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North Carolina-Virginia Recap: Tar Heels Fail To Lock Up ACC Title Against Cavaliers
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Travis Pulver The North Carolina Tar Heels had a chance to lock up their 32nd regular season conference title Monday night against the slumping Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia came into the game having lost four of their last five. They,...
David Wright Has Shoulder Impingement, Questionable for Opening Day
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's deja vu all over again for the New York Mets, as team captain and third baseman David Wright has been diagnosed with an injury that threatens to put him on the shelf for a significant period of time. Wright...
Michael Brantley Takes Batting Practice As Comeback Continues
Posted on February 28, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It's been a long road back for Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley, who missed most of 2016 after a setback following shoulder surgery, only to require another surgery on his biceps last August. But despite...
Kansas City Royals Looking for Solution At Second Base
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Aside from an overcrowded outfield, most of the lineup the Kansas City Royals will put on the field during the 2017 season is more or less set in stone. The lone exception to that is second base, which remains very much...
Tim Tebow Reports to Spring Training with Mets, Hits Nine Homers in Batting Practice
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The biggest sideshow in baseball is officially at spring training. Former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow officially reported to camp with the New York Mets on Monday. Tebow is attending the team's...
MLB Rumors: Jose Quintana Trade Talks Still Ongoing
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Spring Training is underway all across baseball, but for the Chicago White Sox, the hot stove is still burning. The White Sox spent their winter running a pseudo fire sale, trading away both Chris Sale and Adam Eaton,...
New Orleans-Oklahoma City Recap: Boogie Cousins And Anthony Davis No Match For The Triple-Double Machine–Russell Westbrook
Posted on February 27, 2017, by Travis Pulver New Orleans fans knew that Boogie Cousins would not turn them into an overnight contender. They knew he and Anthony Davis would make a dynamic and very entertaining duo. Three games into the Boogie-Unibrow Era they have...
Kansas City Royals To Wait Until After Season To Talk Extension with Free Agents
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Kansas City Royals are approaching a crossroads, as the 2017 season gets underway. The team that has won two of the last three American League pennants and the 2015 World Series is not only still in mourning over...
Josh Hamilton Expected To Undergo Another Knee Surgery
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than a week after feeling pain in his surgically-repaired knee, Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton appears to be headed for another surgery on that same knee. Hamilton is traveling to Houston on Sunday and the...
Gonzaga-BYU Recap: Zags Come Close To Perfect Season But Fall Short With Loss To BYU
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver The Gonzaga Bulldogs had a shot at making history this season. They could have become one of eight teams to go undefeated (assuming they go on to win the Tournament). At the least, they could have become one of 24 teams to...
Lucas Duda Battling Injuries At Start of Spring Training
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The 2017 season is an important one for New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda. He's set to become a free agent next offseason, so there's pressure to produce in a contract year, and he has a chance to play an important...
Duke-Miami Recap: Has The Bubble Burst For The Duke Blue Devils Again?
Posted on February 26, 2017, by Travis Pulver When the season began, the Duke Blue Devils were the No. 1 team in the nation. A loss to Kansas in their third game brought an end to that. A ten-game winning streak reestablished the swagger. But then the first few weeks...
Does Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops Have To Throw The Book At Baker Mayfield?
Posted on February 25, 2017, by Travis Pulver Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops suddenly finds himself in a position he really didn’t want to be in, and thanks to a player he didn’t expect would put him there. He may have to prove he isn’t all talk. He may have...
Boston Red Sox Betting Predictions for 2017
Posted on February 25, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine After pulling off a blockbuster trade for Chris Sale, most consider the Boston Red Sox to be one of the biggest winners of the hot stove season. Such a high-profile addition has raised expectations for the Red Sox on...
Michael Bourn Out Four Weeks with Broken Finger
Posted on February 25, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Just a few days after re-signing with the Baltimore Orioles on a minor league contract, Michael Bourn suffered an injury that will keep him out for most of spring training. Bourn is expected to miss the next four weeks...