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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone drops Anthony Volpe in the lineup — Anthony Volpe had hit leadoff in all of his starts between April 16 and May 11, but the rookie shortstop found his name penciled into the seven-hole for Friday's game against the Rays. — Volpe had slashed .158/.186/.316 …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Anthony Rizzo's go-ahead moonshot caps off two-homer night as Yankees top Rays — Anthony Rizzo's first home run on Friday night just cleared the short right field fence at Yankee Stadium. His second towered over it with ease — and the first baseman enjoyed every second of it as he watched from home plate.
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New Jersey Online, The Athletic, New York Post, Newsday, Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo Sports
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Anthony Volpe's first grand slam powers Yankees to sweep of lowly A's as tough AL East stretch awaits
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Sports Illustrated, Pinstripe Alley, New York Post, New Jersey Online, Newsday, Yahoo Sports, Mercury News and Athletics Nation
Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Deivi Garcia makes MLB return as a reliever
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Denver Post and New York Post
Elliott Teaford / Orange County Register:
Lakers eliminate Warriors, head to Western Conference finals after Game 6 win — LeBron James has 30 points and a near-triple-double, Anthony Davis has 17 points and 20 rebounds and the Lakers punctuate their late-season surge with a 122-101 victory over the reigning champs.
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The Athletic, SGV Tribune, Daily News, DraftKings Nation, Japan Today and Los Angeles Times
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Jalen Brunson's 41 points not enough as Knicks season ends in Game 6 loss to Heat — MIAMI — Jalen Brunson brought them there. His team was kicking, screaming and scrubbing along the way, but Brunson somehow had the Knicks within striking distance in the fourth quarter.
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Soak it in: Cedric Mullins hits for the cycle in Orioles' 6-3 win over Pirates — For much of the night in which the Orioles introduced the Bird Bath Splash Zone at Camden Yards, they left their runners out to dry. — But the waterworks came in bunches in the later innings of their 6-3 victory …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Dean Kremer, two-run sixth propel Orioles past Rays, 2-1, for series win over MLB's best team
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Steve Megargee / Associated Press:
Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love doesn't mind the pressure of replacing Aaron Rodgers: 'That's what I signed up for' — GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love acknowledges the burden that comes along with replacing a four-time MVP. — He welcomes the scrutiny that's sure to follow him all season.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
José Abreu returns to the scene of his prime looking for answers — just like the Chicago White Sox — José Abreu didn't have much to say about the sad state of the Chicago White Sox in his return to the South Side with the Houston Astros. — He knew better than to wake a sleeping dog.
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Mercury News, South Side Sox, Chicago Sun Times and Daily Herald
The Athletic:
Warriors eliminated, now where does the dynasty stand going into pivotal summer? Here's what we know — LOS ANGELES - As playoff exits go, this Warriors' flameout wasn't exceedingly meager. They held off the upstart Kings in the first round and fell in six games to a surging Lakers team …
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Mercury News, Golden State Of Mind and DraftKings Nation
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears 2023 schedule: Latest leaks before tonight's official NFL announcement at 7 p.m. — The Chicago Bears will announce the dates and times of their 2023 games at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of the NFL's schedule release. — Bears single-game tickets and executive suites for home games …
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Josh Friedman / CourierPostOnline.com:
Atlantic Cape baseball coach resigns after illegal communications devices found in helmets — Atlantic Cape Community College baseball coach Rodney Velardi resigned after 13 years leading the program on May 4, almost two weeks after the Buccaneers were found to have illegal communication devices …
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New Jersey Online and New York Post
Cydney Henderson / USA Today:
Longtime MLB umpire Don Denkinger dies at 86 — Longtime MLB umpire Don Denkinger has died. He was 86. — Denise Hanson, one of Denkinger's three daughters, announced on Friday that her father died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa. No cause of death was given.
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ESPN and New York Post
James O'Connell / New York Daily News:
Kodai Senga gets shelled as Mets fall in fifth straight series with loss to Reds — The first inning was all you needed to see. — The Mets' (18-20) journey to rock bottom reached another level during their 5-0 loss in the rubber match of a three-game set against Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
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Newsday, New York Post, Yahoo Sports, Cincinnati.com, Amazin' Avenue and Bleacher Nation
