Sources: White Sox to hire Royals' Pedro Grifol as manager  —  Pedro Grifol is expected to be the next manager of the Chicago White Sox, an announcement that could come later this week, according to multiple sources.  —  Grifol, 52, has been on the staff of the Kansas City Royals since 2013, most recently as the bench coach.

Chicago Bears trade Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens, looking to the future by adding more draft capital  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 96  —  Bears linebacker Roquan Smith sits on the bench with linebacker Nicholas Morrow during a preseason game on Aug. 13, 2022 at Soldier Field.

Rangers in Running to Sign Aaron Judge From Yankees  —  Texas' primary pursuit this offseason is starting pitching, but it didn't stop one site from listing the Rangers as a landing spot for the Yankees slugger.  —  Aaron Judge broke the American League home run record against the Texas Rangers …

Nets snap 4-game skid with win over Pacers: ‘It was very important for us to get a response’  —  Fool me once, shame on you.  But fool me twice?  The Nets didn't find out how that age-old adage ends.  —  At least not this time.  —  The Nets snapped a four-game losing streak …

Tua Tagovailoa sharp throughout, Dolphins defense gets second-half stops to down Lions  —  The Sun Sentinel's Dave Hyde and David Furones recap the Miami Dolphins' come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Lions.  (South Florida Sun Sentinel)  —  DETROIT — The Miami Dolphins said all week …

‘Excited for future’: Nolan Arenado's choice to stay with Cardinals reflects shared commitment  —  A trade so complex and yet so mutually desirable that both Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals had to bend a little to get a lot has become a commitment to each other for years to come.

‘Whole city is coming with us’: How Phillies plan to erase World Series arms deficit vs. Astros  —  PHILADELPHIA - It takes some doing in this town to break through the Kelly Green throwbacks celebrating Reggie White and Randall Cunningham, or the midnight shade paying tribute to the current band of undefeated Eagles.

Why Kyle Hendricks biggest name for Cubs in free agency … Long before the season ended, the Cubs began discussing names of free agent pitchers they might be able to add to a rotation mix that put together one of the more impressive second halves in the majors this year.

A Thoroughly Modern Old-School Baseball Executive  —  Dave Dombrowski has led four franchises to the World Series as a president of baseball operations, and he has done it by embracing tradition and analytics.  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Fighting Phillies are a plucky group of wild-card upstarts …

Zach Charbonnet leads No. 12 UCLA to bounce-back win over Stanford  —  Charbonnet, one the nation's top rushers, ran all over the Cardinal defense as No. 12 UCLA began a stretch of three games against opponents with records below .500 with a 38-13 victory  —  PASADENA — After losing at Oregon …

FMIA Week 8: Christian McCaffrey's Huge Day and a Look at All 32 Teams Midway(ish) Through 2022  —  Last Thursday, the 49ers' assistant head coach, Anthony Lynn, asked Christian McCaffrey, the Niners' new running back: “Can you throw?  Ever thrown a pass in a game?”  —  It had been four years, but yes, McCaffrey had done it.