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A source told Sporting News that Don Johnson is likely to join Arizona in that capacity. NFL Network reported Tuesday the team has fired Brentson Buckner, who served as defensive line coach under now-retired head coach Bruce Arians. Johnson was the Chargers’ defensive line coach from 2009-15. Wilks was on that same Chargers staff as defensive backs coach from 2009-11. COACHING TRACKER: Firings, hirings, updates Johnson also was defensive line coach for the Raiders (2007-08) and Bears (2005-06)....

Peralta is a two-time All-Star who played the past 3 1/2 for the Tigers. He represents a huge offensive upgrade for the Cardinals, the National League champions who relied on Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso at the position in 2013. All-Star Rafael Furcal missed last season after elbow surgery. "Jhonny is among the game's top offensive shortstops, he's a steady defender and he has experience playing for a contender," GM John Mozeliak said in a statement....

The act granted $1,200 payments to millions of eligible individuals to help with the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) has written to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig, bemoaning the delays some of his constituents have faced. He previously raised the issue in July. “The stimulus checks were a critical element of the CARES Act meant to provide immediate and critical relief to millions of Americans who were suffering as businesses closed their doors to comply with necessary social distancing, pandemic precautions and quarantine orders, putting millions of Americans out of work,” Ruiz wrote in the letter to Rettig....

The Canadiens goalie collected the Hart Trophy, the Vezina Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as players and executives from around the NHL converged on Las Vegas on Wednesday for the league’s annual postseason celebration. MORE: NHL expansion moves forward | What you need to know about the draft Price also earned a share of the previously announced Jennings Trophy with Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, in recognition of one of the greatest regular seasons for a goalie in NHL history....

Not only did he win the Coca-Cola 600 last Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, he did it driving the car of the sponsor which has been with him the longest. Edwards powered the Subway Toyota to victory lane for his first win of the season. That qualified him for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. MORE: Dover schedule | Weekend preview | Dover odds | PHOTOS: 2015 Cup winners...

Llyod, who had a hat trick Sunday, passed off her captain’s armband to Wambach as she made her way onto the field. MORE: Live recap of U.S. vs. Japan | Red, white and blue photos in Vancouver The U.S. crushed Japan 5-2 in a revenge game to win its first World Cup title since 1999. 

The Yankees agreed with Rodon on a six-year, $162 million contract ($27 million average annual value) that includes a full no-trade clause, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Rodon is the Yankees’ biggest offseason signing outside of Aaron Judge, whom the organization re-signed to a nine-year, $360 million contract. FAGAN: How the Yankees can get better after Judge signing: Cut the dead weight Signing Rodon is a huge move for the Yankees, who were met with criticism last season after they traded Jordan Montgomery to the Cardinals for Harrison Bader at the deadline....

The USA Men’s basketball team tweeted out a series of photos featuring carefully placed hands in the wake of Green’s inadvertent Snapchat of his man parts. MORE: Who could give Team USA the biggest challenge in Rio? Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant showed off their new Ralph Lauren threads with a pair of photos featuring their hands over their crotches just hours after Green admitted he inadvertently sent an anatomically intimate photo of himself on the social media platform early Sunday morning....

Expectations, then, were low for the 35-year-old forward. Portland hoped he could provide even a minor spark despite not having a productive season since his 2016-17 campaign as a member of the Knicks. So far, Anthony has been much better than most thought he could be, and he continued his impressive run for the Trail Blazers on Friday with an efficient 23-point performance in a 107-103 victory over the Bulls....

Anthony got the ball as the clock ticked down and started backing down his defender. Just before the buzzer sounded, he turned around and hit a nifty mid-range jumper to win the game. MORE: Top 15 small forwards for 2016-17 Anthony finished with 35 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. It’s the first time he has recorded a double-double this season. Despite poor secondary numbers, Anthony has been a scoring machine this season....

The New York Post, citing a source, is reporting Anthony wants David Blatt to take over the Knicks, not for himself, but for 7-3 Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis. Anthony reportedly believes Blatt’s international coaching experience will better benefit Porzingis, and in turn, the Knicks, than the leadership of interim head coach Kurt Rambis. MORE: Every lottery team’s No. 1 pick | Everyone hates Dwight It makes sense. Porzingis failed to record a double-double in his first 12 games under Rambis and appeared to hit a rookie wall after logging 18 double-doubles under Derek Fisher....

So you’ll forgive him if he doesn’t want to spend his mid-30s scrapping his life for an NBA ring. MORE: 12 big men who appear to be on the trade block Anthony told the Knicks that he wants to stay with the franchise for the duration of his contract, the New York Daily News first reported. That’s a right he earned when afforded a no-trade clause on top of his near-maximum deal in 2014....

The death of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at aged 96 on Thursday prompted widespread sorrow, but it also revived criticism of the monarchy and Britain’s legacy of colonialism. Earlier in the day, as news of the Queen’s declining health was reported, Dr. Uju Anya, a professor of linguistics at the University in Pittsburgh, tweeted: “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating....

Baskin and her husband, Howard Baskin, filed a complaint in a Florida federal court on Monday, aiming to block the release of the forthcoming second season of the smash-hit documentary series. The suit targeted Netflix and Royal Goode Productions, arguing that the companies have no right to release leftover footage of the Baskins or their Big Cat Rescue company in the five new episodes. The couple argues that they were led to believe that the appearance releases they signed allowed the footage of them to be used for only one season....

Svechnikov scored two third-period goals, including one that will surely make the highlight reels, to single-handedly lead the Hurricanes’ 2-1 comeback victory over the Flames on Tuesday. It all came after it looked like Calgary would escape PNC Arena with a narrow victory. Elias Lindholm scored midway through the first period to give his team a 1-0 lead that the Flames protected for the majority of the game. Calgary’s players put their bodies on the line to stop Carolina from getting shots on Rittich’s net, with defenseman Noah Hanifin even needing to be helped off the ice after blocking a shot in the third period, but they couldn’t keep Svechnikov from making his mark on the game....

Although Mrazek was slow to get up, he led the Canes to victory with 26 saves on 28 shots while stopping all of San Jose’s shootout attempts. Following the game, he told reporters after the game that he found the play to be a “cheap shot” by Thornton, but noted he’s had worse. MORE: The story behind a Carolina Hurricanes fan who stole an entire ice cream cone at a game...

Julen Lopetegui will name his replacements on Monday, ahead of Friday’s hosting of Albania and Spain’s trip to Israel in Group G on October 9. Lopetegui’s side 7/1 for WC glory Real Madrid full-back Carvajal is set for an indefinite spell on the sidelines after being diagnosed with a viral infection that is affecting his pericardium, the membrane enclosing the heart. The 25-year-old featured in Tuesday’s Champions League win at Borussia Dortmund, having started Madrid’s first six LaLiga matches this season....

The first bone was found by a dog walker, leading to the discovery of what would be the “The West Mesa Bone Collector” case, the largest homicide case in Albuquerque’s history. The discovery of the first bone, a femur, was made in February 2009 at a site in West Mesa near 118 Street SW, according to A&E. Over the next year, the bones of 11 girls and women who disappeared between 2003 and 2005 were found by the Albuquerque Police Department....