The Columbus Blue Jackets avoided arbitration by reaching an agreement to sign forward Cole Sillinger to a three-year, $13.875 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been announced. The signing was first reported by Sportsnet.ca.The 23-year-old Sillinger opted for arbitration earlier this month, with the agreement reached before his scheduled hearing on Monday. Sillinger, the teams first-round pick in the 2021 draft, is from Columbus and has five years of NHL experience.Sillinger was a fixture on the teams third line in making the switch from center to left wing last season, and finished with a career best-matching 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists). Overall, he has 51 goals and 140 points in 367 career games.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

The Jacksonville Jaguars are giving fans a new way to show their loyalty one that can last well beyond their lifetime.The teams new 904EVER Club allows fans to purchase a permanent Fan Space inside the future EverBank Stadium, where they can preserve photos, keepsakes and other memories. The spaces can also hold cremated remains.>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<The Jaguars say the concept is the first of its kind in the NFL. Fan Spaces cost between $904 and $5,904, depending on the package selected.Its the till death do us part and this is being a Jags fan, Jaguars super fan Patrick Grady said. Its even after death, were still with our team.Grady, a longtime season ticket holder, said he sees the program as another way to celebrate his lifelong connection to the franchise.As you have to plan for death, the cost for that type of thing for a burial or anything anywhere is very expensive, Grady said. So its very affordable and its an option to completely sell out and say, Hey, Im a Jags fan even after death.[DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks]During Action News Jaxs interview with Grady, family photos showcased years of Jaguars memories and even his cat, appropriately named Duval, made a game day sprint across the screen during the Zoom interview.The company behind the project says the Fan Space structures are portable and could be relocated if the stadium changes in the future, allowing families to preserve their memories over the long term.Not every fan plans to use the spaces for cremated remains, including Grady.I dont know that that whole concept is something we would do, Grady said. No matter whether we win or lose, well continue to cheer for them.[SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Construction continues on the Jaguars Stadium of the Future renovation at EverBank Stadium. Work began in 2025 and is expected to be completed before the 2028-29 NFL season.The Jaguars will return to EverBank Stadium in less than a month when they host the Carolina Panthers. Because of the ongoing construction, the stadium will operate with a reduced seating capacity during the upcoming season.Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.

One of the most anticipated nonconference matchups of the upcoming NCAA basketball season between Duke and reigning national champion Michigan has been called off because of broadcast rights issues.Duke will instead face Texas Tech on Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden, multiple media outlets, including ESPN, reported on Friday.Michigan and Duke met for the first time in more than a decade this past regular season, with the Blue Devils coming out on top 68-63 in the Feb. 21 matchup held at the home of the Washington Wizards.The rematch was slated for Dec. 21 and was supposed to be streamed on Amazon Prime as part of Duke's three-game deal. The game was initially set for Madison Square Garden and then moved to Loan Depot Park in Miami before its eventual cancellation.The game has now returned to the iconic New York City venue and will instead feature Duke against Texas Tech one of the two teams to beat the Blue Devils in the 2025-26 regular season.Both Michigan and Duke earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament in 2026 and finished in the top five of the AP Top 25.Duke was eliminated by UConn 73-72 in the Elite Eight. Michigan went on to win the NCAA title for the second time in program history after defeating UConn 69-63 in the title game.Duke's Cameron Boozer was selected No. 3 overall in the 2026 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Three of Michigans starters, Morez Johnson Jr., Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara, went on to be lottery picks.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

San Francisco 49ers starting cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is heading into a pivotal 2026 season, according to Pro Football Focus. PFF's Bradley Locker wrote that Lenoir is one of 10 players on Super Bowl contenders who make or break his respective teams' 2026 campaign. Locker pointed to a step back in coverage and run defense as reasons for concern with Lenoir.Lenoir finished the 2025 regular season with 61 tackles (39 solo) and two interceptions across 17 starts, his lowest tackle total in four seasons as a starter. He also broke up three passes and allowed a 104.0 passer rating when targeted, per PFF, which had him at a 60.7 overall grade 65th among 114 qualified cornerbacks.It's still remarkable that the 49ers reached the divisional round given their defense finished 31st in success rate. While injuries and issues affected almost every level of the unit, Lenoir was also more ineffective than usual.Lenoir led San Francisco in defensive snaps but posted a 65.7 PFF coverage grade, good for the 62nd percentile a dip from the 74-plus coverage grades he posted in each of the previous two seasons. His 99.8 passer rating allowed still ranked 20th-highest among qualified corners, and he graded in the 51st percentile in coverage at outside corner. He was also flagged a career-high 10 times, and his run-defense grade fell to a personal low of 44.3.The 49ers added veteran cornerbacks Nate Hobbs and Jack Jones this spring, but Lenoir remains positioned to start opposite Renardo Green and Upton Stout. That trio graded as PFF's 28th-ranked cornerback unit overall in 2025, with the 25th-ranked team coverage grade.San Francisco's defense should get a boost from the returns of Fred Warner, Nick Bosa and Dre Greenlaw, along with the hiring of Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator. Lenoir signed a five-year extension with San Francisco in November 2024, keeping him under contract through the 2029 season.This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers starter entering 'make-or-break' season, per PFF

Courtesy MLB NetworkLauren Gardners run in Secaucus is over.The MLB and NHL Network host announced on social media Friday that she and her husband, Patrick, had decided to return to Colorado to be closer to family as they begin a new chapter together.Laurens been a fantastic colleague and friend to us all throughout her eight years here in Secaucus, the networks said, confirming her departure in a joint statement to Awful Announcing. We thank her for the wonderful contributions shes given across our platforms and projects, and we wish her nothing but the absolute best as she heads back home to Colorado.Gardner first arrived in Secaucus in March 2019 for DAZNs baseball coverage, which was co-produced by MLB Network out of its own studios in Secaucus. The move capped a long, unconventional climb chronicled the same month by The Athletics Ryan S. Clark, who profiled Gardner as she prepared to leave behind the Colorado sports scene for what ended up being seven years in New York/New Jersey.A Denver native, Gardner had spent that stretch working the Avalanche and Nuggets beats for Altitude Sports, but her path there ran through nearly every odd job the local sports world had to offer. She interned at Mile High Sports Magazine at 19, cheered for the Broncos, spent two years as the on-camera face of the Champ Car racing series, and pieced together a living through sideline reporting for the Colorado Eagles and Mammoth while working day jobs in commercial real estate and condo sales just to keep the broadcasting dream alive. Gardner told Clark the decision to leave for the Tri-state area arrived almost like a premonition, recalling a specific drive down Colorado Boulevard, right where the road crests and the mountains come into view, when she suddenly knew, without any real explanation, that she was about to move east.The DAZN job turned out to be the start of something bigger. Once that partnership wound down, Gardner moved into MLB Network and NHL Network, hosting across both networks full slate of offerings and reporting from various marquee events along the way. She also became a fixture in the outside projects MLB Network produces for its broadcast partners.In July 2021, Gardner was part of the first-ever all-female broadcast crew in MLB history, calling an Orioles-Rays game for YouTubes Game of the Week. For several years, she was also part of NHL Networks all-female production of NHL Now, built annually to celebrate International Womens Day.After hosting a range of MLB Network programs, including Quick Pitch, Gardner became the main host of Off Base from 2022-24. Most recently, she hosted Apple TVs Friday Night Baseball pre- and postgame coverage while also contributing across NHL Networks studio shows.Back in 2019, Clarks profile closed with a friend predicting Gardners move to New York was just a stepping stone onto something even greater. Nearly seven years later, shes headed home.The post Lauren Gardner departing MLB, NHL Network appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Summer is here, and it is everyones favorite time of the year, scouting time. Every year, we do Summer Scouting to preview college football forVikingsfans, but also give them an idea of names to follow and watch in the fall as needs pop up for Minnesota.Are we going to write about quarterbacks? Offensive tackles? Edge rushers? You know it, but why? Because other NFL teams will draft them, just as they will draft every other position. It all matters whether these players end up on the Vikings, theBears, or theSteelers. We write these so Vikings fans can be the most informed fans.So if you are still with us, enjoy our latest Summer Scouting report as we prepare you for the Fall.FilmKentuckyTexasBackground InfoListed at 6-0/180 lbs.5-Star recruit according to 247 SportsHigh school All-AmericanCompeted in track and field in high schoolSecond-team All-SEC in 2025Notable career stats heading into 202623 Tackles0.5 Tackles for a loss4 Interceptions7 Pass breakupsNotable numbers from PFF heading into 202670.4 Career PFF Run Defense Grade67.4 Career PFF Coverage Grade59.2 QBR AllowedStrengthsElite ball hawk abilityExcellent awareness to provide run supportFluid, twitchy hips and feetQuick reaction and processingSpeed to handle vertical routesPlayer SummaryEllis Robinson IV is the next great Georgia secondary defender to enter the NFL. They have been a factory for the safety position, but Robinson might be the best corner of the Kirby Smart era. He just finds the ball at an elite level, he has the size and length you want for the position, and he moves extremely well. On top of it all, he has the size and speed to handle NFL talent no matter the route. He should be a top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft at this point.This article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: 2027 NFL Draft Summer Scouting Report: Ellis Robinson IV, CB, Georgia

Philadelphia was always on the list of teams LeBron James was seriously considering, but talking to executives and others at NBA Summer League and after, the 76ers were usually dismissed. They were fourth or fifth on people's lists. Great basketball fit, but was LeBron really going to end his career 2,700 miles away from his family, playing for a team he had never played for before?Yes, he is.LeBron James is joining the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year deal (at the veteran minimum, with a player option on the second year). Who were the winners and losers from this decision? Let's break it all down.Winner: Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia was swept out of the playoffs last May by the Knicks, and it was hard to envision a path forward. Joel Embiid and his questionable knees, as well as Paul George, were on massive, seemingly untradable contracts. Everyone knew they needed to pivot and make Tyrese Maxey the future, but there seemed to be no path to turning this team into a title contender.Then Philly traded George to Boston for MVP candidate Jaylen Brown, and things suddenly looked very different. The 76ers added depth, picking up Dean Wade and Anfernee Simons. LeBron doesn't seriously consider Philly if all those moves didn't shake out first.Now LeBron James puts them over the top Philadelphia is a legitimate title contender. In my book, you're a contender if you have a very realistic chance to win your conference, and Philadelphia now joins New York at the top of that list in the East. This team also has the depth to make things easy on LeBron and Embiid for the first 82 games, saving them for a playoff push. On top of all that, don't forget they have a championship coach in Nick Nurse (he won with Toronto in 2019), and overseeing everything for ownership is Bob Myers, the architect of the Warriors' title teams.All that said, winning a title means sacrifice on the part of great players to make it all fit and there is going to need to be some sacrifice in Philly.Usages last year:LeBron: 27%Maxey: 29%Edgecombe: 19%Brown: 35%Embiid: 32%Total: 142%That ought to be interesting. Dean Oliver (@DeanO_Lytics) July 24, 2026LeBron and Brown know all about those sacrifices. There is no way to frame this other than the 76ers as massive winners.One final note: Do not expect the 76ers to trade for Bronny James, reuniting him with his father. Rich Paul has said as much. The 76ers don't want to use their 15th and final roster spot on Bronny, and the Lakers don't want to give him up after two years of development (and hard work by Bronny), he started to look like a potential future rotation player at the end of last season. He works hard on defense and shot 38.6% from 3-point range last season. Bronny deserves the chance to be out of his father's enormous shadow (as much as he ever will be) and stand on his own game. He gets that chance with the Lakers.Winner: LeBron JamesLeBron is not a winner because he chose Philadelphia that is TBD but he is a winner because he and his agent Rich Paul became the biggest story in the NBA and held up business for a couple of weeks so a 41-year-old could decide where to play next season. His clout remains unmatched.LeBron and his decision once again have been the biggest story in sports for a week. It's wild to think about the fact he still has that kind of influence and he's still a good enough player that this changes the balance of power in the East.Winner: Teams/players wanting to finish free agencyThe NBA can now get down to business and finish up free agency.That was one