Already broadcasting the NHL and NBA in the region, the 150 or so baseball games, plus the shoulder programming that comes with it, gives Rogers the hours of yearly sports programming it needs to retain customers.

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She shook hands with Rivera, posed for a picture with his valuable right arm around her shoulder and accepted a baseball with the signature of the future Hall of Famer.

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