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MLB Orders Umpires to Check Pitchers More Closely for Banned Sticky Substances

As pitch spin rates continue to rise, the league wants its umps to get even more intimate with pitchers

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Americans Don't Want to Work During March Madness

A new report says U.S. employees spend so much time filling out brackets and watching games that productivity losses amount to $17.3 billion

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LeBron James Surprisingly Behind New J.R. Smith Documentary

Amazon is set to release a four-part series about the polarizing former NBA player, who arguably cost the Cavaliers a second championship

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Edwin Díaz Badly Hurt After WBC Celebration Goes Wrong

The highest-paid relief pitcher in MLB history may be finished for 2023, a case made more frustrating because we’ve seen it before