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8:15 PM ET, April 3, 2023

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Khobi Price / Orlando Sentinel:
Magic dominate Pistons to keep play-in hopes alive  —  Through all the weirdness and stoppages that Sunday's 128-102 home win over the Detroit Pistons brought, the Orlando Magic's hopes of qualifying for the play-in tournament are still intact.  —  Barely.
Discussion: Reading Eagle and Associated Press
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NCAA Tournament one of the most unpredictable ever as college basketball will never be the same  —  HOUSTON — The transfer portal.  Name, image and likeness deals.  Sixth-year seniors.  Conference realignment.  The ever-shifting prospects of the one-and-done rule.
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
With Bam Adebayo out, Heat may have found their next big things  —  MIAMI — No, the Miami Heat were not the big story in South Florida basketball on Saturday night, not with the emotional ends of the season for the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University at the NCAA Tournament Final Four.
Discussion: Denver Post
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:   Jimmy Butler's 35 help Heat survive Luka Doncic's 42 in 129-122 victory over Mavericks
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Luis Robert Jr.'s 9th-inning catch — 'one of the best I've ever seen' — preserves the Chicago White Sox's 4-game split in Houston  —  HOUSTON — Kyle Tucker appeared to have an extra-base hit.  —  Luis Robert Jr. had other ideas.  —  The Chicago White Sox center fielder was shaded toward right-center.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
4 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox's opening-series split, including Dylan Cease's gem and clutch defense  —  HOUSTON — The Chicago White Sox began the season with an impressive four-game split against the Houston Astros.  —  Here are four takeaways from the series against the 2022 World Series champions at Minute Maid Park.
Discussion: Reading Eagle
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Pitching struggles continue as Orioles drop opening series finale, 9-5, to Red Sox  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 9  —  BOSTON — Cole Irvin was nervous heading into Thursday's season-opening game at Fenway Park, even though the left-hander's Orioles debut wasn't coming for a few more days.
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
With early steals record, Orioles taking advantage of baseball's bigger bases
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Carlos Carrasco allows 5 ER in first outing this season as Mets lose 10-0  —  MILWAUKEE — Buck Showalter was confident that Carlos Carrasco would have a strong showing in his first outing of the 2023 season but that premonition didn't quite come to fruition.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
First Pitch: Cardinals place Lars Nootbaar on IL with thumb injury; Juan Yepez recalled  —  First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. at Busch Stadium.  —  After testing out during batting practice his ability to catch a ball comfortably with an injured thumb, Lars Nootbaar and the team determined …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB owners unanimously ratify CBA with minor league players  —  Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement with minor league players, formalizing the landmark agreement that will more than double player salaries.
Discussion: Prospects Live and Lone Star Ball
Brendan Kuty / The Athletic:
Yankees' Aaron Hicks on not starting: ‘I have no idea what my role is’  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Hicks wasn't in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Giants on Sunday.  The day before, manager Aaron Boone had given him a heads up that he would be on the bench.
Corey Seidman / NBCSports.com:
Updates on Bryce Harper's rehab timeline from Harper and Rob Thomson  —  It's not coming tomorrow or next week, but momentum toward an early Bryce Harper return is already building.  —  Harper and Phillies manager Rob Thomson joined the ESPN broadcast of Sunday Night Baseball and spoke …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks send Madison Bumgarner back to Arizona for tests on arm  —  LOS ANGELES — The Diamondbacks sent left-hander Madison Bumgarner back to Arizona to undergo testing on his left arm after he said he experienced “arm fatigue” during his start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, manager Torey Lovullo said.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Reuters
 
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Willson Contreras feels ‘a big relief’ after knee injury's diagnosis: Cardinals Extra
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