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MLB'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.
NHLSabres, Senators, Lightning, Hurricanes, Penguins and Oilers win Saturday; Hurricanes and Penguins need overtime
Saturday's results: Buffalo 4, Chicago 3; Ottawa 3, Toronto 2; Tampa Bay 3, Washington 1; Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT); Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 5 (OT); Edmonton 3, Seattle 1, according to the NHL's game data. Shayne Gostisbehere scored the overtime winner for Carolina at 2:51 and Sebastian Aho scored twice, and Novak's overtime goal at 1:33 won it for Pittsburgh after Montreal erased a 5-1 deficit.
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.
MLBLiam Hendriks retires after a 14-year career defined by a cancer comeback
Hendriks, 37, retires with 116 saves and a 3.88 ERA across six organizations; a three-time All-Star and two-time Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year, his comeback from a cancer diagnosis is remembered as his defining legacy.
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Soldier Field, Chicago · Sep 28, 2026
Chicago 27, Philadelphia 7. That is the final, and it needs very little help to explain itself. The Bears were the home side, the Eagles were the visitors, and the gap between them at the end was twenty points. Philadelphia's total came to seven, a single touchdown with the extra point, while Chicago's came to twenty-seven. The Sunday…