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Tuesday?s 6-pack
NCAA tourney teams who get highest %age of points on 3?s:
38.9%? Colgate
38.4%? Villanova
38.2%? Virginia Tech
37.8%? Notre Dame
37.6%? Jacksonville State
36.8%? San Francisco
Quote of the Day
?Why would you want to dance with someone who doesn?t want to dance with you??
Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer
Tuesday?s quiz
76ers? C Joel Embiid played one year of college hoop; where did he play?
Monday?s quiz
#15-seed Oral Roberts upset #2-seed Ohio State in last year?s NCAA Tournament.
Sunday?s quiz
15 major league teams have spring training in Florida, 15 train in Arizona.
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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??..
13) #4-seed Providence is a 2-point favorite over #13-seed South Dakota State in a first round game Thursday; that?s the lowest spread ever in a 4-13 first round game.
Next lowest spreads in a 4-13 game:
2003, Dayton was -2.5 over Tulsa; Tulsa won 84-71.
2010, Vanderbilt was -3 over Murray State; Racers won 66-65.
12) Delaware is coached by Martin Inglesby; his Blue Hens play Villanova in first round.
? Inglesby?s father/uncle both played basketball at Villanova.
? Inglesby?s father had his number retired by Villanova.
? Inglesby?s sister is married to Baker Dunleavy, who played/coached at Villanova.
Delaware center Dylan Painter played for Villanova three years ago, then transferred to the CAA school. Villanova beat the Blue Hens 78-70 in a neutral court game two years ago.
11) Jerry Palm was saying on CBS Sports Network Sunday night that Rutgers has the worst net rating of any at-large team to make the NCAA Tournament since at least 1994. Big 14 moving to a 20-game conference schedule is helping more of their teams get into the NCAA?s.
Rutgers played the 4th-easiest non-conference schedule in the country this season.
10) Florida basketball coach Mike White bolted the Gators for conference rival Georgia, an odd move if ever there was one.
White replaced Hall of Famer Billy Donovan at Florida; he was there for seven years, getting past the first weekend once in his four NCAA tournaments with the Gators.
9) NFL schedule makers had to re-boot the 2022 schedule process when Tom Brady announced he will back with the Buccaneers next season.
8) Random NBA stat: Washington Wizards are 1-9 ATS on first end of a back/back.
7) Oh yeah, they finally started spring training, all while the winter meetings are kind of going on at the same time.
My A?s fandom got a little more depressing when Oakland dealt 1B Matt Olson to Atlanta for four prospects, including OF Christian Pache, who is a great fielder but has a career batting average of .119 in 67 at-bats.
C Shea Langeliers hit 22 homers in the AA Southern League last year.
If you own a pro sports franchise, you should try to win, or sell the team to someone who will try to win. You can win and make a lot of money too.
6) Cincinnati Reds are in the same boat as the A?s; they?re letting Nick Castellanos walk, they dealt Sonny Gray and now they?ve traded Jesse Winker (and Eugenio Suarez) to Seattle for prospects. Reds went 83-79 last year, figure to be lot worse this year.
5) DH Nelson Cruz signed a one-year, $13M deal with the Washington Nationals.
4) Minnesota traded 36-year old 3B Josh Donaldson to Bronx, along with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a catching prospect, for C Gary Sanchez and IF Gio Urshela, which means New York is moving Gleyber Torres back to 2B.
New York will be Donaldson?s fifth team in five years; he is owed $43.5M the next two years.
3) Underrated baseball record; Shawn Green once had 19 total bases in one game- he hit four home runs, a double and a single for the Dodgers against Milwaukee in a 2002 game.
2) Former big league OF Yasiel Puig is playing pro ball in Korea these days, as he tries to revive his career and get back to the majors down the road.
1) College basketball coaching moves:
? South Carolina fired Frank Martin, who was in Final Four five years ago.
? Missouri fired Cuonzo Martin, who was 35-53 in SEC games with the Tigers.
? LSU fired Will Wade, who has the NCAA knocking on LSU?s door.
? Western Michigan, Citadel, East Carolina, South Dakota, Kansas State are all looking for new coaches.
