Thursday, Jan. 30 Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.

F ormer American Idol judge Katy Perry has announced that she'll be heading out on a U.S. leg of her Lifetimes tour in support of her 143 album, amid signs that she might return t

In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

The New York Rangers missed a chance to get closer but didn't lose ground in the playoff race the past few days.

The Rangers and Blue Jackets have three games remaining, the next one is in Columbus on Feb. 8 — it’s the last game for each team before the 4 Nations break. Columbus comes to the Garden again on March 9 and hosts New York six nights later.

The Kansas City Royals have reached an agreement with free agent right-handed closer Carlos Estevez on a two-year contract, according to multiple media reports Wednesday evening.

The Royals and reliever Carlos Estévez have agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The Phillies' loss is the Royals' gain, as an All-Star free agent closer reached an agreement on a two-year contract worth at least $22 million over two years.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been underwhelming and quiet this winter. Despite constantly coming up short in the past few seasons, they have done very

Estévez provides quality depth to the bullpen. He began his career with the Colorado Rockies in 2016 and was an All-Star during the 2023 campaign. The Royals will be his fourth team heading into his ninth MLB season.

All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman left in free agency, agreeing to a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. He wasn’t the only key bullpen arm to hit the market, as Carlos Estevez, whom they acquired from the Los Angeles Angels ahead of the trade deadline last July, was also a free agent.

Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.