Tom Mayenknecht: Canadian markets a boon for hockey ratings
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The good news this week is the White Sox now have one of the most famous fans in the world, Chicago's Robert Prevost. He's otherwise now known as Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic church. Not since Field of Dreams have the ChiSox ever been this close to heaven. They will never be the Chicago Cubs — one of the most popular heritage brands in all of professional sport — but they now count Pope Leo and former U.S. President Barack Obama among their highest-profile fans. So there's that.
Note to self: The White Sox are still a mess on the field this spring, where they are 10-28 (. 263), already 15 games out of first place in the AL Central. Pope Leo will be praying for a turnaround.
Meanwhile, the NBA playoffs are getting interesting fast, headlined by what is shaping up as a doozy between two heritage brands; the defending champion Boston Celtics and the Big Apple market New York Knicks. Also look out for some of the best matchups the NBA has had in recent playoff years, including the battle of Canadians between the Oklahoma City Thunder (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) and Denver Nuggets (Jamal Murray).
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