Inside the downfall of the Nets' Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era  —  Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving chose the Nets.  Not the other way around.  —  It's an important note to remember as we unpack the end of a not-quite era of championship contention in Brooklyn: The superstars chose to be here.

Recapping the Chicago Bulls: Poor 3-point shooting — again — leads to a 116-105 loss to the Brooklyn Nets  —  NEW YORK — Hours after executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas insisted that a consistent roster is still the answer, the Chicago Bulls on Thursday lost to the Brooklyn Nets 116-105.

Sources: Padres' Yu Darvish gets 6-year, $108M extension  —  Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Thursday.  —  The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision …

USC's win streak ends with lopsided loss to Oregon  —  Boogie Ellis scores 19 points but the Trojans (17-7 overall, 9-4 Pac-12) see their four-game win streak snuffed out as the Ducks lead wire-to-wire and hand them a 78-60 defeat  —  EUGENE, Ore. — USC dug itself a big hole early and never recovered.

Dolphins great Zach Thomas finally gets in Pro Football Hall of Fame  —  The fourth time was the charm for Zach Thomas.  —  The great Miami Dolphins linebacker is bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of five modern-day players elected Thursday night at NFL Honors awards ceremony.

Clippers acquire Bones Hyland, Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, dealing John Wall, Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard  —  The Clippers improved their frontcourt and added depth to the backcourt through several moves in the final hour before Thursday's trade deadline

SMU, rumored Pac-12 expansion candidate, keeps commissioner's visit under the radar  —  George Kliavkoff visited campus and attended a men's basketball game at Moody Coliseum as the Pac-12 seeks schools to replace USC and UCLA.  —  UNIVERSITY PARK — If SMU had its way …

MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from Sinclair  —  1 of 10  —  About $1 billion of Major League Baseball's revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.

Woody Johnson ‘optimistic’ Jets can land difference-making QB  —  PHOENIX - Jets owner Woody Johnson is optimistic that the team will be able to land an impact quarterback this offseason.  —  “That's an issue,” Johnson said Thursday night of the quarterback position.  “That's the issue right now.