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One-on-one with Raiders GM Dave Ziegler: On Garoppolo, Jacobs, Waller, the draft and more

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PHOENIX — Every year, the NFL’s chief decision-makers come together for the annual league meetings. For this go round, the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix is the host site. The Raiders sent a contingency including owner Mark Davis, president Sandra Douglass, general manager Dave Ziegler and head coach Josh McDaniels, among others. Ziegler sat down with The Athletic for an interview Sunday at a table inside the lobby of his place of residence for the next couple days. Coming off of the start of NFL free agency earlier this month,…

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Connolly: It’s a “good problem,” but a tough O’s decision about Grayson Rodriguez

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Sarasota, Florida – It’s a good problem. You hear it in spring training almost as many times as you hear, “Best form of my life.” The Orioles think they have a “good problem” now. They have six starters that they think could clear themselves well in the rotation this season. The problem is that they probably need to get to the fifth by Opening Day on Thursday, because they don’t see a six-man role working when it’s limited to 13 pitchers — or eight announcers — this season. The six-man…

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Live NCAA Women’s Tournament Updates: Elite Eight matchups, schedule, news, and results

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It’s not that she blocked the shot. She didn’t even do so as she clutched her left shoe in her hand, or even promptly launched into the trash talking Arkansas guard before her feet hit the ground. No, it’s just that the more and more I watch this video, the clearer it becomes that there wasn’t even a single moment where Angel Reese didn’t consider not doing it. Not a single second of pause. That’s the key to this whole thing—nothing deals, national attention, sensational theatrics—none of which works if…

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Guardians, Amed Rosario begin contract extension talks: key takeaways

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GOODYEAR, AZ — Jose Ramirez peered across the room at two reporters as he exited the Guardians Club Sunday morning. “I fell!” Ramirez exclaimed, pointing to the short wardrobe. Ramirez, who plays his usual role as lead instigator, would certainly celebrate such a deal, given how close they are. Ramirez joked last season that he would gift Amid Rosario $40 million of his own money if it would improve Rosario’s chances of staying in Cleveland long-term. In fact, Rosario’s representatives and guardians are discussing a possible contract extension. Rosario said…

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Blue Jackets Sunday Pool: Sean Coralley and the fight to come back from injury in a lost season

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Columbus, Ohio – A collection of observations, insights, musings, and everything I learned gathered over the course of the week and was for the Blue Jackets: Item #1: Still fighting Medical reports were not good news. Blue Jackets center Sean Kuraly was eliminated during practice on March 2 and fell in the end plates, resulting in an oblique strain. These can be painful, and tend to last for weeks. “We got a report the next day that he might be gone for the season,” said Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen.…

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Why the Bucks let Brook Lopez guard Nikola Jokic one-on-one: ‘I appreciate that confidence’

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DENVER – Last season, the Milwaukee Bucks played the Denver Nuggets for the second and final time on January 30, 2022. After missing the team’s first meeting with Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets star dominated that second game and finished one rebound shy of a triple-double (18 points, nine rebounds). , 15 assists) in Denver’s 136-100 win. After the match, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday shared a simple request for the next meeting with the Nuggets. “I don’t know, I’m not a coach, man,” Antetokounmo said. “I feel like when somebody’s…

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Kyle Wright of the Braves starts the season at IL, and Jared Schuster and Dylan Dowd make the list

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Braves quarterback Kyle Wright will start the season on the 15-day injured list to give him more time to build for the season. Here’s what you need to know: The IL assignment could be pushed back to March 27, and he is set to debut in 2023 in the series Two Home in Atlanta. The 27-year-old Wright, who led the league with 21 wins in 2022, received a cortisone injection in January to treat a stuck shoulder problem. In place of Wright, Jared Shuster and Dylan Dodd are expected to…

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Padres Opening Day roster drop: Who won’t be ready? What pitchers does he make?

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PEORIA, Ariz. Greetings from the last weekend of spring training. Opening day is just around the corner. Meanwhile, a number of expected appearances remain a long way off. For the Padres, starting the season with unprecedented stakes will double as an exercise in delayed gratification. Fortunately for San Diego, the season isn’t set in April, though wins and losses are still important. A brief summary of the team’s notable postponements: • World Baseball Classic U-Darvish is finally at Padres camp on Saturday, pitching four innings in a Double-A game. He…

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Cubs president Jed Hoyer talks past, present and future: ‘We’re planting trees every day’

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MESA, Ariz. — The last time I did a spring training question-and-answer session with Cubs president Jed Hoyer, it was 2019 and he wasn’t yet the president. He was still the GM, working under Theo Epstein. The Cubs were still in their competitive window. But not for long. Four years later, the Cubs still haven’t won a playoff game since 2017. Epstein is back on the East Coast, fixing baseball, and Hoyer is left to reconstruct the dream (or myth) of the “Next Great Cubs Team.” As for me, I’m…

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