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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Inside the downfall of the Nets' Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving chose the Nets. Not the other way around. — It's an important note to remember as we unpack the end of a not-quite era of championship contention in Brooklyn: The superstars chose to be here.
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Sean Marks: Nets still expected to make playoffs after trade — Nets general manager Sean Marks still expects his team to make the playoffs. — Speaking to reporters in the immediate aftermath of two seismic trades that shipped both superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving out of Brooklyn …
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The Athletic and New York Post
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Recapping the Chicago Bulls: Poor 3-point shooting — again — leads to a 116-105 loss to the Brooklyn Nets — NEW YORK — Hours after executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas insisted that a consistent roster is still the answer, the Chicago Bulls on Thursday lost to the Brooklyn Nets 116-105.
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls stand pat at the NBA trade deadline: ‘We tried to improve, but at what cost?’ — NEW YORK — The NBA trade deadline came and went Thursday and the Chicago Bulls stood still — at least for now. — The Bulls were one of only two teams not to make a move ahead of the deadline.
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The Athletic, Mercury News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and CHGO
Janis Carr / Orange County Register:
Clippers acquire Bones Hyland, Eric Gordon, Mason Plumlee, dealing John Wall, Reggie Jackson and Luke Kennard — The Clippers improved their frontcourt and added depth to the backcourt through several moves in the final hour before Thursday's trade deadline
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ESPN:
Sources: Padres' Yu Darvish gets 6-year, $108M extension — Right-hander Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres are in agreement on a six-year, $108 million contract extension, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Thursday. — The deal, which contains a full no-trade provision …
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins great Zach Thomas finally gets in Pro Football Hall of Fame — The fourth time was the charm for Zach Thomas. — The great Miami Dolphins linebacker is bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as one of five modern-day players elected Thursday night at NFL Honors awards ceremony.
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Bears Wire, Boston Herald and Dawg Pound Daily
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hall of Fame voters get it right — Zach Thomas is going to Canton
Hall of Fame voters get it right — Zach Thomas is going to Canton
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Bleacher Nation
Joseph Hoyt / Dallas Morning News:
SMU, rumored Pac-12 expansion candidate, keeps commissioner's visit under the radar — George Kliavkoff visited campus and attended a men's basketball game at Moody Coliseum as the Pac-12 seeks schools to replace USC and UCLA. — UNIVERSITY PARK — If SMU had its way …
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The Athletic, Daily Breeze and Awful Announcing
Michael Gehlken / Dallas Morning News:
NFL Network pulls Michael Irvin from Super Bowl-week appearances after woman's complaint — The former Cowboys wide receiver said he engaged in no physical contact with the woman beyond a handshake. — Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin will not make any of his scheduled …
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2023 National League prospect rankings for every team — Last week, I ranked the top 100 MLB prospects and all 30 MLB farm systems heading into the 2023 season. Now it's time to go deeper with my team-by-team rankings, starting with the National League followed by the American League lists later this week.
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Bleacher Nation and True Blue LA
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Angels owner Arte Moreno changed his mind and decided not to sell the Angels, but there's no mistaking Moreno's intention when it comes to his two-way superstar. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Angels owner Arte Moreno changed his mind and decided not to sell the Angels, but there's no mistaking Moreno's intention …
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Gabriel Greschler / Mercury News:
A beloved San Jose statue vanished. It's not the first time it's been stolen. — Who took the figurine of Indian ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from Guadalupe River Park? — A 440-pound metal statue has disappeared from Guadalupe River Park, dismaying community members who treasure …
MLB.com:
Classic rosters packed with international talent — It's nearly here. After a six-year wait, the World Baseball Classic has returned, and it's bigger than ever. That's not hyperbole, either: The tournament field has been expanded to 20 teams, with three first-time participants in Great Britain …
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Kyle Goon / Orange County Register:
Lakers' LeBron James breaks Kareem's NBA career scoring record — LOS ANGELES — Pass first? Not this night. — Not with nearly 20,000 eyes watching him in a packed, breathless Crypto.com Arena, and millions more watching at home. They wanted LeBron James to shoot - clapped their hands and raised their voices.
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