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The deal is as follows:

Anthony Davis, Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum to the Washington Wizards for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, two first-round picks and three second-rounders.

The quality of the picks aren't great (a 2026 first from Oklahoma City Thunder, and a 2030 protected selection via Golden State), but the fact the Mavericks didn't end up relinquishing picks in order to get out of Davis' contract is a win on its own.

Let's get into some the grades immediately.

Dallas Mavericks: A

There's no other way around this: The Mavs lost the Luka Dončić trade by the size of Mt. Everest, but at least they won this one.

The aging Davis, who can't seem to stay healthy and who remains one of the most expensive deals in the NBA, simply shouldn't have had any positive trade value, and yet, here we are.

The Mavericks also found a new home for D'Angelo Russell, a player who never fit and who has declined mightily in recent years.

They now gain a ton of salary flexibility to build around Cooper Flagg, which is what the plan should have been since he was drafted first overall last summer.

Washington Wizards: D

Oooooof, guys.

While the Wizards didn't give up juicy firsts, they did relinquish draft equity, which seems odd given that they took on a lot of money for a soon-to-be 33-year-old who is declining rapidly and constantly in and out of the lineup.

Look, I get the vision. Trae Young and Anthony Davis as the main pillars, with a bunch of young players as the supporting cast. That's fine if both of them are healthy, but since that's not something you can bank on, the risk is considerable here.

Furthermore, Davis and Alexandre Sarr have each voiced displeasure about playing center, preferring to play power forward. So, uh, you know, good luck with that.

TheNew York Rangers traded Panarinon Wednesday. Feb. 4 to theLos Angeles Kings, who signed the high-scoring winger to a two-year contract extension averaging $11 million a year. The Rangers received prospect forward Liam Greentree and conditional third- (2026) and fourth-round (2028) picks.

Panarin, 34, was the latest player to come off a list of what had been an impressive unrestricted free agent class.Kirill Kaprizov signed a record extensionand has been joined byConnor McDavid,Jack Eichel, Kyle Connor,Martin NecasandAdrian Kempe.

Here are some of the top remaining pending unrestricted free agents:

Dec. 12: The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.

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Dec. 12: The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks for Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren and a 2026 first-round pick.

Top remaining free agents

10. Anders Lee, New York Islanders

He has been the Islanders' captain since 2018 and is good for 20-plus goals. He had 29 last season.Current cap hit:$7 million.

9. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

TheNHL's all-time leading goal scoreris 40. He'll either re-sign with Washington or retire. He hasn't indicated his plans.Current cap hit:$9 million.

8. Kiefer Sherwood,San Jose Sharks

He was the runaway leader in hits last season and is in second place this season. He also has 17 goals and was traded by the Canucks this season.Current cap hit:$1.5 million

7. John Carlson, Washington Capitals

Carlson is the Capitals' all-time leader in scoring among defensemen and is a key to their power play. He's the one who sets up Ovechkin's one-timers.Current cap hit:$8 million.

6. Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers

The goalie has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles and two Vezina Trophies. He'll be 38 next season.Current cap hit:$10 million.

5. Evgeni Malkin,Pittsburgh Penguins

The 39-year-old has expressed an interest in playing more and he's making a case with 43 points in his first 40 games. He missed some time with an injury but has won three Stanley Cup titles in his storied career.Current cap hit:$6.1 million.

4. Darren Raddysh, Tampa Bay Lightning

The defenseman is having a breakout season with 17 goals and 51 points while filling in during Victor Hedman's two injuries.Current cap hit:$975,000.

3. Rasmus Andersson, Vegas Golden Knights

The defenseman was traded to the Golden Knights this season by the Flames. He can provide offense with a 50- and a 49-point season.Current cap hit:$4.55 million.

2. Nick Schmaltz, Utah Mammoth

The forward keeps improving every year. The winger usually gets 20-plus goals and 60-plus points, and he's already at 22 goals and 51 points this season.Current cap hit:$5.85 million.

