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Kristian Winfield / Chicago Tribune:
Nets trade Kyrie Irving to Mavericks for package headlined by Spencer Dinwiddie — In the end, the Nets decided peace of mind is worth more than a championship. — The Nets traded All-Star starter Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks just two days after Irving requested a trade out of Brooklyn …
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Tim Reynolds / Daily News:
Kyrie Irving going from Nets to Mavericks in trade — Kyrie Irving is getting his wish. He's getting traded. — And Luka Doncic is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas. — The Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets agreed Sunday on a blockbuster trade: Irving — the super-talented …
LeBron James / Associated Press:
Kyrie Irving asks for trade from Nets
Kyrie Irving asks for trade from Nets
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Dallas Morning News, The Athletic, New York Post, DraftKings Nation, Pasadena Star News, The Ringer, Daily News and Seattle Sports
Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
Magic's Mo Bamba, Jalen Suggs suspended for roles in fight with Timberwolves — Orlando Magic big man Mo Bamba and guard Jalen Suggs were penalized late Saturday by the NBA for their roles in the altercation with the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday evening at Target Center.
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Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
As Suggs embraces defensive role, Anthony leads Magic to victory in Minnesota — MINNEAPOLIS — Jalen Suggs' role with the Orlando Magic has changed significantly in the past year. — After being a full-time starter as a rookie last season and the start of this season …
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Denver Post and Boston Herald
Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
Mo Bamba, Jalen Suggs ejected from Magic-Timberwolves after on-court scuffle
Mo Bamba, Jalen Suggs ejected from Magic-Timberwolves after on-court scuffle
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Seattle Sports, The Athletic and New York Post
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat attention turns from scouting reports to medical reports amid break — The hope this week is of the Miami Heat getting a better sense of self, in what has turned more into a quest for healing than necessarily an upgrade at Thursday's NBA trading deadline.
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Denver Post
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
If you insist, possible Heat deals that could make sense at Thursday's NBA trading deadline — The exercise ahead of the NBA trading deadline, which this season comes at 3 p.m. Thursday, typically is to get a read on what a team is looking to add. — That is what makes the Miami Heat's position this time around atypical.
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Denver Post
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
ASK IRA: What does playing Udonis Haslem over Dewayne Dedmon say about Heat roster?
ASK IRA: What does playing Udonis Haslem over Dewayne Dedmon say about Heat roster?
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Boston Herald
New York Post:
Carlos Beltran leaving YES Network for job in Mets' front office — Former Mets great Carlos Beltran is getting another chance with the club. — Sources tell The Post the Mets are hiring their former star center fielder to join their front office, where he will work under GM Billy Eppler.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
What's behind Mets owner Steve Cohen's record-setting spending — NEW YORK — Just outside the window of Steve Cohen's office at Citi Field, a crane peeks its neck high into the air, finishing preparations for the installation of the largest video board ever to grace a baseball stadium.
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MLB Baseball News …, New Jersey Online and FanSided
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Fernando Tatis Jr. set to rejoin Padres after missed season — SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. spent his Friday out in the community, visiting children at a local elementary school and spending time with members of the United States Marine Corps as part of the San Diego Padres' goodwill tour throughout the city.
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
From patience to pressure: Mike Elias, Brandon Hyde looking forward to Orioles' ‘non-rebuild mode’ — Part of what made Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde the Orioles' choices to lead the organization through a rebuild is that each had been through one before. That experience also offers them insight into when that process is over.
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Associated Press:
Drawing nears for $700 million Powerball prize, 10th biggest in US — DES MOINES, Iowa — Another huge lottery jackpot will be on the line Saturday night for players willing to put up $2 against daunting odds of actually winning the top prize. — The estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot …
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
An early look at the Yankees' 26-man roster — Yankees pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to Tampa on Feb. 15, with the first workout scheduled for a day later. Position players are scheduled to report Feb. 19, with the first full-squad workout coming the next day.
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