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Sportsnet.ca:
With games now lost, baseball in limbo as both sides determine next steps — TORONTO - Ross Stripling, the Toronto Blue Jays' union-player representative, is optimistic by nature and excited about his team's chances this season. So, he decided to be optimistic about talks ahead …
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Ken Rosenthal / MLB - The Athletic:
MLB's owners had every advantage, and still it wasn't enough for them — How dare they. That's all I keep thinking. How dare commissioner Rob Manfred and the baseball owners treat their players and their fans like this. Don't they recognize the impact of canceling games …
ESPN:
MLB cancels first 2 regular-season series after MLBPA rejects league's final proposal — Major League Baseball has canceled Opening Day, with commissioner Rob Manfred announcing Tuesday that the sport will scrap regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years …
ESPN:
No deal: What we know and don't know as MLB delays Opening Day — No deal. The MLB lockout continues. — Major League Baseball has announced the delay of the 2022 regular season after the MLBPA player leaders agreed unanimously not to accept MLB's final proposal before the league's 5 p.m. ET deadline.
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Manfred: MLB To Cancel First Two Regular Season Series — In the wake of today's league-imposed deadline to reach agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement passing, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced this afternoon that the league is canceling the first two series of the regular season.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
'They need to stop treating us like we're idiots': How MLB can salvage this season
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB, players pause CBA negotiations after marathon day of talks, hope to finalize deal before 5 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
GM Chris Grier says Dolphins will work with Xavien Howard to restructure deal; talks about Deshaun Watson, Sean Payton — INDIANAPOLIS — The Miami Dolphins appear likely to appease any concerns Pro Bowl cornerback Xavien Howard may have with his contract this offseason.
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Mike McDaniel admires the resiliency, fight of Dolphins team he inherited — INDIANAPOLIS — Mike McDaniel is still living out of a suitcase and residing in a hotel (he's moved to a second one) when he's not hunkered down at the team's facility in Miami Gardens.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Don't let Mike McDaniel's looks fool you, Dolphins coach learned early he can lead NFL players — INDIANAPOLIS — Looks can be deceiving. — When Mike McDaniel was named head coach of the Miami Dolphins last month, a casual fan that hadn't followed the search in-depth could have seen …
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Mike McDaniel wants to keep Dolphins' top free agents, but team not in full control — INDIANAPOLIS — New Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel took the podium at the NFL scouting combine on Wednesday and, for the first time, handled an array of offseason personnel and roster questions that a head coach is responsible for answering.
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants releasing veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph in start of salary cap cuts — INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants' cap clearing has begun. — Kyle Rudolph said goodbye to the Giants, their fans and his teammates on Instagram Wednesday morning. A source confirmed to the Daily News that the team …
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants' Joe Schoen rightly ‘open to everything,’ including fielding calls on Saquon Barkley, as NFL Combine kicks off — INDIANAPOLIS - Joe Schoen put a refreshing process into action Tuesday at the NFL Combine. — The Giants' new GM announced he's “open for business” and “open to everything …
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Jake Fischer / Bleacher Report:
Intel on Which Lakers VIPs Will Remain in LA Past This Season — With each mounting loss in Los Angeles, the noise around the Lakers' future only grows louder, despite LeBron James dismissing the recent furor from his public flirtation with the Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB says it will make final CBA offer to players' union prior to 5 p.m. deadline — JUPITER, Fla. — Talks broke down between MLB and the MLB Players Association on Tuesday afternoon, leading the league to declare that it will make a final offer for a new collective bargaining agreement before a 5 p.m. EST deadline.
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