MLB Owners Push Salary Cap to 2028
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Major League Baseball owners have offered to hold off on a salary cap until the 2028 season, turning 2027 into a transition year, in their newest proposal to the players union with the current labor deal set to expire in about four weeks. Under the plan the league made public Tuesday,
Brewers Land Four MLB Award Finalists as BBWAA Field Is Set
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists. Second baseman Brice Turang is up for National League Most
Eight MLB Free Agents Get $23.15 Million Qualifying Offers
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Eight players headed for free agency were handed one-year qualifying offers worth $23.15 million for 2027 before Monday’s deadline, Major League Baseball said, and the open market began right after. The group: outfielder Randy Arozarena of the Mariners, second baseman Brandon Lowe of the Pirates, outfielder Seiya Suzuki of the Cubs,
McDavid Passes Gretzky Mark as Oilers Beat Rangers 4-1
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Connor McDavid needed just 15 games to reach 30 assists, the quickest any player has done it in NHL history, on Sunday night in Manhattan, where Edmonton handled the Rangers 4-1. Wayne Gretzky had owned the mark since 1984-85, when he got there in 16 games. McDavid’s 30th helper came in
Heidi Klum Arrives as a Giant Severed Hand
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Heidi Klum celebrated the 25th edition of her Halloween party Saturday night by showing up as an oversized, blood-soaked copy of her own left hand. Only the model’s eyes and mouth were visible inside the costume, which copied her red manicure and the rings she wears, including one on the thumb
Saturday Night Live Honors Patrick Stewart
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Saturday Night Live remembered Patrick Stewart at the end of this weekend’s show, rolling the moment from his lone hosting turn in 1994 when he introduced musical guest Salt-N-Pepa, followed by an In Memoriam card. Stewart, the Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men star, died Wednesday at 86 at his
MLB Free Agency Opens Monday With a Dec. 1 Lockout Looming
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Baseball’s offseason has barely begun, and the clock is already running. Free agents may start signing with new clubs at 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, leaving roughly four weeks before the sport’s labor contract runs out on Dec. 1 and owners are widely expected to shut down player business. The Milwaukee
Key Dates Ahead
NEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became free agents at 9 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, and trades