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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' free-agent frenzy sets tone for overhauled offense — PALM BEACH — Put your opinions and obsessions about the quarterback to the side for one moment. — For one spring, let's not overanalyze everything new coach Mike McDaniel said, or didn't say about Tua Tagovailoa …
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins updated depth chart has drastically improved after free agency — The Miami Dolphins have been very active in free agency and made some bold trades, and there's a new coaching staff that will install different schemes. — So what do the Dolphins have after all the deals?
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: Albert Pujols signing one-year, $2.5 million deal with St. Louis Cardinals — Albert Pujols is going back to where it all started — to the organization with which he carved out a Hall of Fame career, and to the city that still adores him. — On Sunday night, Pujols …
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Associated Press, Bucs Dugout, Viva El Birdos, Call to the Pen and FanSided
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Katie Woo / The Athletic:
The Cardinals are interested in bringing back Albert Pujols. Here's how it could work, and how it could backfire — The Cardinals have had increased conversations with three-time MVP Albert Pujols, and interest is growing in bringing back the former Cardinal for the 2022 season …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Battery Power, MLB - The Athletic and FanSided
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Kyrie Irving's late-game home heroics fall short in loss to Hornets — Better late than never. — It's been the theme of this entire Nets season: At some point, they'd get healthy. At some point, they'd build chemistry. At some point, Kyrie Irving would get vaccinated …
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Orange County Register
ESPN:
Sources: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks agree to extension — The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to an extension with Ketel Marte that includes around $51 million in new money, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, confirming multiple reports. — The agreement, which totals five years …
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Peter King / ProFootballTalk:
FMIA: New Overtime Rule Proposal Has Its Moment; Tyreek Hill Trade Shows How The NFL Is Changing — We could be looking at one of the all-time sleepy NFL meetings if the one thing that matters this week—the proposal to make overtime fair—doesn't pass when it comes to a vote in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Boston Herald
Jayson Stark / MLB - The Athletic:
Why baseball is moving second base, and what this experiment could mean for the game — “I'm not sure if you've heard,” a minor-league instructor said to me the other day, “but they're moving second base.” — Wait. What? They're moving second base? Where would it be moving, exactly?
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Bleacher Nation, Bluebird Banter and The Athletic
Associated Press:
Dusty Baker tinkering with José Altuve's spot in Houston Astros' lineup — JUPITER, Fla. — Dusty Baker is tinkering with his lineup and wants to avoid hitting José Altuve leadoff. — Houston's manager primarily batted the three-time American League batting champion first last year …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed headed for MRI as shoulder woes resurface — The right shoulder injury that has nagged at Nick Ahmed the past two seasons already has resurfaced this year, manager Torey Lovullo said, adding that the Diamondbacks shortstop is expected to undergo an MRI exam.
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MLB Trade Rumors and AZ Snake Pit
Freddie Freeman / MLB.com:
Freddie shares farewell letter with Braves fans — With the regular season less than two weeks away, I want to address some issues that have arisen since I began this next chapter of my life with the Dodgers. — First of all, my relationship with (Braves president of baseball operations) Alex Anthopoulos remains great.
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Battery Power
Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
A year later, Wendell Carter Jr. finally comes into his own with Magic — It was almost a year ago when the foundation was laid for Wendell Carter Jr.'s breakout 2021-22 season. — The Orlando Magic made the franchise-altering decision to trade All-Star big man Nikola Vučević …
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Boston Herald and Orange County Register