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Visit Toronto and you’ll encounter one of the most multicultural multiracial cities in the world, along with a thriving Black community of 400,000-plus African heritage individuals, people who can trace

>> at the end of the day, it is basketball. go out there and play. were all here for a reason. we have an opportunity to be great. that is what we want to do. showcase why we should be here and go out and perform. >> getting to the finals is all that matters. the fact that it is the lakers makes it probably that much more special for a lot of people that support us. that will allow the arena to be that much more exciting and crazy, and im all for it. >> lets get the early start play of the day. ...

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday afternoon for an Opening Day matchup between playoff contenders.

The Livermore High school softball team defeated Amador Valley High School 6-4 on March 24. The game was rescheduled from March 21 due to a rain out.

>> we did. we went to the ballgame. it was an evening game. we went pretty early and tailgated. maggie had reconnected with a college friend who coincidentally had married a college friend of mine. and they had a son that played for carolina. he was a first baseman. a really good little player. and we met them and tailgated with them. it was a lot of fun. they had a lot of parents of the players that were playing for carolina and it was just a fun time. we tailgated and then we went -- it was a ...

0 paul -- you could not be around him and not have a good time. >> were you close to paul? >> you couldnt be any closer. than paul paul and i and buster and i. hes wonderful, wonderful. >> one of the things you enjoyed doing together, just riding the property? >> i loved doing anything with paul paul. it was an absolute delight. but, yeah, one of the things, i mean pauls passion, paul was passionate about a lot of things, but that property was really a passion of his. he loved to do -- he loved ...

0 >> you could not be around paul -- you could not be around him and not have a good time. >> were you close to paul? >> he couldnt be any closer than paul and i and buster and i. he was wonderful. wonderful. >> one of the things you enjoyed doing together was just riding the property? >> i loved doing anything with paul. he was an absolute delight. but yeah, one of the things -- i mean pauls passion -- paul was passionate about a lot of things but that property was really a passion of his. he l...

The 2023 season is here, and Stanford Softball fans could not be more excited. But why all the buzz?

A few weeks back, the New York Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso agreed to a 1-year $14.5 million contract to avoid salary arbitration. Alonso, coming off of a 40 HR and 131 RBI season in 2022, is still under team control until after the 2024 campaign. Mets fans would love to see 'Polar Bear Pete' make his home in Queens for the rest of his career. However, the Amazin's may encounter some icy waters before a contract like that gets done.

>> tucker: not to get too in the weeds on the chicken question, how do you keep roosters from killing each other? >> i am a full believer roosters are misunderstood. hand raise them. hold them, handle them, they are nice. my six roosters co-exist well with my other six hens. it is all the way you raise them. >> tucker: i consulted with someone about chickens, we both agreed your a chicken whisperer. >> thank you. >> tucker: you are welcome. we sat down with one of the greatest figures in america...