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Kutter Crawford's flexibility to work in starting rotation or out
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NBA playoffs: Celtics beat Heat in Game 4 behind 33 points from
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Alex Rodriguez a sad case of baseball innocence lost - The Boston
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Mookie Betts might be the best two-sport athlete since Bo Jackson
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Albies' 100th RBI, Acuña's 140th run and Olson's 53rd homer lift
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Yankees' Jameson Taillon almost perfect as New York rallies to
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A lighter Christian Vazquez hopes to put a heavier workload on his