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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
David Ortiz elected into baseball's Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens denied in final year on ballot — David Ortiz needed just one swing to power his way into baseball's Hall of Fame, narrowly punching his ticket to Cooperstown on the same night voters denied steroid-stained legends Barry Bonds …
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Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, Los Angeles Times, MLB Baseball News …, Mercury News and Denver Post
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
How Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens can still make it into the Baseball Hall of Fame — The voters have spoken, and after falling short of election to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the past 10 years, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will be removed from the ballot.
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New York Post, NBCSports.com, CBS Boston, MLB Baseball News …, The Athletic, FanSided, McCovey Chronicles, The Ringer and Boston Herald
Jake Seiner / Associated Press:
David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens left out
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Daily Breeze and MLB Daily Dish
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz lone inductee into Baseball Hall of Fame as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens miss again
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Hall call: Find out tonight on MLB Network
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BoSox Injection, DraftKings Nation, AZ Snake Pit, Talking Chop, New York Post, The Boston Globe and baseballmusings.com
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
What to know about 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame vote: Is Ortiz getting in? Will Bonds, Clemens fall short?
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MLB.com, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Press Enterprise, Denver Post, Royals Review, New York Times and Boston.com
ESPN:
MLB open to pre-arbitration bonus pool for eligible players as labor talks continue, sources say — Major League Baseball indicated for the first time that it is open to a pre-arbitration bonus pool during a labor meeting Tuesday with the MLB Players Association, but the sides remain far apart …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Sports Illustrated, Chicago Sun-Times, MLB Daily Dish and San Francisco Chronicle
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB, players' association plan to meet again Tuesday after sides make progress, sources say — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to meet again Tuesday after a Monday bargaining session led to the first sliver of progress between the sides since the league locked …
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New York Times, Ballpark Digest, baseballmusings.com and MLB Baseball News …
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLBPA drops age-based free-agency proposal as negotiations on new labor deal continue: Source — The Major League Baseball Players Association dropped its request to introduce an age-based free-agency system into the sport on Monday, withdrawing a proposal in one of the three major areas MLB …
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
Heated MLB bargaining includes mention of canceling games — but progress, too
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MLB Trade Rumors, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Dodgers Nation, Brew Crew Ball and Beyond the Box Score
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Spirited MLB labor talks continue, but major obstacles still exist
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The Athletic, MLB Trade Rumors and New York Post
Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
Candidates, connections and ‘Canandaigua’: The Chicago Bears coaching and GM searches have reached the in-person phase — and outside intrigue is peaking — The video surfaced late Monday night, a little before 11 p.m. Undercover, of course. And shared on social media by Eric Bohn …
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CBS Chicago and Da Windy City
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
The Chicago Bears are working to hire Ryan Poles as their new general manager. Next up: Finding the new head coach. — The Chicago Bears are working on a deal to make Ryan Poles, the Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel, their new general manager, a league source confirmed.
Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Sources Explain Why James Harden Would Welcome New Scenery Next Season — As the NBA calendar approaches the Feb. 10 trade deadline, word has circulated around the league about James Harden's increased interest in testing the open market this summer and how his impending free agency is impacting …
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
What a dramatic, historic and utterly depressing weekend for Dolphins fans — Sunday's loser threw four touchdowns. Sunday's loser had a pristine 136 quarterback rating. Sunday's loser led his team on two, 75-yard touchdown drives in the final two minutes to give Buffalo the late lead twice.
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Mercury News and CNN
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Ryan Phillips / The Big Lead:
Will the 49ers Trade Jimmy Garoppolo if They Win the Super Bowl?
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Old Juve, Puck Prose, Forever Fortnite, The Real Champs, SenShot, Vegas Hockey Knight and Pain in the Arsenal
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins standout cornerback Xavien Howard earns All-AFC season honor — Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard continues to add to his career accolades in the aftermath of the 2021 season. — On Monday, Howard was named to the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) All-AFC Team, as a repeat selection from 2020.
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Orange County Register
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Either Braves or Freddie Freeman could act quickly once the lockout ends, flipping the assumed outcome — If I'm the Braves, I'm thinking about a pre-emptive strike coming out of the lockout to protect against the loss of first baseman Freddie Freeman. And if I'm Freeman …
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New York Post, Talking Chop, MLB Trade Rumors, Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com and Cubbies Crib
Arizona State University Athletics:
Sun Devil Football Names Brian Billick Offensive Analyst, Advisor To The Head Coach — TEMPE, Ariz.—On a coaching staff that already features former NFL head coach and defensive guru Marvin Lewis as a Special Assistant To The Head Coach, Head Coach Herm Edwards added another legendary name …
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Mercury News and Sports Illustrated
