Head coach Ron Rivera said Thursday that Newton (shoulder) will be evaluated Friday, after which a determination will be made on his availability for Saturday's preseason game at Tennessee, David Newton of ESPN.com reports.

Decker (ankle) will not play in Saturday's preseason tilt against the Panthers, Jason Wolf of the Tennesssean reports.

Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.comDecker (ankle) isn't practicing Thursday, Cameron Wolfe reports.

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians acknowledged that Brown (quad) needs extra time to recover from injuries because he has sickle-cell trait, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin implied that Hunter and Sammie Coates are competing for one roster spot, Dave Lolley of The Washington Observer-Reporter reports.

Bautista is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Reynolds is not in the Rockies' Thursday lineup, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Miller (knee) tossed a spotless inning of relief during his rehab appearance with Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday, and remains on track for reinstatement prior to Friday's series opener against the Royals, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Cozart is not in the Reds' lineup Thursday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Kemp will test his hamstring out Friday prior to his likely activation from the DL on Saturday, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "I'm hoping that if he does that Friday they'll activate him on Saturday," Braves manager Brian Snitker said Wednesday. "We'll see. Something may happen tomorrow. But right now that's kind of (the plan)."

McLemore suffered a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a pick-up game in Los Angeles and will be sidelined for 12 weeks after undergoing surgery Tuesday, Chris Herrington of The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Embiid (knee) is performing non-contact drills and expects to be cleared for full-contact 5-on-5 by training camp, Marc J. Spears of ESPN.com reports.

Gallinari was diagnosed with a fractured right hand Sunday after suffering the injury while throwing a punch during an exhibition game with the Italian national team, EuroHoops.net reports. He's expected to require a 3-to-4 weeks to recover from the injury.

Knight has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, requiring surgery, and could miss the entirety of the upcoming 2017-18 season, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Crabbe was traded to the Nets on Tuesday in exchange for Andrew Nicholson, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Draisaitl signed an eight-year, $68 million contract extension with the Oilers on Wednesday.

Tavares is not feeling any pressure to sign an extension with the Islanders, Arthur Staple of Newsday reports.

Barring any setbacks in his recovery from ACL surgery, Fabbri (knee) will be a full participant in September's training camp.

Prince had surgery on his ankle and is expected to miss 4-to-6 months.

Chychrun (knee) likely will return at some point in the 2017-18 season, according to Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet.