LeBron James and Dwyane Wade flew back to Miami on Thursday night after the Miami Heat free agents had spent the day at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Las Vegas.    

Green Bay president Mark Murphy believes the relationship between the Packers and former quarterback Brett Favre remains strong, but there are no plans to retire Favre’s No. 4 jersey this coming season.    

The Detroit Lions have been a stranger to success, but some members of the 2014 version are bullish on their chances this season, including the team’s best player.    

One reason, if not the major reason, that LeBron James has taken so long to decide whether to play in Miami or Cleveland next season is the infamous letter Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert penned about James in 2010, sources said.    

The New York Yankees will be without Masahiro Tanaka, their ace righthander, for at least six weeks due to a partially torn elbow ligament, but seem for now to have dodged the bullet of season-ending Tommy John surgery.    

A trial that could determine the fate of the Los Angeles Clippers was delayed Thursday until after a deadline to conclude a $2 billion sale — and a scheduled NBA vote on the deal — but there is hope for more time.    

St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina has a torn ligament in his right thumb and will need surgery, the team announced Thursday.    

The Cavaliers didn’t wait. They announced Kyrie Irving’s contract extension the moment they were allowed.    

White Sox ace Chris Sale and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo made it a Chicago sweep, winning the 13th annual All-Star Game Final Vote on Thursday.    

NFL teams, for the first time, equally divided more $6 billion in revenue last season.