NCAA Tourney Day 2 – Yale, James Madison, & Grand Canyon!

Day two brought three more double-digit seed wins and more action! The remaining #1 & #2 seeds advanced to the round of 32.#13 Yale came back from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat #4 Auburn 78-76. Chad Baker-Mazara was ejected 3 minutes into the game for Auburn after sliding an elbow across a players head. John Broome had 9 points and 3 rebounds already by that point on his way to 24 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and…

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NCAA Tourney Day 1 Notebook – Oakland Grizzlies Rule

Oakland played the role of spoiler on opening day of the NCAA 64. The veteran #14 seed shredded a young #3 Kentucky squad that looked like Cal/UK of years past. Early in his Kentucky career Cali cleaned up in recruiting and often featured a lineup of almost all freshman. The late 2010’s saw Coach Krzyzewski at Duke, Roy Williams at UNC, Bill Self at Kansas, and even a toe dip by veterans like Tom Izzo and Mark Few into the…

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THE FALCONER – Kirk Cousins Lands in Atlanta

The Falcons locked in a steady hand in Kirk Cousins with a four-year, $180 million deal upon the opening of free agency. Cousins is 35, coming off an achilles injury, and is a pocket QB that lacks mobility down- field that is important tool for most QB’s have today. It seems like a huge gamble, but the math looks like $90 million guaranteed the next and malleable at $10 million guaranteed in 2026 and nothing guaranteed in 2027. He’s an…

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Calm at the NBA Trade Deadline

With Miami making a move for Terry Rozier, Pascal Siakam shipped to the Pacers, and OG Anunoby to the Knicks, the actual NBA trade deadline didn’t have many high-impact moves. The Bulls, Hawks, Lakers, and Warriors stood pat despite trade rumors. No more star talents were moved at the deadline. The transactions were pretty ho-hum.Boston flipped two far-out future 2nd round picks for Xavier Tillman from the Grizzlies. Tillman’s expiring provides depth for the Celtics during this season’s Championship run…

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NFL Week 18 Picks

Almost a third of the league, eleven teams, have a playoff shot going into the final week. The Ravens, Chiefs, Dolphins, Browns in the AFC and 49ers, Lions, Cowboys, Eagles, Rams in the NFC have spots locked up. That means 5 of 14 are yet to be decided.Top 5 GamesBills @ Dolphins SNFTexans @ ColtsBears @ PackersFalcons @ SaintsSteelers @ RavensHonerable Mention: Jets @ Pats – Belichick’s last game?Previous Results:Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 10-6Week 3: 10-6Week 4: 10-6Week 5: 7-7Week…

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Week 17 NFL Picks

Top 5 TV WatchesDolphins @ RavensLions @ CowboysSaints @ BuccaneersPackers @ VikingsSteelers @ SeahawksPrevious Results:Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 10-6Week 3: 10-6Week 4: 10-6Week 5: 7-7Week 6: 9-6Week 7: 6-7Week 8: 12-4 Spread 11-2-3Week 9: 11-3 Spread 9-5-0Week 10: 8-6  Spread 9-4-1Week 11: 11-3 Spread 7-6-1Week 12: 10-6 Spread 7-8-1Week 13: 9-4 Spread 5-8Week 14: 9-6 Spread 7-7Week 15: 10-6 Spread 9-7Week 16: 11-5 Spread 7-8-1Jets 6-9 @ Browns 10-5 CLE-7.5Flacco was a Jet and he could have been again if…

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Week 16

Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 10-6Week 3: 10-6Week 4: 10-6Week 5: 7-7Week 6: 9-6Week 7: 6-7Week 8: 12-4 Spread 11-2-3Week 9: 11-3 Spread 9-5-0Week 10: 8-6  Spread 9-4-1Week 11: 11-3 Spread 7-6-1Week 12: 10-6 Spread 7-8-1Week 13: 9-4 Spread 5-8Week 14: 9-6 Spread 7-7Week 15: 10-6 Spread 9-7ThursdaySaints 7-7 @ Rams 7-7 LAR-4LA has won 4 of 5 and surging with health. The Saints have two straight blowouts over the Giants and Panthers. Derek Carr looks poor but the defense is…

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NFL Week 15 Picks

Week 1: 12-4Week 2: 10-6Week 3: 10-6Week 4: 10-6Week 5: 7-7Week 6: 9-6Week 7: 6-7Week 8: 12-4 Spread 11-2-3Week 9: 11-3 Spread 9-5-0Week 10: 8-6  Spread 9-4-1Week 11: 11-3 Spread 7-6-1Week 12: 10-6 Spread 7-8-1Week 13: 9-4 Spread 5-8Week 14: 9-6 Spread 7-7Chargers 5-8 @ Raiders 5-8 LV-3The Chargers with Herbert out are cooked. At least the Raiders are further along in the my-coach-sucks recovery process.Pick: Raiders, LV-3Vikings 7-6 @ Bengals 7-6 CIN-3.5The Vikings are starting Nick Mullins at QB…

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Week 14 NFL Picks

Top 5 GamesEagles @ CowboysBills @ ChiefsRams @ RavensLions @ BearsSeahawks @ 49ersWeek 1: 12-4Week 2: 10-6Week 3: 10-6Week 4: 10-6Week 5: 7-7Week 6: 9-6Week 7: 6-7Week 8: 12-4 Spread 11-2-3Week 9: 11-3 Spread 9-5-0Week 10: 8-6  Spread 9-4-1Week 11: 11-3 Spread 7-6-1Week 12: 10-6 Spread 7-8-1Week 13: 9-4 Spread 5-8Patriots 2-10 @ Steelers 7-5 PIT-6Three straight games holding opponents under 10 but the Pats still can’t win. Now they’re playing a Steelers team with probably no Pickett who left…

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