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The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Bowen Byram to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $6.25 million, the team announced Monday. He’s now under contract through the 2026-27 season. Byram, 24, appeared in all 82 games for the Sabres in 2024-25 and posted career highs in average time on ice (22:42), assists (31), points (38), plus-minus (+11) …

An expanded Club World Cup marked by empty seats, slashed ticket prices, searing heat, weather-delayed matches and a criticized field surface ended in a surprise victory by Chelsea, the fourth-place team in the Premier League. Among the lasting lessons was FIFA’s decision to dramatically drop ticket costs as some kickoff times approached, which could impact decisions by fans thinking of …

Masters champion Rory McIlroy told reporters his story ‘isn’t over’ ahead of the final men’s major of the year.  McIlroy, 36, is anticipated to mount a huge challenge for his second Open title at Royal Portrush.  The Northern Irishman attracted huge crowds at the Dunluce links on Monday morning for his first practice round despite taking to the course as …

With the 118th overall pick in the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Red Sox selected Mason White, a shortstop from Arizona.   A local product out of Salpointe Catholic HS in Tucson, White had a big draft year, as he was given an All-American nod by Perfect Game (second team) and D1Baseball.com (third team). He was also the most valuable player of both …

Who is Patrick Zalupski, the developer in line to buy the Rays?  Tampa Bay Times Sale of Rays expected to be final by September, team likely to stay in Tampa area: Source – The Athletic  The New York Times Report: Sternberg to sell Rays for $1.7 billion  ESPN Billionaire behind Jacksonville-based company could finalize purchase of Tampa Bay Rays by September: The Athletic  News4JAX …

Cooper Flagg won’t suit up for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League this week. The Mavericks have decided to shut down Flagg after two games in Las Vegas, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. Flagg, 18, made his unofficial Mavericks debut Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers. He had a shaky shooting night (10 points on 5 of …

The Florida Panthers closed the 2024-25 season with a win. They will open the 2025-26 NHL season raising their banner. The NHL announced on Monday the 2025-26 regular season will open on Oct. 7 with a tripleheader broadcast exclusively on ESPN in the United States and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. The first game of the season will be …

The 2025 Open Championship marks the final major of the year, with Royal Portrush hosting the event for the first time since 2019. Rory McIlroy completed his career grand slam at the Masters, while World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship and journeyman J.J. Spaun won the U.S. Open. All three of them are in the 2025 Open …

It must be said that the 2024–25 European soccer season belonged to Paris Saint-Germain. After a shaky start, which saw them come within a whisker of failing to even make it out of the forgiving league stage of the new Champions League format, the Parisiens bought a new star, found themselves, and hit their stride. Behind a well-ordered but dizzyingly, …

Tennessee baseball was well represented in the 2025 Major league Baseball Draft and it wasn’t just by players on the roster. Five Tennessee class of 2025 signees and three transfer portal commits were also selected in the draft, bringing the grand total of Tennessee-related draft picks to 18 for the summer showcase. Below is a list of Tennessee high school …