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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
It's time for Steve Ross to sell the Dolphins — Let's hope Steve Ross throws in the towel as easily as he allegedly asked his coach to do. That's the best way out of the latest and messiest fiasco of his Miami Dolphins ownership. — Ross can still run Hard Rock Stadium …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores says owner Steve Ross attacked integrity of game, wants to ‘make some real change’ with lawsuit — MOBILE, ALA. — Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores made the interview rounds on Wednesday with his attorneys, Doug Wigdor and John Elefterakis …
Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
Recently fired Dolphins coach Brian Flores charges NFL ‘rife with racism’ — Recently-fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed an explosive Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, with the Black plaintiff alleging the league “remains rife with racism” …
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Brian Flores claims Dolphins owner Steve Ross offered him $100K to lose games in lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices in NFL — MOBILE, ALA. — Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos — on Tuesday.
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Sun-Sentinel:
Read the lawsuit filed by Brian Flores against the Miami Dolphins, the NFL and other teams — Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three of its teams, including the Dolphins, on Feb. 1, 2022, saying racist hiring practices by the league have left it racially segregated and managed like a plantation.
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Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Trade Deadline Intel: Wizards Among NBA's Most Active Shoppers, Eyeing Sabonis — Just a week out from the Feb. 10 trade deadline, the Washington Wizards are being described by league personnel as one of the more active teams on the NBA trade market. As the Wizards have discussed adding key reinforcements …
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The Athletic:
Wizards at the NBA trade deadline: What we're hearing about Bradley Beal's future and potential moves — With the NBA trade deadline just eight days away, the Washington Wizards front office must make multiple decisions that will impact the franchise for years to come.
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NBCSports.com, Hoops Rumors, UPROXX, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Big Lead, Yahoo! Sports and Bleacher Nation
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Spring training likely to be delayed after CBA meeting yields no progress between MLB, MLBPA, sources say — The collective bargaining meeting between the Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB on Tuesday afternoon led to no significant progress, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN …
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB, MLBPA have ‘heated’ 90-minute meeting; both sides remain very far apart
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Baseball America:
2022 MLB Organization Talent Rankings — With a potential star at the top in outfielder Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners have Baseball America's No. 1 farm system. — That's a dramatic turnaround from the state of Seattle's minor league pipeline four years ago, when its farm system ranked last in baseball.
Joel Boyd / Chicago Tribune:
College football's 2nd signing period begins: How did the classes wrap up for Notre Dame, Illinois, Northwestern and NIU and where do they rank? — College football's traditional national signing day is here. — And while much of the drama is gone from the first Wednesday of February …
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Pete Thamel / ESPN:
Former Oklahoma Sooners QB Caleb Williams transferring to USC — Star quarterback Caleb Williams is transferring to USC, he told ESPN. — The move reunites Williams with first-year USC head coach Lincoln Riley, for whom Williams played during his breakthrough true freshman year at Oklahoma in 2021.
Jared Weiss / The Athletic:
Marcus Smart's return shows Celtics offense is currently flourishing through him: Film breakdown — Marcus Smart is the bridge. Boston's offense is an archipelago containing two large islands, with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown spreading across the floor and taking turns driving the action.
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Hoops Rumors, NBCSports.com, Celtics Wire and CelticsBlog
