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Sean Monahan nets late winner as Blue Jackets beat Flyers
Jan 28, 2026; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko (86) carries the puckas Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Noah Juulsen (47) defends during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images Sean Monahan scored the go-ahead goal with 3:28 remaining in the third period to fuel the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
After Travis Konecny scored to complete his hat trick with 4:46 to play, Monahan regained the lead for Columbus after converting a feed from defenseman Damon Severson at the doorstep.
Charlie Coyle collected a goal and an assist on a night in which the Blue Jackets commemorated his 1,000th NHL game by giving him a silver stick, a Rolex and artwork.
Coyle wasted little time contributing while playing in his 1,002nd NHL game, beating the returning Dan Vladar to open the scoring just 38 seconds into the game. The goal was Coyle’s 12th of the season and sixth in his last eight games.
Kirill Marchenko scored his team’s co-leading 19th goal, Erik Gudbranson added his first, and Mathieu Olivier found the empty net to send Columbus to its seventh win in the last eight games.
Cole Sillinger and defenseman Zach Werenski each notched two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves for the Blue Jackets.
Konecny scored from the slot at 9:03 of the first period and again at 4:08 of the third. He completed his hat trick with his sixth goal in his last six games, bringing his season total to a team-leading 20.
Vladar denied a pair of point-blank shots in the third period to highlight his 26-save performance in his return from a six-game absence due to a lower-body injury. The free-falling Flyers, however, lost for the ninth time in their last 11 games (2-7-2).
Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen exited after two shifts with a lower-body injury. Ristolainen, who did not return, was playing in his second contest since missing the previous six games with an upper-body injury.
Werenski won a battle for the puck before firing a cross-slot feed to Marchenko, who unleashed a one-timer past Vladar to give Columbus a 2-1 lead with 20 seconds remaining in the first period.
Gudbranson’s blast from the point sailed past a screened Vladar, doubling the Blue Jackets’ advantage 1:58 into the second period.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (52) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Left-hander Jordan Montgomery agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Per the Dallas Morning News, the deal is worth $1.25 million.
Montgomery, 33, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery of his career. He also had the procedure in 2018.
He was 8-7 with a 6.23 ERA in 25 games (21 starts) in his first season with Arizona in 2024.
A World Series champion with Texas in 2023, Montgomery is 46-41 with a 4.03 ERA in 166 career games (161 starts) with the New York Yankees (2017-22), St. Louis Cardinals (2022-23), Rangers (2023) and Diamondbacks.
–Field Level Media
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Orioles' Jackson Holliday (hand) likely out weeks after Opening Day
Sep 27, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand, general manager Mike Elias announced on Wednesday morning.
Holliday, who sustained the injury during live batting practice last Friday, will undergo a procedure to address the issue on Thursday. His timeline for recovery likely will be measured in weeks, per Elias.
Holliday, 22, batted just .242 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs in 149 games last season.
He is the top overall pick of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft and the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday.
New acquisition Blaze Alexander likely will take the younger Holliday’s place in the field.
Also on Wednesday, Elias announced third baseman Jordan Westburg is nursing a right oblique injury. The injury, however, is not expected to prevent Westburg from playing at the start of the regular season.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Giants hire Brian Callahan as QBs coach
Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan exits the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Former Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan is being added to John Harbaugh’s coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the New York Giants, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Callahan, 41, was fired by the Titans last October after a 1-5 start. Tennessee posted a 4-19 record under Callahan, who was hired by the Titans after five seasons as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator that included a three-point loss in Super Bowl LVI.
ESPN reported Callahan also interviewed with the Giants for the offensive coordinator position, which ultimately went to Matt Nagy. The latter was a former offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach of the Chicago Bears.
Callahan, who will be coaching former first-round pick Jaxson Dart in his second season in the league, has extensive experience developing quarterbacks. He was the offensive coordinator for four seasons for Joe Burrow with the Bengals, was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 for Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders and for two seasons for Matthew Stafford with the Detroit Lions.
In addition to Dart, Callahan will be working with veteran quarterback Jameis Winston.
Callahan and Nagy are part of an offensive staff that also includes former Rice University head coach Mike Bloomgren as offensive line coach and former offensive coordinators Greg Roman as senior offensive assistant and Tim Kelly as tight ends coach.
–Field Level Media
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Reports: LHP Jordan Montgomery agrees to reunion with Rangers
