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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat, Butler make another playoff statement, pushing past Knicks 108-101 in series opener — NEW YORK — The opponent changed, the magic continues. — The team that required two chances just to survive the play-in round, entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the bottom …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Winderman's view: Support from supporting cast when needed by Heat, so it's 1-0 — NEW YORK — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday's 108-101 NBA playoff victory over the New York Knicks: — No, Gabe Vincent won't necessarily go down as the Tim Hardaway of Heat-Knicks 2.0.
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New York Post and The Athletic
Chris Perkins / Sun-Sentinel:
How did Dolphins fare in the draft compared to AFC East foes? Let's take a look — The AFC East got more competitive because of the NFL draft, an event which saw every team in the division acquire talented players that could contribute to a playoff berth and, in one or two cases, perhaps a playoff run.
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Chris Perkins / Sun-Sentinel:
How do they fit? A closer look at Dolphins' 2023 draft class — MIAMI GARDENS — The 2023 NFL draft was low-key for the Dolphins because they didn't have a first-round pick and only had four selections overall. The Dolphins lost one first-round pick in the Tom Brady/Sean Payton tampering decision …
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Sun-Sentinel:
Fast facts: Learn more about Dolphins TE Elijah Higgins, Miami's sixth-round draft pick
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NBCSports.com and Mercury News
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins take college WR who will play TE with sixth-round pick in NFL draft
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NBCSports.com and Mercury News
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
After a 10th straight loss and ‘Sell the team’ chants, the Chicago White Sox might be facing a do-or-die week — One minute Lance Lynn was throwing a no-hitter in the seventh inning against the best team in baseball, trying to end a nine-game Chicago White Sox losing streak.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘Baseball is a crazy game, man’: Chicago White Sox snap their 10-game skid with a 7-run, 9th-inning rally — Andrew Vaughn knew it was gone once he connected. — Goodbye, baseball. Goodbye, losing streak. Goodbye to the ties to 1948. — The Chicago White Sox snapped a 10-game skid …
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Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
2-year-old daughter of Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowns in family pool — Efforts to revive the child at Barrett's South Tampa home were unsuccessful. — TAMPA — Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter, Arrayah, drowned in the swimming pool at the family's South Tampa home Sunday morning.
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Phillies' Bryce Harper could return Tuesday vs. Dodgers: How he reached this moment — HOUSTON — Bryce Harper has defied every conventional timeline while recovering from Tommy John surgery, and now the process has reached its tipping point. Harper will see a doctor Monday morning in Los Angeles.
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge has mild hip strain, will stay off IL for now — ARLINGTON — Aaron Judge is dealing with a mild strain to the top of his hip but feels better three days after suffering the injury, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday. — Judge underwent an MRI on Friday …
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees call up Jake Bauers after torrid start at Triple-A in effort to boost struggling offense — ARLINGTON — Beset by injuries and inconsistency, the Yankees called up one of their hottest-hitting minor leaguers to potentially provide a boost on offense.
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New Jersey Online
Tom Westerholm / Boston.com:
10 things to watch as Celtics face 76ers, including Jayson Tatum vs. Joel Embiid — How the Celtics defend Embiid could decide the series. — The Celtics might have looked ahead to their series against the 76ers one game too early - dropping a Game 5 against the Hawks that they should have won …
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Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
After passing on Jalen Carter, the Chicago Bears doubled down on DTs Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens. Now they must develop. — There is nothing Ryan Poles could have said about Jalen Carter on Thursday night that would have been more telling than his actions — passing on the Georgia defensive tackle in the first round.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
The state of MLB's Rookie of the Year races after one month — Rookie of the Year races are hard to preview ahead of each MLB season, and even a month into a campaign, you still don't have a firm grasp of who will be in the running. — Some of the rookies off to hot starts will fade …
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