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UEFA elected President Michel Platini, who ran unopposed, to “a third consecutive four-year term” (WSJ.com, 3/24).

A bill legalizing MMA is heading to the New York State Assembly after the State Senate yesterday voted 47-14 in favor of the bill “for the sixth consecutive year” (NEWSDAY, 3/25).

The MLB Giants and KTRB-AM have reached a five-year contract keeping Giants games on ESPN Deportes Radio through the ’19 season (Giants).

The Single-A New York-Penn League Aberdeen IronBirds will host the league’s All-Star Game on Aug. 18 at Ripken Stadium (Baltimore SUN, 3/25).

Sky Sports announced that it had “secured the rights” to the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao bout and “will televise it on Sky Box Office pay-per-view” in the U.K. (ESPN.com, 3/24).

Nationwide runs a full-page ad in USA Today feting Jack Nicklaus for receiving a Congressional Gold Medal: “Congratulations, Jack Nicklaus, for a golden achievement” (THE DAILY).

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