Winderman's view: Every last breath required against the Pistons, really?  —  DETROIT — Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night's 118-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons:  — A week from now the Miami Heat will be in the NBA play-in round.

Dolphins NFL draft options: Running backs  —  South Florida Sun Sentinel's Chris Perkins & David Furones take a look at the Miami Dolphins projected starting roster and where rookies may find starting jobs. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel)  —  The South Florida Sun Sentinel opens …

Orioles reportedly set to promote Grayson Rodriguez, club's top pitching prospect, to make major league debut Wednesday  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Grayson Rodriguez is reportedly on his way home.  —  Baltimore's top pitching prospect is being promoted to the Orioles and is expected …

Mets Notebook: Reliever Tommy Hunter hits IL with back spasms  —  MILWAUKEE — The injuries are starting to pile up for the Mets only five games into the 2023 season.  Right-handed reliever Tommy Hunter was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with back spasms and third base prospect Brett Baty …

Babe Ruth bat sells for record $1.85 million  —  Babe Ruth became Babe Ruth — the Sultan of Swat, the Great Bambino — in 1920 and '21.  While he was a star before then, Ruth's 54 home runs in 1920 smashed his own MLB record of 29 that he set the year before.

3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' 7-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, including a rally cut short in a 7th-inning sequence  —  CINCINNATI — Twice the Chicago Cubs lineup gave Drew Smyly a multirun lead.  —  Twice the veteran left-hander squandered it in the bottom half of the inning.

Chicago Bulls clinch a spot in the NBA play-in tournament — and can try to improve their seeding down the stretch  —  The Chicago Bulls clinched a spot in the NBA postseason Tuesday night — and they didn't even have to do the heavy lifting.  —  The Orlando Magic provided the Bulls with a gift …

‘Batboys are going to be a big deal:’ MLB's new rules put pressure on baseball's quiet helpers  —  While players, coaches and umpires adapt to MLB's pitch clock, there's some others in uniform entering the spotlight.  —  The first week of the MLB season produced more jitters than usual around numbers …

Bill Belichick has shopped Mac Jones this offseason  —  No, things aren't going well between Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Mac Jones.  —  Following the posting of the item regarding the lingering tension between coach Bill Belichick and the 2021 first-rounder, more information has trickled in.

Cards' Oliver Marmol rips Tyler O'Neill's ‘unacceptable’ effort  —  ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol questioned outfielder Tyler O'Neill's effort after he was thrown out at home during a 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.  —  With St. Louis trailing 4-1 …