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MLB will test robot umpires at 13 spring training ballparks hosting 19 teams

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Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026.

23XI Racing and Front Row can compete in 2025 while suing NASCAR after clause removed from contracts

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The two teams suing NASCAR over an antitrust complaint said Saturday they will compete in 2025 as “open teams” after the sanctioning body removed anticompetitive release claims that will allow them to race while the legal process continues.

2 teams suing NASCAR ask court to recognize them as chartered while antitrust case proceeds

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The two teams suing NASCAR have asked for a court order to compete under the 2025 charter agreement as their antitrust case moves through federal court.

SCRAP Creative Reuse organizing Ypsilanti scavenger hunt in October

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Participating teams will solve clues around Depot Town and downtown Ypsi to compete for gift cards to SCRAP Creative Reuse, prizes from local businesses and $100 in SCRAP dollars.

Follow updates: NHL teams announce Seattle expansion draft protection lists

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Saturday evening was the deadline for NHL teams to submit their Seattle Kraken expansion draft protection lists, and then they are to announce them publicly on Sunday.

Kraken make final payment, officially become 32nd NHL team

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The Seattle Kraken are free to make trades and sign players after making their final expansion payment to the NHL.

NBA: Teams that break virus protocols may lose games, picks

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NBA teams that do not comply with league rules designed to minimize the spread of the coronavirus this season could face major penalties such as forfeiting games or draft picks, the league told its franchises Saturday. Those rules apply both when teams are at home and when they are on the road, the NBA said. The household members of those Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals are also being urged to get flu shots. The league made clear in the final protocols that if teams don’t take the health and safety rules seriously, a serious price will be paid. One key addition to the final version of the NBA protocols: Teams, when they go on the road, will have some freedoms and will not be forced to stay in their hotels when not practicing or playing.

NHL could go with temporary realignment for next season

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The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also is contemplating a reduced schedule and temporary hubs. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said realignment could help with ongoing travel restrictions for Canada and mandated quarantines for visiting certain states in the United States. But details are still being worked out in talks between the league and NHL Players’ Association. The NHL finished last season in bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, but Bettman has ruled out using bubbles for an entire schedule.