MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal  —  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.

The Pirates and Nationals have ramped up discussions about a trade that would send Andrew McCutchen to Washington, according to sources who have spoken with both teams.  The Nationals, according to one exec, would like to make this deal today, because the ripple effect of trading for McCutchen …

Cubs GM Jed Hoyer: Proximity, scrutiny complicate any trade with White Sox  —  Photos of the White Sox ace.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer wasn't heartbroken over a report that stated the White Sox wouldn't engage in trade talks with them involving left-handed ace Chris Sale.

If Mets can't get lockdown reliever in trade, Zack Wheeler could strengthen their bullpen  —  If the Mets can't get a lockdown reliever in a trade for Jay Bruce — or Curtis Granderson — and some baseball people feel that will prove to be the case, their best option for significantly strengthening …

Sources: IU to dismiss football coach Kevin Wilson  —  More details to come.

49ers' Colin Kaepernick puts his Bay Area home up for sale at $2.9 million  —  San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has put his remodeled home in San Jose on the market for $2.895 million.  (Redfin.com |  Inset: Los Angeles Times)  —  In a sign that his days in San Francisco may be numbered …

More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan  —  As a result of a lot of hard work done by our security research teams, we revealed today a new and alarming malware campaign.  The attack campaign, named Gooligan, breached the security of over one million Google accounts.

Phillies hire former Twins GM Terry Ryan as scout  —  The Phillies continued to add to their front office Wednesday with the hire of Terry Ryan, a seasoned baseball man who has a long-time relationship with team president Andy MacPhail, as a special-assignment scout.

Rams: Jeff Fisher was referring to Danny Amendola  —  Call it the case of one too many Danny.  —  On Wednesday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher made a generic reference to “Danny” during a conference call with New England media.  Because Fisher was discussing running backs at the time, some have assumed he was referring to Danny Woodhead.