CBS Boston "The Celtics will be without Al Horford for at least a few more games as the veteran big man deals with a sore left knee. Horford will miss his second straight game Wednesday night when the Celtics pay a visit to the Washington Wizards, looking to extend their winning streak to seven..." December 12

Orange County Register "In most other games, in most other situations, it would have gone unnoticed. Luke Walton called a timeout late in the first quarter, and as the team walked toward the bench, TV cameras caught Walton approaching Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and appearing to make a passionate critique...." December 12

SNY TV "Your move, Nets. On Saturday, Spencer Dinwiddie became eligible to receive a four-year contract extension with Brooklyn worth a maximum of $47.5 million. But the 25-year-old guard is still waiting to get a call from team brass. "No news. Nothing to..." December 12

Real GM Basketball "The New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings are three of the most active buyers on the trade market. The typical start of trade season is Dec. 15 when most players who signed deals in the offseason are eligible to be dealt. The Pelicans are feeling..." December 12

Hoops Rumors "Executives around the NBA believe that the Pacers may explore trading one of their veteran point guards before this season’s deadline, writes ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. As Windhorst outlines, while Darren Collison has been Indiana’s starting..." December 12

NFL Trade Rumors "Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Eagles QB Carson Wentz, who dealing with a back issue, is not expected to play in Week 15. According to Rapoport, it’s possible Wentz may not return at all this season, depending on the outcome of Sunday’s..." December 12

The Score "Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced that rookie Lamar Jacksonwill remain the team's starting quarterback for its Week 15 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Veteran pivot Joe Flacco has fully recovered from his hip injury and will serve..." December 12

Washington Post "The NFL plans to make no immediate changes to its investigative procedures despite concerns by some owners over those methods arising from the case involving former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, according to several people familiar with the situation. Owners..." December 12

NESN "Kenyan Drake likely was overcome with quite a bit of emotion after scoring the Miami Dolphins’ game-winning touchdown on a multi-lateral play that shocked the New England Patriots on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. After the run, Drake chucked the football into the stands before he..." December 12

New York Post "Let’s start here: The Jets must get this right. When they fire Todd Bowles, as they are expected to do at the end of the season, if not earlier, they cannot afford to screw up hiring his replacement. They are at a critical moment in time. They potentially have the..." December 12

Larry Brown Sports "The Los Angeles Dodgers are once again looking to be active this offseason after they fell short in the World Series for the second straight year, but young outfielder Cody Bellinger is not a player they have any interest in trading. Numerous teams have expressed interest in acquiring..." December 12

Purple Row "The Rockies, a team that could certainly use a seasoned first baseman, are interested in Carlos Santana from the Seattle Mariners. This isn’t the first time they’ve taken a look at the infielder, as they also were in talks for him when he was with the Phillies. Santana..." December 12

Lone Star Ball "MLB Rumors: The Texas Rangers are in on Lance Lynn and Charlie Morton, according to T.R. Sullivan, while J.A. Happ is apparently off the board now. Happ has, per multiple reports, agreed to a three year deal with the New York..." December 12

MLB Trade Rumors "The Yankees have agreed to a deal to bring free agent southpaw J.A. Happback to the Bronx, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (Twitter link).  The contract is pending a physical, and is believed to be a three-year pact.  Happ is represented by Rogers Sports..." December 12

Los Angeles Times "The most impactful player the Dodgers can acquire this offseason could be free-agent outfielder Bryce Harper. It could be Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber or Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto. Or it could be a player meeting with the team’s hitting coaches this week at..." December 12

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The last-place Florida Panthers have given up goals in a lot of ways this season, but this is a new one: In a 4-3 loss at St. Louis on Tuesday night, a puck rolled into the Panthers’ net after bouncing off a referee’s, err, man region. The goal was disallowed..." December 12

Detroit News "Jimmy Howard is direct and forthcoming, and knows how the sport works. As an NHL goaltender, Howard knows it’ll be up to him certain evenings to steal a game as his teammates in front of him struggle to defend, Likewise, there will be certain evenings when Howard..." December 12

New York Post "Did last year’s historic hockey run from the Vegas Golden Knights annoy the rest of the country so much that now everyone is their hated rival? VSiN had a lot of fun covering the expansion miracle on our Vegas-based broadcasts last season. But we could see why hockey fans in..." December 12

