Stepan agrees to new deal
Derek Stepan and the New York Rangers agreed to a six-year deal Monday, general manager Jeff Gorton announced.
The contract, reportedly worth $39 million, would lock up the 25-yearold center for his prime years, and, Stepan said on a conference call, included a no-trade clause through three or four years.
Stepan was the Rangers’ third-leading scorer in 2014-15 and came into the offseason a restricted free agent. He totaled 16 goals and 39 assists in 68 regular-season games last season, averaging 18:11 on ice per game.
In 362 games with the Rangers, he has posted 252 points (89 goals, 163 assists).
More hockey
The Nashville Predators signed forward Colin Wilson to a fouryear contract worth $15.75 million. Wilson was a restricted free agent. … Buffalo Bills president Russ Brandon’s role is expanding to include overseeing the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres as part of a front-office restructuring under Terry and Kim Pegula, who own both teams. Brandon will assume the duties of Sabres president Ted Black.
Pro basketball
Matthew Dellavedova accepted the Cleveland Cavaliers’ qualifying offer and will return next season on a one-year deal reportedly worth about $1.1 million. The Cavaliers also traded Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller and two second round draft picks to the Portland Trail Blazers to create salary-cap room and save luxury-tax money. … The Orlando Magic acquired point guard Shabazz Napier and cash from the Miami Heat for a heavily protected second-round draft pick in 2016. … The Boston Celtics traded a protected 2019 secondround draft pick to the Miami Heat for guard Zoran Dragic, a 2020 second-round pick and cash. … The Indiana Pacers resigned forwards Lavoy Allen and Shayne Whittington. The team also signed swingman Glenn Robinson III to a threeyear deal and completed an undisclosed deal with second-round pick Rakeem Christmas. … The Dallas Mavericks signed free-agent forwards Jamil Wilson and Brandon Ashley.
College basketball
Duquesne freshman forward Nakye Sanders will not participate in the team’s upcoming trip to Ireland while recovering from a surgery. Last week, Sanders had a procedure to treat a bone chip in his left knee. There’s no definitive timetable on a return, but he will be re-evaluated in about three weeks. The Dukes leave Aug. 4 for a nine-day trip to Ireland in which they will play three games against foreign competition. … Memphis leading scorer Austin Nichols transferred to Virginia. He must sit out the 2015-16 season because of NCAA transfer rules.
Tennis
Andy Roddick is taking a break from retirement to play this week at the Atlanta Open. He is playing doubles with Mardy Fish, who is getting closer to retirement himself. Roddick and Fish are a wild-card entry in the doubles draw and play later in the week. Fish recently announced he will retire after the U.S. Open.