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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants hiring Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen as next general manager — The Giants believe in another Joe now. — Buffalo Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen - pronounced “Shane” - was announced on Friday as the franchise's next general manager. — Schoen received the news back in Buffalo …
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants on verge of hiring next GM: Joe Schoen, Ryan Poles or Adam Peters — The Giants are on the verge of naming their fifth GM since 1979. — Friday should be the day. — San Francisco 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters' Thursday trip to the Giants' facility in East Rutherford, N.J. …
Michael Eisen / Giants.com:
Giants interview Bills OC Brian Daboll for head coach — EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll became the first candidate to interview for the Giants' head coaching position. — Daboll, 46, spoke Friday evening via videoconferencing with team president John Mara …
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
In surprise, Ravens fire defensive coordinator Don ‘Wink’ Martindale after disappointing season — The Ravens have fired defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale, a surprising shakeup that comes less than two weeks after the end of a disappointing season.
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens rookie report: How all 8 draft picks fared, and what's in store for next season — The Ravens' 2021 draft class defies easy narratives. In late April, general manager Eric DeCosta opened it with a rarity: two first-round picks. By late August, the eight-player haul had already been reduced to six …
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YouTube:
Ingraham Angle Cold Open - SNL — Fox News' Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) speaks with Ted Cruz (Aidy Bryant), Novak Djokovic (Pete Davidson), Candace Owens (Ego Nwodim) and Donald Trump (Jam...
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Associated Press:
Robot umpires at home plate moving up to Triple-A for 2022, one step away from major league baseball — NEW YORK — Robot umpires have been given a promotion and will be just one step from the major leagues this season. Major League Baseball is expanding its automated strike zone experiment to Triple-A …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
MLB kills Rays' split-city plan with Montreal — Team officials say they have no immediate plans to explore relocation to another market, and Stuart Sternberg has no plans to sell the team. — Updated Just now — ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays' proposed plan to split seasons in Montreal …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Tampa Bay Rays say split-season plan with Montreal rejected by MLB — The Tampa Bay Rays' inventive, controversial plan to split their home schedule with the city of Montreal was scrapped by Major League Baseball officials earlier this week, a decision that Rays owner Stuart Sternberg called “flat-out deflating.”
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David Matthews / New York Daily News:
Ex-Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre sentenced to prison for 2020 murder of toddler in Mexico — Former Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre is going to be behind bars for a long time after he was convicted of murdering his ex-partner's daughter. — Mitre was convicted of femicide after raping …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB Players Association to make counteroffer to league in Monday meeting — The Major League Baseball Players Association plans to make an in-person labor proposal to the league on Monday, sources told ESPN, countering MLB's offer last week that did little to loosen the gridlock …
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Dan Arritt / Orange County Register:
Cal State Fullerton edges UC Irvine, stays perfect in Big West — E.J. Anosike has 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Titans to a 65-63 victory that gives them their best start to conference play since the 2017-18 season — IRVINE — E.J. Anosike has brought something new to the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team.
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