Winter Meetings Seven

Updates, takeaways from MLB winter meetings: Red Sox trade for Garrett Crochet to cap spree of moves

From predicting who will sign where -- and when -- to the latest buzz from Dallas, here's everything you need as baseball's hot stove season heats up.

ESPN - 11h

The latest on Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki: What we learned from the pitcher's agent at the winter meetings

Sasaki must wait until Jan. 15 to sign with an MLB team, but news about his selection could break unofficially before then.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

Fetterman agrees to meet with Hegseth

Politico - 15h

Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat

During their passage through Mexico, monarch butterflies depend on the shelter of endangered trees—so this scientist is leading a huge experiment to build them a new winter habitat.

Wired - 1d

More big moves could come, but Dodgers end winter meetings feeling 'we've gotten better'

The Dodgers still reign supreme in baseball's hierarchy of contenders, well positioned coming out of this week's winter meetings to mount a World Series defense in 2025.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

ICYMI in Mets Land: Day 2 Winter Meetings buzz; Pete Alonso's return more likely?

Here's what happened in Mets Land on Tuesday at Day 2 of the MLB Winter Meetings, in case you missed it...

Yahoo Sports - 19h

Willy Adames signs with Giants: Top free-agent shortstop agrees to seven-year, $182 million deal

The deal is the largest in franchise history and the first major signing under new boss Buster Posey

CBS Sports - 1d

Five MLB teams who need to deliver at the Winter Meetings: Why it's time for Red Sox, Yankees, more to step up

This week isn't the last chance to make a move, but the clock is ticking for several clubs

CBS Sports - 1d

Dodgers at MLB winter meetings: Competition for Teoscar Hernández heating up

With Juan Soto heading to the Mets, the Dodgers are expected to face tougher competition from the Red Sox and Yankees to re-sign Teoscar Hernández.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Hungary's Orbán meets with Trump and Musk

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Monday with President-elect Trump, his incoming national security adviser and billionaire Elon Musk, who has wielded significant influence in Trump's ...

The Hill - 2d

MLB Winter Meetings: Five bold predictions with baseball's offseason about to ramp up after Juan Soto signing

The Winter Meetings will turn up the temperature on MLB's hot stove this week

CBS Sports - 2d

Explosion at fuel depot in central Italy leaves two dead, seven injured

ABC News - 2d

Yankees checklist for 2024 MLB Winter Meetings after missing out on Juan Soto

With the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings approaching, Brian Cashman and the Yankees front office have to get creative to fill out their roster in the wake of the Juan Soto bombshell move.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Spot-on Palmer earns comeback win for Chelsea in seven-goal thriller at Spurs

It was Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham in microcosm. A couple of steps forward; more in the opposite direction. Where it left the manager was the biggest question as Chelsea roared back from 2-0 down ...

The Guardian - 3d

Sources: Sasaki to be posted at winter meetings

Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki is expected to be officially posted at MLB's winter meetings next week, sources told ESPN, opening the window in which teams will try to convince him to choose them.

ESPN - 4d

Trump meets with Macron, Zelensky in France

President-elect Donald Trump visited with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday in Paris, for a meeting that he said was to discuss the world going "crazy." Trump was greeted by Macron at ...

The Hill - 4d

Roki Sasaki, Japanese pitching star, posted during MLB Winter Meetings

A 45-day window is now open and Sasaki is not expected to sign with a team until after Jan. 15

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Seven people arrested in alleged Rutgers University social media drug ring

Seven people have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged social media drug ring at Rutgers University, authorities announced this week.

NBC News - 4d

One Free Agent Fit for Each M.L.B. Team as Winter Meetings Near

There have been a sprinkling of signings so far this off-season, but the floodgates should open soon.

The New York Times - 5d

Power Rankings: Texas moves up, Notre Dame drops seven spots

South Carolina and Texas moved up while Notre Dame dropped, but could the SEC/ACC Challenge and three top games this weekend shake things up again?

ESPN - 5d

MLB Winter Meetings 2024: Seven biggest questions ahead of most anticipated week of baseball's offseason

Free-agent signings, trades and more are on tap. Strap in.

CBS Sports - 5d

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder rout Raptors 129-92 for sixth win seven games

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, Jalen Williams had 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Toronto Raptors 129-92 for their sixth win in seven games

ABC News - 6d

MLB’s Winter Meetings begin Sunday: What should fans expect from the annual baseball gathering?

Consensus around baseball is that the meetings won’t end with Juan Soto still on the open market.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Millions in Northern U.S. Under Winter Storm Warnings

Forecasters warned of the possibility of wind gusts as strong as a hurricane as another round of heavy lake-effect snow and blustery cold moves through the Northeast.

The New York Times - 6d

Musk meets with Thune at the Capitol

Elon Musk, the co-head of President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), met with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) Thursday morning ahead of meetings ...

The Hill - 6d

The latest on Soto market, Bohm trade talks as Winter Meetings near

An interesting potential trade fit for the Phillies and the latest on the bustling market for Juan Soto.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Slurpee and an IPO, please: 7-Eleven parent Seven & I may list North American business, report says

Japan’s Seven & I Holdings Co., fending off a takeover bid, may list its North American 7-Eleven convenience stores in an initial public offering as part of a management-led takeover bid, according ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 4

Why Willy Adames is going to get paid big money this winter

Adames isn't a household name, but when he plays, his teams win. Here's where he could end up.

ESPN - Dec. 3

Seven months to go - Farrell's Lions to-do list

Andy Farrell has switched from coaching Ireland to leading the British and Irish Lions - what are his priorities in his first days in the job?

BBC News - Dec. 3

Gazans displaced by war now face threat of winter

Palestinians displaced by the war are living on Gaza's coast, exposing them to harsh winter storms.