Manager A.J. Hinch said that he does not expect Springer (hand) to require a DL stint and is hopeful that he'll be back in the lineup Friday, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Olsen said it's too early to say whether he'd consider holding out of training camp as part of his effort to secure a new contract, ESPN.com's Adam Schefter reports.
Paulsen has the skill set and history with head coach Kyle Shanahan to make a serious bid for a roster spot this season, Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports.
Butler and the Bulls' No. 16 pick were traded to the Timberwolves during Thursday's NBA Draft in exchange for the Timberwolves' No. 7 pick, Zach LaVine, and Kris Dunn, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Frazier will be traded from the Pelicans to the Wizards in exchange for the 52nd pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Michael Scotto of the Associated Press reports.
Howard and the 31st pick in the 2017 NBA Draft will be traded to the Hornets in exchange for Miles Plumlee, Marco Belinelli and the 41st pick, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports.
Lopez and the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft will be traded to the Lakers in exchange for D'Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports.
Kesler (hip) told NHL.com Wednesday that his recovery from surgery could take 4-to-5 months. It was originally estimated that he'd only be out 12 weeks.
Fleury will join the Golden Knights after Pittsburgh included a draft pick in order to ensure he was selected in the expansion draft, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
Hossa will not play during the 2017-18 season due to the side effects of medication related to a progressive skin disorder, Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Johnson received his full release from Pittsburgh and will be eligible to play for North Carolina in the 2017-18 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