of the first reactions from other teams and agents around the league. A lot of things have been on hold waiting for LeBron. James Harden in Cleveland and Draymond Green in Golden State opted out of their deals to give their teams flexibility to chase LeBron and others, now both are cleared to re-sign with their teams. One of the teams that struck out with LeBron likely snags DeMar DeRozan to give them some scoring punch (Miami and Cleveland have been linked). Jonathan Kuminga is hopeful one of the teams that struck out will come calling with a contract and a role he likes (maybe a sign-and-trade, but that is a complex situation).In the coming days, expect a mini-rush, a second free agency with a lot of deals finalized. The business of the NBA will resume.Loser: Miami HeatMiami is still a winner overall this offseason because they landed Giannis Antetokounmpo to play next to Bam Adebayo. However, with all due respect to Andrew Wiggins, Bobby Portis, Tim Hardaway Jr. and everyone else in Miami, the Heat lack the kind of depth they are going to need, both for the marathon of the regular season and the playoffs. LeBron helped solve at least some of those problems.Miami has to round out its roster in the budget shopping aisle, and that's not good for a team that wants to contend.Loser: Cleveland CavaliersA return to Cleveland was a narrative a lot of fans wanted to see (and seemed a natural fit with LeBron turning his last season, or seasons, into a documentary). Instead, LeBron chose to push the Cavaliers further down the East championship ladder.After striking out in bringing LeBron home (again), the Cavaliers are essentially going to run it back with a good team Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen but a team that did nothing to address the flaws that saw them swept out of the playoffs by the Knicks last May. Running it back and hoping for a different result is a rough way to go.Winner: Los Angeles LakersSometimes, a divorce can be amicable and better for everyone involved. That's what happened with the Lakers and LeBron.There is no bad blood, although another year in purple and gold likely would have led to some on both sides. The Lakers pivot to building out a roster that is a much better fit stylistically around Luka Doncic (although better is up for debate, a lot depends on Walker Kessler living up to what he's being paid to be). LeBron gets a fresh start with a team that could win the East, he gets to write a new story. It's win-win.Loser: Stephen Curry and WarriorsGolden State suffered probably the most painful loss of any team in the LeBron chase. When LeBron first announced he was leaving the Lakers, the Warriors were the betting favorite: LeBron would get to team up again with Stephen Curry, he'd be closer to his Los Angeles home and family, and it's a great story for his documentary with him and Curry (then Jimmy Butler joining once he recovers from his torn ACL midseason).Then came the rumors that the Warriors would trade for Anthony Davis and reunite him with LeBron, and that duo plus Curry, Draymond Green and Butler could have made noise in the West. If the Warriors had been given assurances that getting Davis out of Washington would have meant LeBron came to the Bay Area, they would have gone harder for it, but with everything up in the air (and the Wizards not looking to move AD), nothing happened.Now the Warriors essentially run back a 37-win play-in team from a year ago, and that's not exciting anyone.Loser: The idea of the East as the Leastern ConferenceThere has long been a sense that the Western Conference is the varsity, the East is the JV there were good teams at the top, but the depth wasn't there.The East is the least no longer. Granted, the two scariest teams in the NBA heading into the season are still in the West San Antonio and Oklahoma City but when it comes to depth of talent and potential, the East has them.New York and Philadelphia will have the best odds to win the conference, but the Detroit Pistons will run it back with a 60-win team from a season ago; the Boston Celtics will have Jayson Tatum and a depth of talent that will make them a threat; Miami now has Antetokounmpo and is no easy out; Toronto was a 46-win team a year ago that will (eventually, most likely) add Kawhi Leonard to the mix; Cleveland still has Harden and Mitchell and plenty of talent; the Atlanta Hawks looked great after the break and upgraded this offseason drafting Kinston Flemmings and adding Lu Dort; Indiana gets Tyrese Haliburton back and people underestimate how good Ivica Zubac will look in their offense; the Washington Wizards now have Trae Young, AJ Dybantsa and Anthony Davis; and the Magic still have Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner but now under a new coach.That's 10 legitimately good teams, all capable of finishing in the top six. Who are the ninth and 10th teams in the West? Some combination of Phoenix, Portland, Utah or the LA Clippers? The very top of the West may be scarier, but the East looks deeper now and LeBron James is part of that.