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Dan Bailey kicked four field goals and Ifeadi Odenigbo scored Minnesotas second defensive touchdown in three games on Sunday as the Vikings defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 39-10.

The Chargers, already eliminated from playoff contention, host a Vikings team eyeing a division title in what may seem like a home game for the road team.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cleveland Indians are a lotlike Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. After watching them flirt with each other for years, fansare rooting for both parties to finally get together. On paper, the Indians and Dodgers are perfect tradepartners. Cleveland could use an outfielder. The Dodgers have several.Cleveland could use a young catcher. The Dodgers have two of them. The Indianshave a surplus of starting pitching or at least they did before they traded Corey Kluberto the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The Dodgers are in need of a startingpitcher or two. A trade between the two teams makes sense. For the secondconsecutive offseason both front offices have been engaged in trade talks, withthus far, nothing to show for it. Los Angeles Lakers6 hours agoLakers Extend Road Winning Streak to 14 in 101-96 Win Over HawksLos Angeles Rams7 hours agoCowboys Avenge Januarys Playoff Loss, Crush Rams Playoff Hopes, 44-21The most recent rumors began before the MLB playoffs hadeven ended. Reportscirculated that the Dodgers were expected to pursue a trade for IndiansAll-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor. At first, the trade didnt make a whole lot of sense. TheDodgers already had an All-Star shortstop in 2016 National League Rookie of theYear Winner Corey Seager. Why would they want LindorAs the offseason unfolded, the answer became clearer. Seager struggled in the postseason and is a free agent in two seasons. Lindor has had success in October. In five playoff series, including the 2016 World Series, Lindor is batting .276 with five home runs and 12 RBI. Lindor would certainly help put LA over the hump when it comes to winning their first World Series since 1988. The Dodgers could trade Seager if they acquire Lindorto the Indians or another teamor keep him and move him to third base. Incumbent third baseman Justin Turner has seen his defensive numbers steadily decline since 2016, and reports surfaced that he was open to the idea of moving to the right side of the infield in 2020. Suddenly, the idea of trading for Lindor started to make a lot of sense for Los Angeles. The trade also made sense from Clevelands perspective as well. In March of this year, when asked about Lindors future with the team, Indians owner Paul Dolan told fans to Enjoy him. Lindor also has two years left on his deal, and many expect he will command a large contract once he hits free agency. Dolans comments led many to speculate that the small market Indians would not be able to afford to re-sign him. For the Indians, the logic is simple. If you trade him now, youll get more of a return than if you wait until the July 31 deadline, or next offseason when he becomes a one-year rental. The Dodgers as a trade partner also make sense, as both teams are familiar with each others rosters and prospects after multiple trade discussions took place last offseason.Those discussions are a little different than this years discussions. Firstly, after the 2018 season ended in another World Series lossthis time in five games to the Boston Red Soxthe Dodgers were in the market for starting pitching to counter what they faced in Chris Sale, David Price and Rick Porcello. Los Angeles was interested in the Indians starting pitchers Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer. At the time, Cleveland coveted an outfielder and had interest in top prospect Alex Verdugo, as well as top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz. One year later, Bauer is now in Cincinnati and Verdugo has been out since early August with a back injury and still hasnt resumed baseball activities. The Dodgers top prospect is now Gavin Lux, Baseball Americas 2019 Minor League Player of the Year. According to sources familiar with the recent talks, when it came to Lindor, the Indians wanted Lux in return. Initially, the Dodgers deemed Lux virtually untouchable, and preferred Ruiz No. 2 prospect in any trade. However, after missing out on top free agents Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole, and Anthony Rendon in consecutive days, the Dodgers changed their tune. According to multiple major league sources, they were willing to include Lux in a trade for Lindor, but they wanted another player in return, someone like right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger. On Saturday evening, reports surfaced that the Indians were engaged in trade talks with multiple teams regarding Kluber. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Dodgers were in the mix, but sources told NBC LA at the time, that because of his age and injury history, they preferred Clevinger.Clevinger has also been one the best pitchers in the American League over the last three years. He has a 2.96 ERA with 513 strikeouts over that span, and posted a WHIP of 1.056 and a WAR of 4.2 last season. The right-hander is just 29-years-old, is under team control through the 2022 season, and is relatively cheap, set to make just $4.5 million in 2020. Sources say that Cleveland does not want to part with Clevinger, and its easy to see why. The Dodgers top priority is Lindor, but the team believesClevinger is essential to a good return if the team were to part with Lux, aconsensus top 10 prospect in all of baseball. Thus, according to sources, thetalks have stalled. At this point, a deal does not appear close, but that doesnt mean its dead. Sources indicated that the talks still exist, and that the Dodgers have discussed multiple different trade scenarios with Cleveland that include both current MLB players and prospects. Dustin May, Edwin Rios, Joc Pederson, DJ Peters, and Ross Stripling are just some of the players that have been mentioned in the talks.Certainly, neither team needs to make a deal in this situation. Cleveland certainly doesnt have to part with their best player or one of their best pitchers, both of which are still under team control past the 2020 season. Perhaps, theres even less motivation for the Indians to trade Lindor now that theyve traded Kluber and erased his $17.5 million salary off their books. The Dodgers won a franchise record 106 games last season,and are poised to bring back nearly the same roster this season. Theyve heldon to their top prospects in previous years, and its paid dividends. Seagerled the team in doubles this season, Walker Buehler finished runner-up for theNL Rookie of the Year in 2018, and 2017 winner Cody Bellinger was justnamed the NL Most Valuable Player. The Dodgers believe that both Lux, and pitcher Dustin Mayare the same caliber of players as their predecessors. We could see eitherplayer in the discussion for Rookie of the Year next season, and both have thepotential to become perennial All-Stars in the future. The question now becomes does either team feel the urgencyor pressure to blink and make a move. The Dodgers are coming off adisappointing Winter Meetings in which manager Dave Roberts said the club wasbeing very aggressive, only to swing and miss on multipleoccasions. Fans are clamoring for action, desperate for the 31-year WorldSeries drought to come to an end. Meanwhile, Cleveland doesnt have to trade Lindor now, but aswe saw with their return for Kluber on Sunday, his value could dropsignificantly if they wait until next offseason. The 26-year-old switch-hitteris in the prime of his career, and coming off another stellar season in 2019.His trade value may never be higher than it is now. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Rams running back Todd Gurley has had some notable games against the Dallas Cowboys over the course of his career, but he struggled in Sundays 44-21 loss.

The Dallas Cowboys rout of the Rams could mean theyre peaking at the right time, and L.A.s playoff hopes are all but sunk after a 44-21 loss.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis put on a pair of energetic performances as the Lakers fended off a pesky effort by the Atlanta Hawks in a 101-96 win.