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Throughout the offseason, there will be reports and whispers about players or trades that the Celtics might be interested in. Each time a name bubbles up, we'll ask an ESPN Boston writer to react to the rumor: THE RUMOR From the editor of...

Rumors that Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Don Mattingly could be out of work soon make little sense, since he's not the one who built his flawed yet expensive team, rife with injuries, poor play and a lack of depth. On Monday night in Milwaukee, the Do...

Blog | May 21, 2013

With rumors swirling of Patrick Roy's return to Colorado as the Avs' new head coach, Craig Custance explores the summer coaching market and some of the top candidates at the NHL, AHL, junior and college levels.

Blog | Conversation | May 21, 2013

Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.

"Multiple sources" report that Beyoncé is pregnant with her second child. After canceling a performance in Belgium (and citing those old mythological maladies "dehydration and exhaustion" as the cause), rumors began to swirl, as rumors do. Beyon...

With just one season remaining on Phil Kessel's contract in Toronto, the Leafs must decide how much they value their star sniper.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

A round of rumors about Chivas USA -- probably unfounded and actively refuted by Major League Soccer -- hit the internet last week, alleging the beleaguered club might be in danger of being seized by the league. Backing the claims was an anecdote des...

Big is better in the minds of many NHL GMs watching these playoffs. But where can they find size this offseason when free agency and the draft are highlighted by smaller skill players?

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2013

The first few days of NFL free agency are a jumble of names, rumors, and fan delusion (mostly the fan delusion). No matter how many times we see a team win a Super Bowl on the back of solid drafting and player development, early March always becomes ...

Let the Nolan Ryan rumors begin. The Houston Astros announced Monday morning that team president and CEO George Postolos has resigned. If Ryan wants the job, he can probably have it because he's an even bigger legend in Houston than he is in A...

Houston Texans The team signed sixth-round draft pick Chris Jones, a nose tackle out of Bowling Green, reports the Houston Chronicle's Tania Ganguli. J.J. Watt took to Twitter last night to dispel Internet rumors that he had been in a car accid...

First, and most importantly: Those rumors about Kanye West being a (OK, yes, only self-proclaimed) god are true. But let's back up a bit. In March, rumors circulated that Kanye's next solo album would somehow have an even more preposterous title ...

Brace yourselves. This is an interview with ACC commissioner John Swofford without any questions about realignment rumors. If I could do a backflip, I would. There are plenty of topics still facing the ACC, though, like the possibility of an ACC chan...

Here are the most interesting stories Friday in the AFC East: The Miami Dolphins reportedly have no interest in acquiring popular free-agent quarterback Tim Tebow. Morning take: I'm not sure where this rumor started, but it didn't make much se...

Rumor, victorious in the Las Flores Stakes March 10, has been installed the 5-2 favorite in a field of nine fillies and mares entered in the $300,000 Humana Distaff Stakes at Churchill Downs May 4.

At the age of 31, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has accomplished so much that rumors of a two-fight retirement plan shouldn't come as a shock. St-Pierre (24-2) holds the record for total UFC wins (along with Matt Hughes) at 18 and is...