FANTASY BASEBALL HEADLINES

• Orioles concerned about Balfour's shoulder
• White Sox close to agreement with Scott Downs
• Rangers and Nelson Cruz "far apart" in talks
• Cubs ink Jonathan Sanchez to minors deal
• Angels and Ibanez agree on one-year contract
• Rakuten will offer Tanaka $8 million to stay
• Pads deal Guzman to HOU for Ryan Jackson
• Mariners have 'continued interest' in Santana
• Mariners finalize $1M contract with Gutierrez
• Orioles get Lough from Royals for Valencia
• Braves acquire Ryan Doumit from Twins
• Report: Chavez re-signs with Diamondbacks

FANTASY FOOTBALL HEADLINES

• Report: Terrance Williams might play Sunday
• Report: Wes Welker won't play in Week 16
• Fitzgerald fully expects to play vs. Seattle
• Bengals LT Whitworth concussed in practice
• Victor Cruz undergoes arthroscopic surgery
• Hilton (shoulder) doesn't practice Thursday
• Adrian Peterson doesn't practice Thursday
• Maurice Jones-Drew not practicing Thursday
• Redskins send Jordan Reed to injured reserve
• Dobson (foot) expects to return vs. Baltimore
• Packers announcing Week 16 starter Friday
• Eddie Lacy still not practicing on Thursday

FANTASY BASKETBALL HEADLINES

• Joakim Noah scores season-high 23 points
• Green, Baynes, Mills, Leonard & Diaw to start
• Jimmy Butler out for game with ankle injury
• Kendall Marshall to sign with the Lakers
• Raymond Felton says he's targeting Monday
• Luol Deng (Achilles) will not play Thursday
• Thaddeus Young requests trade from 76ers
• Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili rested on Thursday
• Steve Nash (nerves) out four more weeks
• Kobe Bryant (knee fracture) out six weeks
• Giannis Antetokounmpo likely to keep starting
• Larry Sanders (thumb) 'close' to practicing

FANTASY HOCKEY HEADLINES

• Claude Giroux powers Flyers to comeback win
• Linus Omark acquired by Sabres
• No supplemental discipline for Tom Wilson
• Jeff Zatkoff will start against Wild Thursday
• Devan Dubnyk to start Thursday vs. Colorado
• Brayden Schenn is 'ready to go' Thursday
• Jaden Schwartz to return, skate on 1st line
• Jimmy Howard may return before New Years
• Henrik Zetterberg on track to return Dec. 28
• Daniel Briere will be scratched Thursday
• Tyler Bozak (oblique) expects to play Dec. 29
• Victor Hedman will return from LBI Thursday

FANTASY NASCAR HEADLINES

• Crew chief change for Vickers on the No. 55
• Townley joins Wauters Motorsports in 2014
• Ruston to drive No. 96 Chevrolet in NKNPS-E
• Ken Schrader Racing full-time in ARCA in 2014
• Austin Dillon named NNS 2013 "Top Driver"
• Smith 2013 NNS 'Comeback Driver of the Year'
• Brian Scott 'Breakthrough Performer'
• Larson 'Top Breakthrough Performance' in 2013
• Kimmel moves to Win-Tron Racing in 2014
• Grant Enfinger at Daytona for ARCA testing
• Reddick testing for ARCA team at Daytona
• Austin Wayne Self testing at Daytona Friday

FANTASY GOLF HEADLINES

• Masters grows by 14 via the year-ending OWGR
• Buoyed by ace, Garcia prevails convincingly
• Fichardt punches his first ticket to Doral
• Dawie van der Walt wins Mandela Championship
• Two card 59 in Durban but won't share record
• Weekley WDs from Franklin Templeton Shootout
• Improbable par saves ZJ; winner at Sherwood
• Matsuyama crushes JGTO; set for WGC-Cadillac
• With season complete, Sterne heads to surgery
• Back-nine eagles boost Björn at the Nedbank
• Jiménez, 49, breaks own European Tour record

NFL DRAFT HEADLINES

• McShay grades four QBs above Geno Smith
• Travis: Texans should take Manziel at No. 1
• Brooks ranks Gardner as No. 3 QB for next yr
• Texas Tech QB Mayfield plans to walk on at OU
• Kiper now ranks Bridgewater No. 10 overall
• GM: Serious questions with Sutton's character
• GM: Clowney has to do some damage control
• Two GMs say Carr has most to prove before May
• Eastern Illinois' Babers hired as BGU's HC
• Ohio State DL Bennett didn't ask for NFL eval
• McShay mocks four QBs in the top six picks
• Braxton Miller: I think I'm ready for the NFL

PREMIER LEAGUE HEADLINES

• Arsenal eyeing Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa
• Inter Milan shopping, D Kolarov the target
• Michu hopes Arsenal come calling again
• Adebayor back with a goal but Tottenham lose
• Dzeko confident he can fill Aguero's boots
• Pellegrini banking on Boyata after injuries
• Rooney has chance to face WHU despite groin
• Andros Townsend pulls hamstring in Spurs loss
• £100,000-a-week deal could double for Suarez
• Rooney misses Cup tie with unspecified knock
• Wilshere accepts charge; appeals ban length
• FA charge Dani Osvaldo over sideline fracas

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