Jason Robertson signs $12 million deal with Dallas Stars to avoid arbitration hearing

July 23, 2026

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars will avoid a salary arbitration hearing after the high-scoring forward signed a $12 million contract for next season. The Stars announced the deal Tuesday night, a day before Robertson's 27th birthday and 2 1/2 weeks after he had filed for arbitration. "Jason has been a cornerstone of our franchise since he was drafted in 2017," Stars general manager Jim Nill said. "A dynamic and skilled player, he has been one of the league's top offensive threats since making his NHL debut." Robertson, who has 490 points (213 goals and ...

MLB players propose expanded draft eligibility in another sign of looming labor confrontation

July 23, 2026

NEW YORK — Baseball players proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June in a signal the sport is heading to a labor confrontation this offseason. During a two-hour bargaining session Tuesday ...

NFL training camps set to open with 10 new head coaches, several QB changes and plenty of hope

July 23, 2026

The countdown is over. NFL training camp has arrived. Every team is 0-0 so there's hope in each city that this season ends with a championship parade. Bryce Young and the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers report Wednesday. So do the Arizona Cardinals, led by rookie head coach ...

WNBA enjoys ‘hypergrowth’ under Commissioner Cathy Engelbert amid strained relationship with players

July 23, 2026

NEW YORK — The WNBA has grown at an exponential rate during Cathy Engelbert's tenure as commissioner, a stewardship that at times has been tumultuous during her nearly seven years at the helm. Engelbert, the second-longest tenured WNBA president or commissioner, helped negotiate a ...

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing eager to fulfill late team owner’s wish to become full-time IndyCar team

July 23, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Each May, Dennis Reinbold would come to the Indianapolis 500 and explain he desperately wanted to return to full-time IndyCar racing. His dream is on the cusp of becoming reality. A little more than a month after the Indianapolis-based team owner died at 65, his oldest son, Derek, announced Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had purchased one of the series' 25 charters from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The transaction paves the way for DRR to run one full-time car next season for the first time since 2012. Series officials must still approve the move, though that ...

Brewers remaining careful with Jacob Misiorowski as he returns from layoff

July 22, 2026

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy says the Brewers want to monitor Jacob Misiorowski's workload coming out of the All-Star break. The first example of that came Monday night. Misiorowski worked just four innings in an 8-3 victory over the New York Mets that marked his first appearance since pitching seven innings in a July 7 victory at St. Louis. The Brewers scratched Misiorowski from a scheduled July 12 start in Pittsburgh due to arm fatigue, and he didn't pitch in the All-Star Game last week despite getting selected to the team for a second straight year. "I think we ...