1. Alex Tuch, Buffalo Sabres

The forward can score (two 36-goal seasons) and also kills penalties. He wants to stay in Buffalo and new general manager Jarmo Kekalainen wants to keep him.Current cap hit:$4.75 million.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Artemi Panarin signs: Who are top remaining free agents?

Farmers Insurance Open Golf

The five-time major champion's second start should be even cozier, even as up to 200,000 fans cram onto TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course.

Success at the wet (as in booze-soaked) and wild Phoenix Open takes a certain mindset and Koepka has embraced the pandemonium, winning it twice.

"I enjoy the chaos," Koepka said. "It's fun. It can kind of get you in between shots, gives you something to either kind of laugh at or whatever's going on. There's always something to see, but it's a fun week."

Scottie Scheffler thinks so, too.

When Scheffler arrived at the TPC Scottsdale in 2022, he had yet to win on the PGA Tour despite several near-misses.

Since he beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff that year, Scheffler hasn't stopped winning, raising the trophy in a staggering 27% of his starts the past four years.

The world's No. 1 player arrives at the Phoenix Open with a chance to become the first PGA Tour player to win three straight starts since Dustin Johnson in 2017. Scheffler closed his 2025 season with a win at the pre-Ryder Cup Procore Championship in Napa, California, and opened this year up with a win atThe American Expressin Palm Desert, California — his 20th PGA Tour victory.

After taking last week off, Scheffler returns to a familiar place (and sounds). He backed up his 2022 Phoenix Open win by defending his title and has four top-10s in his past six starts at the Stadium Course.

"Lots of good memories," Scheffler said. "It's nice to come back to this tournament. This tournament is a lot of fun for me to play in and it's fun to be able to play in front of this crowd."

Last year was a rare exception.

Scheffler's start to the 2025 season was delayed after he sliced his hand trying to cut ravioli with a wine glass on Christmas. The Phoenix Open was his second start and he never found a groove, tying for 25th — his worst finish of the year and 15 shots behind champion Thomas Detry, who's now playing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League.

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Scheffler didn't take long to find his form, winning two majors among his six victories and a fourth straight Player of the Year Award to match Tiger Woods' record.

With time to prepare for the 2026 season, Scheffler looked like nothing had changed in his first tournament, erasing an early two-shot deficit in the final round to win by four shots at PGA West two weeks ago.

"Did a bit less cooking in the offseason this year — stuck to plastic silverware instead of metal stuff," Scheffler joked. "I'm only kidding. It's nice to get off to that kind of start. It's nice to feel very prepared going into the season."

Koepka had a different type of preparation his first non-major PGA Tour event since 2022.

Unsure of how he'd be received after beingfreed from his LIV contract, Koepka wasadmittedly nervousat last week'sFarmers Insurance Open. He didn't notch his first birdie of the opening round until the 18th hole, but rallied to make the cut and finished tied for 56th.

The best part of the week was the support Koepka received, nearly all of it positive.

That could change this week.

Vitriol can be part of the game at the Phoenix Open, particularly late in the day when the booze and sun take their toll, but Koepka is ready to embrace it all.

"I'm just focused on myself," Koepka said. "I'm focused on how I can go play the best golf over the next four days. I'm not focused on anybody else."

Tuning out the cacophony is the key to success at the Phoenix Open — as Koepka and Scheffler have both shown.

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WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The New York City Health Department on Wednesday said it has joined the World ​Health Organization's global outbreak response network following President Donald ‌Trump's withdrawal of the U.S. from the U.N. health agency.

WHY'S IMPORTANT

Following the Republican president's ‌decision to pull the U.S. out of the WHO, some Democratic leaders have made their regions join the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) in defiance of Trump. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ⁠been critical of the ‌president's policies.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both Democrats, have also said their states will ‍join the WHO's global outbreak response network. The network responds to public health events around the world, such as pandemics and disease outbreaks, and comprises ​of more than 360 technical institutions.

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"By joining GOARN, New York ‌City gains access to a global network of over 360 institutions and organizations that respond to acute public health events with the deployment of staff and resources to affected countries," the NYC Health Department said in a statement.

