Free-agent slugger Prince Fielder is in Dallas to meet with the Texas Rangers at an area hotel, according to multiple media reports.
According to USA Today, the former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman and Rangers general manager Jon Daniels were in the lobby of the hotel.
The Rangers are one of a handful of teams interested in the top hitter remaining on the free-agent market, but according to USA Today, the meeting should not be taken to mean that they are the favorite. According to CBSSports.com, Fielder has embarked on a tour of teams. (MORE>>>)
The St. Louis Rams say they are finalizing a deal to hire Jeff Fisher as their new coach.
The team confirmed reports Friday that Fisher will be joining the Rams after considering a job with the Miami Dolphins.
The 53-year-old Fisher interviewed twice with the Rams, once in Denver with owner Stan Kroenke and again in St. Louis when he toured facilities and met with quarterback Sam Bradford.
Fisher also was a strong candidate to fill the Dolphins' opening. At one point Wednesday night, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter it was "80-20" that Fisher would choose Miami over St. Louis as his next job. (MORE>>>)
Atlanta Hawks All-Star center Al Horford will miss at least three months with a shoulder injury, a major blow to a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference.
The team announced Thursday that Horford tore his left pectoral muscle in the first quarter of Wednesday night's game at Indiana. The injury will likely require surgery, stunning a team that has made the playoffs four years in a row and is off to a solid start with wins over Miami and Chicago in the early going. (MORE>>>)
Muhammad Ali’s fists made him famous, but his plight as a social activist was perhaps his biggest fight.
At the Muhammad Ali Center, visitors see the three-time world heavyweight champion railing against war, segregation and poverty. They also see the softer side of a man embracing spiritual growth.
On Saturday, the center will be in the limelight when Ali is surrounded by friends for a private party celebrating his 70th birthday. Having spent more than a decade raising money to create and operate the six-story center in downtown Louisville, Ali and his wife, Lonnie, are using the champ’s latest personal milestone to benefit the 6-year-old complex. (MORE>>>)

Eli Manning and Aaron Rodgers each had to win a Super Bowl the hard way, as a wild-card team going against the odds, stringing together four consecutive victories on the road.
On Sunday, they will square off in a test of hot quarterbacks. Rodgers is expected to be named the league's MVP after a season in which he led the Packers to a 15-1 record. Manning has been the league's best fourth-quarter thrower and pulled the Giants out of a late-season slump to win the NFC East.
Rodgers holds the advantage for several reasons. First, he's at home. Second, his offense is loaded, particularly since the return of wide receiver Greg Jennings, who recovered from a knee injury. Third, it will be cold -- although the cold weather won't affect Manning as much as it might Drew Brees, who plays in a dome. (MORE>>>)