Kelsey Plum, a four-time All-Star, averaged 19.5 points and 5.7 assists last season with the Sparks, her first campaign with the organization after previously spending her entire career with the San Antonio Stars/Las Vegas Aces franchise.
K'Lavon Chaisson kept plugging away after a rocky start in the NFL, eventually breaking out with the New England Patriots in 2025, helping them win the AFC Championship.
The Arizona Cardinals have informed quarterback Kyler Murray that they intend to release him on the first day of the league year next Wednesday, barring a trade between now and then, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
I love being here. I'm from Southern California. I've had a great time. The fans, you guys treat me great. Everyone's treating my family good. So that's out of my control. I'm not worried about another contract, not going to bring it up, not going to talk about it. I got two years left. I'm just an employee. I just do my job, and if they want me back, they want me back.
I love being here. I'm from Southern California. I've had a great time with fans. You guys treat me great. Everyone's treating my family good....I'm not worried about another contract, not going to bring it up, not going to talk about it. I got two years left. I'm just an employee. I just do my job, and if they want me back, they want me back. But I think Andrew [president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman] and everyone knows that I love being here.
Kyler Gordon's 2025 season never really got off the ground. Injuries limited him to just five appearances between the regular season and playoffs. It was a frustrating development for a player expected to anchor the secondary, especially with his three-year, $40 million extension set to kick in beginning in 2026. Kyler Gordon's 2025 Snapshot Instead of building on his trajectory, Gordon spent most of the year rehabbing, leaving questions about durability hanging over what was supposed to be a stabilizing season.
Masataka Yoshida is unquestionably a productive major league hitter, having posted a career OPS+ of 109. But with $36.5 million still owed to him over the next two years and no place on the Red Sox except as a low-power DH/pinch-hitter, he arguably hurts the roster more than he helps it. The Red Sox cannot option Yoshida to the minor leagues without his consent.
Two days after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies, free-agent outfielder Nick Castellanos has agreed to a deal with the San Diego Padres, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Padres will pay Castellanos the veteran minimum, while the Phillies, who owed him $20 million at the time of his release, will pick up the balance of his salary for the 2026 season.
"In these cases, and it's the same for every player, especially when you've had a career like Manu has, that you don't talk about next season," Kompany said ahead of Saturday's Bundesliga clash with Werder Bremen. "You talk and enjoy what you've got. At the moment, I have the best goalkeeper in Germany. "We're still in three competitions and don't want to waste too much energy talking about next season. For me, it's about enjoying what Manu's doing and that he's part of our team."
Yildiz has been a star player for Juve in recent seasons, establishing himself as one of the most exciting young talents in world football. This had seen the Turkey international linked with other big clubs, with our information being that Arsenal and Chelsea have been keen on him. Still, Romano has now posted on X about Yildiz agreeing terms on a new deal with Juventus, becoming their highest paid player as a result ?????
Barcelona reportedly willing to offer Robert Lewandowski a new one-year contract at the club if he is willing to take a pay cut. According to ESPN, the Catalan giants are thinking about keeping Lewandowski and "are now studying different options" as they plan for next season. Manager Hansi Flick is said to be happy with 37-year-old Lewandowski, who has enjoyed a reduced role at Barcelona this season, but has still scored 12 goals in 27 games for the club.
The portent of the 2025 Atlanta Braves season being... really dumb and no fun was Jurickson Profar eating a PED suspension after the first series of the season. By the time Profar came back, his new team was more or less dead in the water as far as playoff potential. Profar also didn't really do anything to revive them - his 1.3 fWAR in 371 PAs, which was only achieved due to a fair bit of xwOBA overperformance, was basically a bog-standard rate. It was better than Alex Verdugo, but it wasn't actually good.
Malaga are interested in signing Newcastle United midfielder Alfie Harrison. According to Sky Sports, they are hoping to sign the 20-year-old midfielder this month. The player will be out of contract in the summer, and it would be ideal for Newcastle to sell him now rather than lose him for free. That said, they have the option to extend the deal for another year. It remains to be seen whether Newcastle are prepared to take up the opportunity and extend his stay at the club.
Chelsea are in talks with Raheem Sterling and his representatives and a solution is expected to be found before the window closes on Monday. It is expected he will no longer be a Chelsea player after Monday. Sterling has been training away from the first-team squad and he still has 18 months left to run on a contract worth more than £300,000 a week. The player does not want to leave on another loan deal.
Over a 16-year career with nine different teams he spent the majority of his time with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs Kimbrel ranks fifth on the all-time saves list with 440 to go with a 2.58 ERA. Last season with the Braves and Houston Astros, the 37-year-old southpaw posted a 2.25 ERA across 14 appearances, which at least suggests that he still has some quality frames left in the tank.
Bohm, 29, will be playing out his final season of club control in 2026. The former No. 3 overall pick looked like a star early on, when he debuted with a sensational .338/.400/.481 slash in 44 games as a rookie back in 2020. He's settled in as more of a league-average bat in the five years since that time, hitting a combined .275/.323/.411 (101 wRC+) in 2769 plate appearances dating back to 2021.
If you're just valuing sports, everyone in the club will say Marc has to stay. The chairman will tell you the same. But it's not one-dimensional. If you see the financial situation, it's very important. If somebody comes, there will be a moment when the club says 'now the financial issue is more important than the sports issue'. There will be a threshold where the club has to say it will happen - as long as Marc says 'I want to leave', because the final decision is always with the player.
Speaking to media after the game, head coach Craig Berube acknowledged Rielly's recent struggles, but said he has faith in the veteran to get back on track. "Tonight was a tough one," Berube said, per The Hockey News' David Alter. "I know that, but he's played some really good hockey for us this year. I'm not worried about it. I think he'll get back to the level he was at. I do believe that. That's kind of where I'm at with it."
A new calendar year begins with Milan second in the table, the team has done better than most expected and all with a thin squad. As the midpoint of the season approaches Milan is in a position to compete with Inter, Napoli and others. The team has only one competition to play the rest of this season. This begins with six Serie A matches in January before settling for a lighter schedule, something rarely available or possible in modern football.
If an Auston Matthews trade were ever to happen, it would not be anytime soon. Matthews still has two seasons remaining on his contract, which carries a $13.25 million AAV and includes a full no-movement clause. Simply put, Matthews controls his future. If he wants to remain in Toronto and eventually sign a long-term extension, the organization has little reason or ability to move him. In fact, doing so would be organizational wrongdoing.
