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Ka'imi Fairbairn Out Friday, Matt Ammendola To Sign
Kicker Matt Ammendola is set to be joining the Houston Texans, per multiple reports. The team will be without primary kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn, who is dealing with a minor injury, for Friday's preseason finale against San Francisco. Fairbairn has served as the Texans' primary kicker for each of the past five seasons, so a change... Read More
Blake Bell Undergoes Hip Surgery
It was announced Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs tight end Blake Bell (hip) had undergone surgery to repair a hip flexor issue, which will keep him sidelined for an extended period of time. Bell was set to serve as the complement at tight end for All-Pro Travis Kelce, but that role will likely slide to... Read More
Brett Maher Wins Kicker Job, Lirim Hajrullahu Released
Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher is the only remaining kicker on the team's roster after it released Lirim Hajrullahu on Tuesday. Maher provides a familiar face to the Dallas kicking game, having appeared in 29 games across the 2018-19 campaigns. The 32-year-old kicked in eight games for the Saints last year, missing just one of... Read More
Eduardo Escobar Officially Lands On Injured List
New York Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar (oblique) has been officially placed on the 10-day injured list. The 33-year-old suffered a left oblique strain last week. The expectation was that he'd need a trip to the injured list, but the team was trying to wait it out. He was in the lineup on Tuesday, but... Read More
Browns Claim Easop Winston Jr. Off Waivers
The Cleveland Browns have claimed wide receiver Easop Winston Jr. off waivers from the New Orleans Saints. The 25-year-old was reportedly having a good camp with the Saints. Despite that, the team has decided to move on from the former Washington State Huskies wideout. The Browns are in need of another receiver with Jakeem Grant... Read More
Pirates To Recall Roansy Contreras
The Pittsburgh Pirates are recalling right-hander Roansy Contreras from the minors on Tuesday. Contreras has thrown 50 innings in the majors for the Pirates so far this season, making 12 appearances, nine of which were starts. He's registered a solid 3.78 ERA to go along with a 4.89 FIP, 50 strikeouts and 22 walks in... Read More
Shea Langeliers Called Up By A's
The Oakland Athletics have promoted catching prospect Shea Langeliers from the minors on Tuesday. The team's top prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, Langeliers was hitting .283/.366/.510 with an .876 OPS, 19 home runs, 56 RBI, 62 runs scored and five stolen bases in 402 plate appearances and 92 games for Triple-A Las Vegas before his... Read More
Sacramento Adds Sam Merrill For 2022-23 Season
Guard/forward Sam Merrill has signed a contract to join the Sacramento Kings for the upcoming year. The 26-year-old appeared in six games last season for Memphis, where he was traded the previous summer in exchange for Grayson Allen. The final pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, Merrill has seen only limited playing time in his... Read More
Willie Cauley-Stein Inks One-Year Deal With Rockets
Center Willie Cauley-Stein will join the Houston Rockets for the upcoming season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The veteran big man spent last season between Dallas and Philadelphia, where he appeared in a combined 20 games (two starts) and played a career-low 9.2 minutes on a nightly basis. Cauley-Stein will attempt to compete for... Read More
Zach Jackson Tosses Another Scoreless Inning Wednesday
Oakland Athletics rookie relief pitcher Zach Jackson entered the game on Wednesday in a tie ballgame in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Angels and struck out one in a perfect inning of work to send the game to extra innings. Left-hander A.J. Puk, who had the team's last save last Thursday, pitched a... Read More
Ryan Pepiot Recalled, Starting On Wednesday
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot has been recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The 24-year-old will take the mound against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. He's posting an impressive 2.76 ERA with 19 strikeouts over 16 1/3 innings in four starts at the MLB level. The Dodgers are without Clayton Kershaw (back) for a... Read More
Atlanta Inks Trent Forrest To Two-Way Contract
The Atlanta Hawks added to their backcourt depth by signing combo guard Trent Forrest to a two-way deal for the upcoming year. Forrest was an undrafted free agent who spent the past two seasons primarily coming off the bench for the Jazz, with whom he appeared in 90 games (six starts). He averaged just 3.1... Read More
Braves Calling Up Vaughn Grissom
The Atlanta Braves are calling up top prospect Vaughn Grissom from Double-A Mississippi on Wednesday. The 21-year-old shortstop has hit a combined .324/.405/.494 with an .899 OPS, 14 home runs, 67 RBI, 72 runs scored and 27 stolen bases in 442 plate appearances over 96 games with High-A Rome and Mississippi this year in the... Read More
Francisco Alvarez Continues Success In Triple-A
New York Mets catcher prospect Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. The games top prospect absolutely crushed his fifth home run for Syracuse and the talented backstop has yet to a miss a beat since him promotion from Double-A on July 2. Alvarez has torn the cover off... Read More
Thunder Ink Mike Muscala To New Deal
Center Mike Muscala will be returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2022-23 season, the team announced Thursday. Muscala had his team option declined back in June, but the two sides were able to come to a new agreement. The 31-year-old will be entering his fourth season with the Thunder, having previously averaged 7.3... Read More
Mark Vientos Hits 18th Homer For Triple-A Syracuse
