NCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8 - Las Vegas Sun (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]Pregame.comNCAA Tournament by the odds: L.V. picks and preview of Saturday's Elite 8Las Vegas Sun (blog)The left side of the NCAA Tournament bracket playing to form puts college basketball fans in line for a rare treat today. By the odds, the pair of games … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 26
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 26 Saturday, March 26, 2016 The last few weeks of fantasy hoops is unlikely any other sport. Players get shut down and players get rest, so that means there are going to be a ton of guys turning into value plays. Many of them will get more usage than they've ever seen, so it's dangerous territory. Of course, there is a lot of upside. Here's the … [Read more...]
Brewers closer (torn LCL) may require surgery
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Too many picks, too few pros – Canton Repository
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The eight most intriguing potential Final Four combinations
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California Chrome wins Dubai World Cup by 5 lengths (The Associated Press)
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Cimolai wins Tour of Catalonia stage 6, Quintana keeps lead (The Associated Press)
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Gotze could be set for reunion with Klopp
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Brewers pitcher tears knee ligament in strangest way possible
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NHL Picks: Capitals will clinch Presidents' Trophy against Blues – CBSSports.com
NHL Picks: Capitals will clinch Presidents' Trophy against Blues - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues, 7 p.m. ET The calendar says that it is still March and that the NHL regular season still has a few weeks remaining in it. But if the Washington … [Read more...]