Thursday’s 6-pack:
Who scored the most runs in the major leagues last year:
134— Ohtani, LA
128— Soto, NYY
125— Witt, KC
122— Judge, NYY
121— Carroll, Ariz
118— Henderson, Balt
Quote of the Day
“I think Aaron is going to be himself. He’s very straightforward. He’s a very candid guy. I don’t think that will be a problem, I really don’t. I think he’ll just be Aaron Glenn, and I think that will be fine. He’s a very honest, principled guy. I have a high regard for him, I really do.”
Bill Parcells, talking about new Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn
Thursday’s quiz
Where did NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Florida 70, South Carolina 69
Gamecocks led 52-38 with 12:46 left, by 5 with 1:16 left.
Florida is 17-2; they’ve got the #5 eFG% defense in country.
Gamecocks were 4-8 on the foul line, in a one-point loss.
South Carolina is 0-6 in SEC, with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
Texas A&M 63, Ole Miss 62
Aggies led for first time in game with 0:12 left to play.
Ole Miss led 33-26 at halftime.
A&M out-rebounded the Rebels, 48-31.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big East
St John’s 79, Xavier 71 OT
Musketeers led 40-30 at halftime.
St John’s was 1-12 on arc; they’re shooting 22.4% on arc in Big East tilts.
Very bad beat, if you had Xavier +6.5
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big 18
Northwestern 79, Indiana 70
Wildcats have beaten Indiana in their last five meetings.
Indiana led 31-25 at halftime.
Northwestern shot 13-27 on the arc.
USC 78, Nebraska 73
Nebraska has lost five games in a row, after a 12-2 start.
Trojans are 7-3 in last ten games; they’re 4-4 in Big 18.
Teams combined to shoot 11-45 on the arc.
Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big X
Kansas 74, TCU 61
Horned Frogs led by 14 early, but were just 5-26 on the arc.
Kansas shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Jayhawks have won five of their last six games.
Bracketology has eight Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— ACC
Clemson 86, Syracuse 72
Syracuse made 11-21 on arc to cover the big spread.
Clemson scored 1.34 points/possession, a very high number.
Tigers have won four in row, seven of last eight games.
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Mountain West
Colorado State 75, Boise State 72
Rams led by 17 with 12:29 left, blew the lead.
Colorado State outscored Boise 5-0 over final 1:09 of the game.
Rams made 11-24 shots on the arc.
Boise lost four of last six games, after an 11-3 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Famous birthdays, January 23rd
Kurt Bevacqua, 78
Pat Haden, 72
Gail O’Grady, 62
Mariska Hargitay, 61
Eric Metcalf, 57
Mark Wohlers, 55
Erubiel Durazo, 51
Tiffani Thiessen, 51
Phil Dawson, 50
Larry Hughes, 46
Jeff Samardzija, 40
Daniel Carlson, 30
— SoCon
Mercer 79, NC-Greensboro 78
Mercer was down 44-21 late in first half, trailed by 13 with 7:31 left.
Bears shot 56.8% inside arc; they snap 4-game losing skid here.
Samford leads SoCon at 5-1; four teams have two league losses. No one in this league is in KenPom’s top 100.
46.1% of shots taken in SoCon games are 3’s, the highest %age of any league in country.
— American
North Texas 76, Temple 67
Mean Green was 23-34 on foul line, Temple 14-18.
North Texas has won four in a row, eight of last nine games.
Should be a very good conference tournament; four teams are tied in loss column atop the AAC standings, Memphis/North Texas are in KenPom’s top 60.
— West Coast
Saint Mary’s in 6-0 in WCC games; San Francisco is 6-2, three other teams, including Gonzaga, are 5-2. Six of the 11 teams in this league are in the top 100.
Bracketology has Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament.
— Missouri Valley
Drake 81, Valparaiso 71
Drake scored 1.29 points/possession, made 9-16 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 17-2 with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
Bradley is 8-1 in the Valley, Drake is 7-2, three other teams are 6-3.
— Big West
Cal-Irvine is 7-0 in Big West, Cal-San Diego 5-2; five other teams have three conference losses.
Big West teams are shooting 77.1% on foul line, best of any league in country.
— Sun Belt
South Alabama leads Sun Belt with a 6-1 record; Appalachian State/Arkansas State are both 5-2.
Sun Belt teams have a eFG% of 48.5%, 3rd-lowest of any league in country.
— MAAC
Quinnipiac is 7-1 in MAAC; Merrimack/Marist are both 6-1, in a league that at its lowest ranking in six years.
