Mike Cozzi at Large with Sports - Tuesday December 18, 2018

A compilation of the latest sports news from ESPN.

NFL

• Sean Payton, Drew Brees pick up 117th regular-season win together (December 18, 2018, 2:01 AM ET)
• NFL Week 15 takeaways: Vikings inch closer to playoff lock (December 18, 2018, 12:51 AM ET)
• Saints' D puts clamps on Newton in 12-9 win over Panthers (December 18, 2018, 12:32 AM ET)
• Rams RB Todd Gurley day-to-day with inflammation in knee (December 18, 2018, 12:24 AM ET)
• NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seeds through Week 15 (December 17, 2018, 11:31 PM ET)

MLB

• Law: Michael Brantley, Wilson Ramos fill needs for Astros, Mets (December 17, 2018, 10:12 PM ET)
• Houston Astros reach two-year deal with Michael Brantley (December 17, 2018, 8:11 PM ET)
• Jeurys Familia prioritized return to Mets, who also add OF Rajai Davis (December 17, 2018, 7:36 PM ET)
• CC Sabathia gets $500,000 bonus despite falling short of mark (December 17, 2018, 6:53 PM ET)
• Fantasy baseball prospect rankings for 2019 (December 17, 2018, 6:06 PM ET)
• Orioles GM: New manager Brandon Hyde an 'up-and-coming star' (December 17, 2018, 5:23 PM ET)
• Dodgers announcer Charley Steiner gets contract extension (December 17, 2018, 5:15 PM ET)
• Yankees officially ink J.A. Happ; is Manny Machado next? (December 17, 2018, 4:28 PM ET)
• Yankees announce J.A. Happ's return on two-year deal (December 17, 2018, 4:08 PM ET)

NHL

• Greiss stymies Avs' high-scoring offense, Islanders win 4-1 (December 18, 2018, 1:08 AM ET)
• Fantasy hockey forecaster: Dec. 17-23 (December 18, 2018, 12:51 AM ET)
• Slumping Kings host streaking Jets (December 18, 2018, 12:48 AM ET)
• Islanders face Coyotes in second game of back-to-back (December 18, 2018, 12:44 AM ET)
• Halak gets third shutout, Bruins beat Canadiens 4-0 (December 18, 2018, 12:40 AM ET)
• Lightning looking to bounce back against Canucks (December 18, 2018, 12:30 AM ET)
• Oilers gunning for 7th straight home win vs. Blues (December 18, 2018, 12:10 AM ET)
• Chabot scores in OT, Senators recover to beat Predators 4-3 (December 18, 2018, 12:08 AM ET)
• Hits keep coming as Blackhawks take on Predators (December 17, 2018, 11:54 PM ET)
• Battle of backups when Rangers host Ducks (December 17, 2018, 11:40 PM ET)
• Flames, Stars Heading in Different Directions (December 17, 2018, 11:34 PM ET)
• Wild get Koivu back but lose Dumba ahead of clash vs. Sharks (December 17, 2018, 11:16 PM ET)
• Foligno, Bobrovsky lift Blue Jackets over Golden Knights 1-0 (December 17, 2018, 11:02 PM ET)
• Flyers take on Red Wings after Hakstol firing (December 17, 2018, 10:56 PM ET)
• Henrique, Getzlaf help Ducks win again, beat Penguins 4-2 (December 17, 2018, 10:44 PM ET)

College Football

• QB Justin Fields exploring transfer but could still return to Georgia (December 17, 2018, 9:12 PM ET)
• Stanford RB Bryce Love won't play in Sun Bowl, cites NFL draft (December 17, 2018, 7:58 PM ET)
• Nick Saban says Tide 'encouraged' by Tua Tagovailoa's progress (December 17, 2018, 6:57 PM ET)
• Nebraska, Akron reach agreement on canceled game (December 17, 2018, 3:09 PM ET)
• Irish's Brian Kelly is third to win AP Coach of the Year award twice (December 17, 2018, 2:52 PM ET)
• Michigan DT Aubrey Solomon transferring (December 17, 2018, 2:22 PM ET)
• NC State hires veteran assistant Kurt Roper as QBs coach (December 17, 2018, 1:57 PM ET)
• QB Jack Tuttle to transfer to Indiana (December 17, 2018, 1:46 PM ET)
• Elon promotes defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani to head coach (December 17, 2018, 1:13 PM ET)
• Why Josh Jacobs is Alabama's most unlikely star (December 17, 2018, 12:42 PM ET)
• Recruiting progress reports for first-year coaches heading into signing day (December 17, 2018, 11:45 AM ET)