Author: Michael

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Restrictions on the shift and other tweaks coming to MLB this season
That sound you hear, off in the distance?
That is the sound of spring.
Baseball is just around the corner, as pitchers and catchers participating in the World Baseball Classic reported to training camps on Monday, February 13. Position players participating in the WBC are slated to report on February 16.

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While he hasn’t played as much as his competition, Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is a heavy favorite to be the league’s top defender.
Jaren Jackson Jr. is the frontrunner to win Defensive Player of the Year despite a disadvantage in games played compared to his competition.
The Grizzlies’ big man has played in 39 of 56 games, the fewest among the favorites to win the award. Still, his defensive resume has him well ahead of the field with -200 odds.

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New York media and Green Bay media are two very different things. Aaron Rodgers has handled the latter throughout his career, but Tiki Barber isn’t sold he has what it takes to navigate the depths in The Big Apple.
Rodgers has been linked to the New York Jets for months now and the franchise hasn’t exactly kept it a secret that they’re interested in the veteran QB.
While there’s no arguing that he would be a massive upgrade for the Jets, Barber is under the impression that Rodgers is too sensitive to hack it in New York.

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NOBODY SAID THE CHIEFS WERE BAD! STOP LYING!
Now look, I was going to let this whole “nobody believed in us” thing pass because I chalked it up to the “heat of the moment” following the Super Bowl — but it’s got the stop. Since the final whistle of Super Bowl LVII, the Kansas City Chiefs have been gaslighting everyone.
It started with Travis Kelce ranting about “us against the world,” and the “haters,” and now this weird myth keeps getting more steam that nobody but Chiefs fans and players believed Kansas City could win this season.

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