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While I’m busting my ass at work this week I’ve been unable to give you the daily amount of posts as usual. Here is some matter to keep you interested…

Courtney Anderson says he was told the Dolphins’ tight end competition is “wide open” when he was claimed off waivers Friday.

The MLBPA is filing a grievance against the Marlins on behalf of Anibal Sanchez, who is out for the season after surgery to repair a torn labrum. Sanchez believes he was injured before being optioned to Triple-A on May 4, meaning he should be on the major league DL collecting a major league salary and service time. He’ll lose $214,000 over the course of the season if he fails to win the grievance.

The Dolphins new coaching staff installed an offensive package designed to take advantage of Lorenzo Booker’s speed on draws and screens. Channing Crowder predicts “Lorenzo will have a big impact earlier than Ted Ginn.” Booker also appears likely to steal third-down work from Ronnie Brown, although Brown says he expects to catch more passes this season.

Right guard remains the biggest mystery early in Dolphins camp, with rookie sixth-rounder Drew Mormino admitting he’s surprised to be on the first team ahead of Rex Hadnot. ”Coach sees I can bring toughness and attitude,” he said. One quick snapshot of Mormino’s intensity: As a freshman at Central Michigan, he kept alive a drive by executing a successful block against a Bowling Green lineman — as he was vomiting on that player.

Though a sign-and-trade with Golden State involving free agents Mickael Pietrus and James Posey makes sense, the Heat is reluctant because it doesn’t want to pay a substantial luxury tax. (Miami already is about $1 million over the threshold.) The Heat prefers to move players already under contract for Pietrus (like Michael Doleac), but the Warriors haven’t bitten.

Hope everyone has a great day. I may be testing a new feature on the site throughout the day so if you notice random image postings do not worry.

Flickr offers the ability to post images to your blog directly from your cellphone. This would give me the ability to send in game photos right to the blog from the stadium or arena I am at. Pretty cool trick. Stop by and check out the random snapshots throughout the day.