Thursday, February 26, 2026 —

SPORTS DISPATCH

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Source: Scherzer agrees to return to Blue Jays
THE BIG LEAGUES
SOCCER Sign up for the Moving the Goalposts newsletter: our free women’s football email
NFL Source: Broncos bring Colorado DC onto staff
NBA Banned by NBA, Porter joins USBL's SuperHawks
MLB Ranking all 30 MLB lineups for 2026
NFL Titans cut starting C Cushenberry, safety Woods
NBA New Lakers president: Pelinka to remain in role
NHL Hooked on hockey after the Olympics? An updated look at the NHL's playoff picture
MLB Dodgers' Sasaki hit hard, struggles in spring debut
NHL 🏒 Power Rankings: Olympic break assessments
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NBA OKC ends loss to Detroit with top 6 scorers hurt
SOCCER Outrage in Austria after man ordered to pay female footballers €625 each for secretly filming dressing room
NBA Inside the secret history of the black mamba
NHL Olympic standouts, disappointments from all 32 NHL teams: Who starred in Milan Cortina?
SOCCER Footballers are calling out racism because they have had enough. Those with power must act | Samuel Okafor
NHL Lightning's Cooper out 2 games after dad's death
NFL Ranking the top offseason trade candidates: Who are the best players available?
MLB Verlander, Valdez to get final Tigers pay in 2039
MLB Skenes sees gold for U.S. at WBC: 'What we do'
MLB Who rules the corner outfield -- Judge, Soto or Tatis? Buster Olney ranks the top 10
SOCCER Football ‘has eaten almost every sport’ due to digital dominance, says podcast chief
TRADES & RUMORS
NFL 2026 draft prospects get important advice from NFL rookies
NFL Source: Bears allow LB Edmunds to seek trade
SOCCER Champions League roundup: Atalanta oust Dortmund, Galatasaray thwart Juventus fightback
MLB Sale signs 1-year, $27M extension with Braves
NBA Suns' Ishbia offers $1M to All-Star contest winners
NBA Harden sits after X-rays show right thumb fracture
SOCCER Championship roundup: Coventry battle back to see off Sheffield United
NFL Replay errors in early games worry NFL coaches
NFL Who will start for the Vikings, Browns and Jets? QB1 predictions for all 32 teams
SOCCER Scotland fans given all-clear to wear their sporrans at World Cup matches
MLB ✍️ Handing out offseason grades for all 30 teams
NHL Vegas returns without 5 players from Olympic final
MLB Rangers' top prospect has surgery, out 5-6 months
NBA NBA Power Rankings: Will the Wolves rise? Where all 30 teams land after All-Star break
NHL Pens' Crosby put on IR, to miss at least 4 weeks
NFL 👀 50 top free agents, 50 perfect team fits
SOCCER Sign up to the Sport in Focus newsletter: the sporting week in photos
NHL Blues' Thomas on leave for personal matter
NBA NBA Futures: Thunder, Nuggets, Spurs title favorites; Cunningham making MVP charge
NHL Devils honor Jack Hughes as NHL play resumes
NFL Top NFL prospect Reese says he's an OLB/edge
FIGHT NIGHT & MORE
NBA Carlisle questions NBA's process for Pacers' fine
NBA Lakers add ex-Virginia coach Bennett as adviser
MLB Pirates' Griffin, MLB's top prospect, wows with HRs
NFL Source: Kyler hasn't talked to Cards, refuting GM
NBA Botched final play sees Luka hesitate, LeBron miss
NFL Jags, Commanders host teams for London games
SOCCER Martin O’Neill claims VAR ‘debilitating’ for officials after Celtic fail with red card appeal
SOCCER Vinícius has last word as Real Madrid wrap up victory over Benfica
SOCCER Mary Earps says she ‘learned some tough lessons’ from book backlash
NHL Hellebuyck set for Medal of Freedom, Trump says
NHL Stars' Rantanen out weeks after Olympic injury
NBA MVP odds tighten as SGA, Jokic near ineligibility
NHL NHL trade grades: What can Kulak do for the Avalanche?
NFL Bain: NFL teams focused on play, not arm length
NBA We predicted the 12-man USA basketball roster in the 2028 Olympics
MLB Buster Olney ranks the top 10 shortstops in MLB this season
NBA 👀 What's next for the NBA's 10 worst teams
MLB Sabathia to be 24th Yankee with retired number
MLB Braves launching own network to air 140 games
NHL USA's gold medal hockey win draws 26M viewers
MLB: Source: Scherzer agrees to return to Blue Jays — NBA: We predicted the 12-man USA basketball roster in the 2028 Olympics — NBA: OKC ends loss to Detroit with top 6 scorers hurt — SOCCER: Sign up to the Sport in Focus newsletter: the sporting week in photos — SOCCER: Sign up for the Moving the Goalposts newsletter: our free women’s football email — SOCCER: Mary Earps says she ‘learned some tough lessons’ from book backlash — SOCCER: Outrage in Austria after man ordered to pay female footballers €625 each for secretly filming dressing room — SOCCER: Football ‘has eaten almost every sport’ due to digital dominance, says podcast chief — SOCCER: Scotland fans given all-clear to wear their sporrans at World Cup matches — SOCCER: Sign up for the Football Daily newsletter: our free football email — MLB: Verlander, Valdez to get final Tigers pay in 2039 — MLB: Braves launching own network to air 140 games — MLB: ✍️ Handing out offseason grades for all 30 teams — MLB: Who rules the corner outfield -- Judge, Soto or Tatis? Buster Olney ranks the top 10 — MLB: Buster Olney ranks the top 10 shortstops in MLB this season —