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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Team USA needed Tim Anderson's bat in the lineup — so the shortstop switched to second base in win over Canada — PHOENIX — Mark DeRosa needed Tim Anderson's bat in the lineup. — Canada started a left-hander in Monday's World Baseball Classic matchup, and the Team USA manager wanted to play both Anderson and Trea Turner.
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Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
In WBC, Tim Anderson jumping to a new level of stardom with Team USA — PHOENIX - They're all great, right? As Team USA manager Mark DeRosa put it, every American position player is “1 of 1.” So when DeRosa said of Tim Anderson on Sunday, “out of any player here, he has grown on me the most,” it was high praise.
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NBCSports.com
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
WBC 2023: Why Freddie Freeman is playing for Team Canada
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Orange County Register, Canadian Press, True Blue LA and Battery Power
Chris Perkins / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins show faith in Mike McDaniel by re-signing running backs Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson — South Florida Sun Sentinel's Chris Perkins & Dave Hyde discuss if the Dolphins are relying too heavily on free agency signings and not enough on NFL Draft. (, , /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins bringing back RBs Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson on two-year deals — The Miami Dolphins are bringing back the running back tandem of Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr., according to multiple sources Tuesday. — The return of the duo essentially solves the Dolphins' backfield puzzle …
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Denver Post, ProFootballTalk and Boston Herald
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
You can't spell heart attack without H-e-a-t, as season of close calls persists — MIAMI — It has become a cut-and-paste season for the Miami Heat. — Close games now, then and seemingly forever. — Of the 70 games played by the Heat going into Wednesday night's matchup …
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Mercury News
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Butler, Herro, Adebayo step up late as Heat stave off Jazz 119-115 — MIAMI — It would be too simplistic to say the Miami Heat have a winning formula. — Not with just about every game going to the final buzzer and enough losses to have them mired at No. 7 in the Eastern Conference standings.
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Denver Post and The Athletic
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Winderman's view: Always an adventure, as concerning Heat trend continues even in win — MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night's 119-115 victory over the Utah Jazz: — The ability for this Miami Heat team to make anything an adventure is remarkable.
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Denver Post
Antwan Staley / New York Daily News:
Aaron Rodgers on Pat McAfee Show says his ‘intention’ is to ‘play for the New York Jets’ — Aaron Rodgers has kept fans and the media in the dark for weeks about his future. — But on “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and Sirius XM Wednesday afternoon, Rodgers finally broke his silence and gave viewers clarity about his future.
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Juan Toribio / MLB.com:
Your reward for striking out 3 superstars? An MLB deal — MIAMI — Duque Hebbert was sitting in the bullpen when the phone rang. Once he heard his name called, Hebbert knew this was the opportunity of a lifetime. — What he didn't know, however, was who he was set to face in the top of the ninth.
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Royals Review, FanGraphs Baseball, SGV Tribune, Bleacher Nation, Detroit Free Press and MLB | NBC Sports
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Duque Hebbert signed by Tigers after striking out trio of MLB stars
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Mariners News, USA Today, NBCSports.com, DRaysBay and The Good Phight
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears' aggressive start to free agency has one common thread — young players entering their prime years — Ryan Poles wanted to pay Roquan Smith last summer — he just didn't want to get to the $20 million annual salary the linebacker desired. So the Chicago Bears opened 2023 free agency …
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Business Wire:
Diamond Sports Group Commences Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceedings to Strengthen Balance Sheet — Finalizing Restructuring Support Agreement to Eliminate Approximately $8 Billion of Debt — Will Continue Delivering Live Sports Broadcasts to Fans — Diamond Sports Group, LLC ("DSG," …
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Associated Press, Sportico, Boston Herald, CNBC, New York Post, ESPN and MLB Baseball News …
Hayes Gardner / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' and Nationals' attorneys will argue in critical MASN appeal in New York; $100 million waits in escrow — While the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals play separate spring training exhibition games Tuesday, their attorneys will face off in a pivotal financial dispute worth more than either team's 2023 payroll.
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Mercury News and The Athletic
Laura Albanese / Newsday:
The Reggie Bar is back, and it's available in New Hyde Park — To find the candy-coated baseball treasure, drive to the auto shop in New Hyde Park. Enter the door on the far right — the one marked by a 5-foot, neon green Gumby — pass the rainbow wall of Gobstoppers and Pop Rocks …
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New Jersey Online
Josh Kosman / New York Post:
MLB to stream games for free amid looming Diamond Sports bankruptcy: sources — MORE ON: — Major League Baseball plans to step up to the plate to broadcast games of roughly a half-dozen teams from a bankruptcy-bound regional sports network provider so that fans don't miss a single pitch, The Post has learned.
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The Athletic, San Diego Union-Tribune, AZ Snake Pit, Bleacher Nation, Kansas City Star, Marc Normandin …, Lone Star Ball, Redleg Nation, Cubs Insider, Daily News, MLB Trade Rumors, Akron Beacon Journal, True Blue LA, Brew Crew Ball, Sportico, Fish Stripes, Reuters, Denver Post, Bleed Cubbie Blue and The Good Phight
