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Teoscar Hernández is back with the Dodgers. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. We’re back! Thanks for your patience while I took some time off during the offseason. I hope Santa was good to you all. Newsletter Are you a … Read more

USA TODAY Sports via Reuters With the trade deadline a month away, it probably shouldn’t be a shock that Jordi Fernandez’s current team and his former team are talking. The Nets have had conversations with the Sacramento Kings, where Fernandez spent the prior two seasons as the associate head coach. And whether it’s Brooklyn gauging … Read more

The A’s are opening their wallets on the way out of Oakland. The team agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with slugger Brent Rooker on Monday night, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed, while noting the deal can get as high as $92 million over six years if incentives are met. It continues what … Read more

Stephen A. Smith sympathized with Skip Bayless, his former “First Take” co-host, while discussing a lawsuit filed by Noushin Faraji, a former Fox Sports hairstylist, which accuses Bayless and others of inappropriate behavior. During Monday’s installment of “The Stephen A. Smith Show” on YouTube, Smith said he spoke to unnamed people about Faraji and that he … Read more

Among the lengthy list of Jets coaching interview requests, one name stood out as a notable exclusion. Gang Green did not include arguably the hottest candidate of this coaching cycle in Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson among their nine requests Monday, The Post’s Brian Costello reported. “The Jets do not feel that Johnson would be … Read more

Getty Images Have you ever heard of Joe Schaefer, the Long Island native who was the Rangers’ EBUG (emergency backup goaltender) before there were EBUG’s in the NHL? Back in the day when the league was kind of a mom-and-pop operation, teams had “house goalies.” Often employees of the team, the house goalie would watch … Read more

Micah Parsons is using his extra free time this offseason to recruit. The Cowboys’ star pass rusher made his pitch to Tyreek Hill to join Dallas in the aftermath of the Miami wideout opening the door for his Dolphins’ departure with Sunday’s eye-opening comments. “@cheetah we can be the fastest duo in the league!!! 🦁🐆we … Read more

The wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, Sheel Seidler, sued brothers-in-law Matthew and Robert on Monday, attempting to prevent another brother, John, from taking control of the team rather than her. The suit comes at a time when the Padres are among the teams recruiting Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. In a petition … Read more

Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post Back in October, back before 2-5 swelled into 3-14, John Mara’s press conference at a screening for “The Duke: Wellington Mara’s Giant Life” doubled as the first glimpse at job security for head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen. He did “not anticipate” making offseason changes. That, in spite of … Read more

Center fielder Trevor Goldenetz of Huntington Beach High is one of 13 players for the Oilers committed to colleges. He’ll be going to Long Beach State. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot) While many have Corona High as the likely No. 1 team in high school baseball this spring, don’t forget about Huntington Beach, which has … Read more