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Joel Edmundson (2 goals), Kings hold off Utah Hockey Club

NHL: Preseason-Los Angeles Kings at UtahSep 23, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Hockey Club forward Clayton Keller (9) shoots against Los Angeles Kings goaltender Carter George} (40) during a shootout at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images

Joel Edmundson scored the first two goals in his short Los Angeles Kings career to help the hosts beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 in a Saturday matinee.

The 31-year-old defenseman, who signed a four-year, $15.4 million deal with the Kings in July, enjoyed the first two-goal game of his career. He scored 29 goals in his first 536 regular-season games.

It ended up being a big day for Kings’ blueliners, who accounted for all three goals as Los Angeles won for the fourth time in its last five.

Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, playing for the first time in nearly two weeks, finished with 23 saves. Goalie Connor Ingram had 20 stops for Utah, which lost its third straight.

After a scoreless first period, Brandt Clarke put the Kings ahead with 12:09 left in the second on a power-play goal. His shot from beyond the faceoff circle hit off Utah defenseman Mikhail Sergachev’s stick, and that deflection allowed it to flutter past Ingram.

Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala assisted on the 21-year-old Clarke’s first goal of the season and third in 34 career games.

Edmundson doubled the Kings’ lead with 6:50 left in the period. His first goal came after Anze Kopitar won a scrum in front of the Utah net and hit the tape of the defenseman’s stick as he crashed the slot.

Kopitar earned his 1,220th career point, good for 45th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. Quinton Byfield also notched an assist.

Clayton Keller finished a give-and-go with Sergachev at 4:05 to put Utah on the board. He beat Kuemper from the left faceoff circle. Nick Schmaltz also assisted on the goal.

Kempe and Clarke assisted on Edmundson’s second, which came 69 seconds into the third. He ripped a slapshot from the blueline that beat Ingram through traffic.

Utah would not go away, though. Logan Cooley, who scored 20 goals last season as a rookie with Arizona, got the visitors back within one after beating Kuemper in the crease midway through the third. Michael Kesselring and Dylan Guenther assisted on the 20-year-old’s first of the season.

–Field Level Media

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Jays' Addison Barger to have elbow surgery, out for season

Mar 18, 2026; Dunedin, Florida, USA;  Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger (47) hits a home run during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn ImagesMar 18, 2026; Dunedin, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger (47) hits a home run during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at TD Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will undergo surgery on his right elbow Monday and will miss the remainder of the season.

The Blue Jays announced the news on Friday for Barger, who played in just nine games this season.

After missing more than one month with an ankle injury, Barger injured his elbow in his return to the field on May 9. Per manager John Schneider, Barger’s injury was sustained after the outfielder threw a 101.2-mph throw to nail a tagging runner at the plate.

“It’s tough to lose the whole year of at-bats, reps and performance,” Schneider said. “We were counting on him to be a big part of our team. You can see how much we miss him, for sure. It’s also a dude starting his career and trending in the right direction who’s missing, basically, a full season. It’s frustrating for him and for us.”

Barger, 26, went 1-for-22 (.045) with two RBIs this season after hitting 21 homers with 74 RBIs in 135 games in 2025. He batted .367 (22-for-60) with three home runs and nine RBIs in 17 games during the 2025 postseason.

Since making his major league debut in 2024, Barger is a career .223 hitter with 28 home runs and 104 RBIs in 213 games for the Blue Jays.

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WNBA All-Star Game tickets soar to $340

May 9, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) passes the ball while Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn ImagesMay 9, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) passes the ball while Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Ticket prices for the WNBA All-Star Game continue to rise leading up to the tipoff on Saturday night in Chicago.

The get-in price at United Center escalated from $74 on June 19 to $118 on July 19 to $233 by Friday, according to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com. At 12:20 p.m. ET on Saturday, the price stood at $343.

The game is sold out, TicketData.com reported.

Chicago last hosted the WNBA All-Star Game in 2022 at Wintrust Arena, the 10,387-seat home of the Sky.

Per Front Office Sports, last year’s WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis had a gameday get-in price of $71. And that was in a smaller venue than the United Center.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse fits about 17,200 fans. The United Center, home of the NBA’s Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks, can seat more than 20,000 people.

The All-Star teams will be headlined by Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, the leading vote-getters.

Bueckers’ team features three former UConn players — Bueckers, Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries — in the starting lineup, along with Kelsey Mitchell of the Fever and Natasha Howard of the Minnesota Lynx.

Joining Clark in the starting lineup are her teammate, Aliyah Boston, rookie Olivia Miles of the Lynx, Jessica Sheapard of the Wings and Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson.

A four-time WNBA MVP, Wilson is leading the WNBA in scoring (25.5 points) and blocks (2.0) per game.

ABC will televise the game, which has an 8:30 p.m. ET tipoff.

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Richard Carapaz, Tadej Pogacar stand tall at Stage 20 of Tour de France

Richard Carapaz of Ecuador is in action during Stage 20 of the Tour de France on Saturday. The race ends Sunday.Richard Carapaz of Ecuador is in action during Stage 20 of the Tour de France on Saturday. The race ends Sunday.

Richard Carapaz of Ecuador won the stage and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia all but wrapped up his fifth general classification title in seven years during a wild penultimate day at the Tour de France on Saturday.

The 33-year-old Carapaz capped a monumental week with his second victory in three stages, and third of his career, while also taking over the polka-dot jersey for top climber of the three-week stage race. He also finished third in Friday’s Stage 19.

Stage 20 unfolded in dramatic fashion as Sepp Kuss of the United States held a comfortable lead with just over 7 kilometers remaining in the 170.9-kilometer stage as it approached the finish at the resort town of Alpe d’Huez.

Kuss then crashed against a curb on the right side of the road while exiting a tunnel but got back on his bike and continued with the lead. Misfortune struck again when Kuss crashed against a left-side curb with 5.8 kilometers remaining.

Carapaz passed Kuss after his second solo crash and went on to the stage victory for the U.S.-based EF Education-EasyPost team. Remco Evenepoel of Belgium passed Kuss near the finish line to take second place, while Kuss made his way to the podium with a disappointing third-place finish.

Kuss was trying for his second career stage and stands as the last American man to win a Tour de France Stage when he reached the finish line first in 2021.

Race leader Pogacar finished fourth in the stage, while his UAE Team Emirates teammate Isaac del Toro of Mexico was fifth. The finish kept del Toro in the white jersey given to the top rider under 26 years old.

All that remains is Sunday’s mostly ceremonial final Stage 21. Barring major disaster, Pogacar will wrap up his third consecutive Tour de France title as he takes a 6-minute, 26-second lead over Evenepoel into the final day.

In third place overall is del Toro, who is 9:42 off his teammate’s pace. Paul Seixas, the 19-year-old sensation from France, is fourth overall and nearly two minutes behind del Toro for the white jersey. Seixas finished 10th in Stage 20.

The final stage into Paris on Sunday was cut from 133 kilometers to 89 kilometers because of nearby wildfires, with fans now treated to two extra circuits along the Champs-Elysees before a climbing finish on the nearby Montmartre loop.

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