The MLB season is winding down, with about 20 games left in the regular season for each team. There could be some drama to the finish line with the Mets—winners of 10 of the last 11—rolling and the Arizona Diamondbacks closing the gap on the San Diego Padres. Every division in the American League has a lead of 4.5 games or less. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in the sport, with an 86-57 mark. Here, I’ll examine the best bets for this slate, using odds from FanDuel and DraftKings. Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore OriolesThe Red Sox are hosting the Orioles as Baltimore bids to overtake the New York Yankees for the AL East lead. The Orioles are taking on Kutter Crawford, who holds the highest HR/9 in the MLB at 1.62. Over his last five starts, Crawford allowed two runs …
The NCAA needs to throw out a few numbers every once in a while to make it look like it's serious about the "student" half of the free labor it loves to describe as "student-athletes." For a while, the NCAA would publish graduation rates in accordance with financial aid-related legislation. Then the NCAA developed its own metric: the APR, or Academic Progress Rate, which the NCAA defines as "a term-by-term measure of eligibility and retention" that is supposed to function as "an early indicator of eventual graduation rates." In other words, instead of churning out press releases that explicitly say how few student-athletes graduate, the NCAA can shake its head disapprovingly and say a particular program "fell below the APR threshold."…
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Some people are fans of the San Diego Chargers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Diego Chargers. This 2015 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. Your team: The San Diego Chargers. YOU’VE BEEN THUNDERSTRUCK… Your 2014 record: 9-7, but livened up with the occasional Jewish joke or two. OH THOSE JEWS. Your coach: Mike McCoy. Listen, Mike McCoy is boring as shit and looks like a golf pro. I’m not here to talk about Mike McCoy. I’m here to talk about strength coach Rick Lyle… That is the most strength coach-looking strength coach of all strength coaches. Rick Lyle will fucking burn a hole through your quads just with his eyes. I’m staring at his photo right now and I can literally hear a voice scream…
While the NCAA tournament isn't yet finished—the Final Four starts Saturday, after all—the 64 games played thus far have been short on the drama (one overtime game, zero buzzer-beaters) but long on the blunders. While a good number of these mistakes can be blamed on the officials, players (and fans) have accounted for plenty of bloopers. So here's your montage, complete with a chiptune version of "One Shining Moment" that's at least as good as Jennifer Hudson's. Update: You can now download our chiptune version of "One Shining Moment" as an mp3 here. …
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data-mm-id=”_d4vrqb99w”>Another successful week for The Big Lead pickers, as Ryan Glasspiegel went 8-2 and no one went sub-.500. Glasspiegel continues setting the pace, though Stephen Douglas got back to his winning ways and Liam McKeone got to the .500 mark on the season with a 6-4 week. Clearly, we're all geniuses here. So, who do we like this week? Let's jump into it, with all lines coming from the Westgate Superbook on Tuesday.Season Record: Ryan Glasspiegel: 21-10; Stephen Douglas: 16-14; Liam McKeone: 15-15. Brian Giuffra: 14-16; Bobby Burack: 14-16; Ryan Phillips: 14-16.Eagles at Packers (-4.5)Giuffra: Packers 28, Eagles 20McKeone: Packers 27, Eagles 17 Burack: Eagles 31, Packers 30Douglas: Packers coverPhillips: Packers 27, Eagles 17Glasspiegel: Eagles coverRedskins …
data-mm-id=”_m1rw87vor”>This week's Tom Brady talk has centered around the NFL's pipedream of him becoming the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. While the discussion essentially stems from a Michael Irvin rumor that we later found out isn't all that important, the speculation is riveting. As are the odds — which are often more accurate than statements thrown around on talk shows — for Brady's offseason landing spot.Odds Shark posted the latest odds that set the New England Patriots as favorites to retain Brady at -250. The number for his departure is +300.The head-scratching part of the is equation is the team favored to sign the all-timer if he continues his career elsewhere — the Las Vegas Raiders at +300. The Raiders are followed by the Chargers (+400), …
data-mm-id=”_fgyvqh19m”>Any parent knows that serving children spaghetti is a calculated risk. The best-case scenario is they like it, don't complain, and make an unholy mess both on and around their person. Great food, like great art, takes sacrifice and the sloppy staple usually comes with a prolonged cleanup.Some eaters fail to progress in the spaghetti-wrangling department with age. They struggle to master the dexterity needed to get the pasta from plate to fork to mouth. This can have catastrophic social ramifications and the amount of new relationships that have been killed because one party made an absolute fool of themselves trying to eat spaghetti is likely staggering. This causes desperation and desperate measures. Take a look at this rugged gentleman, who has decided to…
data-mm-id=”_c90j4zd5p”>The Los Angeles Clippers parted ways with Doc Rivers on Monday in a move that will have ripple effects across the NBA. Rivers has already received interest from other teams and the Clippers now have to replace a legendary coach who will need to appease two superstars, both of whom can opt out after next season. The franchise and its stars are officially on the clock. Paul George signed a four-year, $136.9 million deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2018, but the fourth season is a player option for $37.9 million. By the time he was traded to the Clippers in the summer of 2019, he only had two guaranteed seasons left on his deal. Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard inked a three-year, $103.1 million deal with the Clippers in the summer of 2019, but the third year is a pl…