Dallas Morning News "Armed with their highest draft pick in more than a decade, the Mavericks are thinking strongly about trading the asset. And “strongly” means it is a virtual certainty. One source put the chances of the Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0..." June 19

USA Today "LeBron James went from goat to hero to goat to hero in the span of 50 exhilarating and exhausting minutes against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday. It was a microcosm of James' NBA Finals performance against the San Antonio Spurs: great one game, not great enough the..." June 19

Boston Herald "After living with uncertainty about their coach since the night the team was eliminated from the playoffs, the Celtics will hope to gain a better understanding today when Doc Rivers meets with Danny Ainge. According to a league source, Rivers hopes after that discussion to make his first public..." June 19

Washington Post "Bradley Beal is still more than a week away from his 20th birthday, but there is another significant date that the Wizards’ shooting guard is possibly monitoring with even greater anticipation: The day when he will finally be cleared to participate in basketball-related activities. According to..." June 19

Denver Post "Paul George used to be as anonymous as some guy named John Ringo. Now? He's an NBA all-star, having averaged 19.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists a game during the postseason, in which he led the Indiana Pacers to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. On Tuesday, George worked out with..." June 19

Boston Herald "Rob Gronkowski completed his latest trip through the operating room yesterday, as the Patriots tight end underwent back surgery. According to several sources, the procedure, technically a microdiscectomy performed by noted spine surgeon Robert Watkins in California, went well. One source noted..." June 19

NFL.com "A report out of Phoenix last week noted that free-agent acquisition Rashard Mendenhall had already established himself as the No. 1 running back for the Arizona Cardinals, separating from Ryan Williams. Appearing on NFL Network's "NFL AM" Wednesday, head coach Bruce Arians confirmed "there's no..." June 19

New York Post "If negotiating an NFL contract were as easy as negotiating for his favorite jersey number, Darrelle Revis might still be a Jet. According to Uni-Watch.com, Revis, whom the Jets traded to the Buccaneers in April, paid $50,000 to safety Mark Barron for his No. 24, so he could wear the number he..." June 19

New Orleans Times-Picayune "This time of year, people are always on the lookout for that "sleeper" pick to make an impact with the New Orleans Saints. Usually it's some undrafted free agent that no one had ever heard of before. This year, it could be a guy who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. We won't..." June 19

SI.com "New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was questioned by police investigating a possible homicide in this town 40 miles south of Boston. A source with knowledge of the investigation said Massachusetts State police spoke to Hernandez on Monday and were interested in possibly searching his..." June 18

ESPN.com "A previously elusive figure in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal has spoken out, saying clinic founder Anthony Bosch paid a visit to Alex Rodriguez during last year's American League Championship Series after the New York Yankees slugger sought his help amid a 1-for-9 slump. The..." June 19

MLB.com "Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong had all five pins removed from his right hand Tuesday, which could accelerate the pace of his recovery from his fractured right pinkie. Vogelsong said that with all the pins gone, he'll be able to perform more mobility and flexibility exercises than he would if any..." June 19

CBSSports.com "Manny Ramirez's time in Taiwan has come to an end. The EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League have removed the the long-time big leaguer from their roster, reports the blog Manny Does Taiwan. He is scheduled to leave the country on June 21. Ramirez, 41, signed a contract with..." June 19

CBSSports.com "For a good two years now, Justin Verlander has been the best pitcher in the world. He won both the AL Cy Young and MVP awards in 2011, becoming the first pitch to do so since Roger Clemens in 1986. The FanGraphs version of WAR says he was even better in 2012 (7.0) than 2011 (6.8) despite the lack..." June 19

Chicago Tribune "General manager Rick Hahn isn’t quite ready to break up the Chicago White Sox despite being 9 ½ games out of first place in the American League Central and receiving an increasing number of telephone calls from other executives. “I know there’s frustration in the clubhouse,” Hahn said Monday in..." June 19

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "Ray Shero starts every conversation about a player's future the same way: He asks whether that player wants to stay with the Penguins. Defenseman Kris Letang recently answered “yes,” but that does not mean he will stay. Letang could play hockey with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for a long..." June 19

Denver Post "If the Avalanche keeps the top pick in the June 30 NHL draft, it won't take the formerly presumptive candidate, defenseman Seth Jones. After a week of internal meetings, Avalanche brass came to a conclusion: Jones won't be their pick. Instead, it could be any one of three forwards: Nathan..." June 19

Philly.com "The Flyers already have decided to use one of their upcoming compliance buyouts on Danny Briere, as has been speculated for months. But they are less certain about using their second buyout on goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, who would be due $23 million over the next 14 years to not play for the..." June 19

New York Post "While the Rangers and Alain Vigneault remained true for a fourth straight day to their apparent mutual vows of silence after agreeing to marry, the putative head coach is believed to be assembling a staff to join him on Broadway. Newell Brown, who worked as Vigneault’s assistant for three years..." June 19

CSN Philly "Cherry Hill’s Bobby Ryan always wanted to play with the Flyers. Maybe his chance comes this summer. Two NHL sources not associated with the Flyers tell CSNPhilly.com that the Anaheim Ducks are quietly shopping Ryan a week before the NHL draft in Newark, N.J., and that the Flyers are keenly..." June 18