Trade Deadline Intel: Wizards Among NBA's Most Active Shoppers, Eyeing Sabonis  —  Just a week out from the Feb. 10 trade deadline, the Washington Wizards are being described by league personnel as one of the more active teams on the NBA trade market.  As the Wizards have discussed adding key reinforcements …

It's time for Steve Ross to sell the Dolphins  —  Let's hope Steve Ross throws in the towel as easily as he allegedly asked his coach to do.  That's the best way out of the latest and messiest fiasco of his Miami Dolphins ownership.  —  Ross can still run Hard Rock Stadium …

49ers fan in coma after apparent beating outside SoFi Stadium during NFC championship  —  Police are investigating the apparent beating of a San Francisco 49ers fan found severely injured in the parking lot of SoFi Stadium during Sunday's NFC championship game against the Rams.

2022 MLB Organization Talent Rankings  —  With a potential star at the top in outfielder Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners have Baseball America's No. 1 farm system.  —  That's a dramatic turnaround from the state of Seattle's minor league pipeline four years ago, when its farm system ranked last in baseball.

Spring training likely to be delayed after CBA meeting yields no progress between MLB, MLBPA, sources say  —  The collective bargaining meeting between the Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB on Tuesday afternoon led to no significant progress, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN …

College football's 2nd signing period begins: How did the classes wrap up for Notre Dame, Illinois, Northwestern and NIU and where do they rank?  —  College football's traditional national signing day is here.  —  And while much of the drama is gone from the first Wednesday of February …

David Green, outfielder for 1982 St. Louis Cardinals, dies at age 61  —  MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants  —  ST. LOUIS — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals' 1982 World Series champions, has died.  He was 61.

Marcus Smart's return shows Celtics offense is currently flourishing through him: Film breakdown  —  Marcus Smart is the bridge.  Boston's offense is an archipelago containing two large islands, with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown spreading across the floor and taking turns driving the action.

Matt Eberflus shares his plan for leading a winning Chicago Bears team — instilling high intensity and accountability and building a motivated coaching staff  —  After an hourlong introduction as the 17th head coach of the Chicago Bears, Matt Eberflus had just sat down Monday for a round …