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TOP STORIES
BKN--ON BASKETBALL-MVP RACE
The new rule that rendered Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid ineligible for a second consecutive NBA MVP award because he’s missing too many games has the potential to create something the league hasn’t seen in almost two decades. That would be a wide-open MVP race. Embiid was running away with the award when he got hurt. Now Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokoumpo have seen their chances of a third MVP soar. By AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 6 a.m.
FBC--PLAYOFF EXPANSION EXPLAINER
The 12-team College Football Playoff is 10 months away from kicking off. The format is finally locked in. University presidents have unanimously approved one last tweak to increase the number of at-large bids from six to seven. The change reserves five spots for conference champions instead of six. The move was prompted by conference realignment and the demise of the Pac-12. By Ralph D. Russo and Stephen Hawkins. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.
US-CHIEFS-PARADE SHOOTING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two men have been charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade. Court documents released Tuesday say the men were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument. Missouri prosecutors said at a news conference that Lyndell Mays, of Raytown, Missouri, and Dominic Miller, of Kansas City, Missouri, have been charged with second-degree murder and several weapons counts. By Nick Ingram and Margery A. Beck. SENT: 770 words, photo, video, audio.
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__ US-CHIEFS-PARADE SHOOTING-THINGS TO KNOW. SENT: 620 words, photos.
BBO--SPRING TRAINING RDP
Rafael Devers is looking for some help — from the front office of the Boston Red Sox. With the Red Sox ramping up at the start of spring training, Devers made it clear that he felt the franchise should have done more to improve the roster over the winter. By Jay Cohen. SENT: 790 words, photos.
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BBA-YANKEES-JUDGE
TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge’s big toe is more than a footnote for the New York Yankees. Judge missed 42 games after tearing a ligament in his right big toe when he crashed into the right-field fence at Dodger Stadium last June 3, a big reason the Yankees fell from postseason contention. Judge says “it’s going to be I think a constant maintenance I think the rest of my career. By Ronald Blum. SENT: 750 word, photo.
US-IDITAROD-MUSHER DISQUALIFIED
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The governing body of the world’s most famous sled dog race has disqualified the 2023 Iditarod rookie of the year from this year’s contest by citing a rule but not the specific infraction. After an emergency meeting Monday, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced Eddie Burke Jr. has been disqualified from this year’s race, just days before the March 2 ceremonial start in Anchorage. By Mark Thiessen. SENT: 350 words, photos.
AP-US-FUBO-SPORTS STREAMING LAWSUIT
Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu, which are planning to launch a sports-streaming venture in the fall. By Joe Reedy. SENT: 360 words, photo.
BKL--WINGS-SABALLY SHOULDER
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally had what the team called a shoulder procedure after getting hurt playing for Germany in an Olympic qualifying tournament earlier this month. The Wings didn’t elaborate on what procedure she had Tuesday, and said no timeline had been set for her return. SENT: 150 words.
US-TRANSGENDER-YOUTH SPORTS
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah State Board of Education member who is facing pressure from top state leaders to resign after lawmakers say she bullied a student on social media has instead announced that she is running for reelection this fall. Conservative board member Natalie Cline has faced widespread backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after her social media post questioning the gender of a high school basketball player prompted threats against the girl and her family. By Hannah Schoenbaum. SENT: 500 words, photo.
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Wednesday's EST Time Schedule
NHL
Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona, 10 p.m.
PWHL
Montreal at New York, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.
MLS
Real Salt Lake at Inter Miami CF, 8 p.m.
TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 7 Marquette vs. DePaul, 9 p.m.
No. 8 Duke at Miami, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Illinois at Penn St., 6:30 p.m.
No. 13 Alabama vs. No. 24 Florida, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Dayton at George Mason, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Kentucky at LSU, 9 p.m.
No. 22 Colorado St. at New Mexico, 10 p.m.
TOP 25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 5 Texas vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
No. 10 Kansas St. vs. No. 22 West Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
No. 24 Baylor vs. Kansas, 8 p.m.
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