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THURSDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:NBA: LA Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m. (NBATV)NHL: Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m. (NESN)NHL: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)NHL: Detroit at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (NBCSN)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Aaron Judge got a slap on the wrist from Major League Baseball after his remarks to reporters about wanting Manny Machado to join the Yankees.
"Adding him to our lineup that we already got would be something special," Judge told reporters Wednesday of the Orioles' shortstop. "I told him he'd look good in pinstripes … We talked a little bit, and I just asked him how his offseason was, how everything was going. I asked him how he liked short and said, 'You'd look pretty good in pinstripes, too.'"
"He's one heck of a player, and he's been doing it for quite a few years at the best level," Judge continued. "He's one of the best -- if not the best -- defensive third basemen in the game, and now he's probably going to be one of the best defensive shortstops. With what he brings on the offensive side of it, he's the complete package. He's going to be a happy man when it comes to free agency, and picking where he wants to go."
MLB was not thrilled with these comments and released a statement warning Judge of tampering.
"We have been in contact with the Yankees. They communicated to us that Mr. Judge's off the cuff comments were not appropriate and not authorized by the club," the league said in a statement. "They will speak to him to make sure that this does not happen again."
According to MLB rules, "To preserve discipline and competition, and to prevent the enticement of players, coaches, managers and umpires, there shall be no negotiations or dealings respecting employment, either present or prospective, between any player, coach or manager and any Major or Minor League Club other than the Club with which the player is under contract . . ."
It doesn't seem Judge will be formally punished by the league for the remarks.
-- Johnny Manziel is a married man.
Manziel tied the knot with his fiancee, Bre Tiesi, in a private ceremony at a California courthouse.
A post shared by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Mar 12, 2018 at 10:50am PDT
The former Browns quarterback proposed to Tiesi in Paris last March.
A post shared by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Mar 15, 2017 at 12:29pm PDT
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It didn't work out right [against the Eagles>. It didn't work out the best for me or him or the New England Patriots. But I can say he won more than he lost, so it is what it is. I always have love for New England, Bill Belichick, Mr. Kraft, all those guys. Life just goes on." -- Malcolm Butler, on Bill Belichick benching him in Super Bowl LII
