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BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Assigned INF Livan Soto outright to Norfolk (IL).
BOSTON RED SOX: Agreed to terms with RHPs Austin Adams, Yovanny Cruz, Noah Davis and Robert Stock and LHP Sean Newcomb on minor league contracts. Agreed to terms with OF Jarren Duran on a one-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS: Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Castro, LHP Steven Okert, LHP Blake Weiman, C Joe Hudson and INF Zach Short on minor league contracts.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with IFs Alan Angulo, Warren Calcano, Luis Steven King, Ramcell Medina, Jesus Ortega and Roy Rivero, RHPs Keisther Castillo, Kendry Chourio, Freddy Contreras, Argenis Done, Angel Garcia, Kenyer Penaloza, Reynell Ramos, Javier Rojas and Denis Samudio, OFs Lewis German, Alejandro Guerrero and Luis Ramon King, Cs Moises Marchan, Emanuel Martinez, Richer Mata and Jose Montilla.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Leclerc on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Will Klein for assignment.
SEATTLE MARINERS: Designated 2B Samad Taylor for assignment. Assigned C Nick Raposo outright to Tacoma (IL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: Acquired OF Myles Straw, cash considerations, & international signing bonus pool space for the 2025 period from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES: Claimed RHP Amos Willingham off waivers from the Washington Nationals. Designated RHP Allan Winans for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Jackson Dannelley on a contract. Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with RHPs Wuillinger Tovar, Diego Areinamo, Jacksel Labastida and Jesus Cova, LHP Luisberth Valdez, Cs Yoelvis Betancourt and Johan Rodriguez and INFs Angel Carmona and Manuel Campos.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: Designated RHP J.B. Bukauskas for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Elvin Rodriguez on a contract.
NEW YORK METS: Agreed to terms with LF Jesse Winker.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: Acquired RHP Chase Shugart from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Matt McShane.
NFL
ATLANTA FALCONS: Signed DL LaCale London to a reserve/futures contract.
BUFFALO BILLS: Signed TE Armani Rogers to a reserve/futures contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS: Fired defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Activated DB Jaylen Watson to the active roster from injured reserve.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Signed CB Nahshon Wright to a reserve/futures contract. Signed WR Jeshaun Jones to a reserve/futures contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Signed DB J.T. Woods to a reserve/futures contract.
TENNESSEE TITANS: Hired Mike Borgonza to general manager.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS: Signed CB Allan George and WR Mike Strachan to reserve/futures contracts.
NHL
NHL: Suspended New York Islanders RW Maxim Tsyplakov three-games for illegal checking.
CAROLINA HURRICANES: Reassigned G Dustin Tokarski to Chicago (AHL). Activated G Frederik Andersen from injured reserve.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: Signed D Jake Christiansen to a two-year contract extension.
EDMONTON OILERS: Signed D John Klingberg. Signed D John Klingberg to a one-year contract.
MINNESOTA WILD: Recalled C Devin Shore from Iowa (AHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: Placed F Erik Haula on injured reserve. Recalled D Colton White from Utica (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Recalled C Marc Gatcomb from Bridgeport (AHL). Placed RW Hudson Fasching on injured reserve.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: Recalled D Max Crozier from the Syracuse (AHL).
MLS
AUSTIN FC: Transferred MF Sebastián Driussi to Club Atlético River Plate in exchange for a club-record transfer fee for an outgoing player.
COLORADO RAPIDS FC: Acquired a 2026 natural first-round SuperDraft pick from Toronto FC in exchange for the approval to hire Colorado Rapids FC assistant coach Neil Emblen and first-team analyst Jase Kim.
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC: Signed D Obafemi Awodesu to first team contract through the 2025 season with club options in 2026 and 2027.
LA GALAXY: Signed LA G Owen Pratt, Ds Riley Dalgado and Jose Magaña and MF Vicente Garcia as homegrown players.
ORLANDO CITY SC: Acquired W Nicolás Rodríguez from Fortaleza C.E.I.F. via transfer as a U22 initiative player through 2027, with a club option in 2028, pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: Transferred G Emi Ochoa to Cruz Azul for an undisclosed fee. Signed MF Kaedren Spivey and F Jermaine Spivey to professional contracts.
NHL summaries
Penguins 5, Sabres 2
Pittsburgh 0 3 2 — 5 Buffalo 1 0 1 — 2
First Period: 1, Buffalo, Power 6 (Byram, Benson), 15:16 (pp).
Second Period: 2, Pittsburgh, Rakell 23 (Grzelcyk, Rust), 1:41 (pp). 3, Pittsburgh, Beauvillier 10 (Glass), 2:08. 4, Pittsburgh, Glass 2 (Tomasino, Nedeljkovic), 11:43 (pp).
Third Period: 5, Pittsburgh, Rust 18 (Grzelcyk, Bunting), 1:09 (pp). 6, Buffalo, Benson 8 (Tuch, Thompson), 14:46. 7, Pittsburgh, Nedeljkovic 1, 17:18 (en).
Shots on goal: Pittsburgh 6-10-3: 19. Buffalo 10-13-19: 42.
Power-play opportunities: Pittsburgh 3 of 4. Buffalo 1 of 5.
Goalies: Pittsburgh, Nedeljkovic 8-7-4 (42 shots-40 saves). Buffalo, Luukkonen 14-14-4 (18-14).
Hurricanes 3, Golden Knights 2
Vegas 0 1 1 — 2 Carolina 0 1 2 — 3
First Period: None.
Second Period: 1, Vegas, Hertl 13 (Olofsson, Pietrangelo), 4:22. 2, Carolina, Jarvis 14 (Slavin, Martinook), 11:57.
Third Period: 3, Carolina, Blake 10 (Svechnikov, Orlov), 0:46. 4, Carolina, Jarvis 15 (Martinook, Staal), 6:09. 5, Vegas, Theodore 5 (Dorofeyev, Eichel), 9:52 (pp).
Shots on goal: Vegas 13-8-10: 31. Carolina 7-13-8: 28.
Power-play opportunities: Vegas 1 of 3. Carolina 0 of 4.
Goalies: Vegas, Hill 18-8-2 (28 shots-25 saves). Carolina, Kochetkov 17-9-2 (31-29).
NHL SCORING Leaders
Name Team GP G
Leon Draisaitl EDM 45 31
Sam Reinhart FLA 46 27
Mark Scheifele WPG 46 27
Kyle Connor WPG 46 26
William Nylander TOR 46 26
Brayden Point TBL 38 26
Mikko Rantanen COL 46 25
Cole Caufield MTL 44 24
Kirill Kaprizov MIN 34 23
Jake Guentzel TBL 42 22
Nico Hischier NJD 47 22
Rickard Rakell PIT 46 22
Adrian Kempe LAK 42 21
Alex Ovechkin WAS 29 21
Jordan Kyrou STL 46 20
Dylan Larkin DET 44 20
Anders Lee NYI 44 20
Connor McDavid EDM 42 20
David Pastrnak BOS 46 20
John Tavares TOR 44 20
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