"Infectious diseases know no boundaries, and nor should ⁠the information and resources that help us ​protect New Yorkers," New York City ​Acting Health Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer Michelle Morse added.

The U.S. formally left the WHO last month after completing ‍a one-year waiting ⁠period following an executive order that Trump signed in January 2025.

Since taking office, Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from dozens of ⁠global and U.N. entities, saying they do not benefit Washington. His steps have been ‌condemned by health and human rights experts.

(Reporting by Kanishka ‌Singh in WashingtonEditing by Shri Navaratnam)

Johnson, 55, wasfound deadshortly before 8 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 21, at a homeless encampment about 10 miles east of Los Angeles International Airport, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. At the time, the sheriff's department said deputies located an unconscious man, later identified as Johnson, suffering from blunt force trauma.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his death was ruled a homicide, the sheriff's department said. On Thursday, Jan. 22, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Johnson's cause of death was "blunt head trauma and stab wounds."

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In anupdate on Feb. 3, the sheriff's department said its Homicide Bureau was investigating a "series of homicide cases" that occurred in the same general location, specifically the "1300 block of East 120th Street in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles."

Four people were killed in the area from October 2025 to January 2026, according to the sheriff's department. All four victims were unhoused and living in homeless encampments in the area.

"At this time, investigators are working to determine whether these cases are related," the sheriff's department said in a statement. "One of the victims was Kevin Johnson, a former NFL player who played during the 1990's."

The sheriff's department is asking for the public's assistance in the investigation and has urged anyone with information related to the incidents to contact the Homicide Bureau or the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.

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Who was Kevin Johnson?

Born in Los Angeles, Johnson began his football career at Los Angeles Harbor College and Texas Southern University before being drafted by theNew England Patriotsin the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft.

After thePatriotsreleased Johnson that August, the defensive tackle made brief stops in Minnesota and Oakland as a practice squad member and training camp participant before thePhiladelphia Eaglesclaimed him off waivers in August 1995.

He played two seasons for theEagles, appearing in 23 games and starting six of them in the regular season. He also appeared in two playoff games in 1995.

After he missed a practice, the Eagles suspended and then released Johnson in 1996, according to Pro Football Reference and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He signed with theOakland Raidersthe following April and appeared in 15 games, tallying seven tackles.

In 1998, theRaidersreleased Johnson and he then played four years in the Arena Football League, winning an ArenaBowl with the Orlando Predators that same year.

Friends and acquaintances told investigatorsthat Johnson had experienced a decline in health in recent years, which contributed to his housing instability, ESPN reported. Those who knew him at the encampment described him as quiet and friendly.

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Violence against people who are homeless

The deaths of Johnson and the three other unhoused victims mark the latest incident of violence against people who are homeless in the United States. A2024 reportfrom theNational Coalition for the Homelessrevealed that the non-profit organization documented nearly 2,000 incidents of violence against people who were homeless over a period of 23 years.

"At least 588 of unhoused victims lost their lives in violent attacks during this period," the report states. "These crimes appear to have been motivated by a perpetrator's bias against people experiencing homelessness, and to have been facilitated by a perpetrator's ability to target homeless people with relative ease."

The report noted that many incidents remain underreported and are "likely even more gruesome than available reports imply." In 2019, the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that less than half — about 44% — of violent incidents against people experiencing homelessness are reported to police, according to the report.

In recent years, multiple incidents across the country have made national headlines. In June 2025, a man was arrested forstabbing 11 peopleat an Oregon homeless shelter. In October 2024, authorities in Minnesota said three people were killed, and three others were injured inback-to-back shootingsat two separate homeless encampments.

Similar incidents also occurred in 2023 and 2022, including"serial" killingsof three homeless men in Los Angeles, three men who werestabbed while they sleptin New York City, and astring of shootingsin New York City and Washington, DC.

Contributing: Eric Larsen and Jack McKessy, USA TODAY; James Ward, Palm Springs Desert Sun

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Kevin Johnson case could be linked to 3 killings: Sheriff's office