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As the NBA offseason is fast approaching, the trade machines are in full swing.Not a day goes by without the Washington Wizards making a splashy, fake trade.And the latest trade scenario is surely a juicy one.Greg Swartz of the Bleacher Report wrote a piece suggesting a trade for each team in the NBA that is not in the Finals right now.

The season is over, the sun is out, and the bees are buzzing once again as the NBA rumor mill is rife with new reports and potential leaks.When it comes to discussing long-term plans, Damian Lillard wants to stay, Bradley Beal wants to go, and the Chicago Bulls just don't know.What's new?Well, a lot, actually.

Bruins The Bruins have less than $5 million in cap space entering this offseason.With Bruce Cassidy and the Golden Knights hoisting the Stanley Cup in Vegas on Tuesday, the 2023 NHL offseason has officially begun.And Don Sweeney and the Bruins have plenty of work to do this summer in order to alleviate their cap-related headache.

With Devin McCourty off to retirement, the New England Patriots ' safety group will look quite a bit different in 2023.How the team will replace the long-time team captain remains to be seen, but it appears that Jabrill Peppers will play a key role within the unit this season.Arriving as an unrestricted free agent last offseason, the former first-round draft pick served as the fourth member of the safety rotation alongside McCourty, Kyle Dugger and Adrian Phillips.

Is Matthew Judon underrated?Despite him having made the Pro Bowl in both of his first two seasons with the New England Patriots, Touchdown Wire's Doug Farrar thinks so: he included Judon as the team's representative on his All-Underrated squad.Here is the reasoning behind Judon being named a "secret superstar" for the Patriots:
New England Patriots: EDGE Matthew JudonDoes Judon get some props for his excellent play?

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Justin Jones called out Green Bay Packers fans for being "obnoxious," and tight end Robert Tonyan likes "that fire in him."The Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears rivalry may look a bit different without quarterback Aaron Rodgers involved, but the bad blood between both teams still rages on.

Kanas City Chiefs fans will be bummed to learn where DE Frank Clark has decided to take his talents after the team released him in March.The Kansas City Chiefs ' defensive retool led them to release DE Frank Clark in March.The 29-year-old made 15 starts for the Super Bowl champs last season, registering 5.0 sacks and 39 combined tackles.

The New Orleans Saints brought in former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden to help install the team's offense with quarterback Derek Carr leading.The New Orleans Saints had tried to find Drew Brees' successor following the quarterback's retirement in 2020.After working through Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian, and Andy Dalton, the Saints opted to bring in a big-name free agent.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive star Chris Jones did not report to mandatory minicamp, suggesting he's unhappy with his current contract.Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has made it clear that reaching a contract extension with Chris Jones is a priority this offseason.After Tuesday, the heat has officially been turned on in the Kansas City front office.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell admitted that, in hindsight, he should have signed his contract extension with the team instead of holding out.There is always that moment when sports fans wonder what could have happened if one big-name player remained with the team longer than their initial stay.

Noah Syndergaard is scheduled to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement days after declining to answer if Syndergaard would make his next start.Syndergaard struggled through five innings of a no-decision against the Washington Nationals, surrendering a season-high three home runs in the Dodgers' 10-6 loss.

After the Yankees and Mets combined to spend nearly a billion dollars in free agency this offseason, it seemed New York might cement its status at the center of the baseball universe.Yet, the Yankees trail the Rays and Orioles - who combined to spend less than $65 million - in the AL East race while the Mets sit four games below .500,

Brent Burns met with the media inside a nondescript locker room at Sharks Ice in San Jose last April and all but declared that time was running short for him to be a part of a Stanley Cup-contending team again.It's definitely tough when you lose three years not making the playoffs, said Burns, who was 37 then.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have, in recent times, relied on bringing players in with either untapped potential or as reclamation projects.Namely the Toronto Marlies taking a gamble on Joshua Ho-Sang or the Toronto Maple Leafs hedging their bets with the low-cost deal for Michael Bunting, as two examples.

Zach Fucale will be leaving the Washington Capitals organization after the Hershey Bears' magical season ends.Fucale, who is currently serving as a backup to AHL Playoff MVP candidate Hunter Shepard, is expected to sign a contract with the KHL's Traktor Chelyabinsk per the team's 43-year-old general manager Alexei Volkov.

The conference finals are weird.Apart from last night's 4-0 rout, I'd say every game of the round has been entertaining.And here we are with a possibility I don't recall ever happening before: the chance of both series ending in sweeps.We'll have the answer tonight.CAROLINA AT FLORIDA
8:00 PM Florida leads 3-0
Bob.

Happy Friday, San Francisco Giants fans.And a happy day it is indeed ... it's Friday!And the Giants are riding the high of a series sweep.All is well in Giants land, but there is a little bit of a conundrum for the brain trust: what does the team do about Joey Bart?I'll be honest for a second.When the Giants broke camp with Bart looking like the primary catcher, and then a day later signed Gary Sánchez to a Minor League deal, I did not expect these to be the team's home run totals from their catchers a week into June:
In a season of weirdness, this might be the most unpredictable thing that has happened on the Giants roster.

NEW YORK - Aaron Judge is headed to the injured list for the second time this season after the New York Yankees star hurt his right toe making a spectacular catch at Dodger Stadium.The reigning AL MVP missed his second consecutive game.He met with team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad and underwent testing that showed a bruise and a sprained ligament, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said following his team's 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Red Sox Over his last 13 games, Devers is batting just .180(9-for-50) with five RBI, three extra-base hits, and 13 strikeouts.The Red Sox have been mired in a 5-10 slump over the last three weeks.And while there is not one overarching reason for Boston's slide in the standings, Rafael Devers' struggles at the plate have certainly played into the Sox' woes recently.

Red Sox "I've noticed is there's no prompts on the scoreboard here to tell the fans when to cheer, to tell them when to get on their feet, to tell them when to make noise."Justin Turner had a good day on Saturday.It was made even better by the fans.The Red Sox' first baseman and designated hitter went 2-for-5 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Rays, hitting a three-run double in the sixth that drove in the go-ahead run in the win.

After a tough stretch against the top of the American League and a dropped series against the Dodgers, the Braves look to bounce back against a divisional foe in the Phillies, whom they will host for four games.After a dominant 17-9 April, the Braves have fallen back down to earth with a solid, but not spectacular 12-10 record so far in May.

Braves Franchise History
1947 - The Boston Braves fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in a game that features 22 hits that are all singles.1953 - The Milwaukee Braves play their 13th home game and surpass the attendance total for the previous season, when the franchise played in Boston.2001 - The Braves beat the Giants 11-6, but Barry Bonds homered twice and became just the 23rd player in major league history with five homers in two games.

1. SpaceX is continuing to develop its facilities in Texas, with plans to build a new launch site known as Starbase.
2. North Korea attempted to launch a new satellite, but the launch failed due to a malfunction of the rocket.
3. Private companies are increasingly investing in space exploration

NEW YORK -- Former All-Star catcher Gary Sánchez is back in the major leagues, this time with the Mets.Sánchez, who spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Yankees, joined the Mets on Friday when his contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse."It feels good to be back here in New York after all those years I was with the Yankees," Sánchez said through an interpreter.

SAN FRANCISCO Bob Myers is using the final month of his contract to decide if he wants to return to Golden State as head of basketball operations or leave.It looks like Myers has a foot out of the door, according to The Athletic.The report indicates that Myers and Warriors ownership are far apart on contract extension talks and that Myers may not seek a similar position elsewhere in the league.