Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through  —  MORE ON:  —  Superstar Carlos Correa and the Mets worked out a middle-of-the-night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned.  Correa's new deal with the Mets …

San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week: Nate Garcia, Damien  —  The sophomore helped lead Damien to the title in the Cal High tournament  —  San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week  —  Noteworthy: The 6-foot-11 sophomore had another big week while leading Damien to the championship of the Cal High tournament.

Another night of shorthanded Heat lacking at home; Miami falls 113-103 to Bulls  —  MIAMI — There have been many of these games this season, arguably too many.  —  When the Miami Heat aren't good enough because they don't have enough.  —  Tuesday night's 113-103 loss to the visiting Chicago Bulls …

Justin Verlander and the Mets are confident in the two-ace approach  —  The Mets are confident that a rotation anchored by two aces is a winning formula.  Free agent ace Justin Verlander was sold on the idea as well.  There are obvious questions that come with two pitchers in their late 30s …

San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week: Janessa Rodriguez, San Dimas  —  Rodriguez led San Dimas to a third-place finish in its own tournament last week.  —  San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Name: Janessa Rodriguez  —  School: San Dimas  —  Sport: Basketball  —  Year: Junior

Ravens place WR Devin Duvernay on injured reserve, reunite with WR Sammy Watkins  —  Ravens veteran linebacker Tyus Bowser apologizes to OC Greg Roman after posting on his Instagram page pieces of papers on the ground showing “Fire Greg Roman.”  (Baltimore Sun)

Bulls' struggles include managing on-court disconnect between LaVine, DeRozan: Sources  —  With two 2022 All-Stars in Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan and former All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, the Chicago Bulls had hoped to be a serious contender in the Eastern Conference and build upon their No. 6 seed finish from last season.

Five Win-Win MLB Trades for All-Star Players  —  It's safe to say MLB teams did not leave their holiday shopping to the last minute this year.  With the Cubs' signing of Dansby Swanson on Saturday, the last major free agent was taken off the board with more than a week to go before Christmas Day.

Nets bracing for tough upcoming stretch: 'We've got to raise our level of play'  —  The Nets have been able to turn their record around in large part due to a favorable schedule that included a seven-game home stand and a slew of matchups against non-playoff caliber opponents.  —  That is about to change.