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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodger Stadium concession workers threaten to strike MLB All-Star Game — Dodger Stadium concession workers could go on strike in advance of next week's All-Star Game, the union representing those workers said Monday. — Of the food and beverage workers at Dodger Stadium …
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MLB.com:
Full All-Star rosters stacked with game-changing talent — The full 2022 MLB All-Star teams have been unveiled. — Major League Baseball announced the full All-Star rosters for the American League and National League on Sunday, adding the pitchers and reserves to the fan-elected starting lineups that were revealed Friday.
Katie Woo / The Athletic:
Cardinals' Albert Pujols will participate in Home Run Derby: Sources — Albert Pujols will participate in the 2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby on July 18 at Dodger Stadium as part of MLB's All-Star Week, multiple sources told The Athletic. — Pujols, who was named to the National League …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani named to American League All-Star team as pitcher and hitter — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was elected to the American League All-Star team as a pitcher and hitter for the second consecutive season, while brothers William Contreras …
Tom Schad / USA Today:
Ex-Cowboys running back Marion Barber III's death caused by heat stroke, coroner says — The Collin County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III died of heat stroke, according to a copy of the autopsy report obtained by USA TODAY Sports on Monday.
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ProFootballTalk, MLive.com, New York Post, Reading Eagle and Sports Illustrated
Keith Law / MLB - The Athletic:
MLB Mock Draft 3.0: Keith Law updates his projection as draft week begins — This is my penultimate mock draft for 2022 — that means it's my next to last one, folks. With just six days left until Draft Day, there's at least some more smoke out there around some teams' interest in specific players …
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NBCSports.com, Bleacher Nation, New Jersey Online and Red Reporter
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Isaac Austin, Hassan Whiteside, Omer Yurtseven . . . is Orlando Robinson next big discovery for Heat? — LAS VEGAS — It has been a Miami Heat speciality for years, the development of contributing out-of-nowhere centers. — Isaac Austin. Hassan Whiteside. A year ago, Omer Yurtseven.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Mychal Mulder, Marcus Garrett make statements in Heat 88-78 summer-league win over Celtics
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Andy Larsen / Salt Lake Tribune:
What's next for Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz after the Rudy Gobert trade? — Jazz execs won't say the All-Star guard is “untouchable,” but for now he remains a critical piece of the team's plan going forward. — Las Vegas • Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik has already traded one All-Star.
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Reading Eagle
Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles move within game of .500 with 9-5 win over Angels; 8-game winning streak is longest in single season since 2005 — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 16 — Not so long ago, the errors seen at Camden Yards in the fifth inning would've likely been seen with the Orioles in the field rather than at the plate.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Atlanta Braves trade Drew Waters, Andrew Hoffmann, CJ Alexander to Kansas City Royals for 35th pick — The Atlanta Braves acquired the 35th pick in Sunday's Major League Baseball draft from the Kansas City Royals for center-field prospect Drew Waters, right-handed pitching prospect Andrew Hoffmann …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: After ‘perfect storm of awesome’ last year, Giants struggle to recapture the magic — San Francisco won 107 games and the NL West crown in 2021, but has already fallen out of the division race. — It was the most magical place in baseball last season, a virtual Camelot …
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Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Robert Griffin III to replace Randy Moss on ESPN's ‘Monday Night Countdown’ — Get plugged in on the latest in sports media — Sign up for Andrew Marchand's Sports Clicker, a weekly Sports+ exclusive. — Robert Griffin III is being promoted by ESPN to be Randy Moss' replacement on “Monday Night Countdown,” The Post has learned.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘Good from the get-go’: Chicago White Sox starter Johnny Cueto dominates the Detroit Tigers in an 8-0 win — Fans stood and applauded as Johnny Cueto walked to the dugout after retiring Tucker Barnhart on a flyout to left to end the eighth inning. — It was another day …
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