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NASCAR driver Cole Custer throws a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Cubs at Marlins 9/19/2022

Sep. 19, 2022 07:15 PM EDT

Miami Marlins' Brian Anderson, left, greets teammate Payton Henry (59) after scoring a run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
Smith, Diamondbacks edge Marlins after Bumgarner ejection

May. 04, 2022 04:34 PM EDT

Red Bull Formula One drivers Sergio Perez, right, and Max Verstappen, left, prepare for toss out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)
Diamondbacks at Marlins 5/4/2022

May. 04, 2022 02:29 PM EDT

Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc throws a baseball before the start of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Diamondbacks at Marlins 5/3/2022

May. 03, 2022 07:43 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

By Fred Lief Dec. 24, 2020 11:03 AM EST