FOOTBALL
Swift signs new deal
Chicago Bears running back D'Andre Swift has agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million extension. Swift's agency, Athletes First, announced the contract on Instagram on Friday. ESPN reported that the agreement includes $27.5 million in guaranteed money. The Bears visit the Carolina Panthers for their season opener on Sunday. Swift, who turns 28 in January, rushed for a career-high 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns last season. He also caught 34 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown. Led by Swift and Kyle Monangai, Chicago finished third in the NFL with 2,456 rushing yards in Ben Johnson's first year as coach. Monangai rushed for 783 yards and five touchdowns in a surprising rookie season after being drafted in the seventh round. Swift was selected by Detroit in the second round of the 2020 draft. He spent his first three seasons with the Lions, rushing for 1,680 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was traded to Philadelphia in April 2023. He made the Pro Bowl in his lone season with the Eagles, rushing for 1,049 yards and 5 touchdowns on 229 carries.
Niners extend Shanahan
San Francisco 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan signed a contract extension this offseason that will keep him with the team for the long term. A person familiar with the deal said Friday that it was reached a while ago but was never announced by the team. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it hadn't been made public. The person didn't say how long of an extension was signed. Owner Jed York said earlier this offseason that Shanahan was already under contract through 2028 from an extension signed three years ago. The Ringer first reported the deal. The 46-year-old Shanahan is starting his 10th season as the Niners' coach. Shanahan has a 92-72 record in the regular season and playoffs and is two games shy of tying Bill Walsh for the most games coached with the 49ers at 166.
Surgery for Dallas RB
Dallas Cowboys running back Malik Davis needs surgery on the hip he injured in practice Friday and is headed for injured reserve, a person with knowledge of the details said. The backup to Javonte Williams won't play in the season opener Sunday night at the New York Giants. It wasn't immediately clear whether Davis will be able to return from the injury this season, the person told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, New York receiver Malik Nabers is listed as questionable coming off an ACL tear in his right knee last season. Nabers is nearly a year removed from his knee injury and has been progressing from individual through team drills and contact practices over the past month.
Baylor QB Lagway to sit
With starting quarterback DJ Lagway out Saturday due to an ankle injury sustained in the season opener, Nate Bennett will make his first career start against Prairie View A&M, ESPN reported on Friday. Lagway was injured in a 17-16 loss to Auburn in his Baylor debut after transferring from Florida. Per the report, the injury is not considered long term, but he won't be available Saturday. Bennett played sparingly the last two seasons, completing 6 of 9 passes for 53 yards. In the loss to Auburn, Lagway completed 27 of 54 passes for 333 yards and 2 touchdowns, along with an interception and a lost fumble. He nearly led the Bears to a comeback win, but his two-point conversion attempt to Matthew Klopfenstein was denied just short of the goal line.
Wildcats cleared to play
Arizona running back Ismail Mahdi and linebacker Max Harris are cleared to play and have been added to the roster for Saturday's showdown at No. 15 BYU. Harris, Mahdi and kicker Sullivan Moon were granted a temporary restraining order by a Pima County Superior Court judge as they joined a host of football players who have challenged the NCAA's new eligibility rules. Harris and Mahdi rejoined the team last month following a court ruling granting class of 2022 athletes an extra year of eligibility. The ruling allowed Division I athletes to have five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The new eligibility rule was set to take effect for athletes enrolling in college for fall 2027 but led to lawsuits from athletes in the 2022 class seeking the fifth year.
BASEBALL
Buxton done for season
Minnesota Twins star center fielder Byron Buxton is done for the season and will undergo arthroscopic right hip surgery on Sept. 18, the team said Friday. Buxton has been dealing with a hip impingement that has sent him to the injured list three times this season. He last played for Minnesota on Aug. 25. Twins Manager Derek Shelton told reporters that Buxton should be recovered by the start of the 2027 season. Buxton played in just 93 games this season but had 25 homers during the abbreviated campaign. He batted .254 with 46 RBI and made the American League All-Star team for the second straight season and third time overall. Buxton has played in 100 games in just three of his 12 seasons with the Twins. He played in a career-high 140 games in 2017 as well as 126 in 2025 and 102 in 2024.
BASKETBALL
Suns' Williams out months
Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams is expected to miss a big chunk of the upcoming season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The team made the announcement on Friday, saying Williams had surgery on Thursday and that the injury happened during an offseason workout. The Suns added that a timetable for his return would be established at a later date, but a torn labrum usually requires several months of recovery. The 7-1 Williams signed a three-year, $38 million deal to return to the Suns after averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds in his first season with the team.