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Cam Inman / Mercury News:
Instant analysis of 49ers' 27-24 loss to the Rams after late collapse — INGLEWOOD - Jauan Jennings' three touchdown catches — and 11 receptions overall for 175 yards — should have been enough for the 49ers to bury a wounded Rams team Sunday. — Instead, the 49ers blew it.
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Dieter Kurtenbach / Mercury News:
Studs and Duds: The 49ers' collapse can be tied to three players — There are losses, and then there are games that make you question everything. — The 49ers' loss last week to the Vikings was just a loss. Minnesota played great and the Niners have trouble against that defensive scheme.
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Robert Snell / The Detroit News:
Dan Campbell moved after Snapchat harassment, unwanted visitors, police reports show — Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell and his family were repeatedly targeted by unwanted visitors to their Bloomfield Township home, including in late January when his home address was posted on Snapchat …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Full regular-season grades for all 30 MLB teams — There are still a few days left in the regular season and a couple of playoff spots up for grabs, but let's hand out some final regular-season team grades. A few of these could change depending on who makes the playoffs and who doesn't …
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Charlie Blackmon To Retire At Season's End — Charlie Blackmon is calling it a career. The four-time All-Star announced this evening (on X) that he is retiring at the end of the season. — “As a kid you play the game because you love it, like nothing else matters,” Blackmon wrote.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB playoffs home-field advantage is overrated. Why ‘road can be a beautiful place’ — (This story has been updated to correct a factual error.) — PHOENIX− You're the Arizona Diamondbacks, the defending National League champions, and you've got a huge decision looming.
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ESPN:
Yankees place RHP Jake Cousins (pec) on 15-day IL — New York Yankees right-handed reliever Jake Cousins landed on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, retroactive to Friday, with a right pec strain. — In a corresponding roster move, the Yankees recalled rookie right-handed reliever Clayton Beeter from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Cincinnati Reds fire manager David Bell after 6 seasons — The Cincinnati Reds fired manager David Bell on Sunday with five games to go in a disappointing season that began with the Reds as playoff contenders and will end with them missing the postseason for the 10th consecutive full season.
Associated Press:
Dick Moss, lawyer who won free agency for MLB players, dies — NEW YORK — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and revolutionized pay for professional athletes, has died. He was 93. — Moss died Saturday at an assisted-living residence …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks run win streak to four by blasting Brewers again — (This story was updated to add new information.) — MILWAUKEE - It was not so long ago that the worst-case scenario seemed possible. The Diamondbacks were struggling. Rival clubs were surging.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Nats demote All-Star CJ Abrams after all-nighter — The Washington Nationals demoted All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams to the minor leagues after he stayed out all night at a Chicago-area casino, leaving only hours before a Friday day game against the Chicago Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
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Andrew Baggarly / New York Times:
Two Stars Signed With San Francisco Long Term. Now They Have to Rebuild It. — BALTIMORE — Logan Webb was a teenage pitching prospect, just a couple months removed from his high school graduation, when he received his unofficial welcome to professional baseball. — It was not a gracious welcome.
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Associated Press:
Rangers' Corey Seager expects to be ready for spring training — ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager expects to be ready for the start of spring training with the Texas Rangers after the shortstop's second hernia surgery in less than eight months.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Phillies beat Mets to make playoffs, near coveted NL East title — NEW YORK — The only remnants of a clinched postseason appearance Friday night was the champagne on a table in the middle of the visiting clubhouse at Citi Field. The customary debauchery was absent. Goggles weren't worn because they weren't needed.
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