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It’s like he hardly left!
During today’s New York Yankees home opener, Aaron Judge hit a bomb to center field to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead over the San Francisco Giants in the first inning.

Somebody call @FDNY pic.twitter.com/5uPqKhFAQc
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 30, 2023

ALL RISE! THE BASEBALL SEASON IS IN SESSION!
You just know every other team when they see this is going to go, “Oh no, not again.”
Last year of course, Judge became the American League All-Time Home Run leader, surpassing former Yankee Roger Maris with 62 homers on the season.

Travis Kelce knows Andy Reid well, seeing that the NFL’s best tight end has played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Asking him to name the other 31 head coaches, though, is a struggle.
Kelce can’t even come close.
All 32 head coaches met in Phoenix for the annual coaches meeting earlier this week, at which Brian Daboll was crushing beer before noon. And as is tradition, they took a photo together.
Some of the coaches wore suits. Others wore Hawaiian shirts. Others rocked quarter-zips.

A tradition unlike any other: head coaches photo at NFL Annual Meeting pic.twitter.

Coming off of a historic 2022 season in which he set a new American League record with 62 home runs, Aaron Judge stepped to the plate at Yankee Stadium on Thursday to a hero’s welcome. He signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with New York this offseason, officially assumed the mantle of team captain and is perhaps the most beloved Yankee since Derek Jeter.
So it should come as no surprise that, in two pitches, Judge gave the people what they came to see.

Offseason chaos. A historic World Baseball Classic. New rules. After a wild winter, MLB’s regular season starts Thursday with all 30 teams in action.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamling took a trip to Capitol Hill to talk to lawmakers about the importance of adding AEDs to schools nationwide.
As you may already know, AED stands for Automated external defibrillator. They’re used to help those who have experienced a cardiac event.
Hamlin is all too familiar with this. He knows how important these devices can be when it comes to saving someone’s life.

“For those of you who played sports, I’d imagine your experience was similar,” Hamlin said.

UConn, a program with three national championship banners, has played in Final Fours before. For Miami, this is the furthest March Madness run in team history.
The No. 4 Huskies (29–8) have rolled through the NCAA tournament so far, with their tightest game decided by 15 points. The No. 5 Hurricanes (29–7) authored second-half comebacks in the Round of 64 and again in the Elite Eight to advance to this point, but in between those games were two dominant victories.
Connecticut’s path through the West Region included an 87-63 win over No. 13 Iona, a 70-55 victory over No.

The Yankees have reportedly asked MLB to stop issuing jersey numbers to managers and coaches with hopes of allowing players to select their desired uniform number, according to The Athletic.
New York has retired 22 numbers—the most in MLB—while also having another three not in use deliberately. Very few players want to have high numbers that would typically fall in the realm of what offensive tackles in the NFL or defensemen in hockey receive.

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Fighters’ alternate career plans
Basking in the glow of his heavyweight title victory, Jon Jones exited T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas earlier this month and stepped into his chauffeured vehicle.

We’ve nearly reached the end of NFL Draft Pro Day workouts! But before we conclude, there was one big one left to complete. Florida held its Pro Day on Thursday and quarterback Anthony Richardson worked out for teams.
Previously, we’ve seen other top quarterback hopefuls CJ Stround, Bryce Young and Will Levis put their talents on display.
Well, you know, sort of. As I’m fond of saying, how much can you really learn from a guy throwing passes in shorts and t-shirt against no pass rush and no defensive backs? The answer is practically nothing.

A New York City Democrat Public Advocate wants the New York Mets to change the name of Citi Field because of climate change. You can’t make it up.
What’s the word after ridiculous? Because that’s where we are these days.

Citi doesn’t represent the values of Mets fans or NYC. If they refuse to end their toxic relationship with fossil fuels, the Mets should end their partnership with Citi.
We can aim to both win the World Series and protect the world’s climate at the same time. #LGM #MetsDropCiti pic.twitter.com/QvPr4XuGyw
— Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D.