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 …

David Ortiz elected into baseball's Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens denied in final year on ballot  —  David Ortiz needed just one swing to power his way into baseball's Hall of Fame, narrowly punching his ticket to Cooperstown on the same night voters denied steroid-stained legends Barry Bonds …

Spirited MLB labor talks continue, but major obstacles still exist  —  Major League Baseball and the players union continued to make slow, incremental progress Tuesday, but the two sides continue to disagree on just how much either is actually moving towards a new Collective Bargaining Agreement to avert the delay of spring training.

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.