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When Ted Leonsis told District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser late last year that the NBA’s Wizards and NHL’s Capitals he owns would probably leave Washington for Virginia, she told him no, they would not. Ultimately, she proved to be right. The teams are staying in D.C. for the long term after Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to lure them to Virginia imploded, and the city and ownership reached an agreement on a $515 million, publicly funded arena project. Bowser and Leonsis signed a letter of intent Wednesday for the deal, which keeps the teams in the District through 2050. They announced the development at a joint news conference at Capital One Arena, the teams’ current home, minutes later.

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76ers coach Nick Nurse said there is a “good likelihood” that reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid will be back on the court before the postseason. Embiid, averaging 35.3 points and 11.5 rebounds this season, has missed 27 games after suffering a meniscus injury Jan. 30 that required surgery Feb. 6. The Sixers are 10-17 in the games since his injury.

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The Hornets are shutting down guard LaMelo Ball for the season. Ball, 22, has not played since Jan. 27 for the Hornets (18-54), who are eliminated from postseason competition for an eighth straight season, the longest NBA drought. Ball signed a five-year max contract extension in July but has had repeated ankle injuries and played just 58 games in the past two seasons.

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Bob Uecker will be behind the microphone for his 54th season of broadcasting baseball when the Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old will have the rest of the season is uncertain. Uecker has been synonymous with Milwaukee baseball for more than half a century. The former Braves player became the voice of the Brewers in 1971 and has been part of the broadcast team ever since, limiting himself to home radio assignments for the past several years.