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The first bite? Carter Mazur hated it. Lose in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semis. Kiss another trophy goodbye. Then he remembered the aftertaste. And how sweet it felt at this time a year ago. “Yeah, I feel like it’s the exact same (vibe) as last (March),” Mazur, the DU Pioneers’ top goal-scorer, said earlier this week at Magness Arena in advance of the 30-9 Pios’ first test in the NCAA men’s hockey regionals, Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

The World Baseball Classic was a huge hit, drawing more than 1.3 million fans, the highest attendance in the tournament’s history. In baseball-crazy Japan, the TV ratings went through the roof and set records. Rockies manager Bud Black was a huge fan, too. He and the players watched a good chunk of Tuesday night’s championship game in which Japan beat Team USA, 3-2.

The Orlando Magic are playing for something more meaningful and tangible during the season’s final stretch than they did the previous two campaigns. After Tuesday’s 122-112 win over the Washington Wizards at Amway Center, the Magic (30-43) are still in the race for a spot in the play-in tournament. Their chances of qualifying for the play-in appear bleak with nine games left entering Thursday’s home game vs.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga’s infamous ghost fork is tough to see (hence the nickname for the pitch), but if you were watching the Mets’ 5-2 Grapefruit League loss at Clover Park on Wednesday, you didn’t see any at all. Senga didn’t throw any splitters in his final Grapefruit League start of spring training.

Running off at the typewriter … First and foremost, let me just stress that I am absolutely NOT comparing the 2023 Orlando Magic to the 1972 Miami Dolphins, but I do believe this has been a “perfect” season for the Magic. Bianchi, you moron, the Magic are 13 games below .500 and have the fifth-worst record in the league.

The World Baseball Classic took Luis Robert Jr. from Taichung, Taiwan, to Tokyo and finally to Miami with Team Cuba. The Chicago White Sox center fielder called it “a beautiful experience.” “It was all that I imagined,” Robert said through an interpreter Wednesday at Camelback Ranch. “It was very special to represent my country.” Robert slashed .259/.286/.296 with one double and four RBIs in six games, going 7-for-27. “Luis is Luis, he’s a dynamic talent,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said.