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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Jon Lester announces retirement after 16 seasons, three World Series titles — Three-time World Series champion and 200-game winner Jon Lester is retiring after a 16-year career. — Lester, 38, told ESPN that his body just isn't up for the rigors of a major league season anymore.
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TMZ.com:
Joe Judge Drowns Giants Firing Sorrows With Massive Order Of Beer & Pizza — JOE JUDGE NEEDS BEER & PIZZA AFTER GIANTS FIRING ... Gets Massive Order Delivered To NJ Home … Forget ice cream and movies ... Joe Judge is getting over his New York Giants breakup with beer and pizza — and a whole hell of a lot of it!!!
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ProFootballTalk and Boston Herald
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants' firing of Joe Judge says more about the lost franchise than it does about the coach — Joe Judge sounded like an outsider during his infamous rant in Chicago, which was the most telling takeaway of all. — When Judge flew off the handle on Jan. 2, blasting the effort and culture …
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Twin Cities and Denver Post
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Flores, Tua, f-bombs — and what the bleep is Dolphins owner Steve Ross thinking? — It started at halftime with a meltdown in the locker room as their season melted down on the field. Coach Brian Flores was angry at quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's dismal half. He said things. Tua said things back.
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Denver Post
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Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
It's time for Dolphins owner Steve Ross to hire a veteran head coach
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Boston Herald
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Fired Dolphins coach Brian Flores gets first interview lined up
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Bleacher Nation, Phin Phanatic, Sports Illustrated, Bears Wire, The Phinsider, Twin Cities and DraftKings Nation
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins put in first two interview requests for coaching vacancy
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FanSided, Boston Herald, Da Windy City, The Phinsider, Pro Football Rumors, East Bay Times and Bills Wire
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB, players' union to hold bargaining session Thursday — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association plan to hold a bargaining session Thursday, the first since the league locked out the players Dec. 2, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN on Tuesday.
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Ballpark Digest, Talking Chop, McCovey Chronicles and NBCSports.com
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
A month into lockout, MLB and players will finally meet for negotiations — PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association will meet Thursday afternoon for the first time since Dec. 1 to discuss some core economic issues and competitive balance issues in a video conference …
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Bleacher Nation, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Baseball News …, True Blue LA, MLB Trade Rumors, Phillies Nation and Cubs Insider
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles altering Camden Yards' left-field dimensions amid ballpark's historic home run binge — In the aftermath of pitching the Orioles' first complete game no-hitter in more than 50 years, left-hander John Means expressed gratitude that the feat came on the road, given that Kyle Lewis' eighth-inning drive …
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PressBox, Camden Chat, MLB Baseball News …, Pitcher List, MLB Trade Rumors and Ballpark Digest
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Associated Press:
Baltimore Orioles to move back left-field wall at Camden Yards, say ‘it will no longer be an outlier’ among ballparks — BALTIMORE — The Orioles are moving the wall in left field back as much as 30 feet in an effort to make Oriole Park at Camden Yards a bit easier on pitchers.
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Birds Watcher and baseballmusings.com
Michael Scotto / HoopsHype:
NBA trade deadline preview: A look at the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Hawks and more … HoopsHype's Michael Scotto and Yossi Gozlan previewed the NBA trade deadline a month away, including potential trades for the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Hawks, Rockets, Clippers, Thunder, and Mavericks on the latest edition of the HoopsHype podcast.
Justin Toscano / USA Today:
Keith Hernandez reacts to NY Mets retiring his No. 17 and hints at an Old Timers Day — On Tuesday afternoon, Keith Hernandez received a call from Mets owner Steve Cohen. — Oh OK, maybe he wants to talk about the team, Hernandez thought. So he picked up the phone and the two discussed the club for around 10 minutes.
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The Athletic
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Mike Singer / Denver Post:
Nuggets' Bol Bol trade with Detroit is off due to physical, source says — Three days after the Nuggets agreed to trade Bol Bol to Detroit, the deal is off, a league source told The Denver Post. — The Pistons had an issue with Bol's physical and reneged on the trade …
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Detroit Bad Boys, Denver Stiffs, The Athletic and Hoops Rumors
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Teen baseball prospect Elian Soto verbally agrees to join Washington Nationals, sources say — Elian Soto, Juan Soto's younger sibling, has verbally agreed to join his brother's Washington Nationals just days after declaring his intentions to sign with the New York Mets, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
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Talking Chop and Lookout Landing
