Top News:
Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Knicks could be eliminated from playoffs as early as Thursday — The Tragic Number is one. — With the Knicks' 125-114 defeat to the Hornets on Wednesday, elimination from the playoffs could be sealed as early as Thursday if the Hawks beat the Cavaliers.
Discussion:
New York Post and Denver Post
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Knicks stay hot, but still have a Julius Randle problem — The Knicks won again Monday night, continuing their too-little, too-late surge to end the season, but there was nothing about Julius Randle's demeanor to suggest joy. — His night ended in anger, or frustration, or some other negative emotion …
Discussion:
Orange County Register, Mercury News and New York Post
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Tim Anderson says he'll miss the 1st 2 games of the Chicago White Sox season because of a suspension from 2021 — GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Tim Anderson calls it a “focus moment” when he is standing near the on-deck circle. — “I work on my timing, see how the pitcher is delivering the baseball …
Discussion:
NBCSports.com
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins GM Chris Grier: This offseason was ‘right time to really be aggressive’ — PALM BEACH — Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier was at Ohio State's pro day when he received word that the team's trade to acquire star wide receiver Tyreek Hill from the Kansas City Chiefs was going through.
Discussion:
Mercury News
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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 …
Joon Lee / ESPN:
MLB announces Home Run Derby X global tour featuring former players — Los Angeles won't be the only city to host a home run derby in 2022. — On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the launch of MLB Home Run Derby X, a global baseball tour making stops in London; Seoul, South Korea …
Discussion:
Athletics Nation, Pinstripe Alley and Boston.com
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Ryan Poles says nixing the Larry Ogunjobi deal ‘tore me to pieces’ — and the timing may have cost the Chicago Bears alternatives — PALM BEACH, FLA. — At the beginning of his first free agency as Chicago Bears general manager, Ryan Poles sat in the back of a car and had a conversation that he said “tore me to pieces.”
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, The Athletic and Denver Post
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso crushes first dinger of spring: ‘Just have to let the homers come’ — PORT ST. LUCIE — This is Pete Alonso's third spring training where he doesn't have to worry about breaking camp or impressing the Mets staff. Alonso is an established slugger, the National League's 2019 Rookie of the Year …
Discussion:
Newsday
Apple:
Apple and Major League Baseball announce first 12 weeks of “Friday Night Baseball” doubleheader schedule beginning April 8 — Scheduled games are free and available to anyone with internet access via Apple TV+ — Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced the first half of the 2022 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule.
Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti: Contract negotiations with QB Lamar Jackson are ‘unique as hell’ — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, in his first meeting with reporters in four years, acknowledged Tuesday that the team's negotiations with star quarterback Lamar Jackson …
Discussion:
Orange County Register
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls' playoff seeding takes another hit with 9th loss in their last 10 road games — The final push to the playoffs went from worrisome to worse for the Chicago Bulls when they lost 109-104 Monday's in a must-win game against the New York Knicks. — The Knicks are 11th …
Discussion:
Mercury News
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB 2022 win totals: Predicting every team's record for the new season … Major League Baseball's arduous 2021-22 offseason featured a 99-day lockout that ultimately resulted in an abbreviated spring training and a delayed Opening Day. — Things have frantically fallen into place since …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Bleacher Nation