Who scored the most runs in the major leagues last year:
134— Ohtani, LA
128— Soto, NYY
125— Witt, KC
122— Judge, NYY
121— Carroll, Ariz
118— Henderson, Balt
Quote of the Day
“I think Aaron is going to be himself. He’s very straightforward. He’s a very candid guy. I don’t think that will be a problem, I really don’t. I think he’ll just be Aaron Glenn, and I think that will be fine. He’s a very honest, principled guy. I have a high regard for him, I really do.”
Bill Parcells, talking about new Jets’ coach Aaron Glenn
Thursday’s quiz
Where did NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Wednesday’s quiz
Hall of Famer CC Sabathia broke into the major leagues with Cleveland.
Tuesday’s quiz
The baseball scenes filmed in the great baseball movie, The Natural were filmed in Buffalo.
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Thursday’s Den: Taking a look thru college basketball info……
— SECFlorida 70, South Carolina 69
Gamecocks led 52-38 with 12:46 left, by 5 with 1:16 left.
Florida is 17-2; they’ve got the #5 eFG% defense in country.
Gamecocks were 4-8 on the foul line, in a one-point loss.
South Carolina is 0-6 in SEC, with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
Texas A&M 63, Ole Miss 62
Aggies led for first time in game with 0:12 left to play.
Ole Miss led 33-26 at halftime.
A&M out-rebounded the Rebels, 48-31.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big East
St John’s 79, Xavier 71 OT
Musketeers led 40-30 at halftime.
St John’s was 1-12 on arc; they’re shooting 22.4% on arc in Big East tilts.
Very bad beat, if you had Xavier +6.5
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big 18
Northwestern 79, Indiana 70
Wildcats have beaten Indiana in their last five meetings.
Indiana led 31-25 at halftime.
Northwestern shot 13-27 on the arc.
USC 78, Nebraska 73
Nebraska has lost five games in a row, after a 12-2 start.
Trojans are 7-3 in last ten games; they’re 4-4 in Big 18.
Teams combined to shoot 11-45 on the arc.
Bracketology has ten Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big X
Kansas 74, TCU 61
Horned Frogs led by 14 early, but were just 5-26 on the arc.
Kansas shot 64.9% inside the arc.
Jayhawks have won five of their last six games.
Bracketology has eight Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— ACC
Clemson 86, Syracuse 72
Syracuse made 11-21 on arc to cover the big spread.
Clemson scored 1.34 points/possession, a very high number.
Tigers have won four in row, seven of last eight games.
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Mountain West
Colorado State 75, Boise State 72
Rams led by 17 with 12:29 left, blew the lead.
Colorado State outscored Boise 5-0 over final 1:09 of the game.
Rams made 11-24 shots on the arc.
Boise lost four of last six games, after an 11-3 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Famous birthdays, January 23rd
Kurt Bevacqua, 78
Pat Haden, 72
Gail O’Grady, 62
Mariska Hargitay, 61
Eric Metcalf, 57
Mark Wohlers, 55
Erubiel Durazo, 51
Tiffani Thiessen, 51
Phil Dawson, 50
Larry Hughes, 46
Jeff Samardzija, 40
Daniel Carlson, 30
— SoCon
Mercer 79, NC-Greensboro 78
Mercer was down 44-21 late in first half, trailed by 13 with 7:31 left.
Bears shot 56.8% inside arc; they snap 4-game losing skid here.
Samford leads SoCon at 5-1; four teams have two league losses. No one in this league is in KenPom’s top 100.
46.1% of shots taken in SoCon games are 3’s, the highest %age of any league in country.
— American
North Texas 76, Temple 67
Mean Green was 23-34 on foul line, Temple 14-18.
North Texas has won four in a row, eight of last nine games.
Should be a very good conference tournament; four teams are tied in loss column atop the AAC standings, Memphis/North Texas are in KenPom’s top 60.
— West Coast
Saint Mary’s in 6-0 in WCC games; San Francisco is 6-2, three other teams, including Gonzaga, are 5-2. Six of the 11 teams in this league are in the top 100.
Bracketology has Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament.
— Missouri Valley
Drake 81, Valparaiso 71
Drake scored 1.29 points/possession, made 9-16 on the arc.
Bulldogs are 17-2 with four starters who played D-2 ball last year.
Bradley is 8-1 in the Valley, Drake is 7-2, three other teams are 6-3.
— Big West
Cal-Irvine is 7-0 in Big West, Cal-San Diego 5-2; five other teams have three conference losses.
Big West teams are shooting 77.1% on foul line, best of any league in country.
— Sun Belt
South Alabama leads Sun Belt with a 6-1 record; Appalachian State/Arkansas State are both 5-2.
Sun Belt teams have a eFG% of 48.5%, 3rd-lowest of any league in country.
— MAAC
Quinnipiac is 7-1 in MAAC; Merrimack/Marist are both 6-1, in a league that at its lowest ranking in six years.
