Baseball

• Padres..Win bidding rights to top pitcher in Korea…28Y-Kwang-Hyun Kim (89-43) career record…Team SV Wynvens accepts Padres 2M-posting fee-giving San Diego 30-days to sign the left handed pitcher…Kim would become a starter if the Padres were to move Andrew Cashner-Ian Kennedy in deals at Winter Meetings for an established bat….Atlanta Braves remain interested in Cashner…Cubs expressing interest in Ian Kennedy.

• Padres…CBS reporting Carlos Quentin now willing to waive No-Trade clause to clear way for deal to American League team…Padres would have to pay a large chunk of Quentin’s 8M-contract for coming season, but want young prospects…White Sox, Tampa Bay, Red Sox might be fits for a 1-year rental.

• Padres..Lose P-Donnie Roach-claimed on waivers by Cubs after San Diego tried to move him off 40-man roster…P-Eric Stults opts for free agency rather than assignment to AAA-El Paso.

• Dodgers…Talk to agent representing Toronto Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow.
• Dodgers..President Andrew Freidman says he is open to trading 2-outfielders (Eithier-Crawford) for pitching, open spot for OF-Joc Pederson.

• St. Louis..Autopsy on Cardinals rookie OF-Oscar Taveras showed Blood Alcohol Count 5X legal limit at time fatal crash in Dominican.
• Cincinnati..Reds hire ex-Padres-Diamondbacks GM-Kevin Towers to be Senior Assistant GM-Walt Jocketty.

• Detroit..Signs DH-Victor Martinez (4Y-68M) with limited no-trade clause..coming off (.335-32HR) season.
• Detroit..Agent Scott Boras says waiting for GM to committ to win World Series by talking to P-Max Scherzer.
• Red Sox..GM-Ben Cherrington meets with P-Jon Lester..Boston to offer (7Y-100M) deal.

• Yankees-Pirates Trade..NY deals C-Francisco Cervelli to Bucs for P-Justin Wilson.
• Yankees..Sign FA-P-Jose DePaula…ex-Padres-Giants minor league pitcher.
• Royals..Sign FA-2B-Ryan Roberts-ex Tiger-Diamondback.
• Toronto-Detroit Trade…Jays deal OF-Anthony Gose to Tigers for minor leaguer.
• Cardinals..Meet FA-P-Andrew Miller-Orioles.
• Blue Jays..Meet FA-3B-Pablo Sandoval-Giants…Meet FA-OF-Nick Markakis-Orioles
• Diamondbacks..Talk 2X FA-P-Chad Billingsley-Dodgers.

• Arizona-TBay..Discuss Trade..SS-Didi Gregorius for P-Jeremy Hellickson.
• Arizona-Mets..Diamondbacks reject offer of P-Jon Neise for SS-Didi Gregarious.
• Rockies-Cardinals..Discuss Trade..OF-Carlos Gonzales for P-Carlos Martinez.
• Mets-Seattle..Discuss Trade…P-Dillon Gee for SS-Brad Miller.
• Phillies-Reds..Discuss Trade..OF-Marlon Byrd for P-Mike Leake.
• Phillies-Royals..Discuss Trade..1B-Ryan Howard for prospects..Phillies pick up large segment of 60M-owed Howard.
• Phillies-Mets…Potential Trade…2B-Jimmy Rollins to Mets won’t happen..Rollins blocks deal with 10-5 clause.
• Phillies-Rays..Discuss Trade OF-Dom Brown for P-Jeremy Hellickson.
• Washington-Cubs..Nationals deny about deal P-Jordan Zimmerman to Cubs for SS-Starlin Castro.

• NL-Cy Young Award…Dodgers Clayton Kershaw wins it for 3X…Reds-Johnny Cueto..Cardinals Adam Wainwright followed in voting.
• AL-Cy Young Award..Indians pitcher Corey Kluber-surprise winner..ahead of Felix Hernandez-Chris Sale.

Football

• Chargers…Ful pad practice with LB’s Melvin Ingram-Manti Te’o in contact workouts..RB-Ryan Mathews-full workout also…Jason Verrett-Sean Lissimore-Jahleel Addae held out of practice…
• Miami..S-Cortland Finnegan-ankle.
• Giants..IR-FB-Mike Cox-concussion…LB-Jacquian Williams-leaves practice concussion.
• Seahawks..IR-TE-Zach Miller-season long ankle woes.

• Saints..Sign FA-FB-Brian Leonard-ex Rams.
• Seahawks..Sign FA-LB-Allan Bradford
• Rams..Name veteran Shaun Hill-starting QB…sitting Austin Davis-6 Turnvoers taken back for TDs this season.

• Thursday night footb.a..Must Win-AFCEast-Buffalo-at-Miami..both (5-4) season…tiebreaker for AFC becomes key aspect of game…Bills defense has 19-takeaways-34 sacks..Miami without LT-Brandon Albert and ailing QB-Ryan Tannehill.

• Michigan…School President apologizes to Coach Brady Hoke about UM admitting too many borderline football players…Hoke response-all 69-seniors who stayed in school graduated over the last three years.
• Bowie State..Fires former NFL-lineman Charles Grant-ex lst round pick-for body slamming student during argument in gym.
• Florida AM..AD-Kellen Winslow apologizes for harsh treatment in the firing of head football coach Earl Holmes after year-and-half on job (5-13) record.

Basketball

• Lakers-L-New Orleans (109-102)…F-Anthony Davis (25P-12R-6Assists)…Kobe Bryant (33) in loss..Lakers fall (1-7) on season..
• Oklahoma City-W-Boston…Thunder get road win (3-6) on season.
• Miami-L-Indiana…Heat get beat on homecourt by struggling Pacers…now (5-3)
• Knicks-L-Orlando..Derek Fisher’s team now (2-7)
• Houston wins (7-1)…Washington continues surprise start with win (6-2)…Portland scores 130 in Denver-Blazers (6-3).

• Memphis Grizzlies-talking to longtime NBA center Kenyon Martin about assistant coaching job.

Hockey

• Kings-L-Ducks…Ducks pound 49-shots on Jon Quick..rally 3X from 2-goal deficits..Ryan Keslar wins on shootout in (6-5)..OT…Anaheim (11-3-3).
• Tonite…Kings-Dallas Stars.

• NHL..Likely lst pick in draft Connor McDavid-F-Erie-Ontario Hockey League suffers broken hand-wrist in bad fight on ice..had scored 16-goals-51-points-18-games in OHL…Out 2-months.

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