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Bud Selig will retire in January 2015. That gives us more than a year to ponder what the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s legacy will be.
Selig’s legacy will be clouded by the steroid era, the strike-shortened season in 1994 and the infamous tie in the All-Star Game.
But it wasn’t all bad. Selig presided over attendance records and huge financial profits. Playoff formats changed and instant replay arrived in a sport that often clings stubbornly to the past.On his watch, baseball further became a global game with huge popularity growth in Asia.
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Nothing says hockey like … 80 degrees?
Thursday, the NHL announced its latest incarnation of the Outdoor Classic will take place at Dodger Stadium.
The NHL is confident the ice won’t melt on its plan to play outdoor hockey in sunny Southern California this winter. The Los Angeles Kings will take on the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 25.
Outdoor Classics have been held in blizzards, rain and sub-zero temperatures. This might be the hardest one yet to pull off.
But whether this works is secondary to the main goal — getting people to talk about the NHL.
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Who does Robinson Cano think he is, Jay-Z?
The Yankee slugger reportedly wants a 10-year, $305 million contract to remain in the Bronx. The Yankees, already saddled with A-Rod’s contract of similar size, reportedly aren’t offering anything close to what the soon-to-be free agent wants.
Fresh off the Yankees’ failure to make the playoffs, why would Cano command such a hefty price? He is, after all, represented by the aforementioned rap mogul who, among his many talents, knows how to make a few dollars.
