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Roku will launch a free 24/7 sports channel

Live MLB games on Sundays headline the new channel.

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. The most “premium” of those will be Sunday Leadoff, the live Major League Baseball games Roku got in a broadcast deal with the MLB earlier this year. But the channel will also feature live Formula E races and other sports broadcasts, including archival boxing matches, NBA G League (minor league basketball) games, and “high-stakes poker entertainment from PokerGO.”

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