Today marks the 35th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This weekend, Sarah Thomas will make history as the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.
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NBA: Fred VanVleet poured in a franchise-record 54 points during Raptors’ 123-108 victory over the Magic. It was the most points scored by an undrafted player in NBA history.
MLB: Designated hitter Nelson Cruz will sign a one-year, $13 million contract to return to the Twins, according to multiple reports.
Hockey: Blues general manager Doug Armstrong has been named GM of Team Canada for the Olympic Winter Games.
Tonight’s Action
Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks
Watch: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Odds: Bucks -8 || O/U 231.5
Pick: In the first showdown between the Eastern Conference playoff teams this season, Giannis Antetokounmpo (27.3 PPG) will dominate from start to finish and Khris Middleton’s timely outside shooting (45.8% 3PT) will be too much for an outmatched Indiana. Lay the points but take the under.
Who ya got? Reply to this newsletter with your prediction of the final score and leading scorer. Nail it and you get a mention in the next edition of Sports Section.
Shoutout: Yesterday, we asked subscribers to pick the winner of the Clippers-Nets game and leading scorer. No one chose the Nets (124-120) or the leading scorer (Kyrie Irving, 39) so we’ll give the shoutout to…Sports Section. We said to take the Nets +1.5 and over 241.5! Try to keep up.
