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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
MLB delaying start of spring training is imminent as owners meet in Orlando — Commissioner Rob Manfred is scheduled to address the media on Thursday and is expected to deliver the biggest blow yet of the MLB lockout. — In that address, which will take place on the final day of the Owners Meetings …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred: Losing games to lockout would be ‘disastrous outcome’ — ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred called the possibility of missing regular-season games amid the league's lockout of players “a disastrous outcome” but called himself an …
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Evan Drellich / MLB - The Athletic:
What Rob Manfred, MLB propose Saturday will mean a lot more than Thursday's quotes — TAMPA, Fla. — Saturday, the day Major League Baseball is to present the players a new economics proposal back in New York City, will actually mean something. Thursday didn't.
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The Boston Globe, Union-News, Beyond the Box Score, The Athletic and New York Post
Michael Silverman / The Boston Globe:
Announcement of a delayed start to spring training expected as soon as Thursday — ORLANDO — Any other February, a gathering of the 30 major league owners and top MLB executives at a posh hotel in Florida for quarterly meetings would be considered business as usual. — Not this year.
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Into The Fountains, Royals Review, Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and The Athletic
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins fire secondary coach Gerald Alexander — The Miami Dolphins have fired secondary coach Gerald Alexander, one of the team's top assistants the past two seasons. — Alexander, who led Miami's secondary for the past two seasons, coaching and leading the development of Miami's cornerback …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel reveals philosophies for offense, Tua, analytics and more — Maybe the most telling tidbit that has come out about Mike McDaniel in the days since he was named coach of the Miami Dolphins was how he once said, in his resume submitted to land his first NFL job …
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Denver Post, Palm Beach Post and Niner Noise
Barry Wilner / Associated Press:
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wins his 4th MVP award at NFL Honors — INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act. — The Associated Press 2021 NFL awards had a bit of everything, starting with Aaron Rodgers becoming …
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Keith Pompey / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Will the Sixers trade Tobias Harris to the Thunder? Or is the chatter a ploy to put pressure on the Nets? — Are the 76ers trying to bluff the Brooklyn Nets into making a trade? Are they finding ways to insist that their Atlantic Division rivals deliver James Harden for Ben Simmons in a deal before Thursday's trade deadline?
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Sports Illustrated, Liberty Ballers, Sixers Wire, NetsDaily, Hoops Rumors and UPROXX
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kayvon Thibodeaux, Rams fan, doesn't want to play for the Rams for one specific reason — With the Rams strategically avoiding the use of any and all first-round picks, they won't have a chance to select Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux. And that's good news for Thibodeaux.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Former MLB player Jeremy Giambi dies at 47, agent says — Jeremy Giambi, a former major league outfielder and first baseman who was a key figure on successful Oakland Athletics teams in the early 2000s, died at his parents' home in Southern California on Wednesday, according to a statement from his agent, Joel Wolfe.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Trevor Bauer won't face criminal charges stemming from allegations of sexual assault, DA's Office says — Editor's note: This article contains graphic details. — Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not be criminally charged by Los Angeles prosecutors, the L.A. County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sign former Boston Red Sox infielder Jack Lopez to minor-league contract … The Detroit Tigers have signed free-agent infielder Jack Lopez to a minor-league contract, a source told the Free Press on Wednesday. He will report to minicamp in Lakeland, Florida, around Feb. 21.
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Bill Oram / The Athletic:
Inside locker room, Lakers players see and feel the same problems as everyone else and also want change — LOS ANGELES - LeBron James finally gave in. — For months the Lakers star has been steadfast that his team's woes could be pinned on injuries and inconsistent lineups …
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Hoops Rumors, UPROXX, Sports Illustrated, Orange County Register and Silver Screen and Roll
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
What a relief: Once lockout ends, market sets up compelling candidates to boost Cardinals' bullpen — Whenever the baseball lockout ends and that first glimpse of spring breaks through this wintry mix there will be flurries of activity as teams rush to outfit rosters, complete rotations …
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FanSided, MLB Trade Rumors and Redbird Rants
