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- On Feb. 9, 1966, NHL president Clarence Campbell leaned into a microphone and announced Pittsburgh and Philadelphia would be two of the cities included in the league’s first round of expansion.
- The entire starting outfield — Gregory Polanco in left field, Starling Marte in center, and Andrew McCutchen in right — will be in the lineup Saturday when the Pirates play their Grapefruit League opener against the Baltimore Orioles at LECOM Park.
- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who underwent season-ending back surgery in December, told ESPN’s Cari Champion that he “no doubt” will be ready for the start of the 2017 season.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston says he made a “poor word choice” in making stereotypical gender comments during a speech at an elementary school on Wednesday.
- The head of the Major League Baseball Players Association says it will be difficult for big leaguers to participate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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