3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including monitoring Justin Fields' status for the Green Bay Packers and Matt Nagy investigating the headset issues  —  Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy and his assistant coaches spoke with the media Monday after the 33-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Pacers potentially move to rebuild, receptive to trade talks on Caris LeVert, Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner: Sources  —  In need of a new direction amid a 10-16 start to the season, the Indiana Pacers are moving toward a substantial rebuild and are expected to open up trade conversations around …

Grades for Dolphins' win over Giants; plus stock up and stock down  —  Sunday's 20-9 victory over the New York Giants wasn't pretty, but it extended the surging Miami Dolphins' winning streak to five.  —  Tua Tagovailoa's steady hand and calming influence, and a suffocating defense …

The Patriots wouldn't let Mac Jones throw the ball or talk to Peyton Manning  —  Late in the first quarter Monday night, Mac Jones faked a handoff, dropped back, and slightly overthrew tight end Jonnu Smith, who made a spectacular catch after first leaping up to bat the ball out of the wind.

Duke football coach: Favorites emerge, Jason Garrett on radar  —  Duke football's coaching search has progressed to a final handful of candidates with the school's goal of hiring its new head coach by the end of this week within reach.  —  After showing initial interest in current head coaches …

Five things we learned from the Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers  —  The Ravens gambled and went for a potential game-winning 2-point conversion attempt with 12 seconds left but couldn't convert in a 20-19 loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh.  Here are five things we learned Sunday.

Rangers Notes: Peters Heading to Korea; Terry, Martin Sign Elsewhere  —  In today's Texas Rangers notebook, three players are on their way to other organizations while a newcomer was honored by Baseball America.  —  With Major League Baseball in a full freeze due to the lockout, news regarding free agency and trades is...scarce.

The Mets spent, the Yankees didn't and more: Takeaways from a wild MLB free-agency period  —  When MLB free agency began, as I was comparing notes with agents and executives, a popular discussion was how many players would sign big deals before the collective bargaining agreement expired on Dec. 1.

MLB Rumors: Red Sox reportedly have interest in Trevor Story  —  On the latest episode of “Big Time Baseball,” Audacy Sports MLB Insider Jon Heyman says that in addition to two teams pretty consistently linked to Story, the Red Sox might be a player for the two-time All-Star:

Tim Kurkjian, who views the sport uniquely, deeply deserves the baseball writers' Career Excellence Award  —  Midnight was when Tim Kurkjian turned me into a journalistic pumpkin, damn near every single night.  Midnight would strike, and the first edition of the Baltimore (Morning) Sun would publish.

The Current State of 2022 Team Payrolls  —  With last week's lockout of the players by ownership, the league has frozen all transactions for the foreseeable future.  That's bad news — but it also makes this a good time to take a snapshot of team payrolls, because there are no new deals coming …

Inside the Trail Blazers firing of GM Neil Olshey, and what comes next with franchise cornerstone Damian Lillard  —  Every front office decision, every coaching move, seemingly everything the Portland Trail Blazers organization does is accompanied by this question: How does this impact star guard Damian Lillard?

FOWLER, HODGES, KAAT, MIÑOSO, OLIVA, O'NEIL ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME  —  (ORLANDO, Fla.) - Six candidates earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via the Eras Committee process, it was announced today on MLB Network.  —  Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat …