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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins, still without coach, to get up-close look at draft prospects during Senior Bowl week — The saying around the Senior Bowl is “The draft starts in Mobile.” — It's known as the unofficial start to NFL draft season when more than 100 senior prospects for the 2022 draft …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' first-round draft position finally settled with 49ers' loss — The position of the Miami Dolphins' first-round draft pick coming from the San Francisco 49ers has finally been settled. — The Dolphins will get the No. 29 pick in the NFL draft in late April after the 49ers lost …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Nearly two months into MLB lockout, when is it time to worry about spring training and Opening Day? — The MLB lockout is about to enter its third month. — When it began back on Dec. 2, MLB and the MLBPA had 119 days before the start of a new season to figure things out.
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Keith Law / MLB - The Athletic:
Top 100 MLB prospects 2022: Keith Law's rankings, with Orioles' Adley Rutschman at No. 1 — Welcome to this year's ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. I've been compiling and writing such rankings for 15 years now, and those of you who've read them before will find the format here similar to those from the recent past.
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani on cover of MLB the Show 22 — The Show is going Sho Time. — Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will grace the cover of Sony's MLB the Show 22 video game following his historic 2021 season. Ohtani made history in the process …
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
‘Change is inevitable and growth is required’: Ravens coach John Harbaugh discusses disappointing 2021 season, alterations for 2022 — After a season that turned his quarterback into a limping bystander, his defense into a turnstile and his injured reserve into a list of expensive absentees …
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Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears hire Green Bay Packers assistant Luke Getsy as their new offensive coordinator after naming Ian Cunningham as assistant GM — If you can't beat them, steal them. Or something like that. — The Chicago Bears hired an offensive coordinator who was considered an important assistant …
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Jay Horwitz / New York Mets:
New York Mets — We lost one of the good guys today. Jeff Innis passed away after a long battle with cancer that speeded up so quickly since the fall. — In November he was at Mets Fantasy Camp and having fun with alumni like Ron Swoboda, Doc Gooden, Josh Thole and Ed Hearn.
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MLB - The Athletic:
With spring training likely to be delayed, here's why MLB and the Players Association are still far apart — Anyone sensing momentum in baseball's collective bargaining negotiations needs to take a deep breath. League and player representatives continue to hold much different views of the game's economics.
Kevin O'Connor / The Ringer:
Why the Clippers Are the Trade Deadline's Most Intriguing Sleeper — The Clips are flying under the radar with Kawhi and PG out, but the deadline may change that. Here's why Los Angeles is one of the most interesting teams to watch in the next two weeks, and why they could be either buyers or sellers.
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Despite reports saying he is retiring, Tom Brady tells the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he hasn't made up his mind — TAMPA, FLA. — Despite reports saying he is retiring, Tom Brady has told the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he hasn't made up his mind, two people familiar with the details told the Associated Press.
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Baltimore Sun:
Ravens assistant Anthony Weaver expected to interview for Broncos' defensive coordinator job — Ravens defensive line coach and run game coordinator Anthony Weaver is expected to interview for the Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator vacancy, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets believe Eric Chavez is the answer to their hitting woes — On Aug. 8, 2021, Phillies ace Zack Wheeler retired 22 Mets batters in a row. The dominant right-hander, mercilessly pummeling his former team, struck out 11, walked one and gave up just two hits — both to Brandon Nimmo — in a complete-game shutout.
Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants hire Bills OC Brian Daboll to be next head coach — The Giants are going all-Bills. — Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll agreed to be the 20th head coach in franchise history on Friday night, following new Giants GM Joe Schoen from upstate New York to North Jersey.
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