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St. Louis Cardinals Finalize Three-Year Extension with Yadier Molina
Posted on March 31, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine By opening day, baseball will have a new highest paid catcher. Fittingly, it will be St. Louis Cardinals backstop Yadier Molina, who is likely to go down as one of the best catchers to ever play the game. According to...
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Predictions for 2017
The Toronto Blue Jays had quite the complicated offseason, as the drama surrounding free agents Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista dragged on for much of the winter. In the end, Bautista returned and Encarnacion left. After all that, how do the Blue Jays look heading...
Washington Nationals Name Blake Treinen Closer
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Blake Treinen has won one of the most intriguing spring training closer battles baseball has seen in quite some time. The Washington Nationals began spring training without a bona fide closer on their roster, an unusual...
Golden State Warriors Finally Playing Like A Championship Caliber Team Again?
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Travis Pulver It may sound a little crazy, but a couple of weeks ago, it would have been easy to make an argument against the Golden State Warriors making it back to the NBA Finals this year. They started the month losing four of their...
Latest Performance Proves Russell Westbrook Deserves To Be MVP
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Travis Pulver Russell Westbrook is having a historic season; there is no denying that. For some reason, many seem to think he is not worthy of being the league’s MVP this season. Instead, they say James Harden or Kawhi Leonard deserves the...
New York Mets Shut Down Steven Matz, Include Zack Wheeler in Starting Rotation
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine On Thursday, the New York Mets had bad news regarding one of their starting pitchers, but that bad news also allowed them to give good news to another starter. The team announced Thursday morning that Steven Matz is being...
Final Four Preview: Oregon vs. North Carolina
Posted on March 30, 2017, by Travis Pulver North Carolina has been there before. In fact, no one has been to the Final Four as many times as they have. The Tar Heels are the picture of excellence in college basketball. They are the program that other programs aspire...
Oakland Athletics Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Oakland Athletics have endured back to back last place finishes in the AL West, and based on how competitive that division looks this season, they may be staring down the barrel of a third straight season in the...
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Los Angeles Dodgers have won four straight NL West titles, which is no small feat. However, postseason success has eluded them in that span, with last year’s season ending in the NLCS. Can 2017 be the year that the...
Jeurys Familia Receives 15-Game Suspension from MLB
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It took a while, but Major League Baseball has finally levied as suspension against New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia for his domestic violence arrest last October. On Wednesday, MLB announced that Familia has been...
It Looks Like The Golden State Warriors Just Needed Some Rest
Posted on March 29, 2017, by Travis Pulver Lately, there has been a lot of talk about NBA players taking nights off during the regular season. It has the Commissioner concerned. The networks can’t be happy when their prime-time games end up featuring B-list talent—and...
Delino DeShields Jr. Could Be Surprise Starter for Texas Rangers
Posted on March 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine When spring training began, Delino DeShields Jr. appeared to be an afterthought in the Texas Rangers outfield. He looked destined to get lost in the shuffle after immense struggles throughout the 2016 season. However, with...
Chicago White Sox Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Most people would consider the Chicago White Sox one of the biggest winners of the offseason, as they received huge packages of young talent in trades involving ace Chris Sale and center fielder Adam Eaton. Those trades...
Russell Westbrook Gives MVP-Type Performance In Win Over Mavericks–But Will He Win It?
Posted on March 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver For much of the last decade, it was easy to tell who would be named the MVP of the NBA Regular season. There was no mystery as to who deserved to win the award. Maybe there were a couple of candidates, but it was not hard to...
Tampa Bay Rays Acquire Peter Bourjos in Trade with White Sox
Posted on March 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week before opening day, the Tampa Bay Rays are still putting the finishing touches on their opening day roster. Early Tuesday, the Rays acquired outfielder Peter Bourjos in a trade with the Chicago White Sox...