Author: Michael

Michigan State basketball is returning to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in five years, but Tyson Walker is going to have to carpool. As the Spartans head east to Madison Square Garden, they will need their leading scorer to continue his reign of terror against the Kansas State Wildcats.
Before he can get back on the court, however, Walker needs to find his car.
Sunday marked Michigan State’s fourth full day in Columbus, Ohio for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

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The veteran men’s basketball coach spent four seasons with the Red Storm.
Former St. John’s men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson is expected to file a lawsuit against the school after St. John’s fired him “for cause,” ESPN’s Myron Medcalf reported Monday. The Red Storm would owe Anderson $11 million had they not designated Anderson a for-cause firing.
According to ESPN, St. John’s claimed Anderson was fired for failing to encourage athletes to meet academic standards, not properly supervising his assistants and not doing his job in a way “that reflected positively on St.

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Baltimore third baseman Gunnar Henderson is the favorite at +250.
Opening day in Major League Baseball is less than two weeks away, and it’s time to place some early futures bets for AL Rookie of the Year.
Early odds are favoring players that look to make opening day rosters. After all, playing time matters!
Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez is the reigning AL ROY. Not only did he start from day one for the Mariners, he also set a record for most home runs hit by a rookie in the first round of the Home Run Derby.

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He reportedly has agreed to a six-year deal with the school.
Iona coach Rick Pitino has agreed to a six-year deal with St. John’s to become the program’s next men’s basketball coach, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Adrian Wojnarowski. The financial details of the agreement haven’t been reported at this time. 
The news comes after an earlier ESPN report from late Sunday night stated Pitino had met with St. John’s officials after Iona was eliminated from the NCAA tournament.

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The ESPN college hoops analyst remains confident in his choice after the opening weekend.
Jay Bilas remains confident in his 2023 NCAA men’s tournament championship pick after the first weekend of this year’s Big Dance.
The ESPN analyst chose No. 4-seed UConn to take home the title, which surprised a lot of fans at first. Now, after the Huskies’ dominant wins over Iona and Saint Mary’s in Albany, N.Y., Bilas still thinks UConn can win it all.
“I would say Connecticut did [impress me the most],” Bilas said on Monday’s episode of Get Up.

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