January 21 US Paper Talk: Tom Edwards swapping Fleetwood for New York

SOCCER: Stoke City right back Tom Edwards is on the brink of joining New York Red Bulls on loan.

The 21-year-old right back, who made his debut in a Premier League match against Manchester City aged 18, had been on loan at League One side Fleetwood Town. Edwards hasn't played since Boxing Day due to an injury. (Stoke Sentinel)

SOCCER: Arnor Traustason is being lined up for a move to the New England Revolution. The Malmo forward is also attracting interest from Italian side Lecce.

Traustason was celebrated in England after scoring the goal that meant Roy Hodgson's side played Iceland and not Portugal in the Round of 16 at the 2016 European Championships. And England fans all know how that ended… (Expressen)

SOCCER: Inter Miami's trademark battle with Serie A club Inter Milan could lead to the MLS club being forced to drop 'Inter' from its name. South Florida business attorney David Winker claimed that should the Italian giants be successful in its effort to trademark 'Inter', their next step would likely be an action against Inter Miami to stop using 'Inter' in its name. (ESPN)

SOCCER: Meanwhile, on the field, new Inter Miami head coach Phil Neville is promising to deliver an exciting brand of soccer to fans of the MLS club. Though he has yet to embrace calling the game soccer.

"I am not a coach that likes to sit back. I said when I started my journey as a coach, I wanted to be as brave as possible. I wanted to try to win every single game of football. I am going to stay true to those values at Inter Miami. I think the supporters will enjoy the band and style of football I want to play." (Orlando Sentinel)

FOOTBALL: Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has played down his two-handed shove on wide receivers coach Greg Lewis during Sunday's win over the Cleveland Browns.

"If I would've really pushed my coach, everybody would've been holding me back. So it was just one of those fired-up [moments]; we laughing; we giggling; and we just enjoying each other. That's all it was." (Kansas City Star)

BOXING: Canelo Alvarez, the unified super middleweight world champion, is set for a second fight in a little over two months. The pound for pound king will take on mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim at the 80,000-seat Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on February 27. (The Ring)

BASEBALL: JA Happ has left the New York Yankees after agreeing a one-year deal with the Minnesota Twins worth $8million. (New York Post)

BASEBALL: Houston Astros have softened the blow of losing George Springer to Toronto Blue Jays by re-signing free agent Michael Brantley on a two-year, $32 million deal. (Various)