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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
This time, Heat seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks 121-99 for 2-1 series lead — MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat's arena beyond Monday night's Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo again ruled out vs. Heat due to back injury — Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for a second consecutive game against the Miami Heat on Saturday due to a lower-back bruise. — “He's just not ready to go,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said.
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Adam Lichtenstein / Sun-Sentinel:
‘Protect home court’: Heat look to regain momentum in Game 3 vs. Bucks — The Heat went to Milwaukee hoping to take one game from the top-seeded Bucks. They accomplished that, winning Game 1. — An opportunity presented itself to come back home up 2- with Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso homers again, Joey Lucchesi delivers career performance as Mets blank Giants, 7-0 — SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets had a likely hero and an unlikely one in their 7-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park. — Pete Alonso hit his 10th home run of the season …
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Webb stops his 4-game skid, pitches Giants over Mets 7-4 — SAN FRANCISCO — Opening day starter Logan Webb stopped his four-game losing streak, holding the Mets hot offense to two runs in seven innings and leading the San Francisco Giants over New York 7-4 on Saturday.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' David Peterson hammered right off the bat in loss to Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets, currently flailing to keep five starting pitchers in some semblance of a rotation, might have a David Peterson problem. — Peterson got crushed by the Giants in a 7-4 loss Saturday …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Joey Lucchesi's seven scoreless innings, Pete Alonso's 10th HR power Mets past Giants
Joey Lucchesi's seven scoreless innings, Pete Alonso's 10th HR power Mets past Giants
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox suffer a crushing 8-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays — allowing 3 runs in the 9th: ‘Just turn the page’ — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Chicago White Sox were three outs from perhaps a momentum-turning victory Friday. — But three big swings from the Tampa Bay Rays turned the game into a crushing defeat.
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Outfielder Kris Bryant leaves Rockies' 4-3 loss to Phillies — Colorado Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant left Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning with pain on his left side. — Bryant, 31, struck out swinging in the first inning and grimaced on the final strike.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres notes: Musgrove readying for the run; Weathers to pen, Martinez to follow — Abundant off days, Musgrove's return takes away need for six-man rotation for at least the next several weeks — The toe is good. The arm and the body are good. The mechanics are good.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson out for a couple weeks — The Yankees initially expected Josh Donaldson back by now. — But after one rehab game at Double-A Somerset on Tuesday, the third baseman is on the mend again. Donaldson reaggravated his right hamstring injury that night.
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Drew Smyly loses perfect-game bid on infield collision in Cubs win — CHICAGO — Drew Smyly and Yan Gomes tumbled to the grass under a sunny sky at a picturesque Wrigley Field. Reclining on his side for one brief moment, Smyly grinned. — It was over, but it was a really fun afternoon for the Chicago Cubs.
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers bring ‘increased competitiveness’ into six-game road trip vs. winning teams — BALTIMORE — The Detroit Tigers, one of the hottest teams in baseball, nearly carried a six-game winning streak into their two-city, six-game road trip against the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.
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New York Times:
With Las Vegas Land Deal, Athletics May Finally Leave Oakland — After years of tense negotiations to remain in the Bay Area, the A's said they had reached a deal to acquire a stadium site near the Las Vegas Strip. — For more than half a century, the Oakland Athletics …
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