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If you wait until spring, you’re already behind—when to start planting your garden

Key Takeaways Use winter to plan your garden so spring planting is organized and successful.Know your USDA hardiness zone and ...

What USDA Zone 7 Gardeners Should Be Doing Right Now (And What to Skip)

The garden may look quiet, but don’t be fooled—this is one of the most powerful moments of the year for USDA Zone 7 gardeners. While beds nap under winter skies, smart choices made right now can mean ...
Bleacher Report

MLB to Use ABS Challenge System in Spring Training; Strike Zone Explained in Photos

Major League Baseball will experiment with the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training games. The league announced on Tuesday the ABS system will be used for roughly 60 percent of ...
Reuters

Strike zone challenges debut in over half of '25 spring training games

February 19 - A tap of the cap or helmet has new meaning in 2025 spring training games. In more than 55 percent of spring training games over the next six weeks, Major League Baseball is employing the ...

Steam meets frost: Spas and hot springs to warm up a long winter

As subzero temperatures linger, few winter pleasures rival sinking into steaming mineral water while frost hangs in the air.
The New York Times

MLB could test automated strike zone in spring training 2025

ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball might test a version of the automated strike zone in major-league spring training next season, commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday. If successful, the ...