Sports News And Notes: October 2019

Two Top Players In The NHL Are Injured

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Two top NHLers are injured.

NHL

Winnipeg Jet's Patrik Laine is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning's Victor Hedman is also day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Patrik Laine

Victor Hedman

On a sad note.

Former Toronto Maple Leaf's general manager, Jim Gregory, has passed away at age 83.

NFL

Josh Robinson has abruptly retired.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed Marqise Lee on injured reserve.

Landeskog Out Indefinitely, Jose Signs Huge Contract

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It is a busy day in the NHL and NFL.

NHL

Colorado Avalanche's captain, Gabriel Landeskog, is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.

(Top) Gabriel Landeskog

The Nashville Predators have signed their captain, Roman Josi, to an eight-year, $72.47 million contract extension.

Roman Josi signs huge contract extension.

Winnipeg Jet's Adam Lowry has been suspended for two games for boarding Calgary Flame's Oliver Kylington on Saturday night.

The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Brendan Perlini from the Chicago Blackhawks for Alec Regula.

NFL

The Los Angeles Rams have reportedly traded Aqib Talib and a fifth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for a future draft pick.

Sticking with the Dolphins, the team have placed Xavien Howard on injured reserve with a knee injury.

The Atlanta Falcons are reportedly releasing veteran Matt Bryant.

New York Jet's C.J. Mosley is out five to six weeks with a groin injury.

The Cleveland Browns have traded Genard Avery to the Philadelphia Eagles for a fourth-round pick in 2021.

MLB

Finally, the Toronto Blue Jays have claimed Anthony Bass off waivers.

Bad News For Blues, Belichick Gets 300th Victory As Coach

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I have quite a bite to get to today.

Here we go.

NHL

This is bad for the St. Louis Blues.

The team has lost their top player, Vladmir Tarasenko, for five months after he underwent surgery on his left shoulder.

(Left) Vladmir Tarasenko is out for five months.

Vancouver Canuck's Tyler Motte is out for two weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

Travis Dermott is going to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup tomorrow night against the Washington Capitals.

(Top) Travis Dermott returns tomorrow night.

The Calgary Flames have reportedly placed Tobias Rieder on waivers.

NFL

(Above) Bill Belichick gets 300th win.

New England Patriot's coach, Bill Belichick, earned his 300th career victory yesterday in a 27-13 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Congratulations Bill!

The New York Giants have reportedly acquired Leonard Williams from the New York Jets for a 202 third-round pick and a 2021 fifth-round pick.

MLB

Finally, the Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly fired general manager, Neal Huntington.

Well Known Umpire Dies

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I have just two headlines today.

MLB

Some really sad news to start off.

Former Major League umpire, Chuck Meriwether has passed away at age 63.

Well known MLB umpire, Chuck Meriwether, has died at 63.

NFL

The New York Jets have released Kelechi Osemele.

Cubs Hire Ross

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I have just a few headlines today.

MLB

The Chicago Cubs have hired David Ross as their new manager.

NBA

The Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly signed Cedi Osman to a four-year, $30.8 million contract extension.

NHL

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired Erik Gudbranson from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Andreas Martinsen and a 2021 seventh-round pick.

Hicks Needs Surgery, Out Eight To 10 Months

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I have quite a bit of headlines today.

Here we go.

MLB

New York Yankee's Aaron Hicks has to undergo Tommy John surgery and is probably out for eight to 10 months.

(Above) Aaron Hicks could be out for eight to 10 months.

The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly hired Joe Girardi as their new manager.

The San Diego Padres have reportedly hired Jayce Tingler as their new manager.

NBA

Toronto Raptor's Fred VanVleet is day-to-day with an ankle injury.

Fred VanVleet

Sacramento King's Marvin Bagley III is reportedly out for four to six weeks with a fractured right thumb.

NFL

Jacksonville Jaguar's Marcell Dareus is out for four to six weeks with a core muscle injury.

Also, the Jaguars have signed Malcom Smith.

Finally, the New England Patriots have placed Josh Gordon on the injured reserve with a knee injury.

Rantanen Is Week-To-Week

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I have quite a bit of NHL headlines today.

NHL

Colorado Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

(Circled) Mikko Rantanen

The Winnipeg Jets have claimed Luca Sbisa off waivers.

The Ottawa Senators have placed both Colin White and Artem Amisimov on injured reserve.

White is out three to five weeks with a hip flexor/groin injury.

Anisimov is out 1-2 weeks with a lower-body injury.

NBA

Detroit Piston's Blake Griffin is out with left hamstring and knee soreness.

Williamson Out Six To Eight Weeks

Hello sports fans.

With the NBA season starting tonight, teams have made some last minute signings.

Also, there were a few trades in the NFL.

NBA

New Orleans Pelican's Zion Williamson is out for six to eight weeks after having his torn lateral meniscus repaired today.

(Top) Zion Williamson

The Boston Celtics have signed Jaylen Brown to a four-year, $115 million contract extension.

