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U.s. Advances To 2017 World Baseball Classic Second Round

... against the powerful Dominican Republic lineup on Saturday, and then on Sunday Danny Duffy blanked Canada for four innings. So that’s a combined 12 2/3 scoreless innings from the U. S. starting pitchers, and over that span they’ve struck out 14 batters without issuing a walk. That’s dominance. 3. Christian Yelich continues to rake. The Marlins’ outfielder once again delivered at the plate for Team USA. Yelich entered Sunday’s game against Canada with a batting line of.600/.667/1.000 through the first two games of the tournament. Then he went 2-for-4 against the Canadians with a pair of runs scored. Yelich is rightly regarded as one of the top young talents in all of baseball, and thus far in the 2017 WBC he’s reminded us of that. 4. The U. S. has always made it out of the first round. In the inaugural 2006 WBC, the Team USA made it to the second round before losses to South Korea and Mexico sent them ...

Disgraced Former Baylor Coach Dave Bliss Makes Damning Claims In Showtime Doc

... worked at an NCAA school since that time, instead writing a book and giving inspirational  speeches on his redemption. “Redemption usually requires some remorse,” said Abar Rouse, a Bliss assistant at the time. “When you feel like this has happened to you, you’re not expressing remorse.”. In that interview with CBS Sports, Bliss called himself a “pariah” and “reprehensible” but stands by the Dennehy allegations. “When the murder happened I called all my players in because I didn’t know what was happening,” he said. “During the conversations they shared with me the stories that divulged the things I have stated.”. Dennehy’s body was found July 25, 2003 near Waco, shot twice in the head. Baylor teammate Carlton Dotson later pleaded guilty to murder. He is currently serving a 35-year sentence. On secretly recorded tapes played in the film, Bliss can be heard telling at least one Baylor player, “I think if we can prove that Dottie [Dotson] and Dennehy were selling drugs we’ll be ...

Our Experts Fill Out March Madness Brackets

... ). I had Kansas Jayhawks in October. I had Kansas midway through the season. I have Kansas now. The TCU loss ( Josh Jackson didn’t play in the game) doesn’t scare me. The Jayhawks have the best backcourt in the country in Frank Mason (big-shot maker) and Devonte’ Graham. Jackson’s ready for the NBA right now. Bill Self will win a second national title, it’s just a matter of time. It doesn’t seem like this should be Kansas’ year. The team’s had off-the-court drama throughout. Injuries have shortened the bench. It’s only 10 th at Ken Pom. But I will not bail on the team I picked from the start, which rightfully has a 1 seed. As for my other picks, you’ll notice some ridiculousness. Just fade me as fast as you possibly would like. I’m hellbent on going for Wichita State Shockers into the second weekend because the Shockers were jobbed in their seeding and will play as angry as they ever have. Rhode Island Rams ...

Adrian Peterson Scheduled To Meet With Seahawks In His First Visit Of Free Agency

... just anyone. The veteran running back has made it clear that he’s willing to play only for a team that has a chance to win the Super Bowl next season. On the day before free agency started, Peterson dad, Nelson, let it be known that his son would prefer to play for the Raiders or Seahawks. Even though Peterson is visiting with the Seahawks, he’s no lock to walk away with a contract. La Canfora has reported that the Seahawks will also be welcoming Jamaal Charles and Latavius Murray this week. Eddie Lacy will also be visiting with the Seahawks this week, according to his agent. By playing host to all four running backs, the Seahawks will be able to just pick the one who gives them the best value if they decide to sign someone, which would basically be the back who fits their system the best, but is also willing to sign for the lowest price. The biggest problem for Peterson in Seattle is that the Seahawks run a big part of their offense out of shotgun formation, which could be a tough adjustment for a 30-year-old ...

March Madness Tv Tip Times, Announcers, Schedule

... 9:40, CBS: No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech Hokies (Lundquist/Spanarkel/La Force). Approx. 9:50, TBS: No. 2 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks  (Catalon/Lappas/Erdahl). Approx. 9:57, tru TV: No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 12 Nevada (Blackburn/Gminski/Antontelli/Byington). Friday Afternoon Window. 12:15, CBS: No. 7 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowboys  (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson). 12:40, tru TV: No. 3 Baylor Bears vs. No. 14 New Mexico State (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson). 1:30, TNT: No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. No. 9 Seton Hall (Anderson/Webber/Johnson). 2:00, TBS: No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 14 Iona (Dedes/Smith/Elmore/Gold-Onwude). Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State (Nantz/Raftery/Hill/Wolfson). Approx. 3:10, tru TV: No. 6 SMU Mustangs vs. USC/Providence (Harlan/Miller/Bonner/Jacobson). Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 16 Texas Southern (Anderson/Webber/Johnson). Approx. 4:30, TBS: No. 6 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 11 Rhode Island ...

