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Floundering Marlins: Another major Marlins offseason overhaul comes wi…

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Another major Marlins offseason overhaul comes with little hope for the future, which is why Jay Jaffe gives Miami the lowest grade yet on his winter report cards.

Joe, miamiherald.com

Post-game locker-room media scrums can be, at times, undignified. Thursday night at Staples Center was one of those times. When the Heat opened the visiting locker room after its 99-90 victory against the Lakers, overzealous cameramen rushed through a d…

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There will be two teams running a West Coast offense in the AFC East in 2013. Last season, the Miami Dolphins made the switch with mixed results under first-year head coach Joe Philbin and offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. This season, the Jets are se…

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

As Eric Freeman related Thursday night, the starting fives for the Eastern and Western Conference teams in next month's 2013 NBA All-Star Game have been announced, and basketball fans around the world decided that they wanted to see a starting Eastern b…

Spencer Lund, dimemag.com

LeBron James and the Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the Staples Center last night, 99-90. LeBron had 39 points after shooting a hyper-efficient 17 for 25 from the field. The Heat have struggled this season, but James has not, shooting 55 percen…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Dwight Howard went to the line 13 times last night, more than twice as often as the rest of the Lakers' starters combined. He went just 5-for-13, with his final two attempts coming with under two minutes remaining and a chance to tie the game. This was …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The first coaching staff for new Bills head coach Doug Marrone is continuing to take shape. Former NFL wide receiver Ike Hilliard will be the team’s wide receivers coach, jumping from the Redskins after one year in the same position at Washington. He sp…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

WR Donald Jones thinks he’ll be recovered from his season-ending illness in time for the start of Bills offseason work. A look at the possible cap benefits of cutting various members of the Dolphins. Patriots S Devin McCourty says he’s impressed with …

Iam Thomsen, CNNSI.com

These are hazardous times for an excellent team in Memphis. Coach Lionel Hollins is in his lame-duck year, new owners have taken over and Rudy Gay or Zach Randolph reportedly could be traded in the next month. It is in stressful moments like these that …

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

On Dec. 29 I shared with you a rundown of the Dolphins 2013 cap situation.. That post explained how the Dolphins have tons of cap room this year by showing you the cap number for every Dolphins player under contract plus some dead money and other machin…

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A closing 9-0 Miami run sealed a 99-90 win over L.A. The Lakers fought hard, but LeBron James may have just ignited another championship run for the Heat, writes Lee Jenkins.

Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com

LOS ANGELES -- Outside of fame, riches and backlit banners, there is no motivator in sports quite like the threat of everlasting ignominy. It is the specter that hangs over each of the so-called super teams, the realization that if they fail, reputation…

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Gasol returns from concussion, but Lakers fall to Heat

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

Lakers-Heat was Hollywood at its finest. The Heat’s 99-90 win had leading men, a duel as its storyline and a big budget (the Lakers’ payroll). Generally in a big game like Miami-Lakers the question after the game becomes was Team X that impressive or …