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The Heat have discussed a Lamar Odom deal that would approach the $9 million salary the free-agent forward nearly agreed to last week with the Lakers, reports say.

JENNIFER FLOYD ENGEL ARLINGTON — The Rangers need to quit jacking with rookie pitcher Derek Holland. Starter or reliever? Pick one, and stick with it for more than 12 seconds.They are going to screw him up if not careful, and he has too much potential as a starter. And as a voice of reason. How do you not like a kid who is willing to slap expectations on a Rangers team, who believes this season should be judged on what they do going forward? 'We’re going after first place. That’s what we want. We want the whole thing,' Holland said. Kids say the darndest things, don’t they? Of course, to be a real contender, not just a team that goes around scaring Los Angeles, the Rangers’ best players have to start being their best players on more than paper. And their strength actually has to be their strength most games. In other words, the Rangers have to start hitting. Or to be even more blunt, big-timers such as Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton have to start hitting

Manny Ramirez hit a tie-breaking pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning on his bobblehead night Wednesday, sending the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over Cincinnati, their 12th consecutive at home against the Reds.

New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis says David Beckham's return to the Los Angeles Galaxy are distracting from other interesting stories in Major League Soccer.

LOS ANGELES -- The Clippers have traded leading scorer Zach Randolph to Memphis in exchange for Quentin Richardson.

New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis says David Beckham's return to the Los Angeles Galaxy and his inevitable return to AC Milan are distracting from other interesting stories in Major League Soccer.

Lost in the furor surrounding David Beckham's return to MLS is the fact the Los Angeles Galaxy have quietly become a very good team under Bruce Arena, writes Doug McIntyre.

The Los Angeles Kings re-signed Jack Johnson to a two-year deal on Friday.

The Los Angeles Clippers traded leading scorer Zach Randolph to Memphis in exchange for Quentin Richardson. The deal was announced Friday.

LOWELL, Mass. -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis says David Beckham's return to the Los Angeles Galaxy and his inevitable return to AC Milan are distracting from other interesting stories in Major League Soccer.