Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz will start the All-Star Game at first base for the American League, replacing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays.Guerrero had been voted in as a starter by fans but is opting to let his ailing back heal as...

Patrick Ewing is returning to the coaching ranks, joining the Washington Wizards as an assistant to head coach Brian Keefe, ESPN reported on Saturday.Ewing, 63, had been serving as an ambassador for the New York Knicks, with whom he starred from 1985-2...

The Nashville Predators on Saturday announced a reworked contract for newly acquired forward Mavrik Bourque, who signed a six-year, $33 million deal.The Predators traded for Bourque on July 1, also acquiring defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Dallas S...

No. 2 overall draft pick Darryn Peterson shined in his Summer League debut, scoring 28 points in 27 minutes to help the Utah Jazz notch a 103-102 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at Salt Lake City.Peterson has the microscope on him a...

The Edmonton Oilers signed newly acquired defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension, his agents confirmed Saturday.The 24-year-old restricted free agent joined the Oilers along with defenseman Zachary Sharp in a tra...

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent defenseman Emil Andrae to a two-year contract on Sunday morning.Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however TSN reported the value of the deal at $3.1 million.The Maple Leafs acquired And...