Dolphins hiring Patrick Surtain after adding Sam Madison to staff days earlier; McDaniel signs fullback  —  An all-time cornerback combination for the Miami Dolphins is reunited on new coach Mike McDaniel's coaching staff.  —  Patrick Surtain is joining the Dolphins as a defensive assistant, according to a league source.

MLB delays start of spring training until March 5; CBA negotiations resume Monday  —  Spring training games won't begin until at least March 5, Major League Baseball announced in a statement on Friday.  —  “We regret that, without a collective bargaining agreement in place …

Could LeBron James return to Cleveland again?:  'The door's not closed on that,' he says  —  The Athletic spoke to LeBron one on one on Saturday, and he opened up on a variety of topics.  —  Jason Lloyd130  —  NBA All-Star Weekend 2022: Karl-Anthony Towns wins 3-point contest.

Jury finds Eric Kay guilty of distributing fentanyl and causing the death of former pitcher Tyler Skaggs  —  FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury found former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay guilty on two felony counts Thursday, agreeing with the government that he distributed …

Kiley McDaniel's 2022 MLB farm system rankings for all 30 teams  —  After ranking the top 100 prospects heading into the 2022 MLB season, it's time to turn our attention to each team's farm system as a whole.  —  I've always found it both overwhelming and too subjective to line up 30 lists …

Little progress toward new CBA in latest bargaining session between MLB and MLBPA, sources say  —  A bargaining session between Major League Baseball and the players' union lasted just 15 minutes Thursday and produced little progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.

Bucs' Arians lashes out at report, denies any rift with Brady  —  The head coach says he's “pissed off” about a recent report that says their relationship had soured, in part because of Arians altering game plans.  —  TAMPA — Bruce Arians doesn't believe Tom Brady will come out of retirement.

DJ LeMahieu regrets that coaches took fall for Yankees' poor hitting last year  —  TAMPA — DJ LeMahieu is not looking back.  He's not making excuses for a down 2021; the versatile infielder won't blame the sports hernia that forced him to have surgery after the season.

Who Is Ballsack Sports?  —  The satirical Twitter account Ballsack Sports has managed to trick far more people than an account named Ballsack Sports should trick.  Daryl Morey.  Fox News.  Probably The Big Lead at this point.  It'd be a funny bit if not for the anatomical name …

Minor league pitching injuries are a concern for Reds as they return to normal schedule  —  At all levels in the minor leagues, there was a lot of uncertainty among teams on how to handle pitching staffs to keep arms healthy.  —  There was no 2020 season.  The 2021 season was delayed by a month.

Buck Showalter at Mets' camp, even though there are no players  —  Mets manager Buck Showalter discusses being in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and his mindset coming into his first season with the club  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — All Buck Showalter needs now is some Mets to manage.

Juan Soto says he was offered 13-year, $350M extension by Washington Nationals before MLB lockout  —  The Washington Nationals offered a 13-year, $350 million extension to outfielder Juan Soto before the current lockout by Major League Baseball, he confirmed to ESPN's Enrique Rojas on Wednesday.