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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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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Ex-Dolphins star WR rejoins team on Mike McDaniel's staff — Wes Welker, once a Miami Dolphins receiver, will migrate from San Francisco with new coach Mike McDaniel to join his offensive staff, according to a source. — Welker was the San Francisco 49ers' receivers coach since 2019.
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins retain defensive coordinator Josh Boyer in questionable move — In what can be viewed as Mike McDaniel's first controversial decision as the Miami Dolphins' newly hired head coach, Josh Boyer will return as the team's defensive coordinator. — Miami had interest …
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Boston Herald, The Phinsider, Dolphins Wire and Pro Football Rumors
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
New Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel reveals philosophies for offense, Tua, analytics and more
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Denver Post, Palm Beach Post, Mercury News and Niner Noise
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Manfred Expresses Optimism For Full Season, Says MLB Has Proposed Universal DH And Elimination Of Draft-Pick Compensation — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred met with the media for about 30 minutes Thursday morning as the quarterly owners' meetings drew to a close …
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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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MLB.com, Purple Row and The Good Phight
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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ESPN, Tampa Bay Times, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Forbes, The Boston Globe, Union-News, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Beyond the Box Score and New York Post
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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Marc Normandin …, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Beyond the Box Score, Pinstripe Alley, Talking Chop, NBCSports.com and True Blue LA
Michael Silverman / The Boston Globe:
Announcement of a delayed start to spring training expected as soon as Thursday
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Into The Fountains, Royals Review, Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue and The Athletic
Shayna Rubin / Press Enterprise:
Former MLB outfielder Jeremy Giambi dies at age 47 — Jeremy Giambi, a South Hills graduate, played six MLB seasons, and reportedly died in Claremont — Jeremy Giambi, a former MLB player and a star at South Hills High who played six seasons in Major League Baseball, died Wednesday at age 47.
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Mercury News, MLB Trade Rumors, CBS San Francisco, Athletics Nation, CBS Sacramento and New York Post
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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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Mercury News and Associated Press
Rich Cimini / ESPN:
New York Jets mull tough free-agent decisions, including Braxton Berrios — FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Before heading off to the scouting combine at the end of the month, the New York Jets' front office will meet to plot its free-agent strategy. For a change, they actually have some tough decisions …
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Pro Football Rumors, Jets X-Factor and Jets Wire
MLB - The Athletic:
‘Absolute insanity’: Why baseball is bracing for The Wildest Spring Training Ever when the lockout ends — Somewhere, off in the hazy distance, it's coming. We don't know when. We don't know how. We don't know how long it will last. We know it won't be arriving next week, when we need it most.
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Bleacher Nation and Boston.com
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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Sports Illustrated, DraftKings Nation and USA Today
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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Los Angeles Times, AZ Snake Pit, baseballmusings.com and MLB Trade Rumors
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