10:56 PM ET Associated Press The deadline for retired players to opt in to the $18.9 million settlement of the concussion lawsuit against the NHL has been extended. Players’ lawyers confirmed the extension to The Associated Press on Friday night. It was not immediately clear what the new deadline was. The 318 former players who
10:54 PM ET Associated Press KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — David Toms shot his second straight 7-under 65 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship. Toms, 52, had eight birdies and a bogey on another windy day at Hualalai. “It was a tougher day today,” Toms said. “I
10:17 PM ET Former Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz, making his first visit to Capital One Arena as coach of the New York Islanders, was greeted with a standing ovation Friday night when a video tribute in his honor played during the first break in action. Trotz saluted the fans throughout the video, which ended
9:36 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle reiterated on his weekly radio show that disgruntled point guard Dennis Smith Jr. “is welcome to come back and rejoin the team whenever he feels like he can,” adding that he believes Smith’s advisers are telling him to stay away from the team. Smith has missed the
12:22 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sidney Torres IV said he never realized he would create so much buzz when he enlisted friend Alvin Kamara to make a cameo appearance in a pair of commercials for his trash-collection company this week. But it worked out even better than expected for the New Orleans-based entrepreneur and
8:54 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Andre Drummond left Detroit’s game against Miami on Friday night with a nasal injury after he was hit in the face by an opponent’s arm. James Johnson of the Heat caught Drummond in the face in the first half, and the Detroit big man left after playing only
9:35 PM ET CHICAGO — Cubs star Kris Bryant expressed frustration for free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who remain unsigned with less than a month to go before spring training begins. With the offseason providing few answers for baseball’s superstar free agents, we shed some light on where things stand and where they’re
8:50 PM ET Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trocheck returned to the Florida Panthers‘ lineup Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing nearly two months. The 25-year-old center missed 27 games since breaking his right ankle in a game against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 19. He practiced with the Panthers for
8:29 PM ET For the first time in his professional career, Phil Mickelson will skip his hometown PGA Tour event, the Farmers Insurance Open. Mickelson, 48, who is leading the Desert Classic through 36 holes, said Friday he would not play next week at Torrey Pines, the San Diego course where he has played 28
8:06 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trent Dilfer, the former NFL quarterback who won the Super Bowl in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens, has been hired as head football coach at a Tennessee high school. Lipscomb Academy athletic director Dr. Mike Roller announced the hiring Friday. Dilfer says he felt led to Lipscomb