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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB offers changes to tax penalties, minimum salary structure in latest proposal to locked-out players, sources say — Major League Baseball has tweaked its proposal regarding the competitive balance tax among other changes offered in its meeting with the players' association Saturday, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN.
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Evan Drellich / MLB - The Athletic:
MLB argues for minor leaguers to remain unpaid in spring training, citing life skills gained — A Major League Baseball lawyer said in federal court Friday that minor league players should not be paid during spring training, because they should be considered trainees.
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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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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.
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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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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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Saints receivers coach Curtis Johnson interviews for Dolphins offensive coordinator job — The Miami Dolphins are interviewing to one of the NFL's most established receiver coaches about the possibility of becoming the team's offensive coordinator. — The South Florida Sun Sentinel …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins retain slew of assistant coaches, mostly on defense — As new Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel looks to have continuity on the defensive side of his coaching staff, defensive coordinator Josh Boyer wasn't the only assistant retained on Friday. — The Dolphins are bringing …
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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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Associated Press:
Coroner: Former major leaguer Jeremy Giambi died by suicide — LOS ANGELES — The death of former major leaguer Jeremy Giambi was a suicide, the office of the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner said Friday. — Giambi, 47, died Wednesday at his parents' home in suburban Claremont.
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Shayna Rubin / Press Enterprise:
Former MLB outfielder Jeremy Giambi dies at age 47
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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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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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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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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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