New York Mets corner infield prospect Mark Vientos went 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBI and a two-run homer for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. Vientos has been putting together a solid season for Syracuse and is hitting .264 with 18 homers and 51 RBI. With the Mets going for a championship and Vientos already on... Read More
Cade Cavalli Improving In Triple-A
Washington Nationals pitching prospect Cade Cavalli went five innings and allowed three hits, no runs, three walks and struck out three in a no-decision for Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday. The right-hander got off to a sluggish start this season, but improved in June with a 4.05 ERA and he has allowed just one unearned run... Read More
Miguel Vargas Won't Slow Down In Triple-A
Los Angeles Dodgers infield/outfield prospect Miguel Vargas continues to swing a hot bat for Triple-A Oklahoma City. On Wednesday, Vargas went 1-for-5 with his 14th longball of the season. Vargas has been the talk of town in regards to minor league players this year and is now hitting .293 with 14 homers and 68 RBI.... Read More
Kyle Finnegan To Serve As Nats Closer
Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez said that right-hander Kyle Finnegan will be "the guy" in the closer's role when asked who the team's ninth-inning arm will be with Tanner Rainey (elbow) out. If Finnegan is unavailable, Carl Edwards Jr., Steve Cishek and possibly Jordan Weems will be in the mix for saves in D.C. Rainey... Read More
Teoscar Hernandez Blasts Two Homers
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez put on a show during Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 29-year-old outfielder blasted two home runs and knocked in four runs during the 8-2 victory. This marks his first multi-homer game of the season. Hernandez struggled to do anything with the bat earlier in the season. Now,... Read More
Miguel Vargas Makes Futures Game
Los Angeles Dodgers infield prospect Miguel Vargas has made the Futures Game roster. It's no surprise with Vargas performing at an elite level for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The infielder has been adding to his versatility lately with action in left field and that could help ascend him to a stacked Dodgers big-league roster at some... Read More
Vlatko Cancar Gets Three-Year Contract Extension From Denver
Denver Nuggets power forward Vlatko Cancar has agreed to a three-year extension to remain with the franchise, including a team option in the final season. Cancar was a second-round choice in the 2017 NBA Draft and he has since played sparingly off the bench. The native of Slovenia logged a career-high 11.7 minutes across 15... Read More
Trevor Keels Inks Two-Way Deal With Knicks
Shooting guard Trevor Keels has reportedly agreed to a two-way contract with the New York Knicks, per Fred Katz of The Athletic. Keels was taken 42nd overall by the Knicks in the 2022 NBA Draft, and after center Jericho Sims had his contract converted to a main roster deal, New York had the flexibility to... Read More
Jericho Sims Earns Three-Year Deal With Knicks
New York Knicks center Jericho Sims has been given a three-year contract to remain with the organization, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sims was a second-round Draft choice by New York last season, before having appeared in 41 games (five starts). The 23-year-old shot an impressive 72.2 percent from the field in limited minutes,... Read More
John Konchar Gets Three-Year Contract Extension With Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard/small forward John Konchar has inked a three-year, $19 million contract extension to remain with the franchise, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Konchar has been a lightly utilized reserve for the Grizzlies over the past three seasons, although he appeared in a career-best 72 games last year, including his first seven starts.... Read More
Kessler Edwards Rejoins Brooklyn On Multi-Year Deal
Despite having rescinded its qualifying offer on forward Kessler Edwards, the Brooklyn Nets have inked the 21-year-old to a new multi-year contract. A second-round selection in the 2021 NBA Draft, Edwards appeared in 48 games (23 starts) with the Nets last year and averaged 5.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. At 6-foot-8, Edwards provides... Read More
Memphis Inks Kennedy Chandler To Four-Year Contract
Second-round draft-pick contracts in the NBA are notoriously finicky. Not usually including guaranteed money, draft selections are susceptible to two-way deals and being moved on from far quicker than first-round choices. But that won't be the case for Memphis point guard Kennedy Chandler. The Grizzlies are reportedly giving Chandler $4.94 million guaranteed on his four-year... Read More
San Antonio Lands Gorgui Dieng On One-Year Deal
Center Gorgui Dieng is set to rejoin the San Antonio Spurs for the 2022-23 season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Dieng appeared in 16 games off the bench for San Antonio in '20-21, before playing last year with Atlanta, where he averaged a career-low 8.4 minutes per outing. With Jakob Poeltl holding down starting... Read More
Buddy Boeheim Joins Pistons On Two-Way Deal
The Detroit Pistons and shooting guard Buddy Boeheim have agreed to a two-way deal for the upcoming season, landing the ACC's leading scorer a professional deal. Boeheim averaged 2.9 made three-point baskets per contest over his final three years at Syracuse, having been named First-team All-ACC in his final season. It remains to be seen... Read More
Dallas Intends To Hold Onto Frank Ntilikina For 2022-23 Year
Dallas Mavericks point guard Frank Ntilikina is expected to remain with the team for the upcoming season, with his contract set to become guaranteed Monday. Ntilikina appeared in 58 games (five starts) last year for Dallas, but played just 11.8 minutes per night while averaging 4.1 PPG. While he shot a career-high 39.9 percent from... Read More
