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MLB and MLBPA head toward a December 1 deadline with a salary cap among the sticking points

With the current collective bargaining agreement expiring December 1, owners are pursuing a hard salary cap and an international draft, while the players' union has signaled a work stoppage is a real possibility. MLB is also seeking to expand the playoff field from 12 to 14 teams.

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Devils, Rangers, Blue Jackets, Wild, Kraken, Mammoth, Oilers and Sharks win Thursday

Thursday's results: New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT); NY Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 1; Columbus 6, Buffalo 3; Minnesota 3, Nashville 1; Seattle 6, Calgary 1; Utah 6, Chicago 0; Edmonton 9, Vancouver 7; San Jose 4, Florida 3 (OT).

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Bettman says NHL is monitoring use of no-trade clauses; agent Allan Walsh pushes back

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday on Sportsnet's The FAN Hockey Show that the league is monitoring how no-trade and no-movement clauses are being used after an offseason in which several prominent players tried to steer their destinations, Russian Machine Never Breaks reported. Bettman said the clauses were meant to protect players who commit long term and that being able to select a destination and demand a trade was never the original intention. He said one offseason does not make a problem and that any change would be discussed with the NHLPA. Agent Allan Walsh responded on X that the commissioner's view ignores the creation of no-move clauses in 2005, and said the clauses are rights players negotiated at the bargaining table.

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NFLNew Orleans Saints 27–35 Las Vegas Raiders

Caesars Superdome, New Orleans · Sep 27, 2026

Las Vegas leaves New Orleans with a 35-27 win, an eight-point final built on an offensive day that outpaced the Saints' from start to finish. Sixty-two combined points means this was never a game decided by field position or defensive stands — it was a scoring contest, and the Raiders simply scored more of it, staying a possession or so…

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