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Remembering Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons — Dylan Lyons was born and raised in Philadelphia but made Central Florida his home, when he enrolled in, thrived in and graduated from UCF. — That's when he began his journey up the ladder of career success.
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NBC 6 South Florida, SGV Tribune, New York Post, Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News

A ‘born leader,’ Patrick Beverley knows why the Chicago Bulls brought him in — to give the stagnant team a kick-start — In the hours after Patrick Beverley signed with his hometown team, the veteran guard's phone was overtaken with a deluge of calls and texts from family and friends welcoming him back to Chicago.
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Bleacher Nation, The Athletic, Lake Show Life, Denver Post, Chicago Sun-Times and Sir Charles In Charge

After offseason shoulder surgery, Ozzie Albies expects to be ready for opening day — NORTH PORT, Fla. - In the middle of October, Ozzie Albies underwent right shoulder surgery - which he called “just a regular clean-up” - to address the pain he had experienced for a couple of years.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power

Warriors come out of All-Star break with a dud against Lakers — The Warriors opened up the final 24-game stretch of their regular season Thursday night with a dud. — LOS ANGELES — The Warriors don't need a reminder of the importance of this final 24-game stretch of their regular season.
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Monterey County Herald, Lake Show Life, Orange County Register, Associated Press, Blue Man Hoop and The Athletic

ZiPS 2023 Top 100 Prospects — For the eighth time, we've reached the point in the offseason where I run down the ZiPS Top 100 prospects. For those wandering in who may hear “ZiPS” and think of the University of Akron or possibly the popular Cincinnati burger spot, ZiPS is a computer projection system …
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redsminorleagues.com, Red Reporter and Redleg Nation

MLB rule changes: pitch clock, larger bases and more — Major League Baseball is introducing a slate of for the 2023 season. Here is a breakdown: — PITCH CLOCK — The aims to speed the pace of play by eliminating down time between pitches. Players will have 30 seconds to resume play between batters.
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The Athletic and Associated Press

Noah Song set to report to Phillies after Navy service change — Right-hander Noah Song plans to report to Philadelphia Phillies spring-training camp Thursday in hopes of making the team's Opening Day roster after he transferred his status with the Navy from active duty to selected reserves.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe, Bleacher Nation, Phillies Nation, The Athletic, FanGraphs Baseball, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News …, Boston.com, The Good Phight, Fish Stripes, Lookout Landing, Capital Gazette, New York Post, Boston Herald and masslive.com

Workshop: Carnivorous Plants 101 — Zach Lim and Stephen Davis from the Bay Area Carnivorous Plant Society will share the in's and outs of growing various species here in the Bay Area. You don't need to live in a tropical jungle or swamp to grow these fantastic species …
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East Bay Times

Pedro Martinez on Chris Sale: ‘I see myself’ — Hall of Famer sees a path back — Start the conversation — FORT MYERS, Fla. — Earlier this week, Chris Sale told the Herald that other than his own family, Pedro Martinez is probably his biggest fan in the Red Sox organization.
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Boston.com and masslive.com

Padres' Fernando Tatis to be eased back in, play mostly at OF — PEORIA, Ariz. — The San Diego Padres will play their first spring training game on Friday, but Fernando Tatis Jr. isn't expected to be in the lineup. Given his absence throughout the 2022 season and the three surgeries …
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Battery Power

2023 Top 100 Prospects — Picks to Click: Who We Expect to Make the 2024 Top 100 — Let's Identify Some Hitter Sleeper Candidates - Prospect Limbo: The Best of the 2023 Post-Prospects — Below is our list of the top 100 prospects in baseball. The scouting summaries were compiled …

Nets have their coach of the future after Jacque Vaughn ‘just kept doing his job’ — Jacque Vaughn says he never gave it much thought, but it's been the elephant in the room regarding his coaching tenure in Brooklyn. — What if the Nets passed him over again?
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Mercury News, New York Post, Boston Herald, Newsday and Nets give coach Jacque …