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Spurs-Cavaliers Recap: Looks Like Defense Is Not Cleveland’s Only Issue
Posted on March 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver It is not a state secret. The Cleveland Cavaliers have been on the struggle bus for some time. Their defensive ineptitude of late has almost been painful for fans to watch. Entering Monday night’s game against the San Antonio...
New York Mets Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Heading into the 2017 season, the New York Mets are trying to accomplish something they never done before in their history: reach the postseason in three consecutive years. One year after riding their young pitching staff...
Scott Kazmir To Open Season on DL, No Timetable for Return
Posted on March 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine In a move that has seemed inevitable for quite some time, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that lefty Scott Kazmir will begin the season on the DL. After struggling with a neck issue late last season, Kazmir has...
Raul Mondesi Wins Job as Kansas City Royals Second Baseman
Posted on March 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Heading into spring training, nearly every position in the Kansas City Royals lineup was spoken for except second base, where there was a wide-open competition among four players. In the end, the least likely player to win...
March Madness Recap—Elite Eight: Kentucky vs. North Carolina
Posted on March 27, 2017, by Travis Pulver Fans knew they were in for a treat before Sunday’s Kentucky-North Carolina game tipped off. Here they had two of the best programs in the country--college basketball royalty—with rosters full of some of the most talented...
March Madness Recap—Elite Eight: South Carolina vs. Florida
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver South Carolina shouldn’t have been playing basketball in front of a capacity crowd Sunday afternoon. With how they limped into the postseason losing five of their last eight regular-season games and then lost to Alabama in...
Matt Harvey Has Best Start of Spring, Shows Off Old Velocity
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Mets let out a collective sigh while watching Matt Harvey's start in a spring training game Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, and then they may have just let out a little smirk. After a sluggish start to his...
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s been a rough couple years for the Milwaukee Brewers, and they have yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel during their rebuilding process. During that time, the Brew Crew has managed to collect some promising...
Steven Matz Slowed By Elbow Trouble Late in Spring Training
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The New York Mets are scratching lefty Steven Matz from his next scheduled start, a sentence that has become all too common during his young career. The team announced Sunday morning that Matz would not be pitching in a...
March Madness Recap—Elite Eight: Oregon vs. Kansas
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver It was starting to look like Kansas’ tournament to lose. The Jayhawks crushed their first-round opponent 100-62. Easily handled Michigan State 90-70 in the second-round and pounded on poor Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen to earn...
March Madness Recap—Elite Eight: Gonzaga vs. Xavier
Posted on March 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the matchup involves a No. 1 seed facing off with a No. 11 seed, many fans likely lost interest. That sort of disparity should result in an easy win for the 1-seed--but only if the 1-seed brings its “A” game. Xavier,...
Tampa Bay Rays Betting Predictions for 2017
Heading into 2017, the Tampa Bay Rays appear to be stuck between rebuilding and competing. They’ve made moves this winter aimed at competing in the short term, but they’ve also made moves aimed at adding young talent for the future. As a result, the Rays are one of...
Rougned Odor Agrees To 6-Year Extension with Texas Rangers
Posted on March 25, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The trend of major league teams locking up their young stars with long-term deals continues. The Texas Rangers are the latest team to get in on the act, reportedly agreeing to a six-year deal with second baseman Rougned...
March Madness Recap: Friday’s Sweet Sixteen Action
Posted on March 25, 2017, by Travis Pulver There had been one thing missing from this year’s NCAA Tournament heading into Friday’s Sweet Sixteen action. We’d had upsets, blowouts, close games, and officiating snafus but we had not seen one thing—a buzzer-beating,...
Jose Ramirez Agrees To Extension with Cleveland Indians
Posted on March 25, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine As they begin their defense of the American League pennant, the Cleveland Indians are locking up one of the players who helped them get to the World Series last season. The Indians have agreed to a five-year contract with...