Sharks sign goalie Kahkonen to two-year, $5.5 million deal
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed goalie Kaapo Kahkonen to a twoyear, $5.5 million deal, making him their highestpaid goalie for this upcoming season.
Per a source, Kahkonen will earn $2.6 million this upcoming year and $2.9 million in 2023-24, giving the deal an average annual value of $2.75 million.
The Sharks now have three NHL goalies under contract for next season, as James Reimer and Adin Hill have cap hits of $2.25 million and $2.175 million, respectively, for 2022-23.
Kahkonen was acquired by the Sharks from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Jake Middleton at the trade deadline in March. Kahkonen appeared in 11 games for San Jose and had a 2-6-1 record, a 2.86 goals against average, and a .916 save percentage.
For the season, Kahkonen, 25, went 14-14-4 and had a 2.87 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 36 games.
MLB
BOCHY RETURNS TO MANAGER GIG, BUT NOT FOR GIANTS >>
Former Giants
manager Bruce Bochy is set to manage France in the World Baseball Classic two and a half years after he initially planned to do the job.
The three-time World Series champion was in line to head up the French team at the 2020 tournament before the pandemic turned the sports world upside down and the Classic was canceled.
Bochy, who was born in Bussac-Forêt, France is rejoining the French national team after stepping away in 2021 for the European Championship, citing health concerns amid the pandemic.
Now he'll aim to help France qualify for one of
four remaining spots in next spring's tournament. Bochy's French team will compete in a six-team qualifying tournament Sept. 1621 in Regensburg, Germany with the top two teams earning a spot in the Classic.
SALE HAS FINGER SURGERY, NO RETURN DATE SET >> Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale had surgery on his broken left pinkie finger, a day after it was hit by a line drive in a game against the New York Yankees.
The team called the surgery successful but did not give a timetable for his return. A broken bone usually takes 4-6 weeks to heal, which would allow Sale to return before the end of the season.
In the first inning of Sunday's game against the Yankees — just his second start since returning from a broken rib — Sale was hit in the hand by Aaron Hicks' 106 mph line drive. The Red Sox starter screamed in pain and walked immediately off the field.
College basketball
DUKE, ARIZONA AGREE TO BASKETBALL SERIES FOR 2023 AND 2024 >> Duke and Arizona have agreed to a home-and-home men's basketball series for 2023 and 2024.
The schools announced the agreement Monday. The first meeting comes in November 2023 with the Wildcats visiting the Blue Devils' famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke travels west to Tucson the following November.
In statements, new Duke coach Jon Scheyer and Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd — named The Associated Press men's college basketball national coach of the year in April after his debut season — said their teams will benefit from the marquee non-conference matchups.