'Bogey's our first choice': After Xander Bogaerts's opt-out, where do the Red Sox go from here?  —  LAS VEGAS — It's official: Xander Bogaerts is no longer a Red Sox.  —  To no one's surprise, the four-time All-Star opted out of the final three years and $60 million of his contract on Monday, thus becoming a free agent.

GM says Angels not trading Shohei Ohtani this offseason  —  The Los Angeles Angels are not trading two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani this offseason, general manager Perry Minasian told a group of reporters Monday.  —  Ohtani agreed last month to a one-year, $30 million deal with the Angels …

Yankees have better chance to keep Aaron Judge than Mets with Jacob deGrom  —  MORE FROM:  —  LAS VEGAS — It's early in free agency, the evidence is fairly thin and we are mostly reading tea leaves, but the best guess as of today is that the Yankees have a much better chance to keep Aaron Judge …

Dolphins edge Bears in QB duel between Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields as Miami wins third straight  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones discuss quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's big day as Dolphins defeat the Chicago Bears. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Led by defense and OLB Justin Houston, Ravens beat Saints, 27-13, for third straight win  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 21  —  NEW ORLEANS — His Ravens had already been through so much this season — all those season-ending injuries, their handful of fourth-quarter collapses …

Heat stunned by Blazers' 3 at buzzer in 110-107 loss  —  MIAMI — The Miami Heat had to try it a different way, with Tyler Herro and his all-or-nothing theatrics not available Monday night due to an ankle sprain.  —  So after blowing a 15-point lead to the Portland Blazers and falling behind …

Magic add Paolo Banchero to injury report for home game vs. Mavericks  —  Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero was added to the team's Tuesday evening injury report for their Wednesday home game vs. the Dallas Mavericks.  —  Banchero was listed as questionable because of a sprained left ankle.

Judge, Ohtani, Alvarez finalists for American League MVP  —  MLB, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels  —  In the next phase of a historic American League MVP race, Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Angels led the list of finalists for MLB's Baseball Writers' Association of America awards …

'We're gonna win it': Inside the night Dusty Baker's baseball faith was finally rewarded  —  HOUSTON — Faith, Dusty Baker says, is the soul of humanity.  And so he believes.  He believes in the perfect guitar riff and the sound of the waves crashing ashore in Kauai.

Giants' Xavier McKinney out at least four weeks with hand injury from ATV accident  —  A bye week accident is forcing Giants safety Xavier McKinney to say goodbye to the team's next four games, at least.  —  McKinney said on Twitter Monday that he injured his hand while riding ATVs in Cabo during the team's Week 9 bye.

With Zach LaVine sitting out, the Chicago Bulls lose their 2nd straight game 113-104 to the Toronto Raptors  —  TORONTO — Fred VanVleet returned from an injury with season highs of 30 points and 11 assists, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors overcame the absence …

Orioles' historic turnaround lands Brandon Hyde among American League Manager of the Year finalists  —  Brandon Hyde entered 2022 as the majors' worst manager by winning percentage in 70 years.  He'll end it regarded as one of the league's top skippers this season.