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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Source: Extra-inning, extra-runner rule to remain — Major League Baseball is making it permanent: In all regular-season extra-inning games, a runner will be placed on second base to begin the 10th inning, and in every subsequent extra inning after that, until a winner is determined, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
2023 MLB rule changes: Pitch clock, end of shift and more — Change is coming to the major leagues! Last September, Major League Baseball's competition committee voted to implement rule changes that will begin when spring training games begin this month. All of these rules have been in place …
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Recapping the Chicago Bulls: Another bleak 3-point shooting night vs. the Orlando Magic results in a 4th straight loss — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 24 — Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) reacts after guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) was called for a foul during the fourth quarter on Feb. 13, 2023, at the United Center.
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
DeMar DeRozan is weighing load management as the Chicago Bulls star tries to play through a painful right leg injury — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 24 — Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) reacts after guard Ayo Dosunmu (12) was called for a foul during the fourth quarter on Feb. 13, 2023, at the United Center.
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Nets' lack of offense proves costly in first loss to Knicks since 2020 — Where is the offense going to come from? — It's the biggest question facing the new-look Nets as they attempt to salvage a season derailed by back-to-back trade requests from the city's previous two biggest basketball stars.
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Ben Simmons: ‘No idea’ what role is with new-look Nets — Before Ben Simmons arrived in Brooklyn as part of last season's blockbuster James Harden trade, he started in all 275 games during his four-year stretch with the Philadelphia 76ers. — Now with the Nets, Simmons' role has changed.
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Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl for the 2nd time in 4 years, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 on a FG with 8 seconds left — GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes shook off an ankle injury, turned back into a magician and pulled out another comeback on the biggest stage to help …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, John Mozeliak agree on extension to lead baseball ops through 2025, per source — JUPITER, Fla. — The architect behind 15 consecutive winning seasons will continue to lead the Cardinals for several more years, through the construction of a modern spring training complex …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
10 questions facing Cardinals this spring as they open ‘Camp Opportunity’
10 questions facing Cardinals this spring as they open ‘Camp Opportunity’
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Josh Hart's gritty Knicks debut garners standing ovation from MSG crowd — Valentine's Day came a little early for Knicks fans. — Josh Hart, the gritty shooting guard, won over hearts quickly at the Garden with his intensity and bravado, giving the otherwise vanilla Knicks some personality.
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Knicks' new ‘dog’ Josh Hart impresses in 126-120 win over Jazz
Knicks' new ‘dog’ Josh Hart impresses in 126-120 win over Jazz
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Shorthanded Heat come up short in 112-108 loss to Nuggets, as home streak ends — MIAMI — The eight-game home winning streak the Miami Heat carried into the night lately had been built against lower-tier competition. — That certainly was not the case Monday night at Miami-Dade Arena …
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres notes: Drew Pomeranz update; club looking for starters, talking with Manny Machado ‘all the time’ — Several pitchers in camp can earn chance to start for Padres in 2023, but team also keeping eye on outside options — Drew Pomeranz has been among the best relievers in the major leagues when he is healthy.
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Ted Lerner, real estate magnate and Nationals owner, dies at 97 — Theodore N. “Ted” Lerner, a self-made billionaire developer who became principal owner of the Washington Nationals and oversaw the team's rise to prominence, capped by its victory in the 2019 World Series, died Feb. 12 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 97.
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