World Baseball Classic Scores, Results

... Martin Perez , racing out to a 5-0 lead through four innings. Yet Venezuela struck back, plating eight runs over the ensuing three innings. By the time the ninth rolled around, both squads were tied at eight. Salvador Perez put Venezuela back up with a two-run home-run. But a blown save by Francisco Rodriguez was capped by an RBI single on Gavin Cecchini’s part. Unfortunately, Cecchini’s single saw Drew Butera thrown out at home plate - noteworthy since Butera collided with Perez, his Kansas City Royals teammate, who then left the game with a knee injury. ( You can read more about Perez here.) Rodriguez, by the way, also left the game injured. Extra innings belonged to Venezuela, as they went ahead again on a Martin Prado double. Jose Castillo, a 21-year-old southpaw whose claim to fame is his inclusion in the Wil Myers trade, then shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning. The result left both teams with a 1-1 record. Dominican Republic 7, United States 5. Another wild affair - and one that you can read more about here. Team USA received good pitching from Marcus Stroman and seemed well-positioned with Andrew Miller on the ...

Selection Sunday Upsets Could Result In Late Shake-ups To Field

... The almost-final projected bracket is now posted after some seeding re-evaluation on Sunday morning and adding the results from the Big West and WAC from late Saturday night. There still could be a little shifting around as a result of games on Selection Sunday.  In particular, there are two one-bid leagues (Ivy and Sun Belt) playing championship games and an upset winner in either will require changing a team in the bracket.  I also will swap Cincinnati and SMU if the Mustangs win the American conference championship over the Bearcats today. Palm’s latest bracket. Also, if Rhode Island beats VCU for the Atlantic 10 title,  it will no longer be among the last four in and adjustments will have to take place for the play-in games in Dayton. Upset winners in the Big Ten and SEC could also cause some seed changes, but that is still to be determined. The committee begins bracketing on Sunday morning and will have contingencies in place for any of those situations if they feel a result merits a change.  You may recall that last year, Kentucky coach John Calipari was very upset after the Wildcats beat Texas A&M to ...

Using The Last 10 Years To Predict Upsets

... game. So, I’d choose the team you think least likely to kill you down the road. My pick:  No. 14 Iona beats No. 3 Oregon. Sports Line. Latest odds. Pick two 11 seeds. Next, everyone talks about the 12 seeds as the upsets to pick, and sure, you can at least pick one. But since 2007, No. 6 seeds are 20-20 against 11 seeds. So, you can comfortably pick two No.11 seeds. Another rule: You should make one of these a team that wins in the “First Four.” Since the group of games was added in 2011, one team in the play in games advanced to the Round of 32. My picks: Either No. 11 Wake Forest or No. 11 Kansas State over Cincinnati. No. 11 Xavier over No. 6 Maryland. Pick three of the eight 10 or 12 seeds. As for the aforementioned No. 12 seeds. They’re 16-24 in the round of 12 in the last 10 years. I’d combine it with another stat. The 10 seeds are 15-25 in that same time period. So I’d take three out of the eight 10 or 12 seeds to advance. A good way to pick which teams is based on their offensive success. Can the team get hot for a game to pull off an upset? This points to No. 10 Oklahoma State. They’re the best team in America in offensive effienciency per Ken __link__. My picks: ...

Syracuse A 1-seed, Plus Rule Changes To Know

... hosts No. 7 Akron. Region 3. No. 1 Illinois State hosts No. 8 UC Irvine Anteaters. No. 4 UCF Knights hosts No. 5 Colorado Buffaloes. No. 3 Utah Utes hosts No. 6 Boise State Broncos. No. 2 Illinois Fighting Illini hosts No. 7 Valparaiso Crusaders. Region 4. No. 1 Iowa hosts No. 8 South Dakota. No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs hosts No. 5 Fresno State Bulldogs. No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts No. 6 Richmond Spiders. No. 2 Clemson Tigers hosts No. 7 Oakland. Round 1, March 14-16 - higher seed hosts. Round 2, March 17-20 - higher seed hosts. Quarterfinals, March 21-22 - higher seed hosts. Semifinals, March 28 - Madison Square Garden, New York City. Final, March 30 - Madison Square Garden, New York City. Rule changes to note. A few experimental rule changes will be in place for the NIT, allowing the NCAA to collect more data as it considers the impact ...