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Monday Edition

Here are you four Monday topics for you to start the week  after a fun weekend in Denver (hence no Friday post, sorry)!


Phil Mickelson fired a final round 66 Sunday to win his first Open Championship at Muirfield. Photo by Getty Images

First Quarter: MLB

1. MLB scoreboard
2. ESPN Monday Night Baseball: New York Yankees (52-46)/Ivan Nova (4-2, 3.63) @ Texas Rangers (54-44)/Yu Darvish (8-4, 3.02), 6:05 pm
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (57-39)/Charlie Morton (1-2, 3.19) @ Washington Nationals (48-50)/Dan Haren (4-10, 5.61), 6:05 pm
4. Tampa Bay Rays (58-41)/Matt Moore (13-3, 3.44) @ Boston Red Sox (60-40)/Brandon Workman (0-0, 5.40), 6:10 pm

Second Quarter: MLB Power Rankings

1. Tampa Bay Rays (58-41) – LW5
2. Boston Red Sox (60-40) – LW2
3. St. Louis Cardinals (59-37) – LW3
4. Pittsburgh Pirates (57-39) – LW4
5. Oakland Athletics (57-41) – LW1
6. Baltimore Orioles (56-43) – LW8
7. Atlanta Braves (55-43) – LW7
8. Cincinnati Reds (55-43) – LW11
9. Detroit Tigers (53-44) – LW9
10. Texas Rangers (54-44) – LW6
11. Cleveland Indians (52-46) – LW10
12. New York Yankees (52-46) – LW12
13. Arizona Diamondbacks (51-47) – LW13
14. Los Angeles Dodgers (50-47) – LWNR

Dropping Out: Philadelphia Phillies (49-50) – LW14

Third Quarter: 4Q Potpourri (NFL, NHL, NBA, College Sports or else of choice)

1. NFL – Peter King has a new website MMQB
2. NHL – Team Canada tabs a familiar name to lead them in Sochi
3. NBA – Summer League finals tonight: Golden State v. Phoenix on NBATV
4. College – CBB most indispensable players & Grand Canyon University controversy 

Fourth Quarter: Weekend Links
1. CBSsports.com – Gregg Doyel writing about the latest incident at THE Ohio State
2. ESPN.com – Jerry Cransnick gives #DirtySouth some love
3. HailVarsity.com – Tweets of the Week (team Jack edition) from Erin Sorensen
4. SI.com – Media Circus
Bonus – KCStar – Royals Q&A with Bob Dutton (I know most don’t care)/Gold Cup/British Open final scores and PJ at Wrigley Field

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2013 Posts: 178

Tuesday = Lots of Links

It’s Tuesday so bring on the links!


Creighton University women’s basketball team was overjoyed to be one of the last teams named to the NCAA tournament last night. Photo from GoCreighton.com

First Quarter: Starter Links

1) Good story from espnW on the Jordan and Taryne Mowatt at California Baptist
2) Keep an eye on this B1G story written by Andy Staples
3) Mad Chatter from Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World Herald
4) Sam Mellinger of the Twitter Tuesday

Second Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA scoreboard
2) Goaltending “gate” in Chicago last night between the Bulls and Nuggets
3) NHL scoreboard
4) Duck pay (Corey) Perry

Third Quarter: College Basketball

1) Big East announcement tomorrow?
2) Luke Winn’s latest
3) SI.com’s One on One
4) Pat Forde’s best and worse case in the Midwest bracket
Bonus – NCAA’s women’s bracket

Fourth Quarter: MLB

1) WBC scoreboard
2) Jeff Passan on the DR’s berth in the WBC finals
3) Royals daily Q&A with Bob Dutton 
4) Jon Heyman’s spring surprises

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2013 Posts: 86

Tuesday = Lots of Links

It’s Tuesday so bring on the links!

No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over Saint Mary's 65-51 at WCC
Kelly Olynyk and Gonzaga won another West Coast Conference title on Monday night. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

First Quarter: Starter Links

1) Media Circus
2) NCAA broadcast pairings
3) Mad Chatter from Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World Herald
4) Sam Mellinger of the Twitter Tuesday

Second Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA scoreboard
2) NBA.com power rankings
3) NHL scoreboard
4) Oops

Third Quarter: College Basketball

1) I’m sure Nebraska fans will disagree but USA Today wrote about the Creighton Bluejays 
2) The Missouri Valley Conference got treated poorly by CBS on Sunday by Bryan Burwell
3) SI.com’s One on One
4) Jerry Palm’s Bracketology

Fourth Quarter: MLB

1) WBC scoreboard
2) Team USA has a new set of challenges in round two of the WBC
3) Royals daily Q&A with Bob Dutton 
4) The other half of the WBC

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2013 Posts: 79

Tuesday = Lots of Links

It’s Tuesday so bring on the links!


