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Speaking Up
The NHL Network aired an all-female episode of its daily news show, NHL Now, for the second straight year last week. Hosts Jamie Hersch (left) and Jackie Redmond were joined by Kendall Coyne Schofield as well as seven guests, many of whom are already on-air at other places, marking another step toward increased diversity in the booth.
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Sole Influence
Former Adidas executive James Gatto (center, nine months), Adidas consultant Merl Code (left) and business manager Christian Dawkins (six months each) received prison sentences for paying families of elite basketball players to influence their sons’ college choices. Questions persist if the punishment will curtail the use of impermissible benefits to sway players’ decisions.
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Capital News
Raleigh, N.C., announced that it is a candidate for a Major League Baseball franchise. The city’s approximate population of 486,000 is bigger than several existing MLB markets, but far smaller than that of Charlotte (889,000), which Commissioner Rob Manfred has publicly mentioned as an expansion possibility.
