According to a recent report from ESPN.com, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Chicago Bulls, and Miami Heat appear to be the leading suitors for free agent point guard Derek Fisher. Fisher, 37, reached a buyout with the Houston Rockets after being traded by the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Said the report: Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com’s Marc Stein that the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are still trying to fill the void created by Eric Maynor’s season-ending knee injury, [...]

The Denver Broncos have won the Peyton Manning sweepstakes. Now the team will begin shopping their former starting quarterback, Tim Tebow. From Adam Schefter on Twitter: More filed to ESPN: And now that Peyton Manning has directed his agent to get deal done with Denver, Broncos will try to trade Tim Tebow. In February, Broncos VP John Elway committed to Tebow as the team’s starting quarterback next season. Now that the team has landed Peyton Manning, Tebow essentially becomes expendable. [...]

It’s official: Peyton Manning will be the new starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter: From @mortreport and me: Peyton Manning will become the next quarterback of the Denver Broncos, barring unexpected snag in contract talks. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2012 You can bet Broncos fans will be pleased; Tim Tebow — not so much.

If Matt Flynn’s old offensive coordinator did not want him to fill the quarterback void left by Peyton Manning dropping the Miami Dolphins as a candidate for his services, who would? The Seattle Seahawks. Sunday, they agreed to pay Flynn $10 million guaranteed on a three-year, $26 million deal. That is not much for the free agent contract of a starting quarterback, but it is more than you pay someone you expect to backup Tarvaris Jackson. Clearly, the team is [...]

According to recent story from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp. and the third richest man in the U.S., is interested in buying the Memphis Grizzlies and is intending to move the team to San Jose if he acquires the team. Said the story: Team owner Michael Heisley on Saturday downplayed the possibility of a sale — and of a relocation, citing a lease that ties the franchise to Memphis and FedExForum until 2021. “I can’t [...]

According to a recent article from the Dallas Morning News, Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who was signed by the Rangers in January after starting his career in Japan, may be throwing illegal pitches. Said the article: According to a report from the Japanese website Sanspo.com, there is some concern that Darvish is making illegal pitches by wiping sweat off his brow and then touching the ball without leaving the mound. The report said that a Cleveland scout was aware [...]

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Derek Fisher and the Houston Rockets have reached an agreement on a buyout. Fisher will become a free agent after clearing waivers. Said Wojnarowski: Fisher will likely have a deal with a contender soon. A new rule in the collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow him to get bought out after a trade and re-sign with the Lakers this season. Fisher had a $3.4 million player option on his 2012-13 contract. Fisher, 37, was [...]

According to SI’s Peter King, Matt Flynn has just signed with the Seattle Seahawks. Matt Flynn has agreed to a deal with Seattle. — Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 18, 2012 Just about as I had thought–3 years, not the huge money yet, but $10m guaranteed. — Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 18, 2012 Flynn became a hot topic of discussion after throwing for 480 yards and 6 touchdowns against the Detroit Lions last season. If he can perform anywhere near that [...]

A new chapter may have just been added to the Columbus Blue Jackets’ season. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, Jackets general manager Scott Howson is more interested in selecting Filip Forsberg first overall and not Nail Yakupov. From Garrioch: Apparently, if Columbus GM Scott Howson is still employed by the Jackets come draft day, he plans to use the No. 1 pick to take Swedish LW Filip Forsberg ahead of the top-ranked prospect, RW Nail Yakupov of [...]

Jake Gardiner might not be the Toronto Maple Leafs’ only top prospect on defence next season. That is, of course, the Maple Leafs manage to get their hands on Justin Schultz. According to Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, the Maple Leafs will take a “serious run” at Schultz if he doesn’t re-sign with the Anaheim Ducks prior to July 1. From Simmons: Should Jake Gardiner’s college defence partner, Justin Schultz, wind up as a free agent this summer, after [...]