I see all sports reporting at 2 levels; first there is speculation and I consider all reports just that speculation, even from the large sports networks and second there is the confirmation with sourced information, which usually I look for from JW and the AP. Specifically to this topic it is all speculative and open to interpretation, but without speculation there are no sports networks or sports talk radio. We would have just fact reported and no conversation and as posted earlier I would not have the distraction I need from a bad day at work.
There can be a conversation about whether or not we have too much speculation, but I guess I feel we are all capable of filtering information on our own.