Sports Heat Up in February

The Takeaway

It’s true that February is generally considered the Dark Ages of the sports year, but there’s actually a lot of activity going on this week. First up, news yesterday that St. Louis Cardinals slugger, and resident king of baseball, Albert Pujols arrived in camp without a contract extension, and thus, will not negotiate again until after the season.   Takeaway Sports contributor  Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, sheds light on what we can expect during the dark sports month of February.

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