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6:30 PM ET, August 24, 2022

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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Is it vanilla preseason play calls?  Can FB Alec Ingold help?  Dolphins look for answers in run game  —  MIAMI GARDENS — It's only the preseason, but this is not the run game the Miami Dolphins envisioned coach Mike McDaniel bringing to South Florida after his San Francisco 49ers ranked top seven …
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins camp: Tua hits Tyreek deep at joint practice with Eagles; plus stock up, stock down  —  Sun Sentinel reporters Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins' joint practice with Eagles ahead of their preseason game. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Discussion: Mercury News
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
One stinkin' yard shows this Miami Dolphins offensive line needs work as first month of season looms
Associated Press:
Judge 48th HR, Yanks beat Mets 4-2 to sweep Subway Series  —  NEW YORK — If this is what the regular season Subway Series was like, imagine the Yankees and Mets meeting in October for baseball's biggest prize.  —  “You'd like to think ahead a little bit, because of the pace they're …
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees snatch first game of Subway Series, 4-2  —  At the tail end of a grueling road trip that's included three rain delays, some very late-night travel and a doubleheader, the Mets finally ran out of gas on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.  They lost 4-2 to their crosstown rivals …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Andrew Benintendi's two-run homer carries Yankees over Blue Jays, 4-2
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
A key injury.  A defensive Tony La Russa.  Another frustrating Chicago White Sox loss follows the same ridiculous script.  —  You've seen it before and likely will see it again.  —  If the Chicago White Sox have proved one thing in 2022, it's that they are consistent.
Discussion: Mercury News and Reading Eagle
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Marc Bowman / Associated Press:
Michael Kopech exits in the 1st inning with knee soreness as the Chicago White Sox lose their 4th in 5 games
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘Project Birmingham’: See which top Chicago White Sox prospects will finish the minor-league season at Double A
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Justin Fields and most of the Chicago Bears starters will play the 1st half of the preseason finale vs. the Cleveland Browns  —  Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus will buck the tradition of a meaningless final preseason game and instead will play most of his starters Saturday against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Udonis Haslem return effectively puts no-vacancy sign out for Heat  —  For the Miami Heat only two roster options remain in the wake of Udonis Haslem returning for a 20th season:  — What you currently see is what you will be getting for the majority of 2022-23.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
ASK IRA: Who will be handed Heat's torch by Udonis Haslem?
Discussion: Mercury News
Francisco Rosa / Sun-Sentinel:   Heat's Udonis Haslem returning for 20th season
Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Five things we learned from Ravens 2022 training camp  —  The Ravens will begin a new phase of preparations for the season when they return to practice Tuesday with no fans in attendance and the final reduction to a 53-man roster looming next week.  After three weeks of training camp and two preseason games …
Discussion: Mercury News and Reading Eagle
MLB.com:
MLB announces 2023 regular season schedule  —  2023 Campaign to Feature New Balanced Schedule as All 30 Clubs Play Each Other; 93rd All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park to be Played on July 11th  —  Major League Baseball today announced its master 2023 regular season schedule …
ESPN:
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper begins rehabilitation assignment with two home runs  —  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — With two big swings, Bryce Harper looked primed to join the Phillies in a pennant race.  —  Harper homered to right-center field in his first at-bat, then went opposite field …
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Alex Coffey / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Phillies' Bryce Harper says thumb is at ‘85-90%’ strength ahead of impending rehab assignment
Discussion: Sports Illustrated
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Walker Buehler undergoes second Tommy John surgery, flexor tendon repair  —  Los Angeles Dodgers star right-hander Walker Buehler on Tuesday underwent a successful UCL reconstruction, otherwise known as Tommy John surgery, and flexor tendon repair, according to the team …
Jack Vita / Sports Illustrated:
Fernando Tatis Jr. Apologizes for PED Use, Will Have Shoulder Surgery  —  San Diego Padres' star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. addressed the media Tuesday afternoon, following his failed drug test that earned him an 80-game suspension.  Tatis apologized for his actions and announced that he will be having shoulder surgery.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Is Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Trea Turner's slide the prettiest play in baseball?  —  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL play in Major League Baseball exists because its practitioner embraced a long-held axiom: Form follows function.  Once upon a time, Trea Turner was a habitual head-first slider …
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Banker-turned-rookie reliever Nate Fisher is the latest out-of-nowhere Met to take center stage  —  Admit it, you didn't know who he was either.  —  When left-handed pitcher Nate Fisher entered the game for the Mets in the fifth inning of Sunday's win in Philadelphia, even some of the people on the field were a bit unfamiliar.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:   Mets come from behind in 9th to topple Phillies, 10-9
 
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Antwan Staley / New York Daily News:
Wary of further injuries, Jets rest starters against Falcons
Discussion: Reading Eagle
Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Jorge Mateo's bases-clearing double in 8th powers Orioles to 5-3 win over Red Sox in Little League Classic
Discussion: Camden Chat and Mercury News
 

 
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People:
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