The Indiana Pacers have signed Domantas Sabonis to a four-year contract extension.

The San Antonio Spurs have reportedly signed Dejounte Murray to a four-year, $64 million contract extension.

The Brooklyn Nets have signed Taureen Prince to multiyear contract extension.

The Detroit Pistons have waived Joe Johnson.

The Sacramento Kings have signed Buddy Hield to a four-year, $86 million contract extension.

NFL

The San Francisco 49ers have acquired Emmanuel Sanders, a 2020 fifth-round draft pick from the Denver Broncos for a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick.

The Seattle Seahawks have reportedly acquired Quandre Diggs from the Detroit Lions for a 2020 fifth-round pick.

The New England Patriots have acquired Mohamed Samu from the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick in 2020.

NHL

David Krejci

Finally, the Boston Bruins have placed David Krejci on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Major League Umpire Dies

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Just Two headlines today.

Unfortunately, I start this entry with sad news.

MLB

Major League umpire, Eric Cooper, has passed away at age 52.

(Top), Eric Cooper

NHL

Florida Panther's Alekander Barkov is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Boyle Signs With Panthers, Another NFL QB Injured

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I have just two headlines today.

NHL

The Florida Panthers have signed Brian Boyle to a one-year contract reportedly worth $940,000.

Brian Boyle

NFL

Atlanta's Falcons quarterback, Matt Ryan suffered a right ankle injury in today's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

There's no knowledge on how severe Ryan's injury is.

Raptors Sign Pascal

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Just two headlines involving the Toronto Raptors.

NBA

The Raptors have signed Pascal Siakam to a four-year, $130 million contract extension.

Pascal Siakam gets huge payout.

The Raptors also waived Cameron Payne, Devin Robinson, and Matt Morgan.

Matt Morgan

Mahomes Gets injured

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I got a few headlines today, including a huge injury in the NFL last night.

NFL

Kansas City Chief's quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, injured his right knee last night against the Denver Broncos.

Reports indicated that Mahomes is out for a month.

(Above), Patrick Mahomes is helped off the field last night.

MLB

Atlanta Brave's Freddie Freeman has undergone arthroscopic surgery, but is scheduled to return for spring training.

Cleveland Indian's Roberto Perez underwent ankle surgery and is also scheduled to return for spring training.

NHL

The struggling New Jersey Devils have signed Nico Hischier to a seven-year contract extension.

NBA

The Detroit Pistons have exercised their team option on Luke Kennard for the 2020-21 season.

Tavares out Two Weeks With Broken Finger

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I have more headlines for you today.

NHL

The big headline today is Leaf's captain, John Tavares, being out for two weeks with a broken finger.

(Above) John Tavares broke his finger.

Edmonton Oiler's Joel Persson is out seven to 10 days with a concussion.

NBA

(Above) Matt Morgan

The Toronto Raptors have signed Matt Morgan and waived Sagaba Konate.

The Washington Wizards have signed Bradley Beal to a two-year contract extension worth nearly $72 million.

NFL

The Oakland Raiders have signed Darren Waller to a multiyear contract extension.

After seven seasons, Brock Osweiler has decided to retire.

Nationals Go To The World Series

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Hang tight.

I've got quite a few headlines today.

MLB

The Washington Nationals are headed to their first ever World Series after sweeping the St Louis Cardinals four straight.

Tonight's ALCS game is postponed because of rain.

The Los Angeles Angels have hired Joe Maddon as their new manager.

The Toronto Blue Jays are scheduled to played the New York Yankees next March in Montreal.

NFL

The Los Angeles Rams made two more trades today.

The Rams acquired Jalen Ramsey from Jacksonville Jaguars for first-round picks in 2020, 2021, and a fourth-round pick in 2021.

The Rams also acquired Austin Corbett from the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick in 2021.

The New England Patriots have signed Ben Watson, Eric Tomlinson and released Cody Kessler.

NHL

Finally, Edmonton Oiler's Joakim Nygard is out for two to four weeks with a rib injury.

Struggling Rams Makes A Trade

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Got a few headlines from the National Hockey League and National Football League.

NFL

The struggling Los Angeles Rams have made a trade.

The team has traded Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens for Kenny Young and an undisclosed 2020 draft pick.

Marcus Peters

NHL

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Chris Stewart to a one-way, $750,000 contract.

Pittsburgh Penguin's Jared McCann is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

The Vancouver Canucks have recalled Zane McIntyre.

McDavid, Laine, And Crosby Named NHL Stars Of The Week

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I'm back with a few headlines today.

NHL

Edmonton Oiler's Connor McDavid, Winnipeg Jet's Patrik Laine, and Pittsburgh Penguin's Sidney Crosby were named the Three Stars Of The Week.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent Rasmus Sandin to the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies and recalled Kevin Gravel.

Arizona Coyote's defenseman, Niklas Hjamarsson is reportedly out for three months with a crack fibula.

NFL

Seattle Seahawk's Will Dissly suffered an Achilles injury yesterday against the Cleveland Browns.