The WBC has arrived. It probably arrived in 2023, to be honest — that Shohei-Trout at-bat feels like one of the most significant baseball moments of this century. But this is year that the WBC has broken containment. This is the year that the non-baseball watching people in my life are asking me about it. This is the year that it’s been discussed on social media more than the NCAA tournament. This is the year that the WBC haters — who were decidedly in the majority when this thing started back in 2006 — now sound out of step with…
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In today’s video I break down every game on the Tuesday March 17, 2026 NBA slate, sharing my NBA picks, predictions, and favorite player props. If you’re looking for NBA picks today, NBA predictions, spread picks, totals, and the best NBA props for today’s NBA slate, this video covers the full slate. Join our March Madness Survivor Pool: Plays: LaMelo Ball 15+ Points, Brandon Miller 15+ Points, Tyler Herro 15+ Points (0.5 units, -124 Kalshi) Sam Merril Over 8.5 Points (0.5 units, -150 theScore) Jaden McDaniels Over 14.5 Points (0.5 units, -113 NoVig) Dylan Harper Over 9.5 Points (0.5 units,…
With the first few waves of NFL free agency in the books, let’s try to put ourselves in the shoes of Mike Vrabel to determine the type of player he’ll be looking for with the No. 31 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. To this point in the offseason, Vrabel and his front office have been able to give the Patriots some help at receiver with Romeo Doubs coming aboard as a free agent. And there’s still a chance that the Patriots swing a trade for a true “No. 1” in A.J. Brown. But in this scenario, the Eagles…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had three assists to extend his productive run since scoring the gold medal-winning goal for the U.S. at the Olympics, and the New Jersey Devils dented the Boston Bruins’ playoff chances by beating them 4-3 in overtime Monday night.Hughes set up Connor Brown’s goal to become the fastest player in franchise history to 400 career points. He also had a hand in Jesper Bratt’s goal and assisted on Paul Cotter’s winner with 6.2 seconds left in 3-on-3 overtime to reach 402 in his 414th regular-season game. Hughes has 12 points in 10 games since returning from…
MIAMI, FL — When I decided to plan a trip to Miami centered around the knockout stage of the World Baseball Classic a few weeks ago, I did so with the expectation that the tournament would see a steady rise in popularity over the next couple of decades. In a world where almost everything is on the verge of falling apart, the WBC presents a refreshing opportunity to invest in something that’s fun and has its best days clearly in the future.Well, I was wrong. The future is now!The World Baseball Classic isn’t just a story of slow and steady…
The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion — which has been a topic for some time — will again be discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.A vote is planned on whether to go forward with those two cities as the sole expansion targets at this point, the people said.The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details were not released publicly.It would take a three-fourths majority of governors to go forward, meaning 23 of the…
In today’s video I break down my college basketball tournament (First Four and NIT) picks for Tuesday March 17th, 2026, sharing my favorite NCAA basketball picks and predictions for today’s slate. If you’re looking for college basketball picks today, NCAA basketball picks, and the best college basketball predictions for tonight’s games, this video covers the matchups I’m targeting. To collect winnings from the Daily Dime reach out to Trey via X – https://x.com/_letemride OR email – letemridepicks@gmail.com Trey’s Plays: Liberty +5.5 (.5 unit, -110 Fanduel) UMBC ML (.5 unit, -114 Fanduel) NC State ML (.5 unit, -104 Fanduel) Seattle ML (.5 unit, -134…
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 18 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and Jayson Tatum scored 21 in his fifth game back from an Achilles tendon injury to help the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 120-112 on Monday night.Devin Booker scored 40 for the Suns, who have lost back-to-back games after snapping a four-game winning streak. Jalen Green scored 21 for Phoenix.Derrick White, who was presented with February’s Eastern Conference’s Defensive Player of the Month Award before the game, had 21 points for Boston, and Payton Pritchard scored 19.Boston trailed by three points, 111-108, with less…
The Boston Celtics outlasted the Phoenix Suns in a back-and-forth Monday night showdown at TD Garden, 120-112. Jaylen Brown dropped a game-high 41 points to lead the C’s to victory. Jayson Tatum finished with 21 points in 32 minutes. Derrick White (21 points) and Payton Pritchard (19 points) both made five 3-pointers to help the C’s shoot 17-for-40 (43 percent) from deep. Devin Booker scored a team-high 40 points in a losing effort for Phoenix. Check out our live blog below for a full recap of Monday night’s matchup: Source link
The World Baseball Classic has matured to the point where, like the World Cup and NCAA tournament, each edition is going to be remembered for a specific storyline.In 2023, that storyline was the ascension of Shohei Ohtani to the level of Global Sports God. Over those two-and-a-half weeks we saw him definitively swipe the crown of “game’s best player” right off the head of his then-teammate, Mike Trout. We saw him hit a cultural Q-rating that no baseball player had approached in decades. And we reached a tipping point in the baseball GOAT debate wherein a critical mass of fans…