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1. NHL Playoff Rank: The top 50 players, led by Auston Matthews at No. 1

   With Matthews in the top spot, where do Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Artemi Panarin rank? What about the top goalies? Here's what our voters think.

2. NHL OK's Coyotes sale, move to Salt Lake City

   The NHL, having lost patience in Arizona's ability to find a long-term home for the Coyotes, has approved the sale of the team and a move to Salt Lake City.

3. Deion downplays transfer exodus from Colorado

   Colorado coach Deion Sanders is downplaying the departure of 14 players from the football team.

4. NFL: 'Insufficient evidence' to punish WR Flowers

   The NFL will not discipline the Ravens' Zay Flowers after he was involved in a domestic violence investigation earlier this year.

5. Sources: Butler expected to miss several weeks

   Heat star Jimmy Butler is expected to be sidelined for several weeks with a right MCL injury suffered against the 76ers, sources told ESPN. Both he and Terry Rozier have been ruled out for Friday's game vs. the Bulls.

6. Bills' Allen: Diggs trade 'hard' but thankful for WR

   Josh Allen said Thursday that he can't thank Stefon Diggs enough for "for when he came in and how hard he worked and what he taught me along the years."

7. Leiter roughed up in debut, but Rangers hold on

   The Rangers overcame a rough debut from Jack Leiter to hold off the Tigers in the finale of their four-game series.

8. UK's Sheppard goes 'all-in' with NBA draft jump

   Kentucky freshman guard Reed Sheppard will enter the 2024 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, telling ESPN he is "all-in" after "an unbelievable year" with the Wildcats.

9. NFL reinstates five players from gambling bans

   The NFL has reinstated five players who were suspended for the 2023 season for violating the NFL's gambling policy.

10. Barnwell's all-trades mock draft: Stars on the move, a QB shake-up and a new team at No. 1

    We proposed 32 trades to shake up Round 1, including deals that involve receivers Brandon Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson and Tee Higgins.