Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz lone inductee into Baseball Hall of Fame as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens miss again  —  MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox  —  With the process still tainted by the steroid era …

How Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens can still make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame  —  The voters have spoken, and after falling short of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the past 10 years, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will be removed from the ballot.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz elected to Hall of Fame  —  David Ortiz, the slugging designated hitter-first baseman known as “Big Papi” and who was a central force on Boston Red Sox teams that won three World Series, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday in balloting …

MLB, players' association plan to meet again Tuesday after sides make progress, sources say  —  Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to meet again Tuesday after a Monday bargaining session led to the first sliver of progress between the sides since the league locked …

Heated MLB bargaining includes mention of canceling games — but progress, too  —  NEW YORK — In a meeting with the Players Association on Monday, Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Dan Halem said that MLB is willing to lose games over some of the outstanding issues the sides have, people with knowledge of the talks said.

The Chicago Bears are working to hire Ryan Poles as their new general manager.  Next up: Finding the new head coach.  —  The Chicago Bears are working on a deal to make Ryan Poles, the Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel, their new general manager, a league source confirmed.