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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat's Spoelstra sticking with same starters vs. Celtics; Herro (groin), ‘doing everything he possibly can’ — BOSTON — Despite point guard Kyle Lowry being limited by a balky hamstring and despite a shooting slump by guard Max Strus, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after his team's morning shootaround …
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Hot Hot Hoops, Orange County Register, Union-News, The Athletic and CelticsBlog
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat's only option on brink of elimination vs. Celtics? ‘Make a memory’ — BOSTON — There was a time when the Miami Heat were relaxed, confident, with enough leeway to exhale and savor. — That time was Sunday, when coach Erik Spoelstra and players Max Strus and Victor Oladipo met …
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Bleacher Nation
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat fail to fire, now one loss from elimination after falling 93-80 to Celtics — MIAMI — The first-quarter futility from their Monday night Game 4 loss at TD Garden this time came midway through the second half for the Miami Heat. — Which leaves only two options for the Heat's next home game …
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The Ringer, Names released … and Celtics Wire
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat's Duncan Robinson may not cash in on all of his $90 million deal. Here's why
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Orange County Register and Washington Post
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees' emphasis on bullpen depth being put to the test after key injuries — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees rode their bullpen to a hot start this season, now they desperately need to find a way to maintain it. In just the last week they have lost Chad Green for the season …
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Orange County Register
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankee rookies JP Sears, Ron Marinaccio help Bombers get by Orioles — The theme of the Yankees' day, and really the whole week, was injuries. — Giancarlo Stanton went on the injured list on Wednesday with a right calf strain. DJ LeMahieu was held out yet again with discomfort in his left wrist.
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New York Post and New Jersey Online
Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today:
‘I am not okay with the state of this country’: Giants manager Gabe Kapler pens essay after Uvalde shooting — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler published an essay Friday in which he criticized the state of the country after the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde …
Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
The 21 ‘beautiful angels’ who lost their lives in Uvalde, Texas school shooting — Twenty-one lives were stolen Tuesday in Texas, ripped from their parents, their siblings, their spouses. They were 19 children thinking about softball games and summer vacation, two teachers who had poured …
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The Athletic:
Pham slaps Pederson in pregame altercation, per sources — C. Trent Rosecrans and Andrew Baggarly109 — Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson — a trio for the ages back in NBA Finals
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
The Trevor Story highlight show continued, and the surging Red Sox are now a run-scoring machine — CHICAGO — It has reached the point of absurdity. It seems impossible that it should continue, and yet it does. — On Thursday against the White Sox, Trevor Story added to a run-producing binge …
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NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Burger's 3-run homer leads the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win against the Boston Red Sox — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 19 — White Sox designated hitter Jake Burger is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning on May 25, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Mercury News, Boston Herald and Union-News
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB, in memo, rebukes clubs for ‘unacceptable’ workplace facilities for women employees — In a pointed letter to teams last week, Major League Baseball said numerous clubs' stadiums “fall embarrassingly below the high standards” necessary for women who are part of the game's traveling parties …
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Pinstripe Alley, AZ Snake Pit and Sports Illustrated
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Tensions escalate late — including David Ross' 1st ejection of the season — in the Chicago Cubs' 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds — CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs reliever Rowan Wick never had spoken to fellow Canadian and Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto. — That changed during Wednesday …
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Orange County Register, Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, New York Post, Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto keeps up his best stretch of the year as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cubs
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Red Reporter, MLB Baseball News …, Cubs Insider and Bleacher Nation
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Thomas Szapucki coughs up nine runs to Giants, Mets lose second series of the season — SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas Szapucki will not be invited back to pitch for the Mets anytime soon. — The young left-hander, making his first career major-league start, spoiled the afternoon before it even had a chance to begin.
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