Morning News Links: A substantial offer for Hamels & Rockets reconstruct offer for Howard
MLB
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy will watch Tim Lincecum closely on Saturday, and if his struggles continue, he may have his next start skipped. [Mercury News]
Philadelphia Phillies are prepared to make a substantial offer to pitcher Cole Hamels in an attempt to sign him in the next two weeks. [ESPN.com]
Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin indicated that he has yet to engage in serious trade talks with pitcher Zack Greinke. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
Significant process has been made between the Baltimore Orioles and number four overall pick Kevin Gausman. A deal seems likely for the pitcher out of LSU. [CBSSports.com]
St. Louis Cardinals 1B Lance Berkman hopes to be activated from the disabled list on Saturday. He had knee surgery in late May and has not played since May 19. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
NBA
The Houston Rockets have reconstructed their trade proposal to the Orlando Magic for Dwight Howard. They are prepared to take on the contracts of Jason Richardson, Glen Davis and Chris Duhon in addition to sending Orlando multiple future first-round draft picks. [ESPN.com]
Los Angeles Lakers are interested in Elton Brand, Antwan Jamison and Jermaine O'Neal for the veteran minimum. [ESPN.com]
Luis Scola may be pursued aggressively by the Dallas Mavericks if they fail to acquire Elton Brand. [ESPN.com]
Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon would welcome a trade after the Raptors acquired point guard Kyle Lowry. [theScore]
With Blake Griffin being injured, first overall pick Anthony Davis will be his replacement on Team USA. [Associated Press]
The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to work a sign-and-trade to acquire unrestricted free agent Mario Belinelli. [New Orleans Times-Picayune]
The Golden State Warriors are pursuing free agent Carl Landry but it's unclear if the Warriors have enough money to sign the power forward. [Contra Costa Times]
Free agent forward Kenyon Martin is on the Golden State Warriors radar. [CSN Bay Area]
JaVale McGee has a five-year, $50 million contract offer from the Denver Nuggets. [Denver Post]
San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Jacque Vaughn has gathered momentum in Orlando's search for a new head coach. [Yahoo! Sports]
NFL
The odds are "50/50" that a deal gets reached by Monday's deadline between the New England Patriots and wide receiver Wes Welker. [CBSSports.com]
There has been considerable progress between the Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte on a long-term contract. [CCBSSports.com]
The Baltimore Ravens and unsigned franchise player Ray Rice have reached a "stalemate" in long term talks. It will take a major reversal to reach a deal before Monday's deadline. [CBSSports.com]
Long-term talks between the Kansas City Chiefs and unsigned franchise player Dwayne Bowe have gone nowhere. [CBSSports.com]
Former quarterback Kurt Warner thinks that Kevin Kolb will start at QB for the Arizona Cardinals. [Pro Football Talk]
The Miami Dolphins are communicating with NFL headquarters about a possible logo change for 2013. [Palm Beach Post]
Terrell Owens is $20,000 behind on child support payments and could face jail time. [ESPN.com]
Soccer
Chelsea captain John Terry has been found not guilty of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. [BBC Sports]
Toronto FC traded Julian de Guzman to FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder Andrew Wiederman. [theScore]
NHL
Tomas Holmstrom has narrowed his options to either playing for the Detroit Red Wings or retiring. [The Detroit News] The Washington Capitals have signed Filip Forsberg, their first round pick in 2012 to a three-year entry-level contract. [Capitals.NHL.com]
