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  Greg WyshynskiOct 2, 2025, 02:43 PM ET

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  Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer.

The Anaheim Ducks have locked up defenseman Jackson LaCombe, a key part of their rebuilding team, on a long-term contract extension.

LaCombe, 24, signed an eight-year deal that carries a $9 million average annual value, a source told ESPN on Thursday. The contract is the largest ever given out by the Ducks.

The extension has the same AAV as the deal defenseman Luke Hughes signed with the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, although that was on a seven-year term.

LaCombe’s new contract will begin in the 2026-27 season and end in 2033-34. He has one year left on a two-year bridge deal ($925,000 AAV) that he signed in 2024.

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LaCombe was selected 39th overall in the 2019 NHL draft. He has 60 points in 148 NHL games, with a career-best 14 goals and 29 assists in 75 games last season for the Ducks as he formed an effective pairing with bruising veteran defenseman Radko Gudas.

Anaheim general manager Pat Verbeek said extending LaCombe was “a priority” for the team and that the young defenseman has “all of the tools to be an anchor on our back end for many years to come.”

LaCombe said it was an “easy decision” to go long term in Anaheim.

“We are building something special here and I am excited to do everything I can to help this team win,” he said in a statement.

The Minnesota alum was invited to the U.S. men’s Olympic orientation camp, putting him in contention for a spot on the 2026 men’s hockey team that will battle for gold in Italy. LaCombe helped the U.S. win gold at the 2025 world championships — the Americans’ first gold at the event in 92 years.

This is the second big signing for Verbeek in the past week. The Ducks and restricted free agent center Mason McTavish agreed to a six-year, $42 million extension Saturday, ending a contentious negotiation that kept him out of training camp.

Anaheim is seeking its first playoff berth since 2018.

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There was “no way” Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson could have returned from his hamstring injury to finish Sunday’s 37-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coach John Harbaugh announced on Monday.

Jackson left the game after taking a sack for a two-yard loss in the middle of the third quarter with his team down 27-10. The Ravens ended the drive with a field goal before the Chiefs responded with one of their own. Rush then took over near the end of the third quarter.

Jackson was listed as questionable to return after suffering a hamstring injury. Cooper Rush replaced Jackson under center and finished the game.

Jackson’s ailment was among numerous injuries on a disastrous day for the Ravens.

After the game, Harbaugh didn’t have many details on the nature of the injuries:

But as he revealed on Monday, Jackson was not going to be able to return regardless of the score.

Jackson, a two-time MVP, has thrown for 869 yardsand 10 touchdowns (one interception) so far this season, adding 166 rushing yards and one touchdown on the ground.

Jackson has managed to stay healthy over the past two seasons, playing all 17 games a year ago and missing just one game in 2023. He missed a handful of games during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but has, for the most part, avoided serious injuries throughout his career.

Both Jackson and the Ravens hope his recent injury won’t keep him off the field too long.

Should Jackson have to miss time, Baltimore will turn to Rush under center. Rush joined the Ravens over the offseason after spending the first seven years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Last season, he took over for the injured Dak Prescott and threw for 1,844 yards, 12 touchdowns and five interceptions in 12 games.

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This is a harsh blow to start the season for a Memphis team needing to prove it can make noise in a deep Western Conference.

Jaren Jackson Jr. and Zach Edey — the teamâ€s starting power forward and center — as well as backup center Brandon Clarke are all going to miss training camp and the start of the season recovering from surgeries, the team announced Friday.

An All-Star last season and a former Defensive Player of the Year, Jackson had surgery to help deal with a turf toe injury back in July. Last season he averaged 22.2 points per game, shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc, while playing elite defense. Because of his two-way play as well as Ja Morant being in and out of the lineup in recent seasons, Jackson has become the Grizzlies†best player and losing him is a huge blow. Santi Aldama will move into the starting lineup in his place.

Edey made First-Team All-Rookie last season, averaging 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds a game, while blocking 1.3 shots a night.

Clarke has recovered from the knee sprain that slowed him at the end of last season but now suffers from right knee synovitis — an inflammation of the synovial membrane that surrounds and helps lubricate the knee — and that required his knee to be scoped. While there is no timeline on Clarkeâ€s return, he is going to be re-evaluated in six weeks, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. That likely pushes his return into November.

All these frontcourt injuries will put a lot more pressure on Ja Morant to keep the Grizzlies afloat to start the season until everyone gets healthy. In a West with a minimum of 13 teams thinking playoffs, that will be a big ask.

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Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Brandon Clarke will undergo an arthroscopic procedure to address knee synovitis, which he suffered during offseason training, the team announced Friday.

Clarke is set to be reevaluated in six weeks, sources told ESPN. The Grizzlies said Clarke is expected to make a full recovery from his synovitis, an issue affecting the lining of the knee joint, but did not disclose a timeline.

The 29-year-old Clarke missed the final month of the 2024-25 season with a posterior cruciate ligament sprain, which fully healed without surgery.

Clarke’s injury announcement was one of a number of updates from the Grizzles on Friday. The team also said that center Zach Edey (ankle) and forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (toe) had been cleared to begin ramping up basketball activities. Edey is set to miss another six to nine weeks, while Jackson is expected to return to play in four to six weeks, the Grizzlies said.

Clarke has dealt with a number of lower-body injuries in his career. Along with this latest issue and the PCL strain, he tore his left Achilles tendon late in the 2022-23 season and missed most of the following year.

He played in 64 games last season and averaged 8.3 points and 5.1 rebounds over 18.9 minutes. Clarke has two years and $25 million left on his contract.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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