Live updates: New York Giants at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. kickoff  —  Check out the contemporaneous commentary from Dolphins writers Dave Hyde, Omar Kelly and David Furones as Miami aims to roar into their bye week on a five-game win streak and squarely in the mix in the playoff derby.

Labor dispute is about one thing; Freeman's destination could impact Olson; Verlander mystery; more notes  —  I'll have much more to say on the labor dispute in the days, weeks and (gulp) months ahead, but for now know this:  —  The dispute is not about competitive balance …

What we do in the shadows: Locked-out players play into MLB's scrubbed pages  —  NEW YORK — Within minutes of locking out players Thursday amid contentious negotiations on the next collective bargaining agreement, Major League Baseball scrubbed all remnants of player likenesses off …

Dodgers: Corey Seager Reportedly Turned Down Contract Extension from LA  —  Corey Seager officially signed with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.  Soon after, AM570's David Vassegh informed listeners that for a while now, he had been holding onto some insider information.

Miami Marlins intent on adding another starting outfielder  —  Miami Marlins notes as we begin a lockout during which major-league player transactions are prohibited:  —  ▪ The Marlins began the offseason hoping to sign both Starling Marte and Avisail Garcia and pair them with Jesus Sanchez in the outfield.

Ole Miss, Kiffin Commit to New Contract  —  OXFORD, Miss. - With the best regular season in program history in the books and a New Year's Six bowl appearance upcoming, Ole Miss has agreed on a new contract for head football coach Lane Kiffin, as announced Saturday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter.

Sources: Texans sign Tremon Smith to one-year, $1.6 million extension  —  The Texans put a premium value on special teams.  —  They reinforced that commitment with their first in-season contract extension this year when they signed speedy cornerback and kickoff returner Tremon Smith …

Yankees to promote two player development staffers to major-league coaching staff: Sources  —  The Yankees will promote two player development staffers to fill out their major-league coaching staff, sources told The Athletic.  The club will promote Dillon Lawson to major-league hitting coach …

Run-heavy Eagles can be do-over for Jets after Colts disaster  —  The Jets hope their terrible experience on Thursday Night Football last month benefits them against the Eagles on Sunday.  —  In a 45-30 loss to the Colts, the Jets allowed Indy to run wild to a tune of 260 yards.

Masahiro Tanaka is staying in Japan for another season  —  There will be no reunion in the Bronx for Masahiro Tanaka and the Yankees in 2022.  The former Yankee right-hander had hinted he was looking to come back to MLB — preferably the Bronx — after playing a season back at home.

DE Calais Campbell prepared to ‘empty the tank’ as veteran pillar of Ravens defense  —  The week before Thanksgiving, John Harbaugh saw Calais Campbell sitting down for an end-of-day meal in the Ravens' cafeteria.  —  Harbaugh does not spend a lot of time thinking about Campbell.  Why would he?