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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:
Harbaugh gets second interview with Vikings as Dolphins look at other candidates — Don't pencil in Jim Harbaugh as the next coach of the Miami Dolphins just yet. — Harbaugh will meet for a second interview with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, suggesting the University of Michigan coach is ready to return to the NFL.
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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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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” …
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.
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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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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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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB, MLBPA have ‘heated’ 90-minute meeting; both sides remain very far apart
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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.
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.
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The Athletic, San Diego Union-Tribune, Elite Sports NY, Sports Illustrated, BoSox Injection, Bucs Dugout, Bleacher Nation, Steve Melewski, Factory of Sadness, Talking Chop, Bluebird Banter, NBCSports.com, Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Red Reporter, Lone Star Ball, True Blue LA, MLB Baseball News … and Covering the Corner
Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
Introducing new GMs and coaches has become routine at Halas Hall. Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus will look to change that as they unify a vision for the Chicago Bears. — Confirmed: Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey did indeed drive his own Honda Accord to O'Hare International Airport on the night of Jan. 24.
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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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Rob Maadi / Associated Press:
Tom Brady announces his retirement after 22 NFL seasons and 7 Super Bowl championships: ‘I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore’ — TAMPA, FLA. — Tom Brady walked away from the NFL on his terms, still at the top of his game. — Brady, the most successful quarterback …
