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Rangers, Capitals, Bruins, Blues and Ducks win Friday; Bruins need overtime in Winnipeg
Friday's results: NY Rangers 2, Detroit 0; Washington 5, Carolina 2; Boston 4, Winnipeg 3 (OT); St. Louis 4, Dallas 0; Anaheim 4, Vegas 3. Alex Tuch scored twice for Washington, JJ Peterka scored the overtime winner for Boston at 3:21 of the extra period, and Leo Carlsson scored the game-winner for Anaheim, according to the NHL's game data.
MLBMLB's opening CBA proposal would raise the minimum salary 28%, shorten the reserve period and eliminate qualifying offers
MLB's proposal would raise the two-plus-year minimum salary from $780K to $1 million starting 2027, cut the free-agency reserve period from six to five years for players 30 and older, and scrap the qualifying-offer system; the pre-arbitration bonus pool would rise from $50 million to $65 million in 2027. An MLB spokesperson said the plan aims to 'level the playing field' with salary-cap structures comparable to other major U.S. sports.
NHLESPN and TNT pay tribute to Barry Melrose as the 2026-27 season opens
ESPN opened its NHL coverage on Sept. 29 with a new studio that includes a tribute to Barry Melrose, who died Sept. 9 at age 70, Awful Announcing and Yahoo Sports reported. Host Steve Levy called the studio "the house that Barry Melrose built." TNT paid its own tribute on Sept. 30, with Wayne Gretzky, who played for Melrose with the Los Angeles Kings, recalling a game under him and saying, "He was always smiling," Awful Announcing reported.
MLBTen players teams are already calling about for the 2026-27 trade market
A cross-league rumor map includes William Contreras, Joe Ryan, Steven Kwan, Mason Miller, Hunter Greene, CJ Abrams and Francisco Lindor among the names teams are discussing ahead of the offseason.
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Empower Field at Mile High, Denver · Sep 27, 2026
Denver holds off the Rams at home, 30-26, a four-point final that stayed live deep into the fourth quarter given how tight that margin is. The Broncos built enough of a lead to matter but not enough to relax, and Los Angeles made sure of that — twenty-six points on the road is the kind of number that keeps a home crowd standing rather…