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Report: NFL salary cap rising to as much as $305.7M in 2026

NFL: Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas RaidersNov 23, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; The NFL shield logo on the field at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

NFL teams were informed on Friday that the 2026 salary cap is projected to increase from 2025’s record ceiling to between $301.2 million and $305.7 million, NFL Network reported.

This season, clubs each had a limit of $279.2 million, a $23.8 million increase from 2024. The projected number for next season is a boost of more than $20 million and almost $100 million more than the cap of $208.2 million in 2022, when it first crossed the $200 million barrier.

The league’s rise in prosperity and popularity has been reflected in TV rights deals with its broadcast partners and impacted the annual salary cap, which was $120.37 million in 2011.

The cap has risen yearly since 2011, except for 2021 when the league prioritized recovery from the pandemic, including loss of live attendance gate and concessions profits.

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TJ Rumfield drives in four to lift Rockies past Reds

Jun 30, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield (7) hits a double in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn ImagesJun 30, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield (7) hits a double in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

TJ Rumfield went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and four RBIs, as the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 on Saturday in Denver.

Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak each had two hits and two RBIs for Colorado, which recorded 14 hits and snapped a three-game losing skid. Cole Carrigg added two hits with an RBI and three runs scored.

Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4) won his fifth straight decision, allowing three runs on six hits with no walks and three strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings.

Jose Trevino hit a pair of solo homers among his three hits for Cincinnati, which trailed 8-1 after three innings and lost for the third time in its last four games.

Colorado set the tone with two runs in the first inning against Rhett Lowder (3-7). McCarthy hit a leadoff double and scored on Carrigg’s one-out double before Rumfield delivered a run-scoring single.

The Rockies tacked on four more runs in the second inning. Brett Sullivan tripled to begin the rally and scored on McCarthy’s two-out single. After stealing second base, McCarthy scored on Moniak’s single to center. Rumfield and Willi Castro followed with back-to-back RBI singles.

The Reds got on the board on Trevino’s one-out solo homer in the third before Colorado scored two more runs in the bottom half of the inning.

With runners on the corners and one out, Julian Garcia replaced Lowder and allowed a run to score on McCarthy’s groundout. Another run scored when Moniak followed with an RBI single.

Lowder yielded eight runs on 11 hits over 2 1/3 innings. He issued zero walks with two strikeouts.

Trevino homered again with one out in the fifth inning before the Rockies extended their lead with two runs in the sixth. After Carrigg drew a two-out walk, Rumfield hit his 13th homer of the season to put Colorado ahead 10-2.

Cincinnati, which had won its last seven meetings against the Rockies at Coors Field, scored a run in the seventh after Juan Mejia replaced Sugano with a runner at second and one out.

With runners on the corners and two outs, Nathaniel Lowe lined a pinch-hit single into center field to score Noelvi Marte from third.

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WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari reaches hometown final in Athens

Maria Sakkari hits during her loss to Iga Swiatek in round 3 of the women’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., March 9, 2026.Maria Sakkari hits during her loss to Iga Swiatek in round 3 of the women’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., March 9, 2026.

Maria Sakkari moved within one victory of lifting a trophy in her hometown Saturday, defeating Russia’s Alina Korneeva 6-1, 7-5 to reach the final of the Athens Open.

The fourth-seeded Sakkari controlled the opening set before Korneeva provided more resistance in the second, but the Greek favorite completed the victory in 1 hour, 23 minutes. Sakkari’s run comes 40 years after her mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, reached the final of a WTA tournament in Athens.

Sakkari will face No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic, who eliminated top-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Krejcikova regrouped after dropping the second set to reach her first final of the season in a match that was nearly twice as long as the other semifinal at two hours and 45 minutes.

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Spain’s Paula Badosa extended her winning streak to nine matches by rallying past Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the semifinals at Iasi, Romania.

Badosa recovered after dropping the opening set and was pushed deep into the next two. The former world No. 2 finally took control in the crucial tiebreaker, winning six straight points and advancing to her second straight final after winning last week’s Nordea Open.

Egypt’s Mayar Sherif claimed the other spot in the championship match by dispatching third-seeded Oleksandra Oliynykova of Ukraine 6-3, 6-1. Sherif won 10 of the final 11 games to reach her first tour-level final in two years.

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Blue Jays blank White Sox, snap 3-game skid behind Shane Bieber's strong start

Jul 18, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) throws a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn ImagesJul 18, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) throws a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

Shane Bieber pitched six strong innings Saturday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Chicago White Sox 1-0.

Bieber (1-1) allowed three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in his fifth start of the season. George Springer’s RBI single in the fourth against Davis Martin (9-5) was the difference in the game.

Louis Varland pitched a perfect ninth with one strikeout to earn his 20th save and end Toronto’s three-game losing streak. The White Sox had won four straight.

The teams have split the first two of a three-game series, with the White Sox leading the season series 4-1.

During a pregame ceremony, the 1992-93 Blue Jays, who won back-to-back World Series titles, were honored. There was also the unveiling of a statue honoring Joe Carter’s ninth-inning World Series-winning homer in 1993.

Martin retired eight batters in a row before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled off the center field wall with one out in the fourth. Springer then grounded an RBI single up the middle to give the Blue Jays the lead.

Meanwhile, Bieber survived a leadoff double and a walk in the fourth and a leadoff double in the fifth.

The Blue Jays failed to capitalize on a single, a stolen base and a walk in their fifth.

Martin walked Guerrero to lead off the sixth before striking out the next two batters. Sean Newcomb replaced Martin and allowed Daulton Varsho’s double off the wall in right-center. Alejandro Kirk was intentionally walked to load the bases before Andres Gimenez grounded out to end the threat.

Martin allowed one run, four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Jeff Hoffman took over in the seventh from Bieber and pitched around a leadoff walk with two strikeouts and a groundout.

Chase Meidroth led off the White Sox eighth with a bunt single against Tyler Rogers. Pinch runner Luisangel Acuna was caught stealing and Rogers finished the inning with a strikeout and a flyout.

Toronto recalled right-hander Lazaro Estrada and left-hander Brendon Little from Triple-A Buffalo. Left-hander Adam Macko and right-hander CJ Van Eyk were optioned to Buffalo.

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