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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Miami Heat lose Tyler Herro with broken right hand vs. Bucks |  Video  —  MILWAUKEE — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro broke his right hand in the first half of Sunday's Eastern Conference playoff opener against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum, likely ending his postseason.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
In a game Giannis and Herro are hurt, Butler gives Heat all they need in stunning 130-117 victory over Bucks  —  MILWAUKEE — This was not as forecast.  —  It could not have been.  —  Not this 130-117 Miami Heat victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum.
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat and Panthers go into playoffs armed with slingshots against No. 1 seeds
Discussion: Associated Press and Mercury News
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets call up No. 2 prospect Brett Baty ahead of Dodgers series  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Mets have seen all they need to see.  They're calling up third baseman Brett Baty.  —  The club plans to have their No. 2-ranked prospect meet the team in Los Angeles ahead of their series against the Dodgers on Monday.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Brett Baty called up from minors by Mets, source says  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Brett Baty's time has arrived — again.  —  The Mets will promote Baty, a third baseman and one of the best-hitting prospects in all of baseball, from the minors on Monday when they open a series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, a source said.
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles can't hold late lead in 7-6 walk-off loss to White Sox in 10 innings  —  CHICAGO — The Orioles took four leads Saturday but couldn't hold any of them.  —  After taking a one-run lead in the 10th, the Orioles surrendered two runs in the bottom half of the inning in a 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
An injury-marred start for the Chicago White Sox seems like a rerun, but Rick Hahn has no worries
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Daily Herald
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Mikal Bridges shrugs off 30-point performance in Game 1 loss to 76ers: ‘None of that s—t matters when you lose’  —  PHILADELPHIA — Mikal Bridges scored 30 points and only missed six shots in his first playoff game as Brooklyn's No. 1 scoring option — but it was a 20-point loss in a game the Nets hoped to play better.
Discussion: New York Post and Newsday
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets Notebook: Pitching moves follow Stephen Nogosek being placed on IL  —  OAKLAND — The Mets' pitching staff took another hit Saturday when right-hander Stephen Nogosek was placed on the 15-day injured list with a bone bruise on his right elbow.  However, the club is confident that reinforcements are on the way.
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
As a return visit to Wrigley Field nears, former Chicago Cubs OF Jason Heyward embraces a new opportunity with the LA Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Seven months ago, Jason Heyward was unsure of the next step.  —  He openly wondered if his impending offseason release from the Chicago Cubs might mean the end of his career.
Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Josh Hart's clutch play saves Knicks in Game 1 win over Donovan Mitchell, Cavs  —  CLEVELAND — Josh Hart came to the rescue.  —  With his team collapsing in the fourth quarter — falling to the might of Donovan Mitchell — Hart, a player certainly not known for his offense, found himself with the ball and the shot clock dwindling.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: 2013 Red Sox ‘knew what it meant’ to win World Series after Marathon bombing  —  They will be standing alongside one another at Fenway Park on Sunday, basking in the glory of their triumph on a baseball field, but also fighting back tears and the raw emotions of that horrific afternoon still searing their souls.
Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
KC Royals place Kris Bubic on injured list but have time to make decision on rotation  —  As it turns out, the weather wasn't to blame for the forearm tightness that Royals left-hander Kris Bubic experienced on Saturday.  —  The Royals placed Bubic on the 15-day Injured List …
Discussion: Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Canha HR, Nimmo RBI double spark Mets past Athletics 3-2  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Canha homered leading off the seventh inning and Brandon Nimmo followed with an RBI double with two out that scored pinch-runner Tim Locastro as the New York Mets rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday.
ESPN:
Logan Webb, Giants reach $90M extension through 2028  —  The San Francisco Giants have reached a five-year, $90 million extension with right-handed pitcher Logan Webb through the 2028 season, it was announced Friday.  —  Using a lively sinker/slider/changeup combo, Webb, 26 …
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