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Former New Jersey Devils defenseman Callan Foote has signed a new professional contract with the AHL Chicago Wolves, the team announced.
Foote is signed to a standard AHL contract.
The 26-year-old has not played a game since the 2023-24 season. He took a leave from the New Jersey Devils after he was charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident from June 2018. He was charged alongside Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, and Dillon Dube, all members of the Canada 2018 World Hockey Junior team.
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All of the players were acquitted of the charges in July of this year.
They were all eligible to be re-signed by NHL teams, allowed to sign on October 15, and play on December 1st.
Of the five players, only Carter Hart signed with an NHL team, and he is expected to make his debut with the Vegas Golden Knights as soon as Tuesday.
Michael McLeod signed with Avangard Omsk in the KHL.
Foote will now join the AHL with the Carolina Hurricanes AHL affiliate.
The former first-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nashville Predators, and New Jersey Devils.
He will now continue his career with the Chicago Wolves.
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Gloucestershire have signed Australian fast bowler Gabe Bell for the first six matches of the 2026 County Championship campaign.
Born in Tasmania, the 30-year-old has played for his home state since 2017 in the Sheffield Shield, Australia’s domestic first-class red-ball competition.
The tall right-armer is currently ninth on this season’s Shield wicket-taking list with 16 in five matches.
In total, Bell has taken 192 first-class wickets for Tasmania in 51 Shield appearances.
His deal at Gloucestershire means he will be available to make his debut away at Lord’s against Middlesex at the beginning of April before fixtures against Durham, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Kent and Northamptonshire.
“Obviously [I’m] thrilled to get the opportunity to come over and play some county cricket with Gloucestershire,” Bell told the club website., external
“I can’t wait to get over to Bristol to meet everyone, and get started in the new year.”
Bell will join Australian compatriot Cameron Bancroft at Gloucestershire next season after the latter signed a two-year deal to remain at the club until 2027.
Gloucestershire director of cricket Jon Lewis added: “We looked hard at what it takes to win in our own conditions in April and May and Gabe comes highly recommended from our network of contacts across Australia.”
Somerset batter Will Smeed has signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2027 season.
The 24-year-old starred during Somerset’s six-wicket victory over Hampshire in September’s T20 Blast final at Edgbaston, smashing 94 off just 58 balls to claim the player of the match award as his club picked up their third Blast title.
The club also confirmed Smeed will be available for both red-ball and white-ball cricket after he amended his contract to enable him to play all formats in March.
“Somerset is where I’ve been for my whole career, so this feels great,” Smeed, whose previous deal was due to expire next year, told the club website., external
“I love the group, I love the ground, I love the members and supporters, and I just love playing my cricket here.
“Last season’s Vitality Blast win was very special and experiences like that just make you hungry for more.
“I want to break into the [County Championship] team and solidify my place in red-ball cricket. That’s definitely a goal for this year.”
Smeed has scored 2,290 runs in 81 T20 games for Somerset since making his debut against Worcestershire in 2020, hitting 17 half-centuries at an average of 30.13.
He also became the first player to hit a century in The Hundred – 101 not out off 50 balls – while playing for Birmingham Phoenix against then-defending champions Southern Brave in 2022.
CHICAGO — Cal Foote has signed an American Hockey League contract with the Chicago Wolves, making him the fourth of five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile trial of members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team to continue his career.
The team announced the deal with the soon-to-be 27-year-old defenseman on Monday. Goaltender Carter Hart signed with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights in mid-October just after the window opened for the players to be eligible for new contracts.
Forward Michael McLeod, who was also found not guilty of an additional count of being party to the offense of sexual assault, signed a three-year deal with Avangard Omsk of the KHL in October. McLeod played for the club last season as well, after originally signing in the Russia-based league with Barys Astana in Kazakhstan.
Alex Formenton has played for HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss Hockey League since 2022 after the Ottawa Senators opted not to re-sign him.
Dillon Dube spent 2024-25 with the KHL’s Dinamo Minsk in Belarus, but the 27-year-old winger has not played this season.
All of the players except Formenton were in the NHL when they were charged in early 2024 in connection to an incident in London, Ontario, in 2018. Foote and McLeod were with New Jersey, Hart with Philadelphia and Dube with Calgary.
Those teams did not extend qualifying offers to the players that summer, and they became free agents. The league announced in September they’d be eligible to sign Oct. 15 and play Dec. 1, and Hart could make his Vegas debut as soon as Tuesday.
Derbyshire wicketkeeper-batter Aneurin Donald has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the County Ground until the end of 2028.
The 28-year-old has established himself as the county’s most prolific run-scorer in the T20 Blast over the past two seasons, racking up nine half-centuries in 24 appearances.
Having hit a competition-high 31 sixes, while boasting a strike-rate of 216.9, he distinguished himself as the competition’s most devastating batter last season.
Donald’s 13-ball 50 in the Falcons’ win against Yorkshire in July helped define that reputation, as he equalled Marcus Trescothick’s record for the fastest half-century in the T20 Blast.
