Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some teams who get the highest %age of their points on 3-pointers:
45.2%— North Dakota State
41.8%— Princeton
41.3%— IU Indy, Furman
41.2%— Northern Illinois
40.6%— Cal-Santa Barbara
40.5%— Liberty
Quote of the Day
“I don’t understand why we are not teaching our officials to call travel in this league. They do a great job and work their tails off and communicate well, but I see five or six travels a game that aren’t called…….the entire game is based on footwork. We need to enforce traveling violations and we are not doing it and I don’t understand why.”
Steve Kerr
Wednesday’s quiz
Who replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011?
(Hint: He’s also coached two other NBA teams)
Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson has the most pitching wins.
Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, Manny Ramirez had the most RBI in a single season- he knocked in 165 runs in 1999.
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Samantha Eggar, 86
Phil Roof, 84
Joe Scarpati, 82
Rocky Bleier, 79
Kent Tekulve, 78
Mike Munchak, 65
Scott Skiles, 61
Michael Irvin, 59
Roman Phifer, 57
Paul Konerko, 49
Wally Szczerbiak, 48
Kyle Schwarber, 32
Bo Bichette, 27
Tanner Bibee, 26
Justin Fields, 26
— Rough week for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans; not only are the Lakers thriving with Luka Doncic in their lineup, but 32-year old Kyrie Irving tore his ACL Monday and is out for the season. Irving is the only player this season averaging 20+ ppg, shooting 40%+ on the arc and 90%+ from the foul line.
As if that wasn’t enough, Mavericks also raised their ticket prices 8.6% for next year.
— Super Bowl champion Eagles signed RB Saquon Barkley to a 2-year, $41.2M contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
Happy birthday to former Eagles/Saints DB Joe Scarpati; in 1970, he was the holder for Tom Dempsey’s 63-yard field goal, which for a long time was the longest FG in NFL history.
— Dallas Cowboys signed DT Osa Odighizuwa to a 4-year, $80M contract, with $58M of that money guaranteed. Odighizuwa would’ve made $25.1M in 2025 had the Cowboys put the franchise tag on him.
— For second year in a row, Cincinnati Bengals placed the franchise tag on WR Tee Higgins; he’ll make a guaranteed $26.2M next season. Higgins caught 73 passes for 911 yards and ten touchdowns for the Bengals last year.
— Milwaukee Brewers signed 36-year old P Jose Quintana for one year, $4.25M; he was 10-10, 3.75 in 31 starts for the Mets last season.
— Orioles closer Félix Bautista pitched a scoreless inning in an exhibition game Monday, the first time he was in a game since August, 2023, 556 days in between games.
Bautista had 33 saves for Baltimore in 2023, before he got hurt.
— Bronx P Luis Gil will start the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury; he is expected to miss at least six weeks. Gil was 15-7, 3.50 in 29 starts last season, was Rookie of the Year.
— First home run for the Houston Astros this spring was hit by Joseph Sullivan, a young OF who was picked by Houston in the 7th round of last summer’s draft.
Joseph Sullivan is the grandson of former NFL QB Pat Sullivan, who was a backup QB for the Atlanta Falcons for four years, after he won the Heisman Trophy in 1971.
Some teams who get the highest %age of their points on 3-pointers:
45.2%— North Dakota State
41.8%— Princeton
41.3%— IU Indy, Furman
41.2%— Northern Illinois
40.6%— Cal-Santa Barbara
40.5%— Liberty
Quote of the Day
“I don’t understand why we are not teaching our officials to call travel in this league. They do a great job and work their tails off and communicate well, but I see five or six travels a game that aren’t called…….the entire game is based on footwork. We need to enforce traveling violations and we are not doing it and I don’t understand why.”
Steve Kerr
Wednesday’s quiz
Who replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011?
(Hint: He’s also coached two other NBA teams)
Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson has the most pitching wins.
Monday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have played since 1970, Manny Ramirez had the most RBI in a single season- he knocked in 165 runs in 1999.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Famous birthdays, March 5th:Samantha Eggar, 86
Phil Roof, 84
Joe Scarpati, 82
Rocky Bleier, 79
Kent Tekulve, 78
Mike Munchak, 65
Scott Skiles, 61
Michael Irvin, 59
Roman Phifer, 57
Paul Konerko, 49
Wally Szczerbiak, 48
Kyle Schwarber, 32
Bo Bichette, 27
Tanner Bibee, 26
Justin Fields, 26
— Rough week for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans; not only are the Lakers thriving with Luka Doncic in their lineup, but 32-year old Kyrie Irving tore his ACL Monday and is out for the season. Irving is the only player this season averaging 20+ ppg, shooting 40%+ on the arc and 90%+ from the foul line.
As if that wasn’t enough, Mavericks also raised their ticket prices 8.6% for next year.
— Super Bowl champion Eagles signed RB Saquon Barkley to a 2-year, $41.2M contract extension that makes him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.
Happy birthday to former Eagles/Saints DB Joe Scarpati; in 1970, he was the holder for Tom Dempsey’s 63-yard field goal, which for a long time was the longest FG in NFL history.
— Dallas Cowboys signed DT Osa Odighizuwa to a 4-year, $80M contract, with $58M of that money guaranteed. Odighizuwa would’ve made $25.1M in 2025 had the Cowboys put the franchise tag on him.
— For second year in a row, Cincinnati Bengals placed the franchise tag on WR Tee Higgins; he’ll make a guaranteed $26.2M next season. Higgins caught 73 passes for 911 yards and ten touchdowns for the Bengals last year.
— Milwaukee Brewers signed 36-year old P Jose Quintana for one year, $4.25M; he was 10-10, 3.75 in 31 starts for the Mets last season.
— Orioles closer Félix Bautista pitched a scoreless inning in an exhibition game Monday, the first time he was in a game since August, 2023, 556 days in between games.
Bautista had 33 saves for Baltimore in 2023, before he got hurt.
— Bronx P Luis Gil will start the season on the injured list with a shoulder injury; he is expected to miss at least six weeks. Gil was 15-7, 3.50 in 29 starts last season, was Rookie of the Year.
— First home run for the Houston Astros this spring was hit by Joseph Sullivan, a young OF who was picked by Houston in the 7th round of last summer’s draft.
Joseph Sullivan is the grandson of former NFL QB Pat Sullivan, who was a backup QB for the Atlanta Falcons for four years, after he won the Heisman Trophy in 1971.
