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5:05 PM ET, February 4, 2022

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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Major League Baseball looks to federal mediator to help end sport's lockout, sources say  —  Major League Baseball on Thursday requested the immediate assistance of a federal mediator to help resolve the sport's lockout, sources told ESPN, potentially inserting the presence of a neutral party …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLBPA rejects MLB's offer for federal mediator to enter labor negotiations during lockout  —  While Major League Baseball continues to insist that federal mediation is the best route to “break the deadlock,” the MLB Players Association on Friday rejected MLB's request for a mediator …
Evan Drellich / MLB - The Athletic:
MLB's push for federal mediation could be ‘win-win’ PR play for owners, source says  —  As one player agent surmised, Major League Baseball's push for federal mediation in collective bargaining talks is a “win-win” for the commissioner's office, even if MLB knows the players are unlikely to sign on for the process.
Harriet Ryan / Los Angeles Times:
49ers fan in coma after apparent beating outside SoFi Stadium during NFC championship  —  Police are investigating the apparent beating of a San Francisco 49ers fan found severely injured in the parking lot of SoFi Stadium during Sunday's NFC championship game against the Rams.
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CBS Los Angeles:
49ers Fan Beaten Into A Coma Outside SoFi Stadium  —  INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) — A San Francisco 49ers fan is in a medically induced coma after he was found outside SoFi Stadium suffering from severe injuries inflicted during the NFC Championship game against Los Angeles Rams.
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 …
Discussion: Mercury News
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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
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Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Trade Deadline Intel: Wizards Among NBA's Most Active Shoppers, Eyeing Sabonis
Mitch Albom / Detroit Free Press:
Jim Harbaugh opens up, insists he's a Wolverine for good, wants to win it all  —  On the first night of the rest of his life, Jim Harbaugh got snowed in.  So he kicked back in a Minnesota hotel room, ate a hamburger and french fries from room service, and made phone calls to the important people in his life …
Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Sixteen Penn swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete  —  Sixteen members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team sent a letter to school and Ivy League officials Thursday asking that they not take legal action challenging the NCAA's recently updated transgender policy.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Saturday's Senior Bowl to showcase some potential Dolphins' draft picks  —  MOBILE, ALA. — The next Miami Dolphins standout rookie — or draft bust, for that matter — might be found at the Senior Bowl on Saturday afternoon.  —  The annual college football all-star game that serves …
Discussion: Boston Herald and Gators Wire
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.
Kyle Goon / Orange County Register:
Reggie Jackson, Clippers edge Lakers in frantic finish  —  LOS ANGELES — In the most enthralling 18 seconds of professional basketball played in L.A. this season, Anthony Davis got the final shot.  —  But Reggie Jackson got the final word.  —  The rec spec-donning guard has shown steel …
Michael Gehlken / Dallas Morning News:
Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster talks up Cowboys' facilities, playing with Dak Prescott  —  Smith-Schuster is scheduled to become a free agent next month, but he is unlikely to sign with the Cowboys.  —  FRISCO — Six weeks before free agency starts, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and ProFootballTalk
 
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Dan Wiederer / Chicago Tribune:
Alan Williams is the new defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears, coming with high praise from his time with the Indianapolis Colts: ‘Alan has really good command of the whole picture’
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Associated Press:
Omar Minaya joins MLB as amateur scouting consultant
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Associated Press:
David Green, outfielder for 1982 St. Louis Cardinals, dies at age 61
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