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Jets G.M. candidates included Randy Mueller, too

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It’s been difficult to keep track of the various candidates for the Jets G.M. job because, well, there are just too many of them. There’s another one who previously had been unknown. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that former Saints a…

Joe, miamiherald.com

Sure, fine, Dwyane Wade has no problem starting alongside Rajon Rondo in the All-Star game. As for going out to eat with Rondo, meh, let's not push it. All-Star weekend is a good time for players around the league to either catch up or meet each other (…

J.A. Adande, ESPN.com

The champs get it done with "less," but the Lakers need more from everyone, writes J.A. Adande.

Joe, miamiherald.com

LOS ANGELES — Is it possible? Can LeBron James shut down Kobe Bryant one-on-one? No way, says Kobe. In a recent interview with ESPN the Magazine, Kobe said some stuff: You versus LeBron? Who wins?Me. No question. As far as one-on-one, I'm the best to ev…

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Pau Gasol will return to the court Thursday against the Miami Heat after missing five games because of a concussion, but he won't be playing with the starting unit.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Pau Gasol will return to the Los Angeles Lakers' lineup for the team's nationally televised Thursday game against the defending NBA champion Miami Heat after missing five games with a concussion brought on by an inadvertent elbow from Denver Nuggets cen…

Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com

The Heat got off to a slow start in LeBron's first season in Miami two years ago.

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

Does Oklahoma City have enough star power to fend off the Clippers, Spurs and Grizzlies on their way to unseating the defending champion Heat? The question was raised when the Thunder traded James Harden to Houston in October. The answer may yet be prov…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Bills are giving it the old college try with a new coaching staff, populated mostly with inexperience. The Dolphins ought to be more interested in free agent WRs than drafting one, according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. The Patriots are …

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Two things were clear in Oakland last night. Clearly, Golden State has a ceiling, and the Heat don’t. And clearly, LeBron James is really freakin’ good, like “the youngest player to ever score 20,000 points” good. In Miami’s 17-point win, James …