Mets Acquire Tyler Clippard  —  5:35pm: New York will receive $1MM in the deal, meaning that they'll pay Clippard just over $2MM the rest of the way, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post tweets.  —  5:16pm: The Mets have agreed to a deal that will land them reliever Tyler Clippard from the Athletics …

Angels Acquire Shane Victorino  —  5:20pm: Los Angeles will be responsible for $1.1MM of the $4.9MM or so left on the contract, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports on Twitter.  —  5:00pm: The Angels have acquired veteran outfielder Shane Victorino from the Red Sox, Boston announced …

Nationals, Blue Jays looking at Kimbrel; Trea Turner sought by SD  —  The Nationals and Blue Jays are among the teams showing some interest in Padres star closer Craig Kimbrel, who along with the rest of the San Diego roster, is available.  —  The Padres, in fact, suggested a return …

Zobrist draws huge interest; Pirates, Royals in, Angels, Yanks, Cubs also  —  Ben Zobrist's market is said to be red-hot, with the versatile star drawing interest from the Pirates, Royals, Angels, Yankees, Cubs and several others.  —  Zobrist is so popular that basically every contender but the Dodgers …

Cards have talked to Brewers about Lind  —  With the trade deadline arriving Friday, the Cardinals have had conversations recently with Milwaukee, and the Brewers are believed to be willing to trade first baseman Adam Lind.  —  Lind has 16 homers, a .549 slugging percentage against righthanded pitchers …

Four New Members Inducted Into Baseball's Hall of Fame  —  Three pitchers who became dominant after trades and a rock-solid catcher-turned-second baseman entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperston, New York, on Sunday.  —  Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio basked …

Jays' talks for Cueto never gained much traction  —  SEATTLE - Another big-name starter came off the market Sunday when the Cincinnati Reds dealt Johnny Cueto to the Kansas City Royals, and while the Toronto Blue Jays continue to search for pitching help, their hunt may drag to Friday's non-waiver trade deadline.

Brewers' Gomez drawing interest from contenders, non-contenders  —  FOX Sports  —  Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez is one of the most intriguing players on the trade market - a right-handed hitter who is affordable and under club control through next season.

Ole Miss guard Moody arrested for DUI  —  OXFORD — Ole Miss senior guard Stefan Moody was arrested early Saturday morning for first-offense DUI, according to the Lafayette County Detention Center's jail docket.  —  An Ole Miss spokesperson said the school is aware of Moody's arrest, but is still gathering information at this time.

Taylor Swift concert date moved due to possible Astros playoff run  —  HOUSTON — The Houston date for Taylor Swift's “The 1989 World Tour” will be moved from October to Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Minute Maid Park.  —  The move comes due to a potential Major League Baseball playoff conflict.

Rangers, Dodgers lead field in race for Cole Hamels, sources say  —  4m - MLB COLE HAMELS TEXAS RANGERS LOS ANGELES DODGERS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES CHICAGO CUBS NEW YORK YANKEES SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BOSTON RED SOX + more  —  Tim Kurkjian breaks down Cole Hamels' no-hitter against the Cubs and how it could affect his trade value.