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  Why Won’t the Knicks Play Jerian Grant? There’s a Reason

  Grant, the 19th overall pick in last summer’s NBA Draft, is averaging just 15.3 minutes a game for a non-playoff team. That’s very unusual in the NBA.

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  Islanders Quietly Battling to Save Their Season

  In the span of three weeks, the Islanders have gone from battling the Rangers for second place in the Metropolitan Division to simply hanging on for their playoff lives.

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  Former Hockey Goon Takes On a Surprising Second NHL Life

  Troy Crowder made a brief career as an NHL enforcer. Now enjoying his second NHL life as an inventor and player-development coach, the former heavyweight has rediscovered his dashed hockey dreams.

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  Mets’ Harvey May Miss Opening Day With ‘Mystery’ Ailment

  Harvey won’t pitch again this spring, manager Terry Collins told reporters, citing an unspecified ailment that Collins called “a mystery” and puts Harvey’s status as the team’s opening-day starter in question.

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  Yankees Option Refsnyder to Triple-A

  The Yankees demoted Refsnyder, a 25-year-old prospect and a fan favorite, to Triple-A on Sunday, ending his bid to earn a spot on the opening-day roster.

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  Full Yankee Lineup Finally Plays Together

  It took until the 25th Grapefruit League game, but for the first time in spring training, the Yankees sent out all nine players that they expect—or, more accurately, hope—will comprise their everyday lineup in 2016.

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  The Catch on the NFL’s Catch Rule

  The NFL has updated its indecipherable ‘catch rule’ to be…marginally less indecipherable. Plus, LeBron James and The Big Unfollow.

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  The Mets’ Ace Interrogator

  When he’s not hurling fastballs, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard peppers teammates and coaches with questions in an effort to fine-tune his delivery.

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  Sabathia, Nova Make Yankees’ Search for Fifth Starter Very Hard

  CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova have both fared so poorly this spring that the Yankees’ still don’t know whom to trust with their final rotation spot. Here’s a look at both candidates.

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  Nets’ Brightest Young Star Must Add 3-Pointer to His Game

  Defense may be Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s forte, but if he is to become a star in the modern NBA, he’s going to have to make the 3-pointer a consistent part of his game. Hollis-Jefferson has attempted six of them this season.

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