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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.
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Mercury News and The Athletic
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
‘The Big One’ era continues as Jimmy Butler makes history in Heat's win — Here's the thing about history: It's hard to see it coming. Monday night's drama began, undramatically enough, with Jimmy Butler making a pedestrian 20-foot shot with just over five minutes left in a troubled game.
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The Athletic, Mercury News and Associated Press
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Torn patellar tendon for Victor Oladipo, Heat guard out with knee injury for playoffs and months beyond
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New York Post, The Athletic, Denver Post and Associated Press
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
This time, Heat seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks 121-99 for 2-1 series lead
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The Ringer, Mercury News, The Athletic, Boston Herald, Denver Post, New York Post, NBA Analysis Network, Associated Press and FanSided
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo again ruled out vs. Heat due to back injury
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The Athletic, Denver Post, FanSided and USA Today
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone unsurprised by Joey Gallo's success — MINNESOTA — Joey Gallo struggled while playing under Aaron Boone in New York, but the Yankees manager is far from shocked that the slugger has had some success over his first 12 games with the Twins.
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Newsday and New Jersey Online
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Sonny Gray, Joey Gallo return to hurting Yankees in loss to Twins — MINNESOTA — The year is 2023, and Sonny Gray and Joey Gallo are still hurting the Yankees. — The difference now is that the two are wearing Twins uniforms instead of pinstripes. Gray and Gallo flopped during …
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USA Today, New York Post, MLB.com, New Jersey Online, The Athletic, Newsday, Pinstripe Alley and Twinkie Town
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon plays catch
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New Jersey Online, Pinstripe Alley and New York Post
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles promote 2022 No. 1 draft pick Jackson Holliday to High-A Aberdeen after he hit .392 at Delmarva — At his introductory news conference last summer, first-overall draft pick Jackson Holliday said he wanted to be in the majors with the Orioles “as fast as possible.” He got one step closer Monday.
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Boston Herald
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.
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USA Today, The Athletic, Las Vegas Review-Journal, NBCSports.com and Amazin' Avenue
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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South Side Sox, Boston Herald and Chicago Sun Times
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
World Series winner Kyle Hendricks to make rehab start with Iowa Cubs Thursday — The long road to recovery for Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks has reached one of its most important stages. — Hendricks is expected to pitch for the Iowa Cubs as part of a rehabilitation assignment Thursday …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bleacher Nation and Reuters
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.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
How Trea Turner and Bryce Harper were reunited with Phillies — IN RECENT SEASONS, whenever Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reached second base against the Washington Nationals — and then the Los Angeles Dodgers — he made a midgame recruiting pitch to an old friend.
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Phillies Nation and The Athletic
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates, Bryan Reynolds Agree To Extension — The Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have reached an agreement on an eight-year, $106.75MM contract extension, reports Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Twitter links). The contract will overwrite his current deal and run through …
