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4:40 PM ET, January 16, 2023

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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins compete with heavily-favored Bills, but falter late in first playoff game in six years  —  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In the Miami Dolphins' first playoff appearance in six years, the game — and their effort — did not disappoint.  —  But following a comeback to take a lead from starting …
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Kenny Rosarion / Sun-Sentinel:
Instant Analysis: Buffalo Bills 34, Miami Dolphins 31  —  Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Dolphins' loss to the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Sunday in their wild-card playoff game:  —  Saying it was the best Dolphins playoff game in 20 years doesn't do it justice.
Discussion: Mercury News and FanSided
Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
Hyde10: Defense's big day, third-and-19 mistake — 10 thoughts on Dolphins' playoff loss to Buffalo  —  Close.  So very close to being the greatest upset in franchise history.  —  The Miami Dolphins rallied from a 17-0 deficit in Buffalo, and took the game to the end in a 34-31 loss in the playoffs.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Tua Tagovailoa expected to be Dolphins' starter next season  —  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Miami Dolphins are expected to have quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remain the team's starter in the 2023 season.  —  The team's commitment to Tagovailoa was reported by ESPN on Sunday morning ahead …
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
Arbitration roundup: 33 exchange figures  —  More than 200 arbitration-eligible players — a record-high — entered Friday with the hopes of settling on a contract figure for 2023.  The vast majority got their wish, agreeing to a salary for the upcoming season.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals commit $30 million to dodge arbitration with 7 players, but 2 head for hearings
Julian McWilliams / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox agree on contracts with their remaining five arbitration-eligibles
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
'I don't understand the Mets': Scott Boras breaks down Carlos Correa saga - Nightengale's Notebook  —  The American Airlines flight landed at 9:41 Wednesday night and Scott Boras walked off the plane at the Santa Ana (Calif.) Airport, still weary after spending the day in Minneapolis …
Hayes Gardner / Baltimore Sun:
Doomed by 98-yard fumble return for TD, Ravens suffer agonizing 24-17 playoff loss to Bengals  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 33  —  CINCINNATI — The Ravens were knocking on the door of the improbable.  —  Quarterback Tyler Huntley was in the midst of his best performance of the year.
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sign RP Trey Wingenter to minor-league deal with invite to MLB camp  —  The Detroit Tigers signed right-handed reliever Trey Wingenter, who has pitched three innings between the majors and minors since 2019, to a minor-league contract with an invitation to MLB spring training.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Why a Royals-Zack Greinke reunion will likely require both sides to give  —  The Kansas City Royals do not necessarily need Zack Greinke.  Club officials project free agents Ryan Yarbrough and Jordan Lyles will combine for 300 innings.  Greinke would add perhaps another 150 …
New York Post:
Yankees' Frankie Montas to miss first month of season with shoulder inflammation  —  Frankie Montas' first full season with the Yankees will start much in the same way his ended last year, with him dealing with shoulder inflammation.  —  The right-hander is expected to miss the first month …
Daniel Popper / The Athletic:
Brandon Staley's Chargers left stunned after Jaguars' historic comeback: ‘We choked’  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Seven months ago, on a quiet offseason day in early June, I was sitting on a couch in Brandon Staley's office at the Chargers facility in Orange County.
Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
Cubs Convention brought the early optimism, but the team knows it has holes to fill  —  If spring training is a time for optimism, Cubs Convention would best be described as a weekend of delusion.  A three-year absence for a gathering of some of the most rabid fans around …
 
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