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Marchenko, Knies swapped in six-player trade between Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs
Toronto acquired Kirill Marchenko, Miles Wood and Elvis Merzlikins from Columbus for Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae and a 2027 second-round pick, NHL.com reports. Marchenko signed a six-year, $75 million contract with Toronto.
MLBMLB and MLBPA remain far apart on salary cap as Dec. 1 CBA deadline nears
MLB has proposed a $245.3 million salary cap and $171.2 million floor for 2027 tied to a 50-50 revenue split; the MLBPA calls it 'institutionalized collusion' that could cost players over $500 million. Commissioner Rob Manfred said the league had tried other approaches to address competitive-balance concerns, while MLBPA interim executive director Bruce Meyer pushed back on the proposal's framing. The current CBA expires Dec. 1, 2026, with a lockout expected absent a deal.
NHLNHL season opens tonight with five games on ESPN and Sportsnet
The 2026-27 season begins tonight, Sept. 29. Florida plays at Carolina at 5 p.m. ET, Montreal at Toronto at 7 p.m., the Rangers at Boston at 8 p.m., Vancouver at Edmonton at 10 p.m., and Chicago at Vegas at 10:30 p.m. ET, per NHL.com. ESPN carries Carolina-Florida, Boston-Rangers and Vegas-Chicago, while Sportsnet carries Toronto-Montreal and Edmonton-Vancouver. Pittsburgh visits Philadelphia and Los Angeles visits Colorado on Wednesday.
MLBMLB names umpire crews for all four 2026 Wild Card Series matchups
Alan Porter, Mark Wegner, Jordan Baker and Bill Miller will serve as crew chiefs for the Astros-White Sox, Yankees-Red Sox, Braves-Phillies and Padres-Cubs Wild Card series, respectively, as the best-of-three round opens today.
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Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas · Aug 13, 2026
Arizona goes on the road and comes back with a 27-14 preseason win over Las Vegas, the kind of result that will not survive the trip from August to September in anyone's memory, and that's exactly how it should be treated. This is still the exhibition portion of the calendar — starters logging spot duty, roster bubbles getting sorted out…