“In Nye, we have one of the most effective T20 batters in the world. He’s consistently given us a strong platform in the powerplay and this season he showed his ability to go on and make bigger scores,” Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur told the club website., external
“The next step for him is to turn more of those amazing innings into match-winning ones, but we know as a team we also need to capitalise better on the starts Nye gives us.”
Donald says he wants to now take his T20 game “to the next level” but added that he is eager to be seen as someone that can be “relied” on in four-day County Championship matches too.
“I want to expand my game to all formats,” he said.
“Sacked in the morning,” came the chants from the away end at Anfield as Nottingham Forest became just the fourth team in Premier League history to win by three goals at the home of Liverpool.
And while Arne Slot won’t be getting sacked in the morning, or any time soon, the pressure on the Dutchman has cranked up a notch after a third 3-0 defeat in five games and a sixth league defeat in seven.
But for Liverpool, the Premier League champions, to be in the bottom half of the table and with a negative goal difference in the final week of November, is enough to question the manager’s future.
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What Arne Slot needs to do to keep his job as Liverpool manager
Liverpool boss Arne Slot is under pressure (Image credit: Getty Images)
“It’s my responsibility, if we win or lose it is my responsibility,” said Slot when asked pointedly by a reporter in his post-match press conference if he believes he can lead the team out of their current slump of eight defeats in 11 games in all competitions.
“What I also see is that the team keep on trying until the end, and our fans stay until the end,” added Slot, with at least one of those two claims being questionable. Fans left in droves after the third goal went in in the 79th minute.
Even captain Virgil van Dijk questioned the team’s fight, saying: “We were not good in terms of battles, challenges, the fight, too rushed. It’s a very difficult situation at the moment.
“We need to work harder,” the Dutchman added.
For long spells, Liverpool looked bereft of ideas on how to actually break down a well-organised Sean Dyche team. “We weren’t able to create enough,” said Slot. “I tried to adjust a few things, but it didn’t work out.”
Slot pulled his usual wildcards when staring defeat in the face. At 1-0, it was time for Ryan Gravenberch to drop into centre-back, replacing the hapless Ibrahima Konate, a tactic Slot consistently uses when his team is behind.
That change also saw Curtis Jones swap positions with Dominic Szoboszlai – the Hungarian again being tasked to play right back and centre midfield in the same game. If it’s confusing for him, he isn’t showing it, but quite why Slot felt the need to move Szoboszlai away from the No.10 role where he has shown he is absolutely key in recent weeks is just one in a case load of confusing decisions.
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Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Alexander Isak of Liverpool have so far been unable to turn the club’s form around (Image credit: Getty Images)
At 2-0, Slot then went for his oft-favoured tactic of basically throwing on every attacking player at his disposal. On came 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha for his first league minutes since playing the last 20 at Brentford when 3-1 down.
Ngumoha added to the attack alongside fellow substitutes Hugo Ekitike and Federico Chiesa, plus Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo, but within seconds of his introduction, Liverpool found themselves 3-0 behind.
It’s a tactic Slot has gone with frequently during his tenure at Anfield, including last season, but has drawn criticism from fans who see it as disrupting the team’s structure and actually proving counterproductive as the team struggle to get the ball to all the forwards, who end up in each other’s way.
Liverpool were comfortably beaten by Man City prior to November’s international break (Image credit: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Explaining his thinking, Slot said: “I went to a 3-3-4 because I didn’t feel after my first substitution we were able to create a lot. I thought with 2-0 down let’s take an extra risk but that didn’t work out really well because two seconds later we were 3-0 down.”
“I don’t think we struggled with that [getting the ball to the forwards],” he added.
“I think we ended up a lot, a lot, a lot of times on our side with Cody [Gakpo] and with Mo [Salah], but we struggled to create a chance [from] that because they were defending with so many players in and around their box.”
Where do Liverpool go from here?
Liverpool won’t sack Slot imminently. There is, of course, an understanding that he has been dealt a truly unprecedented situation following the death of Diogo Jota. There may also be an acknowledgment that the new signings and squad turnover aren’t necessarily his choosing, as head coach it’s unclear how much of an influence he has on transfers.
But a run of league fixtures that looked very kind – West Ham, Sunderland, Leeds, Brighton – is now starting to look like potential opportunities to further inflict misery upon the Merseysiders.
A home Champions League tie against PSV should provide a comforting midweek break, and was surely a better match to provide Alexander Isak with to get his match fitness, but wins must be found in the league games ahead.
Liverpool won’t be retaining the title but Slot must ensure they remain in the Champions League next season in order to keep his job.
ATLANTA — Nearly four months after opting not to trade Raisel Iglesias, the Braves were happy to announce the veteran closer will be back in Atlanta next year.
Iglesias signed a one-year, $16 million contract with the Braves on Wednesday night. The 35-year-old relieverâ€s return stands as the first significant move Atlanta has made during what could be a very active offseason.