Tuesday?s 6-pack
NCAA tourney teams who get highest %age of points on 3?s:
38.9%? Colgate
38.4%? Villanova
38.2%? Virginia Tech
37.8%? Notre Dame
37.6%? Jacksonville State
36.8%? San Francisco
Quote of the Day
?Why would you want to dance with someone who doesn?t want to dance with you??
Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer
Tuesday?s quiz
76ers? C Joel Embiid played one year of college hoop; where did he play?
Monday?s quiz
#15-seed Oral Roberts upset #2-seed Ohio State in last year?s NCAA Tournament.
Sunday?s quiz
15 major league teams have spring training in Florida, 15 train in Arizona.
***************************
Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??..
13) #4-seed Providence is a 2-point favorite over #13-seed South Dakota State in a first round game Thursday; that?s the lowest spread ever in a 4-13 first round game.
Next lowest spreads in a 4-13 game:
2003, Dayton was -2.5 over Tulsa; Tulsa won 84-71.
2010, Vanderbilt was -3 over Murray State; Racers won 66-65.
12) Delaware is coached by Martin Inglesby; his Blue Hens play Villanova in first round.
? Inglesby?s father/uncle both played basketball at Villanova.
? Inglesby?s father had his number retired by Villanova.
? Inglesby?s sister is married to Baker Dunleavy, who played/coached at Villanova.
Delaware center Dylan Painter played for Villanova three years ago, then transferred to the CAA school. Villanova beat the Blue Hens 78-70 in a neutral court game two years ago.
11) Jerry Palm was saying on CBS Sports Network Sunday night that Rutgers has the worst net rating of any at-large team to make the NCAA Tournament since at least 1994. Big 14 moving to a 20-game conference schedule is helping more of their teams get into the NCAA?s.
Rutgers played the 4th-easiest non-conference schedule in the country this season.
10) Florida basketball coach Mike White bolted the Gators for conference rival Georgia, an odd move if ever there was one.
White replaced Hall of Famer Billy Donovan at Florida; he was there for seven years, getting past the first weekend once in his four NCAA tournaments with the Gators.
9) NFL schedule makers had to re-boot the 2022 schedule process when Tom Brady announced he will back with the Buccaneers next season.
8) Random NBA stat: Washington Wizards are 1-9 ATS on first end of a back/back.
7) Oh yeah, they finally started spring training, all while the winter meetings are kind of going on at the same time.
My A?s fandom got a little more depressing when Oakland dealt 1B Matt Olson to Atlanta for four prospects, including OF Christian Pache, who is a great fielder but has a career batting average of .119 in 67 at-bats.
C Shea Langeliers hit 22 homers in the AA Southern League last year.
If you own a pro sports franchise, you should try to win, or sell the team to someone who will try to win. You can win and make a lot of money too.
6) Cincinnati Reds are in the same boat as the A?s; they?re letting Nick Castellanos walk, they dealt Sonny Gray and now they?ve traded Jesse Winker (and Eugenio Suarez) to Seattle for prospects. Reds went 83-79 last year, figure to be lot worse this year.
5) DH Nelson Cruz signed a one-year, $13M deal with the Washington Nationals.
4) Minnesota traded 36-year old 3B Josh Donaldson to Bronx, along with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a catching prospect, for C Gary Sanchez and IF Gio Urshela, which means New York is moving Gleyber Torres back to 2B.
New York will be Donaldson?s fifth team in five years; he is owed $43.5M the next two years.
3) Underrated baseball record; Shawn Green once had 19 total bases in one game- he hit four home runs, a double and a single for the Dodgers against Milwaukee in a 2002 game.
2) Former big league OF Yasiel Puig is playing pro ball in Korea these days, as he tries to revive his career and get back to the majors down the road.
1) College basketball coaching moves:
? South Carolina fired Frank Martin, who was in Final Four five years ago.
? Missouri fired Cuonzo Martin, who was 35-53 in SEC games with the Tigers.
? LSU fired Will Wade, who has the NCAA knocking on LSU?s door.
? Western Michigan, Citadel, East Carolina, South Dakota, Kansas State are all looking for new coaches.
