‘All teams have plenty of money,’ says expensive MVP Stanton  —  Giancarlo Stanton, a narrow winner Thursday of the National League Most Valuable Player award over Cincinnati's Joey Votto, is in the midst of a 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins, with $295 million and 10 years of it remaining.

Scherzer credits college ball at Mizzou for his staying power  —  • At a ballpark in Nebraska, way back in 2005, a year before he was a first-rounder and 12 before he won his third Cy Young Award, Max Scherzer finished the seventh inning of a tense college game and told his coach he was spent.

Baseball's hot stove season is here, so why hasn't anything happened yet?  —  ORLANDO — Commissioner Rob Manfred has made a priority of addressing baseball's lethargic pace-of-play in 2018.  Judging from the slow start to the offseason, MLB might also have some work to do on pace-of-the-industry.

The NFL Is Investigating Jameis Winston For Allegedly Groping An Uber Driver In 2016  —  “The League has been informed that you may have been the victim of such a violation perpetrated by Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Jameis Winston.  The League takes allegations of this nature very seriously …

Roger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem and nobody knows how it will end  —  THERE WAS A PAUSE.  It was Aug. 9, inside Roger Goodell's sixth-floor office at the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters in New York City — down the hall, past the executives' offices and his assistant's desk …

John Hart Leaves Braves Organization  —  The Braves announced on Friday that former president of baseball operations John Hart has stepped down and is leaving the organization “to pursue other opportunities.”  Hart's departure comes less than two months after GM John Coppolella resigned …

WATCH: Justin Verlander talks about wedding to Kate Upon on ‘Today’  —  Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander visited the “Today” show Friday morning to talk about his two new rings — the one he got from his marriage to supermodel Kate Upton and the one he will receive for his World Series win with the Houston Astros.

Cubs 2018 season tickets will see slight increase  —  Additional renovations continue at Wrigley Field on Nov. 7, 2017, in Chicago.  (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  After two consecutive years of double-digit hikes, the average price of Cubs season tickets will rise less than 1 percent in 2018.

TCU QB Kenny Hill, safety and kicker not making trip to Texas Tech  —  Quarterback Kenny Hill will not make the trip to Lubbock for Saturday's game against Texas Tech, opening the way for freshman backup Shawn Robinson to make his first start for No. 11 TCU.

MLB: Speeding up games is still a concern  —  Astros pitching coach Brent Strom speaks with pitcher Dallas Keuchel and catcher Brian McCann during a mound visit in Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 29.  (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)  —  Major League Baseball will change rules …

Minor MLB Transactions: 11/17/17  —  Here are Friday's minor moves throughout the league...  - The Blue Jays announced last night that they've brought back former first-round pick Deck McGuire on a minor league contract and invited him to Major League Spring Training.

Is tanking in Detroit Tigers' future?  Rebuild ‘will cause you to lose’  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - The Detroit Tigers are going to be bad in 2018.  —  They probably are going to be bad in 2019 and most likely bad in 2020.  That was the shared sentiment in conversations with people from around baseball …

Rumor Central: Rangers to extend GM Jon Daniels?  —  After becoming the youngest general manager in baseball 12 years ago, Jon Daniels of the Texas Rangers will reportedly remain in his role for the foreseeable future.  —  According to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram …