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Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 HEADLINES ⚾️ Griffin gets the call: Pirates SS Konnor Griffin, the No.

1 prospect in baseball, was called up for today's home opener , where he'll make his MLB debut against the Orioles. And he'll do so with a full bank account after reportedly agreeing to a nine-year, $140 million extension. 🏈 Raiders sign Cousins: Kirk Cousins is heading to Las Vegas on what is essentially a one-year, fully-guaranteed $20 million contract.

The idea, it seems, is that he'll open the season as the starter to give presumptive No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza some time to get his feet wet. 🏀 Brutal night for the Lakers: Things couldn't have gone much worse for the Purple and Gold on Thursday.

The Thunder handed LeBron James the second-worst loss of his career (139-96) and Luka Dončić went down with a hamstring injury. ⛳️ End of an era: Phil Mickelson will not take part in next week's Masters due to a "personal health matter" in his family. With Lefty out, it marks the first time since 1994 that the Masters will not feature Mickelson or Tiger Woods.