NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
PHOENIX — If there’s one way the Brewers have been successful in recent years, it’s their ability to develop homegrown starting pitching. In recent seasons, Milwaukee developed a three-headed monster at the top of its rotation with 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff and Freddy Peralta. But with Burnes… Read More »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »
Three observations after Knicks crushed Sixers, an easy-to-secure season series originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia NEW YORK – The Sixers fell short of a two-game mini-series over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. New York pulled off the split Tuesday night by crushing the Sixers, earning a 106-79 win and moving to 38-27 on… Read More »
The term “bust” may be harsh to some, but the following players are overrated in fantasy baseball drafts. For sleepers go here: American League & National League. Consider Burnes more overrated than a “bust,” because this is what we’re talking about a pitcher in decline thanks to whom a top-15 pick will likely be made… Read More »
Remember the Looney Tunes cartoon where Bugs Bunny is playing baseball and he is announced at every spot in the batting order while also playing all nine defensive positions? Trying to pick a top target for each of fantasy baseball’s categories might produce a similar refrain. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two things 28 other NBA teams don’t want to see: the Bucks and Nuggets finding rhythm late in the season. Milwaukee and Denver have each won six straight in early March, a possible sign of things… Read More »
Checking the hype meter on the Celtics’ upcoming big matchups originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics begin an intriguing five-game stretch with Friday night’s visit of the Dallas Mavericks. With a nine-game winning streak and an eight-game lead over the Eastern Conference, the Celtics don’t necessarily have to worry about piling up… Read More »
SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE EAST COAST – After a period of total immersion in Metsland in Port St. Lucie, here are thoughts and observations on the state of the organization. Carlos Mendoza The new Mets manager is already showing why he won the veteran skipper’s interview process Craig Counsell. In November, Mendoza impressed Steve Cohen And… Read More »