Pro Hockey Rumors "The overwhelming opinion on the firing of former Phialdelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall was that he was too patient with the roster and too unwilling to make big moves. His replacement, Chuck Fletcher, has a history of being a deal-maker from his time with the Minnesota Wild and..." December 12

Newsday "Since the season started, first-year Rangers coach David Quinn has said, over and over, that the Rangers have eight defensemen who can play. At times, that made for some uncomfortable conversations between Quinn and whichever of those eight were going to be left out of the lineup on a given..." December 12

Bleacher Report "Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes his former club, Juventus, are the strongest team in this season's UEFA Champions League. PSG secured top spot in a tough Group C on Tuesday after they beat Red Star Belgrade 4-1.  But Buffon, 40,..." December 12

Sky Sports "Juan Mata has hinted that he would be keen to extend his Manchester United contract - which expires at the end of the season. Mata has scored two Premier League goals this season, with United currently sixth in the table. Ahead of the Champions League clash with his former..." December 12

Daily Mail "Manchester United gave Jose Mourinho no say in the signing of Paul Pogba after deciding they wanted to bring him to Old Trafford for commercial reasons. The sensational claim has been made by the United manager's friend and former spokesman, Eladio..." December 12

Daily Mirror "Wolves stars want Raul Jimenez snapped up permanently but the ambitious promoted club also want another striker next month too. Jimenez, 27, has impressed on loan from Benfica with four Premier League goals and four assists this term for promoted..." December 12

Express "Edinson Cavani has been linked with a stunning transfer to Chelsea as the Blues hunt for a solution to their attacking woes. The 31-year-old striker has been in sensational form for PSG, scoring five goals in his last three Ligue 1 games. However, with Neymar and Kylian..." December 12

Detroit Free Press "These decisions are rarely as easy as they seem, they're always personal and no one is truly qualified to make a life-changing choice for someone else.  Still, Michigan junior quarterback Shea Patterson is among a contingent of Wolverine underclassmen considering taking a..." December 12

Michigan Live "Jim Harbaugh could be on the verge of losing his defensive guru. Don Brown, Michigan’s much heralded defensive coordinator, has interviewed for the head coaching job at Temple, according to a report late Tuesday by the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the report,..." December 12

USA Today "Former Clemson University running back C.J. Fuller died of a pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis connected to a football-related knee injury, according to a report made public Tuesday by the Pickens County Coroner's Office. Fuller, 22, died Oct...." December 11

CBS Sports "Alabama has been on the lookout for a new offensive coordinator since Mike Locksley left to become the coach at Maryland. It didn't have to look far. Football Scoop and AL.com are reporting that coach Nick Saban is expected to promote quarterbacks coach and associate head coach Dan Enos to..." December 11

Memphis Commercial Appeal "With one tweet, Mike Norvell ended speculation on his future by announcing he will stay as Memphis' football coach for a fourth season. On Monday, after wishing defensive coordinator Chris Ball the best as Ball accepted a job to become Northern Arizona's..." December 11

12 Up "After a horrible loss to unranked Penn (yes, Penn) on Tuesday night, the embarrassments only got worse for Jay Wright and Co.  Remember the name Jahvon Quinerly? Sure you do. The former 5-star recruit out of the 2018 class had a boatload of offers, and was originally..." December 12

Detroit Free Press "Finals week brings a time for rest and mental preparation for Michigan State’s basketball team. Not so much for Tom Izzo. Izzo and his staff went en masse to watch 2019 5-star prospects Isaiah Stewart and Keion Brooks play for La Lumiere School on Saturday night..." December 11

College Basketball Talk "The Big East made an important move for the conference’s future over the weekend by securing another 10 years at Madison Square Garden for the league’s annual conference tournament. While the new iteration of the basketball-only Big East isn’t as deep or talented as..." December 10

Augusta Free Press "Bad news for UVA basketball fans following the fourth-ranked Cavaliers’ 57-49 win over VCU: freshman guard Kihei Clark is set to undergo surgery on Monday. Clark, a 5’9” freshman who has emerged as a surprise starter this season, was injured in Virginia’s win..." December 10

Sporting News - NCAAB "The Texas A&M-Boston College men's basketball game set for Saturday afternoon has been canceled, and Aggies coach Billy Kennedy is "perplexed" by the reason. According to the Houston Chronicle, Boston College's charter plane was scheduled to land in College..." December 08