Quick Hitters No pitch clock, shift limits for World Baseball Classic

new york — Major League baseball’s new pitch clock, limits on shifts and larger bases will not be used during the World baseball Classic.

The three innovations will be debuted during the spring training exhibition season that starts Feb. 24. The 20-team national team tournament runs from March

8-21, and players will return to their clubs for more exhibition games with the new rules ahead of opening day on March 30.

Eagles GM Roseman again shows his resilience

PHOENIX — The “Howie! Howie! Howie” chants at the team’s send-off party in Philadelphia followed eagles general manager Howie roseman to super bowl opening night.

They were yelling obscenities at roseman not too long ago.

The once-exiled executive who was cast aside for Chip Kelly for a year and returned to lead the eagles to the franchise’s only super bowl title is back again after hitting rock bottom in 2020.

The eagles (16-3) are one win away from their second super bowl title in five years under roseman’s leadership. They have to beat former coach andy reid, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) to hoist the Lombardi Trophy again.

AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

WASHINGTON — u.s. Labor secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the biden administration to run the national Hockey League Players’ association, according to two people familiar with his plans.

The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for don Fehr, who had been in charge for more than a decade. an association spokesperson had no official update on the situation when reached Tuesday.

a serious fan of the boston bruins, Walsh showed an encyclopedic knowledge of the sport in videos posted online during his tenure from 2014 to 2021 as mayor of boston.

NFL, DAZN sign agreement for Game Pass International package

new york — The NFL has signed a 10-year agreement with dazn Group to deliver the Game Pass International service to fans outside the united states beginning with the 2023 season, it was announced Tuesday.

Game Pass International will be offered in more than 200 countries and regions, including Canada and Mexico. It will not be available in China.

The service will allow fans outside the u.s. to watch every regular-season and playoff NFL game, including the super bowl.