The Miami Dolphins are sending All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.

Ramsey announced the trade Monday in a post on his X account. Both his representation and the Dolphins, where he spent the past two seasons, had mutually agreed earlier this year to part ways.

Neither Ramsey nor the Dolphins gave any insight into what went wrong. Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said in April that Ramsey did not ask for a trade or more money, but after weeks of conversations with Ramsey’s representation, both sides agreed that it would be best to move on.

Fitzpatrick returns to the team that drafted him 11th overall in 2018.

NBA

Russell, Kornet among free agency moves

Victor Wembanyama has another big man to help him out in San Antonio. The Houston Rockets continued their offseason overhaul. And Orlando and Atlanta made moves with eyes on contending this coming season as the NBA’s free agency period got underway.

The Spurs lured center Luke Kornet away from Boston with a four-year, $41 million deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team cannot announce the deal until the league’s signing moratorium for most contracts is lifted on Sunday.

The Rockets, meanwhile, added veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith on a four-year, $53 million deal shortly after free agency opened.

ESPN also reported that the Rockets’ run on free agents continued with the addition of center Clint Capela, who agreed to a three-year deal with the Rockets, ESPN said.

Dallas, which needed some point guard help especially because the newly re-signed Kyrie Irving — rehabbing from an ACL tear — may not be ready to play until about midseason, agreed with D’Angelo Russell on a two-year contract worth nearly $13 million.

The Brooklyn Nets are trading Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and a first-round draft pick, a source said, sending Johnson back to the Western Conference, where he helped Phoenix reach the 2021 NBA Finals, two years before Porter helped the Nuggets win the title.

The Nets will receive the Nuggets’ 2032 first-round pick in the deal.

League boosts salary cap to max 10%

The NBA has set the salary cap for the coming season at $154.647 million, the maximum allowed 10% increase over the level for this past season.

The tax level for the 2025-26 season is $187.895 million, the league said. The cap and tax go into effect on Tuesday, and the league’s moratorium period for most signings will be lifted at noon on Sunday.

The minimum team salary is $139.182 million.

NHL

Panthers re-sign Marchand, Ekblad

The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

After Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett said they never wanted to leave South Florida, they got their wish. Days after locking up Bennett long term, the Panthers agreed to re-sign Ekblad and Marchand.

Ekblad agreed to an eight-year deal worth $48.8 million. Marchand agreed to a six-year deal, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Edmonton, which lost to Florida in the final each of the past two seasons, got an important deal done with Evan Bouchard for $42 million over four years, an annual cap hit of $10.5 million.

Columbus agreed to terms with Ivan Provorov on a seven-year contract worth $59.5 million, according to a person with knowledge of the extension.

The New York Islanders signed Alexander Romanov to an eight-year contract that another person with knowledge of the extension said is worth $50 million. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Olympics

SafeSport report shows modest progress

The U.S. Center for SafeSport’s annual report updates progress on changes it has made in several areas, including its handling of complaints involving minors and the way it categorizes a wide-ranging set of outcomes called “administrative closures” that sometimes create more questions than answers.

The center is offering more information about administrative closures — cases that critics complained ended up in a “black box” from which no details could be found and, thus, could prevent sports organizations from taking steps of their own to curtail abusers.

Now, those cases have been divided into two categories — “closures” and “holds” — and those have subsections that explain the reason for the action.

The report also offered an update on its case numbers. It received an average of 155 reports a week in 2024, which marked a 2780% increase over 2017, when it opened.

SOCCER

Players’ union warns of heat risk in coming years

Extreme heat faced by soccer players at the Club World Cup in the United States will likely be an even bigger problem at the next two men’s World Cups, their global union FIFPRO warned.

The monthlong club event is being played in a heatwave in 11 American cities and union officials praised FIFA for helping to better protect players with cooling measures at games. Still, FIFA did not take FIFPRO’s pre-tournament advice to look at postponing kickoff times by several hours on the hottest days.

Six of the 16 World Cup host cities next year in the U.S., Canada and Mexico are judged by FIFPRO as “extremely high risk” for heat stress injury to players among the 48 teams.

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— From news services