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Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Former Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo says he was kicked by Urban Meyer during warmups — Lambo reported the incident to the team's legal counsel through his agent but never met with them. — Updated Just now — Josh Lambo was off to a slow start. The Jaguars All-Pro missed a field-goal attempt …
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Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
NFL's COVID spike continues with dozens more cases, including Baker Mayfield, Kevin Stefanski — After a then-record 37 COVID positives on Monday, dozens of NFL players have continued to register COVID infections. An additional 38 players tested positive on Tuesday, with the Cleveland Browns getting hit the hardest.
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants have 5 COVID positives, push meetings virtual as virus batters NFL — The rapid resurgence of COVID-19 through the NFL has not spared the Giants. — The team placed five more players on the league's COVID-19 reserve list Wednesday afternoon, raising their total to six since Monday …
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
What are MLB teams doing during the lockout? A lot — During the lockout, Major League Baseball personnel notably cannot speak with their major league players — not about free agency talks, rehab assignments, or spring plans. That gag order extends to the press, too …
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Justin Toscano / NorthJersey.com:
Why the NY Mets manager job is now more attractive than ever — When his tenure ended, former Mets manager Luis Rojas had worked under two owners, three general managers and a team president. He experienced drastically different situations in each of his two seasons leading the Mets.
ESPN:
Buck Showalter, Joe Espada, Matt Quatraro to get second interview for New York Mets' managerial vacancy, sources say — Buck Showalter will be among the candidates to get a second round of interviews with the New York Mets concerning their vacant managerial position, sources told ESPN, confirming multiple reports.
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Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses practice as he recovers from ankle sprain; veteran QB Josh Johnson signed — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice Wednesday as he continues to recover from an ankle sprain ahead of Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers.
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
While COVID affects Dolphins at running back, safety, Miami could get injured players back at those positions — MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins began the week of practice ahead of Sunday's matchup with the New York Jets with four players on the reserve/COVID-19 list as of Wednesday …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins Q&A: Will Gerrid Doaks finally get his chance at running back?
Dolphins Q&A: Will Gerrid Doaks finally get his chance at running back?
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
MLB free agency: What to expect when baseball returns — Last week, we covered the late flurry of action before the CBA expired on Dec. 1, which saw an almost unprecedented levels of spending in a short period of time. Now that there's a lockout that should last most of the winter, we don't have any imminent action.
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Cleveland Guardians put single-game spring training tickets on sale Saturday — Cleveland, Ohio — Give the Guardians points for optimism. — With MLB's lockout about to enter its third week, the Guardians announced Tuesday that single-game tickets for their spring training schedu …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
MLB free agency - Ranking every team by how much it has improved — If we think of the lockout that has mostly shut down baseball's offseason as a holiday break, it's not so bad, right? — For a couple of weeks at the end of November and into the first day of December, the transaction wire was buzzing.
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Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Latest NBA Trade Buzz: Sourced Intel on Simmons, Kyrie, Lakers and More — The NBA's annual December 15 buzzer has almost arrived, when the majority of players who signed contracts as free agents last summer become eligible for trade. Most teams have divided calls to rival front offices among their high-ranking personnel.
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