The United States’ Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, Japan’s Shohei Ohtani and Venezuela’s Miguel Cabrera and Jose Altuve are among eight Major League Baseball MVPs on rosters for next month’s World Baseball Classic
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Push-button pitching: MLB to let pitchers call own signals
In yet another nod to technology, Major League Baseball will permit pitchers in spring training to wear wristbands that will let them signal to the catcher what’s coming next.
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MLB prepared to take over local TV broadcasts from Sinclair
About $1 billion of Major League Baseball’s revenue is at risk if a cable television company fails to make payments for local broadcasting rights to 14 teams, and the sport is preparing to take over telecasts.
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FanDuel, DraftKings can’t sink the office Super Bowl pool
About 13 million Americans plan to take part in casual betting like a workplace ‘boxes’ pool, which can help strengthen bonds between co-workers that got frayed during the pandemic.
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Scoring King: LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as NBA points leader
Current Lakers star surpasses career points total of former Lakers star, who held the record for nearly four decades.
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On Football: Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts set for historic Super Bowl matchup
Black quarterbacks have come a long way in the NFL since Fritz Pollard became the first to play in the league in 1923 and Doug Williams was the first to start and win a Super Bowl following the 1987 season.
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4 of NFL’s best tight ends on display in conference title games
The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, the Bengals’ Hayden Hurst, the 49ers’ George Kittle and the Eagles’ Dallas Goedert play key roles in their teams’ offenses.
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On Basketball: It might be time to re-think NBA All-Star voting
Oklahoma rookie Chet Holmgren, who will miss the entire season, received four votes from NBA players to start in next month’s All-Star Game.
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NFL: With Damar Hamlin home and recovering, Bills and Bengals focus on playing
The Bills and Bengals can refocus on their next matchup now that Buffalo’s safety Damar Hamlin has shown remarkable signs in his recovery some three weeks after collapsing on the field in Cincinnati.
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‘Just weird’: Injuries mounting in women’s college hoops
Coaches and sports medicine experts are trying to find the reason for a rash of injuries that have forced the postponement or cancelation of several games this season.