The Braves crossed a significant need off their to-do list by extending their relationship with Iglesias, who has been with Atlanta since being acquired from the Angels at the 2022 Trade Deadline. There will still be a need to add a few more relievers, but securing one of the gameâ€s top closers was one of Atlanta’s priorities.
Iglesias struggled at the start of last season, posting a 6.75 ERA through his first 25 appearances. But he returned to form with a 1.25 ERA over the next 45 appearances (43 1/3 innings) that followed.
The turnaround led to Iglesias being named NL Reliever of the Month for August after he allowed just one run all month. In fact, that run was the only one he allowed over his final 27 appearances of the season, recording a 0.34 ERA during that stretch.
He ended up producing a respectable 3.21 ERA over a career-high 70 appearances.
Though there was little chance of Atlanta making the postseason, the Braves opted not to trade Iglesias before the July 31 Trade Deadline. There was immediately reason to wonder if this might aid the clubâ€s attempt to re-sign the right-hander when he hit the free-agent market.
Iglesias converted 67 of 75 saves while posting a 2.30 ERA over 124 appearances from 2023-24. He will enter the 2026 season with 253 career saves, tied with Edwin DÃaz for fourth most among active pitchers.
WWE has reportedly signed two new talents for the NXT brand.
With WWE actively calling up NXT talents to RAW and SmackDown in recent months, the company knows that itâ€s time to try and replenish the roster of the NXT developmental brand. With any luck, perhaps one of these two new signings could eventually become a future main event star for the company.
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WWE has signed champion gymnast Jessica Bogdanov and former football player Cyrus Habibi-Likio. Both will be reporting to the WWE Performance Center imminently.
Jessica Bogdanov participated in the recent WWE tryouts during SummerSlam weekend in New Jersey. She is well known in the gymnastics industry, winning awards and accolades at the Pan American Games and the USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Championships. In 2015, she was crowned the Freestyle Calisthenics World Champion.
You can see more of Bogdanov on her Instagram page by clicking the image below:
Cyrus Habibi-Likio was also present at the WWE SummerSlam tryouts in New Jersey. He comes from a background in NCAA college football, playing four seasons from 2018 to 2022. Habibi-Likio began his college career as a running back for the Oregon Ducks, playing there for three seasons from 2018 to 2021.
He would later transfer to Boise State and played there during the 2021-2022 season. Racking up 229 carries and 23 touchdowns throughout his career. One shocking statistic to note, as a running back, he never fumbled the ball in his entire NCAA career.
You can see more of Cyrus on his Instagram page by clicking the video below:
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What do you make of this overall report? Do you think either of these signings will turn into a successful WWE Superstar? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
In what seemed like a growing inevitability, former TNA World Champion Joe Hendry has reportedly signed a full-time contract to join WWE.
Fightful Select reported the news Thursday night.
They reported that Hendry had “a number of months that remained on his TNA contract” and used representation to move forward with WWE. Hendry hasn’t wrestled for TNA since late-September but has competed on three NXT house shows since then.
Hendry didn’t appear at last month’s TNA Bound for Glory and is also not planned for any of this weekend’s action including Friday’s Turning Point streaming special or subsequent TV taping.
The 37-year-old has appeared frequently in WWE NXT over the last year and also made his main roster debut in this year’s Royal Rumble. He also was the surprise opponent for Randy Orton at this year’s WrestleMania after Kevin Owens had to pull out due to his neck injury. He debuted on the NXT brand in June 2024.
Hendry held the TNA World title for 126 days this year and had a lengthy Digital Media title run from 2022 into 2023. His second career run in TNA began in October 2022’s Bound for Glory.
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UCLA baseball coach John Savage doesn’t care where you come from, as long as you have grades, skills and character. That’s why he had no problem Wednesday signing a junior college player from Switzerland, right-handed pitcher Fabio Bundi, who has a 95-mph fastball. He was one of nine players to sign to grant-in-aids.
Bundi, 22, is in his second season playing for Monterey Peninsula College. In Switzerland, he said he got bored playing tennis and soccer, so he turned to baseball when he was 7.
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“My life is baseball,” he said.
The sport is so little known in Switzerland that Bundi said people ask, “What sport? Do you hit or do you throw?'”
He’s 6 feet 2, 200 pounds and has been gaining velocity as he grew in his teenage years. Last season as a freshman, he was 8-2 with a 2.20 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 86 innings. Savage saw him pitch in a Northern California showcase.
Now the question is how good Bundi becomes as a pitcher. With his signing with UCLA, he’s certain to attract additional interest from pro baseball scouts this spring. A good season will give him options.
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He’s been accepted as a student at UCLA but still needs to pass an English test. He’s fluent in English, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
He said he admires Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
No one would guess he’s from Switzerland because his baseball knowledge is high. He does have a little bit of an accent. But when people see his fastball and 12-to-6 curveball, they can only conclude he’s a pitcher to watch.
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