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2:05 AM 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.
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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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Martin Gallegos / MLB.com:
A's agree with 3 arbitration-eligible players  —  OAKLAND — The A's reached agreements on one-year deals with all three of their remaining arbitration-eligible players before Friday's deadline, including All-Star right-hander Paul Blackburn.  —  In his first year of arbitration eligibility …
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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.
 
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