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1. We love a creative celebration. We especially love a creative celebration that involves props.
So we were highly impressed with what we saw in Baltimore on Monday night.
Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle went deep in the third inning against the A’s. When he got back to Baltimore’s dugout, one of his teammates was there waiting for him with … a funnel. And a bottle of water to pour into said funnel.

Come for the home run, stay for the celly. pic.twitter.

If you’re going to be calling 120+ minor league baseball games, you’ve got to do some things to keep it interesting, and that’s precisely what the play-by-play announcer for the West Michigan Whitecaps did while tipping his cap to the Jim Nantz and the Masters.
The Whitecaps are the High-A Midwest League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. As is so often the case with the minor leagues, teams will use gimmicks. The Whitecaps, for instance, have switched up their name for select games and took the field as the Beer City Bung Hammers. Why? Because it gets attention.

Deion Sanders has made it a personal mission to ingratiate himself with his new team, community and apparently mascot in Colorado. “Prime Time” has never shied away from confrontation and fear just isn’t something the public has seen from the Hall of Famer in his legendary career. 
But it appears the one thing that can make Sanders blush is a 1,200-pound buffalo. 
Colorado released a video Monday that showed Sanders meeting Ralphie, the school’s mascot, for the first time. The coach was a bit sheepish—to say the least—when he tried feeding Ralphie.

Is your college football team looking for a quarterback or another stud linebacker coming out of Spring practice? Luckily, coaches are about to get another window of opportunity to find an additional piece to their teams puzzle. For some, one or two pieces from the transfer portal could be the difference in fighting for a conference title.
The Spring transfer portal period opens for college football players on April 15th, and will run through the 30th. There are a number of schools still looking for a veteran quarterback that can come into the program and add competition to the room.

With the NBA playoffs set to start this week, DeMarcus Cousins has reportedly found a new team, but not one in the United States. 
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Cousins is signing with the Guaynabo Mets, a franchise in the Puerto Rican Professional Basketball League. The 32-year-old will play with the team this spring with the hope of finding a way back to the NBA in the near future. 
Cousins has been without a team this NBA season after last playing for the Nuggets during the 2021–22 campaign.

Duke star forward Kyle Filipowski will forgo the NBA draft and return to school for his sophomore season, he announced on his personal Twitter account on Tuesday morning.
“Being at Duke this past year has been such a blessing,” Filipowski said. “This team, this place, the [Cameron] Crazies, have been incredible. And I know you’re wondering what comes next. When I committed here, I said I wanted to help continue the Duke legacy. I said I wanted to help Coach Scheyer build the foundation. I said I wanted to leave a legacy of my own. I meant what I said: same dynasty, new legacy.

Good morning, I’m Dan Gartland. Are you ready for the chaos of the NBA play-in tournament?
In today’s SI:AM:
🏀 Boston goes No. 1
🎙️ The voices of the NBA postseason
📝 The Ravens’ puzzling signing
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