

Nyheim Hines Working Out With Chargers Monday

NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reports that veteran free-agent running back Nyheim Hines worked out for the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday. News broke a few weeks back that the 28-year-old was looking to return to the NFL field, and it appears he's amassed interest from at least one squad. Hines hasn't suited up for a […]

Dustin Poirier Retires After UFC 318 Loss

On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier suffered a unanimous decision loss to former featherweight champion and current BMF champion, Max Holloway. A first-round knockdown from the Hawaiian set the tone early as Holloway nearly finished Poirier, but Poirier managed to survive. Poirier then returned the favor near the end […]

Max Holloway Retains BMF Title

On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his BMF title by beating former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier after an epic back-and-forth fight. Both Holloway and Poirier were pushed to the brink in this bout. Holloway badly hurt Poirier in the first and the second round and almost finished him, […]

Doug McDermott Agrees to One-Year Deal to Return to Kings

On Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports that free agent forward Doug McDermott has agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal to return to the Sacramento Kings. The 2025-26 campaign will be McDermott's 12th season in the NBA. The veteran sharpshooter shot 44 percent from beyond the arc last season. However, he averaged only 3.5 […]

A.T. Perry Transferred to PUP List

Denver Broncos wide receiver A.T. Perry (undisclosed) will begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list, per Sports Illustrated's Zack Kelberman. While the nature of Perry's injury is unknown, head coach Sean Payton predicted the wideout might miss time to begin camp back in mid-June. Payton further noted that he may only be […]

Paulo Costa Gets Back In The Win Column

Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa returned to the win column by defeating Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. This was vintage Costa on display as he was always a step or two ahead of Kopylov, dominating Kopylov for most of the fight. Costa also managed to […]

David Olajiga Heading to New England

According to the team, the New England Patriots have signed defensive lineman David Olajiga to a one-year, $840,000 contract through the NFL's International Pathway Program. The Central Missouri alum was part of the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad in 2024 through the same program, although the team never activated him. During his time as a […]

Roman Kopylov Dominated

Roman Kopylov suffered a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Kopylov was searching for his third consecutive win, but unfortunately for Kopylov, the fight didn't go his way. There wasn't much Kopylov could do as he was dominated for most of the […]

Chris Paul Agrees to Deal With Clippers on Monday

According to NBA reporter Chris Haynes, free agent guard Chris Paul has reached an agreement to return to the Los Angeles Clippers on a one-year, $3.6 million deal on Tuesday. The future Hall of Famer is once again on the Clippers roster, having previously spent six seasons with the franchise. Paul has since played for the […]

Tommy Tremble Placed on PUP List

The Athletic's Joe Person reports that the Carolina Panthers have placed tight end Tommy Tremble (back) on the PUP list. Tremble underwent back surgery in May, from which he's still recovering, but the team can remove him from the list at any time. It was always presumed that the 25-year-old would begin his ramp-up at […]

Cody Bellinger, Ben Rice Out Against Toronto

New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger and first baseman Ben Rice are both sitting for Monday's series opener in Canada against the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays. Trent Grisham will start in center field and will bat leadoff for the Yankees, while Paul Goldschmidt handles first base and hits sixth versus Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman. […]

Stephen Kolek to Start in Miami on Tuesday

San Diego Padres right-hander Stephen Kolek will be activated to start on Tuesday against the hosting Miami Marlins, according to MLB.com's AJ Cassavell. Kolek is on the team's taxi squad in Miami. The 28-year-old will be called up from Triple-A El Paso to re-enter SD's starting rotation for at least one start against the Fish. […]

Jackson Merrill Back From Illness

San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill (illness) is starting in center field and is batting sixth on Monday in the series opener in Miami against the Marlins and right-hander Eury Perez. Merrill was under the weather on Sunday and was scratched from the starting lineup in the series finale against the Washington Nationals, but he's […]

Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Leaves Practice with Chest Injury

Detroit Lions second-year defensive back Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (chest), who exited Sunday's team practice early, will miss just a few days, according to head coach Dan Campbell. The 23-year-old was diagnosed with a contusion. Rakestraw Jr. played fewer snaps on defense than on special teams in his first campaign, collecting six total tackles in eight […]

Javier Baez Out for Series Opener

Detroit Tigers infielder/outfielder Javier Baez (shoulder) is not in the team's starting lineup for Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at PNC Park. Baez will take a seat to begin the week after aggravating a left-shoulder injury in Sunday's victory over the Texas Rangers and being pulled early. It doesn't sound like a […]

Daniel Rodriguez Defeats Kevin Holland After Back-And-Forth Fight

Daniel Rodriguez extended his win streak to three when he defeated Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. Rodriguez was getting the better of Holland in the first and the second round as he hurt Holland badly on two occasions and almost got the finish, but somehow Holland survived and almost […]

Kevin Holland Defeated In Back-And-Forth Fight

Kevin Holland suffered a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. It was an epic back-and-forth fight, and it was evident that both Holland and Rodriguez gave their all. Holland was knocked down on two different occasions, but somehow he managed to survive and even knocked down […]

Steven Kwan Back in Lineup on Monday

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan (wrist) is back in left field and is batting leadoff for Monday's series opener against the visiting Baltimore Orioles and right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano. The Guardians held Kwan out of each of the first three games of the second half from Friday through Sunday due to an injury to his right […]

Dan Ige Drops Decision At UFC 318

Dan Ige suffered a unanimous decision loss to former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. The fight was uneventful until the midway point of the second round, when Freire landed a big left hand, dropping Ige in the process. Ige survived but was then taken down and […]

Patricio Freire Earns His First UFC Win

On Saturday's UFC 318 main card, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire won his sophomore appearance in the UFC by defeating Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Not much happened in the first round, but Freire was pushing the pace. The second round started slow, but midway through the second round, "Pitbull" cracked Ige with a […]

Jameson Taillon Nearing Mound Work

Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon (calf) had a "very good day" in terms of throwing intensity last Thursday, according to manager Craig Counsell. Taillon should start throwing bullpen sessions soon, and the Cubs will look to get him throwing off a mound around the end of their next road trip, according to MLB.com. The 33-year-old […]

Daniel Zellhuber Loses Back-To-Back Fights

Daniel Zellhuber suffered a unanimous-decision loss to UFC veteran Michael Menace on the UFC 318 main-card opener. The 26-year-old Zellhuber had success with his striking, primarily with his kicks, but Johnson was just too fast for Zellhuber. Zellhuber was also finished in the second round after getting knocked down, but Johnson let him up after […]

Miguel Amaya Expected to Begin Rehab Assignment on Thursday

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (oblique) has been taking live at-bats and catching bullpen sessions and is expected to start a minor-league rehab assignment on Thursday, according to MLB.com. Manager Craig Counsell said previously that Amaya will need a week's worth of rehab games before he's activated from the 10-day injured list. Amaya has been […]