Players unsure whether to head home after sixth straight day of MLB talks ends with sides far apart  —  JUPITER, Fla. — With less than two days before Major League Baseball's deadline to reach a labor deal to salvage opening day on March 31 and the sides far apart, players were unsure whether they will break off talks.

Why Carlos Correa might not be as good a fit for the Red Sox as he appears  —  So I was thinking: Wouldn't Carlos Correa be a great fit for the Boston Red Sox?  He would, for reasons that I will explain shortly.  But there is a problem with the Red Sox signing Correa, the top remaining free agent.

Troy Aikman's $90M ESPN deal has Sean McVay, Al Michaels, Joe Buck implications  —  MORE FROM:  —  After the seismic broadcasting move of Troy Aikman from Fox to ESPN, the next tremors are expected to reverberate from the NFL sidelines to some of sportscasting's all-time biggest names.

Kings build early lead, chase John Gibson, beat Ducks  —  The Kings pounce on another off night from Gibson in a 4-1 win that vaults them into second place in the Pacific Division  —  ANAHEIM — One team was razor sharp on Friday night at Honda Center.  —  The other was not.

New offensive approach could produce collateral losses for Dolphins  —  Whenever there is change in front office or coach there is usually some collateral loss expected on the Miami Dolphins roster.  —  That's been a consistent occurrence during Miami's ride on the mediocrity merry-go-round …

A Brett Gardner reunion can still help Yankees under right circumstances  —  MORE FROM:  —  We have reached that part of the lockout in which we discuss Brett Gardner's free agency.  Because how many different ways can we delve into the markets for Carlos Correa and Freddie Freeman with, you know, little to mainly no new information?

ZiPS 2022 Top 100 Prospects  — A Conversation With Orioles General Manager Mike Elias  — A Conversation With Red Sox Amateur Scouting Director Paul Toboni  — Catchers '22: The Changing Catcher Prospect Landscape  — A Conversation With Baltimore Orioles Prospect Grayson Rodriguez

Big-league life: Workouts at college field, hopes for good news  —  Yankees star DJ LeMahieu, among a dozen pros working out at Eckerd College, is “optimistic” of a deal.  —  Updated Earlier today  —  ST. PETERSBURG — A half-dozen rounds of batting practice over, DJ LeMahieu had one more item …

Understandable and unusual, Josh Boyer returns to Dolphins defense to protect Mike McDaniel's blindside  —  MIAMI GARDENS — If you want a nostalgic reunion, there was former Miami Dolphins cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain, together again, talking Wednesday about coaching with each other this time.