Playoff bound: Dolphins win regular-season finale vs. Jets, secure postseason berth  —  MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins are headed to the postseason for the first time since 2016 and third time since 2001.  —  Needing a win in Sunday's regular-season finale against the New York Jets …

Ravens fall to Bengals, 27-16, in regular-season finale, setting up playoff rematch in Cincinnati  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 53  —  Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins (82) fumbles as he' s tackled by Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt, bottom, and safety Jessie Bates III …

Nightengale's Notebook: Carlos Correa saga shows the value of running a tight ship  —  The Carlos Correa saga should be a lesson, but it won't be.  —  There will continue to be shameless leaks on free-agent signings and trades, with about 95% of the information coming from agents.

Chicago Bears — with an assist from Lovie Smith — leave their season-ending loss with a reason to celebrate: the No. 1 draft pick  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 46  —  Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) thanks fans after a 29-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on Jan. 8, 2023 in Chicago.

New York Mets Sign Tim Locastro to Minor League Deal  —  The Mets have signed Tim Locastro to a minor league deal.  —  The moment you've all been waiting for.  Just kidding, It's not about Carlos Correa.  —  As multiple sources told Inside the Mets, the Mets are signing outfielder Tim Locastro …

MLB reinstates ex-Braves GM John Coppolella from ‘lifetime’ ban  —  Five years after he was hit with a “lifetime” ban by Major League Baseball, former Braves general manager John Coppolella has been reinstated by the commissioner's office from its “permanently ineligible” list.

What's next for Trevor Bauer's MLB career after Dodgers release  —  The last time Trevor Bauer took the mound, he seemed to have reached the apex of his pitching career.  By the summer of 2021, the talent that made him a first-round draft pick and the curiosities that unlocked cutting-edge training regiments had finally converged.

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks to start cancer treatment  —  CHICAGO — White Sox closer Liam Hendriks announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will begin treatment on Monday.  —  “Hearing the word “Cancer” came as a shock to my wife and I, as it does to millions of families each year.

Tigers trade Gregory Soto, Kody Clemens to Phillies for three high-upside players  —  Detroit — President Scott Harris told anyone who'd listen that he would not be risk averse.  He wasn't going to be afraid to take calculated risks.  —  And sure enough, in his first major trade with the Tigers …

Damar Hamlin — breathing on his own— joins Buffalo Bills' team meeting via videoconference: ‘Love you boys’  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 24  —  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, on Dec. 1, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (Greg M. Cooper/AP)