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Happy Tuesday morning, everyone! I hope your Monday after the long weekend was a good one for you and your fantasy .Let's get right to it. Good morning to everyone but especially to... THE No team has ever made the playoffs after starting the season 1-7. The Miami Dolphins control their own destiny to become the first.The, Monday night to win their seventh straight game and move into the seventh and final seed in theThey are the first team ever to have a seven-game losing streak and a seven-game winning streak in the same season.The Dolphins followed the blueprint that has fueled their winning streak: solid defense and just enough offense. had a pick-six onQBsecond pa s, andpicked off Book's last pa s of the night.The Dolphins registered eight sacks, their most in a game since 2012. foundearly and often, with 92 of Tagovailoa's 198 pa sing yardsand his lone touchdown Chris Paul Jersey going to the rookie star.It wasn't always pretty, but .Tyler Sullivan: Now the real test starts: The Dolphins head to the next week before finishing the regular season with a game against the . Honorable mentions: Baylor men's basketball , and this week, it was unanimous. The are also atop and .We got to see Tiger Woods in action with his son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship a few weeks ago, and that leaves us wondering when we'll see Charles Barkley Jerseyhim return to the PGA TOUR circuit. Golf expert Kyle Porter posited While COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on sports at all levels, both and are changing their protocols regarding some players that would allow those who test positive to return to action sooner. And not such a good morning for...IAN BOOK AND THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTSLast week, the Saints used an incredible defensive effort to beatand the9-0 in a game that was as ugly as the score suggested.Then the Saints saw bothandjoin the reserve/COVID-19 list, meaning rookie fourth-rounder Ian Book would make his NFL debut. . There were multiple times Book took unnece sary sacks when he could have thrown the ball away, and he struggled with accuracy. The Saints got almost nothing on the ground, either.The team's struggles were unlike anything we've ever seen in 15 seasons under head coach Sean Payton:The Saints finished with three points, their fewest ever under Payton.The Trevor Ariza JerseySaints went 0-12 on third downs, their worst mark ever under Payton.New Orleans does finish with two very winnable games -- vs. the and at the-- but the road to a fifth straight playoff berth got a lot harder with the lo s against the Dolphins.Not so honorable mentions: , meaningcould be in line for his second career start right in the middle of a tight playoff race.Duke men's basketball team due to positive COVID-19 tests. The Blue Devils' season ended prematurely last year for the same reason. due to COVID-19 i sues, meaning after the Cougars' original opponent, Miami, dropped out with COVID-19 i sues.On Sunday, thelost to the . On Monday,including for a crucial game against the five days from now. You can keep up with all the COVID-19 NFL news .The NFL coaching carousel starts today While the playoff race is heating up, there are plenty of teams already looking toward 2022. Starting today, two teams in that second categorytheand can take a big step in building for the future.Those two franchises fall under the category ofdon't have a full-time head coach or have informed their coach that he won't be back next seasonand therefore could officially start their coaching search at 8 a.m. this morning. Previously, they could not start that search until after the regular season ended. , and NFL scribe Jeff Kerr Steve Nash Jerseyhas his eyes on four teams in particular, leading with one with aformer Coach of the Year.Kerr: Is it time for the Lakers to make a big move? Yes, it is time to talk about the Lakers again. They have lost five straight games and sit at 16-18. They're among the worst teams in the NBA offensively and are just average defensively. They're without star forwardfor the foreseeable future, and LeBron James, a few days shy of his 38th birthday, is averaging his most minutes since 2016-17.Something has to change, and that something might just bewrites our NBA expert Sam Quinn.Quinn:Now, what could the Lakers actually get back for Westbrook? John Wall is a potential answer. Wall hasn't played this season as the Rockets focus on rebuilding, and their contracts make the hypothetical trade feasible. While they share several similarities stylistically, it may be worth a shot.Quinn: Why are MLB free agents signing overseas... and will bigger names be next? You'll have to excuse us if there hasn't been a lot of baseball talk in this newsletter the past few weeks. With Devin Booker JerseyMLB still in a lockout -- and negotiations yet to really start -- there hasn't been much happening.That doesn't mean there isn't baseball news elsewhere, though. Over the weekend, veteran third baseman Rio Ruiz and former Yankees first baseman Chris Gittenssigned with Asian League teams. While they may not be the biggest names, they join the likes of more well-known players such asYasiel Puig, Freddy Galvis and Ivan Nova who have made similar moves. Maybe not. One analyst told our MLB reporter R.J. Anderson, "It's just a weird opportunity right now for the Asian clubs."Anderson: What we're watching Tuesday Birmingham Bowl: No. 20 Houston vs Auburn (-2), Noon on ESPN Liberty Bowl: Mi si sippi State (-10) vs Texas Tech, 6:45 p.m. on ESPN Wizards at Heat, 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV Holiday Bowl: UCLA vs No. 18 NC State (-2), 8 p.m. on FOX Nuggets at Warriors, 10 p.m. on NBA TV
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