Newark Star-Ledger A long-time major league scout who has a lot of management connections laughed Wednesday when he was asked about the day's hottest Manny Machado rumors, and there were some doozies. July 16

USA Today You want NBA offseason tea leaves to read? You got ’em. July 13

12 Up How much longer can such a storied franchise like the New York Knicks be a joke in the league? Probably as long as Joakim Noah's current outlandish contract.  July 13

The Big Lead The Lakers potentially trading for Kawhi Leonard is getting all the buzz, but could they end up trading for another all-star? According to Chris Sheridan, the Lakers are considering trading for several big names July 09

Clutch Points In a relatively shocking news report, it is being said Jimmy Butler is fed up with Karl-Anthony Towns and won’t sign extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves. July 04

12 Up It's been a long time since the New York Knicks have been relevant.  July 04

The Sports Daily A lot of times during the NBA offseason, blockbuster trades can require more than two partners to get done for various reasons. Like the Dwight Howard trade in 2012 for instance, which took four teams to complete which ended up being a disaster for Los Angeles. July 04

Clutch Points Having tried to move hell and high water to score a trade for Kawhi Leonard, only to fall short of the door, the Los Angeles Lakers could target big man DeMarcus Cousins on a short-term max deal, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. July 01

Real GM Basketball The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs are reportedly slow-playing their negotiations on a trade involving Kawhi Leonard. July 01

Bleacher Report Could Kyrie Irving be one-and-done with the Boston Celtics? June 30

Bleacher Report After LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals in 2017, James declared he had never played on a superteam. June 28

Sportsnaut With two days remaining until the 2018 NBA Draft, rumors are continuing to swirl regarding a potential Kawhi Leonard trade from the San Antonio Spurs. By now, it’s well known that Leonard wants out of San Antonio. June 26

Yardbarker There might be a new banana boat crew coming to Southern California, but that could very well not include Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball. June 26

Total Pro Sports Back in January, it was confirmed that Aaron Rodgers had a new love interest and was dating Danica Patrick. “Yes, Aaron and I are dating,” Patrick told The Associated Press at the time. June 22

BBC Neymar scored the second injury-time goal in Brazil's first win of the 2018 World Cup against Costa Rica on Friday. June 22