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12:20 AM ET, April 25, 2023

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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Jimmy Butler's 56 points power Heat past Bucks 119-114 and to stunning 3-1 series lead  —  MIAMI — In a building where Dwyane Wade dazzled, Shaquille O'Neal dominated and LeBron James devastated, Jimmy Butler outdid them all Monday night.  —  Scoring 56 points, the most in Miami Heat playoff history …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Winderman's view: A better Bam still needed even after Butler's bombast  —  MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night's 119-114 NBA playoff victory to the Milwaukee Bucks:  — Imagine how much easier this could have been if Jimmy Butler had a co-star.
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Torn patellar tendon for Victor Oladipo, Heat guard out with knee injury for playoffs and months beyond  —  MIAMI — A worst-case scenario turned into Victor Oladipo's scenario Sunday, with an MRI confirming that the veteran Miami Heat reserve guard suffered a torn patellar tendon …
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox off to worst start since 2018: 'We've just got to keep fighting.  They're not going to stop the season.'  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Chicago White Sox hadn't won since Lucas Giolito's six innings of no-hit ball in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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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.
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles get 6th straight win, beating Tigers 2-1, on walk-off wild pitch after duel of team's former top prospects  —  Sunday's afternoon game at Camden Yards was a matchup of what could have been and what is.  Two pitchers who share a last name, one whose days in an Oriole uniform never came …
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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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Dennis Waszak Jr / Associated Press:
After 6 weeks of waiting, Green Bay Packers trade QB Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets  —  After six weeks of waiting, Aaron Rodgers is leaving behind his brilliant legacy in Green Bay and heading to the bright lights — and massive expectations — of the Big Apple.
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon plays catch  —  Aaron Boone had positive, if minor, news regarding Carlos Rodon's rehab prior to the Yankees' series finale against the Blue Jays, as the southpaw played catch Sunday.  —  Rodon has been sidelined since suffering a left forearm strain early in spring training …
Jake Seiner / Associated Press:
Manfred: ‘Sorry’ for Oakland fans; A's can compete in Vegas  —  Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he feels “sorry for the fans in Oakland” about the Athletics' plans to relocate to Las Vegas but denies claims by Oakland's mayor that the franchise used negotiations with the city as leverage.
Duane Rankin / Arizona Republic:
Kevin Durant wants to play ‘every minute’ as Suns head to Game 5 up 3-1 vs. Clippers  —  LOS ANGELES — Having Phoenix Suns fans descend upon Los Angeles for Saturday's Game 4 win over the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena didn't surprise Devin Booker.  —  “It's close,” Booker said.  “That's what I expected.
Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' upcoming schedule provides golden opportunity after brutal start  —  Understandably, the first eight minutes of Torey Lovullo's press conference following Sunday's loss to the Padres focused on the game that had just transpired.  Because that game was a disappointing 7-5 loss …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Brandon Belt beat up on Domingo German as Jays topple Yankees  —  Hours before the Yankees' series opener against the Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. held court with the press and shared that, as a little kid who grew up in the majors, he dreamed of playing at Yankee Stadium.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson out for a couple weeks
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