Author: Michael

New inductee Scott Rolen is one of four players who received Verducci’s vote.
Don’t let this election fool you. The flow of players into the Hall of Fame is accelerating.
Here are the number of players annually elected by the baseball writers to the Hall of Fame in my first six years voting 30 years ago: 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1. Voting was so tough that 324-game winner Don Sutton waited five years to get in.
Here are the number of players elected in the same manner in the past six years: 4, 4, 2, 0, 1, 1.
Five electees in six years gave way to 12 in six years.

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Amid discussion of a possible lawsuit against the University of Georgia and recent stories that the victims partied at a strip club before a car crash that killed a football player and staff member last week, Georgia’s athletic director released a statement on Tuesday.
“The athletic department is conducting a thorough review in coordination with appropriate legal counsel to fully understand the circumstances surrounding this tragic event,” Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks said.
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock died in a car crash in Athens, Ga.

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Twenty-four of the nation’s best high school basketball players will feature in this year’s game in Houston.
Bronny James, the eldest son of Lakers star Lebron James, is among the country’s top high school players who were selected to play in the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game.
Along with James, DJ Wagner, Isaiah Collier, Justin Edwards and Andrej Stojacković are also part of the 24 chosen to showcase their talents on the hardwood inside the Toyota Center on March 28.

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The San Francisco 49ers will travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles in the youngest QB matchup during an NFC Championship Game in history. Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts 7-0 in the team’s past seven games. Eagles Head Coach Nick Sirianni called Purdy ‘a winner.’ Hurts was a first round pick, while Purdy is Mr. Irrelevant (final pick of the draft) but how wide is the gap between the two young QBs? LeSean McCoy compares both QB’s skills and accolades, then explains why the gap is large between Hurts and Purdy.

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Greg Jennings, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes help Nick Wright reveal the six men with the most to lose and gain from a Super Bowl win. The list features San Francisco 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo (Jimmy G), Brock Purdy and Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes & Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts and Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen. The First Things First crew breaks down who has the most to gain and lose from a Super Bowl LVII win.

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The Hall of Fame boxer was previously convicted of rape in February 1992.
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.
A woman who says Hall of Fame boxer Mike Tyson raped her in the early 1990s is suing him under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, according to a lawsuit filed in the state earlier this month. 
The 56-year-old Tyson was previously convicted of rape in February 1992 in Indianapolis.

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