Tonight Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers visit Clay Holmes and the NY Mets. Pregame at 5:35pm. First pitch at 6:10pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions. After Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett said they never wanted to leave South Florida, they got their wish. Days after locking up Bennett long term, the Panthers have agreed to re-sign Ekblad and Marchand, according to people familiar with the agreements. Ekblad agreed to an eight-year deal with an average value of $6.1 million, while Marchand agreed to a six-year deal.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild will play the upcoming season at Grand Casino Arena after a naming rights deal with the tribal gaming and hospitality company that succeeds the venue’s original name, Xcel Energy Center. The Wild on Monday announced the 14-year agreement with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe that takes effect in September. The tribe operates two casino-resort complexes north of the Twin Cities. The arena has about 18,000 seats for hockey. It opened in 2000 for the Wild’s inaugural season in the NHL on a 25-year naming rights deal with Xcel Energy that expired this summer.
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors. Toronto and Portland will enter the league next year. All three of the new teams that were announced Monday have NBA ownership groups. Each paid a $250 million expansion fee. All three teams also will be building new practice facilities for the WNBA teams.