Oregon State had a rebranding party on Monday night here is the result.

First Quarter: Starter Links

1) Oregon State Beavers rebranded and had a get together Monday night
2) RIP Sportscenter but how about “FOSN”
3) Mad Chatter from Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World Herald
4) Sam Mellinger of the Twitter Tuesday

Second Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA scoreboard
2) Just shut up Dwight. Ball Don’t Lie/Kelly Dwyer
3) NHL scoreboard
4) Puck Daddy wasn’t amused by Screaming A Smith hockey knowledge

Third Quarter: College Basketball

1) The final Mid-Major Power Pyramid of the season? CBS Sports makes conference tournament picks, Forde Minutes
2) Catholic 7 will get the Big East name in the divorce
3) Arch Madness starts but if Creighton leaves what does the Valley do?
4) ESPN.com women’s college basketball Bracketology with Charlie Creme, Andy Glockner’s new SI project for March

Fourth Quarter: MLB

1) WBC scoreboard
2) R.A. Dickey to start for team USA against Mexico
3) Royals daily Q&A with Bob Dutton 
4) China’s win gives them a bid in the 2017 tournament that Brazil will now need to qualify for

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2013 Posts: 70

Tuesday = Lots of Links

It’s Tuesday so bring on the links! (Happy Birthday to my Dad today)


The Omaha World-Herald put together a timeline of the Bob Devaney Sports Center which only has a few games left before its renovation.

First Quarter: Starter Links

1) SI’s Media Circus and a follow-up to the Hugh Freeze wanting emails from others
2) Don’t know if I shared this but the National Post has adetailed picture on Oscar Pistorius if he did it
3) Mad Chatter from Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World Herald
4) Sam Mellinger of the Twitter Tuesday

Second Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA scoreboard
2) PAU! To the Lakers playoff chances?
3) NHL scoreboard
4) Penguins place Malkin on the IR

Third Quarter: College Basketball

1) Mid-Major Power Pyramid
2) Cool timeline from the OWH on the Bob Devaney Sports Center which is in its final season
3) Team comparison and West Virginia isn’t wild about traveling all of a sudden
4) ESPN.com women’s college basketball Bracketology with Charlie Creme

Fourth Quarter: MLB

1) St. Louis Post media views with Dan Caesar on Joe Buck returning to Cardinals broadcast on FS-MW
2) More baseball media legendary broadcaster Joe Garagiola announced his retirement but did this interview with Arizona Central
3) Royals daily Q&A with Bob Dutton and my question was answered
4) Jeff Passan on the Marlins owners comments this weekend

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2013 Posts: 63

Thursday w/ 4Quarters

Almost done with the week here are four Thursday topics for you to enjoy

Final Four: Notre Dame, 'Bama, Florida, Oregon; First Four Out: Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, Stanford.
The NCAA BcS Playoffs might’ve looked like this. Photo by SI.com

First Quarter: NBA

1) NBA scoreboard
2) Detroit won by 40 last night and the Washington Wizards 4Q winnless watch is ovah!
3) San Antonio Spurs (13-3) @ Miami Heat (10-3), 7 pm/TNT
4) Denver Nuggets (8-7) @ Golden State Warriors (8-6), 9:30 pm/TNT

Second Quarter: College Football

1) Louisville Cardinals (9-2, 4-2 Big East) @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-2, 5-1 Big East), 6:30 pm/ESPN
2) 4Q FCS Game of the Week (Playoffs 2nd Round): South Dakota State Jackrabbits (9-3, 6-2 MVC) @ North Dakota State Bison (10-1, 7-1 MVC), 3 pm/Gameplan ESPN3
3) FCS Playoff Bracket
4) What conference title game has your interest?

Third Quarter: NFL

1) NFL scoreboard
2) Thursday Night Football: New Orleans Saints (5-6) @ Atlanta Falcons (10-1), 7:20 pm/NFL Network
3) 4Q: Suck Game of the Week: Carolina Panthers (3-8) @ Kansas City Chiefs (1-10)
4) 4Q: Not Quite Good Enough to Mention Friday Match-up: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5) @ Denver Broncos (8-3)

Fourth Quarter: Thursday Links

1) Here’s how Southern Miss afforded to get rid of Ellis Johnson
2) Tom Dienhart looks at the Big Ten Conference title game on Saturday
3) Bob Dutton on how David Glass looks to spend money, I’ll believe it when it happens
4) How a college football playoff would’ve looked this year by Stewart Mandel and Pete Thamel on SI.com

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