Q: Ira, when do the Heat recognize they don’t have enough for Kevin Durant. We don’t have anyone as good as Jaylen Brown to offer. – Don. A: First, it’s all speculation at this point when it comes to the names that are or aren’t being offered. And even then, it’s a matter of the…
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Nikki Spoelstra, the wife of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, posted on Instagram on Friday evening a heartfelt message detailing a health issue that has affected their 4-year-old son, Santiago. Nikki Spoelstra, who has almost 25,000 followers on Instagram, wrote: “The day after his fourth birthday, our son went in for an unexpected surgery. Intussusception.…
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Tears started to fill Willson Contreras’ red-rimmed eyes. For months the Chicago Cubs All-Star catcher had kept thoughts about his future at bay. Free agency, the trade deadline, all the uncertainties after 13 years with the only big-league organization he has known — those were things to worry about later. He had maintained since spring…
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Where the NBA free-agent list stands: Best available: Miles Bridges (R), Colin Sexton (R), Montrzel Harrell, Dennis Schroder, Eric Bledsoe, Hassan Whiteside, Rodney Hood, Kent Bazemore, Carmelo Anthony, Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard, Markieff Morris, Elfrid Payton, Paul Millsap, Wayne Ellington, Blake Griffin, Tristan Thompson, Kemba Walker. Agreed to terms: Kyle Anderson (Timberwolves), Deandre Ayton (Suns),…
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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Anthony Michael Volpe is still a Yankee. At least for today. With the Major League Baseball trade deadline on Aug. 2, the Yankees have the assets to deal for 23-year-old megastar Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals, who recently turned down the Nats’ offer of a 15-year, $440 million contract extension and…
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California’s dominant Democratic Party is joined at the hip with the state’s unions so it’s not surprising that legislators frequently enact measures aimed at helping their allies recruit and maintain dues-paying members. Just last month, for instance, language was slipped into a very lengthy budget trailer billdeclaring the state’s intention to provide union members who…
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Cole Schneider felt relieved when his phone rang. Following the conclusion of the NFL Draft in April, the former UCF offensive lineman signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers. “I was with my family back home so I was surrounded by people who love me,” Schneider told the Orlando Sentinel. “It…
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When the Ravens open training camp Wednesday in Owings Mills, quarterback Lamar Jackson will be the center of attention once more, the intrigue over his contract negotiations obscuring the unusual state of the team’s roster: There aren’t a lot of starting jobs to be won. At least not yet. Sure, ongoing rehabilitations will force some…
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The Ravens added more depth at offensive tackle Thursday by re-signing veteran David Sharpe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sharpe, who appeared in three games with Baltimore in 2021, was signed to the Ravens’ practice squad in September before being elevated to the active roster ahead of a Week 7 loss to the…
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Any speculation as to whether quarterback Lamar Jackson will hold out of Ravens training camp until he signs a contract extension was seemingly put to rest Thursday. The 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player arrived at the Ravens’ facility in Owings Mills five days before veterans are expected to report for training camp. Jackson, who is…
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