TU Sports: Hurricane picks up commitment from junior college guard - Tulsa World (blog) University of Tulsa coach Frank Haith secured perhaps the final piece to his team’s Class of 2016 recruiting puzzle with a commitment Wednesday night from a junior college shooting guard. Jaleel Wheeler, whose commitment was first reported by JucoRecruiting.com, ranked ninth among junior college players this … [Read more...]

2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Keith Marshall has moxie - Yahoo Sports (blog) Bench presses have been counted, cone drills have been clocked, and tape has been reviewed. While NFL scouts have been scribbling in their notebooks for months, fantasy owners are just now examining this year’s incoming class. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be breaking down some under the radar prospects at QB, RB, … [Read more...]

Sports Illustrated Picks Cubs To Lose In World Series - CBS Local (CBS) Is this the year for the Cubs? Sports Illustrated says close but not quite.The same magazine that previously predicted a Cubs-Astros World Series in 2017 has the two teams meeting a year early, with Houston prevailing to win baseball’s crown. It will feature four of its playoff favorites on regional covers this week — the … [Read more...]

Sports Illustrated Picks Cubs To Lose World Series - CBS Local (CBS) Is this the year for the Cubs? Sports Illustrated says close but not quite.The same magazine that predicted a Cubs-Astros World Series in 2017 has the two teams meeting a year early, with Houston prevailing to win baseball’s crown. It will feature four of its playoff favorites in regional covers, including the Cubs, Astros, Mets … [Read more...]

2016 NFL Rookie Predictions: Paxton Lynch has potential - Yahoo Sports (blog) Bench presses have been counted, cone drills have been clocked, and tape has been reviewed. While NFL scouts have been scribbling in their notebooks for months, fantasy owners are just now examining this year’s incoming class. Over the next two weeks, I’ll be breaking down some under the radar prospects at QB, … [Read more...]

Patriots owner Kraft seeks 'Deflategate' draft picks back - Yahoo Sports BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has asked the NFL to reinstate the draft picks the team lost in the deflated footballs investigation stemming from the 2014 AFC title game.Kraft said Monday at the owners' meetings that he sent a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell more than … [Read more...]

F1 2016: The Sky Sports F1 pundits predict the Formula 1 season ahead - SkySports Damon Hill Expert Analyst Last Updated: 17/03/16 9:35am The Sky Sports F1 punditry team give some of their predictions ahead of the start of the 2016 Formula One season. Part 2 coming soon Who will be on pole in Oz? Will Nico and Lewis be friends or foes? And who will be the 2016 surprise package? … [Read more...]

NCAA Tournament Thursday Round 1 Betting Preview Clipboard - SportsBlog.com (blog) The best sports bettors become that way because of premier intel. Here is Joe Duffy’s Picks First Round NCAA Tournament cheat sheet. It is March Madness intel from the pros.  Thursday, March 17 Wichita State-Arizona Both teams will travel quite the distance. Wichita State is on one day rest and playing 1401 miles … [Read more...]

Full predictions for a truly unpredictable NCAA tournament - FOXSports.com In the weeks and days leading up to Selection Sunday, I worked tirelessly to inform you what the NCAA tournament bracket would look like. Hours of combing RPI records, strength-of-schedule numbers and Sagarin ratings went into that fairly educated endeavor. When it comes to predicting how the actual tourney will play out, … [Read more...]

SI experts pick their 2016 NCAA tournament brackets - Sports Illustrated The NCAA tournament field is set, and now it's time to begin filling out your bracket. Our experts have made their picks and are here to help you make yours. You can also read our previews for each region of the tournament, linked below. And don't forget to put your bracket in play using SI.com's Bracket Challenge. • … [Read more...]