Predicting every Hall of Fame class through 2045  —  Only a fool would predict the future, although Jules Verne did pretty well in a science fiction book he wrote in 1863 (though it wasn't published until 1994) titled “Paris in the Twentieth Century,” in which he predicted such technological advances …

President Trump's Inaugural Address, Annotated  —  Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States.  NPR reporters and editors across the newsroom have annotated his inaugural address.

The Trumbo agreement, the ripple effect and what's next  —  The Orioles' mock lineup for 2017 contains fewer holes as the days tick down before spring training.  —  Seth Smith can be penciled into right field, at least in a platoon role, and Mark Trumbo can be tabbed as the primary designated hitter …

The Dodgers are looking all over the place for a second baseman  —  The Dodgers' pursuit of Brian Dozier isn't dead and won't be dead until another second baseman is in their uniform — and who knows, even then a trade with the Twins might be possible.  —  The stalemate over Dozier, however …

Officials: ‘More would have been wounded’ in school shooting if not for staff, deputies  —  WEST LIBERTY, Ohio (WDTN) — The victim of a school shooting was not the intended target, officials say Friday afternoon.  —  Logan Cole, 16, was shot multiple times by the suspect, who has not yet been named.

Rangers sign Ross with goal of boosting rotation for stretch run  —  The Texas Rangers have put the finishing touches on what they believe will be their starting rotation for most of the season.  —  But general manager Jon Daniels on Friday wouldn't put a finger on when right-hander Tyson Ross …

Farm system rankings: The top 10  —  Eight of the top 10 teams could comfortably be called rebuilders, teams that traded away major-league talent in 2016 to add prospects.  Even the Yankees, whether or not they used the term, were in rebuild mode last season, landing three top-100 prospects in their two big deadline deals.

Athletics Sign Alejandro De Aza To Minor League Deal  —  The Athletics have signed veteran outfielder Alejandro De Aza to a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training, the team announced on Friday.  —  De Aza, 33 in April, posted underwhelming numbers with the Mets …

Rangers To Sign James Loney  —  The Rangers have agreed to a minor-league deal with first baseman James Loney, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter).  The veteran will make $1MM if he can break onto the MLB roster.  —  Loney, 32, played an even 100 games last year for the Mets …

Cubs, Sox games to be live-streamed in Chicago market  —  CSN Chicago's Cubs and White Sox games will be live-streamed online and on mobile devices this season, free to those who get the network in their cable package.  —  In a long-awaited deal between Major League Baseball …

Bulls eyeing Bosh?  Miami moving Dragic?  Here's the latest buzz  —  MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — In this latest Son of Weekend Dime compilation, we've amassed the freshest dribbles of pertinent chatter from the NBA's annual D-League Showcase ... with the league's annual trade buzzer just over 30 days away: