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THURSDAY, MARCH 3BASEBALL • Ada at Lone Grove 4:30 p.m. • Plainview at Madill 4:30, 6:30 p.m.

ON THE AIR

SPORTS ON TV THURSDAY, MARCH 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 6 p.m. ESPN — Michigan State at Ohio State 6 p.m.

Woods beats out Mickelson for $8 million impact bonus

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tiger Woods still moves the needle in golf even when he barely plays. The PGA Tour informed players on Wednesday that Woods was the winner of the new $40 million “Player Impact Program” that rewards those who generate the most positive interest in golf measured by five metrics. Woods won the $8 million prize over Phil Mickelson, who claimed on Twitter in December that he was the winner.

Krzyzewski’s influence on game built to last

Mike Krzyzewski’s unparalleled coaching career is down to a few basketball games, with no more than a month left before the retiring Duke Hall of Famer walks off the sideline for the last time. His influence on the sport will remain long past that final farewell.

Manfred, owners remain out of touch

As sunset approached inside a ballpark that should have hosted a Marlins- Mets spring training game on an idyllic Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred instead announced there’d be no baseball anytime soon, not at spring training, not for at least the first two series of the regular season, not while these malcontent players he only occasionally can’t bring to heel refuse to capitulate.

NFL to consider changing OT rules

INDIANAPOLIS – All the Buffalo Bills wanted in January was one more chance to beat Kansas City. Now they’re trying to make sure no NFL team begins the offseason as it did.

Seattle not interested in dealing QB Wilson

INDIANAPOLIS – Pete Carroll says the Seattle Seahawks aren’t open for business when teams may inquire about the availability of quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason. “That’s commonplace for us to have conversations with teams about all of the players, particularly marquee players, and that’s not changed,” Carroll said on Wednesday.