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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' Vic Fangio: Bradley Chubb, Jaelan Phillips have great potential, but we've got to see it — MIAMI GARDENS — Among the reasons Vic Fangio decided on the Miami Dolphins as his next coaching destination was the talent and potential he saw on the defensive side of the roster.
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2023 Top 100 Prospects — Picks to Click: Who We Expect to Make the 2024 Top 100 — Let's Identify Some Hitter Sleeper Candidates - Prospect Limbo: The Best of the 2023 Post-Prospects — Below is our list of the top 100 prospects in baseball. The scouting summaries were compiled …
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Nets have their coach of the future after Jacque Vaughn ‘just kept doing his job’ — Jacque Vaughn says he never gave it much thought, but it's been the elephant in the room regarding his coaching tenure in Brooklyn. — What if the Nets passed him over again?
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Michael Gehlken / Dallas Morning News:
Michael Irvin attorney ‘mad as hell’ over Marriott reluctance to release video footage — The $100 million lawsuit involving the former Cowboys wide receiver was removed Monday from Collin County to a federal court. — The lead attorney representing former Cowboys wide receiver Michael …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Padres' Fernando Tatis to be eased back in, play mostly at OF — PEORIA, Ariz. — The San Diego Padres will play their first spring training game on Friday, but Fernando Tatis Jr. isn't expected to be in the lineup. Given his absence throughout the 2022 season and the three surgeries …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Noah Song set to report to Phillies after Navy service change — Right-hander Noah Song plans to report to Philadelphia Phillies spring-training camp Thursday in hopes of making the team's Opening Day roster after he transferred his status with the Navy from active duty to selected reserves.
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
NBA scout on Heat additions of Love, Zeller, ‘They plug up areas of need’ — There is a danger in overstating additions from the NBA buyout market. There is a reason that Russell Westbrook was available to be signed by the Los Angeles Clippers, Patrick Beverley by the Chicago Bulls, Danny Green by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat sign Kevin Love to one-year, $3.1M deal; roster at 15 for first time this season
Heat sign Kevin Love to one-year, $3.1M deal; roster at 15 for first time this season
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
20 MLB prospects who should make the biggest impact in 2023 — My MLB prospect rankings from the last few weeks, from the top 100 to the team-by-team top 20s, are all built around long-term value — what those players are likely to do in their careers, especially at their peaks …
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Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Tanner Houck had ‘conversations’ with Red Sox about extension, open to deal — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Eleven months ago, the Red Sox reached a contract extension with Garrett Whitlock, locking him up on a four-year, $18.75 million deal that includes options for 2027 and 2028.
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Darren Sabedra / Mercury News:
Dougherty Valley edges Granada in another nail-biter, will play for NCS Open title — SAN RAMON — It took a little bit of everything for Dougherty Valley to survive Wednesday night — a hot start by prolific scorer Ryan Beasley and an unsung player rising up in the second half …
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Yankees spring training: Anthony Volpe's new challenge and other Week 1 takeaways — TAMPA, Fla. — As if Anthony Volpe wasn't dealing with enough. — The 21-year-old is still adjusting to his first time with the big leaguers at Yankees spring training. He's carrying the weight …
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Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Giants are counting on LaMonte Wade Jr. to flip the script from 2022 — In the multiverse of what-ifs, Giants fans might always wonder what would've happened if Brandon Belt, riding a hot streak at the end of a career-best 2021 season, hadn't fractured his thumb on a bunt attempt at Colorado with five games to play.
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