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Friday’s 6-pack
Pitchers with the most quality starts last year:
(6+ innings pitched, 3 or less earned runs allowed)
22— Garrett Crochet
22— Cristopher Sanchez
22— Logan Webb
21— Hunter Brown
21— Tarik Skubal
21— Bryan Woo
Quote of the Day
“Of all the things you wear, your expression matters most. Wear it well.”
Harvey Mackay
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, who has hit the most home runs?
Thursday’s quiz
Kyler Murray played college football for Texas A&M, Oklahoma.
Wednesday’s quiz
When Florida Gators won consecutive national titles in 2006, 2007, Billy Donovan was their coach.
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Wolverines won despite being minus-13 (18-5) in turnovers.
Michigan is 28-2, 18-1 in conference games.
Iowa is 20-10, but 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Louisiana Tech 76, Liberty 71
6-3 soph Bates scored 34 points, had four assists for Tech.
Liberty was 16-39 behind the arc, only 7-16 inside arc.
Liberty lost three of last four games, after a 23-3 start.
— Valparaiso 63, Indiana State 62
Indiana State led by 7 with 4:24 left in the game.
Valparaiso was 13-22 on foul line, Sycamores 3-4.
Crusaders play Bradley in the next round Friday.
— Drake 67, Southern Illinois 63
Salukis shot 4-25 on the arc, 3-9 on foul line.
Drake had lost nine games in a row, was a 9-point underdog.
Drake has also won this tournament the last three years; they had better teams then.
— Fairfield 71, Manhattan 60
Stags win 20 games for only 2nd time in last 14 years.
Fairfield starts four freshmen; they’re 9-3 in last 12 games.
Fairfield plays Saint Peter’s in the next round Friday.
— Famous birthdays, March 6th:
Jerry Rhome, 84
Mike Boryla, 75
Sleepy Floyd, 66
Connie Britton, 59
Shaquille O’Neal, 54
Michael Finley, 53
Sage Rosenfels, 48
Jake Arrieta, 40
Edmundo Sosa, 30
Joe Milton, 26
— Saw something on TV; so far in spring training, when a catcher challenges a ball/strike call, 54% of those calls have been overturned. When batters have challenged calls, 46% have been overturned. Still early in the process, but the ABS seems like a good system.
— There are only five players who have hit 400+ home runs, stole 300+ bases:
Carlos Beltran, 435 HR’s, 312 SB
Alex Rodriguez, 696, 329
Barry Bonds, 762, 514
Andre Dawson, 438, 314
Willie Mays, 660, 339
Jose Ramirez is the one active player who has a decent shot at joining this list; he’s hit 285 home runs, stolen 287 bases.
— Houston Astros’ SS Jeremy Pena has a broken bone in his finger, will be re-evaluated in two weeks. He’ll miss the World Baseball Classic; major league season starts in 20 days or so, it remains to be seen if Pena will be back in the lineup for Opening Day.
— There are two Max Muncy’s in the major leagues:
Dodgers’ 3B Max Muncy was drafted by the A’s, has played 10 years in the majors.
A’s 3B Max Muncy was also drafted by the A’s, has played one year so far.
What makes it weird is this: the two guys have the same birthday, August 25th.
— Chicago Bears traded WR DJ Moore and a 5th-round draft pick to Buffalo, in exchange for a second-round draft pick. Moore caught 50 passes for 682 yards and six TD’s last year; he has scored 43 TDs’ in his eight-year career.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Southern Miss 86, James Madison 80- Eagles were 28-34 on line; they play Texas State next.
Georgia Southern 80, Arkansas State 77- Eagles pull the first upset of the tournament.
Pitchers with the most quality starts last year:
(6+ innings pitched, 3 or less earned runs allowed)
22— Garrett Crochet
22— Cristopher Sanchez
22— Logan Webb
21— Hunter Brown
21— Tarik Skubal
21— Bryan Woo
Quote of the Day
“Of all the things you wear, your expression matters most. Wear it well.”
Harvey Mackay
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, who has hit the most home runs?
Thursday’s quiz
Kyler Murray played college football for Texas A&M, Oklahoma.
Wednesday’s quiz
When Florida Gators won consecutive national titles in 2006, 2007, Billy Donovan was their coach.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……
— Michigan 71, Iowa 68Wolverines won despite being minus-13 (18-5) in turnovers.
Michigan is 28-2, 18-1 in conference games.
Iowa is 20-10, but 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Louisiana Tech 76, Liberty 71
6-3 soph Bates scored 34 points, had four assists for Tech.
Liberty was 16-39 behind the arc, only 7-16 inside arc.
Liberty lost three of last four games, after a 23-3 start.
— Valparaiso 63, Indiana State 62
Indiana State led by 7 with 4:24 left in the game.
Valparaiso was 13-22 on foul line, Sycamores 3-4.
Crusaders play Bradley in the next round Friday.
— Drake 67, Southern Illinois 63
Salukis shot 4-25 on the arc, 3-9 on foul line.
Drake had lost nine games in a row, was a 9-point underdog.
Drake has also won this tournament the last three years; they had better teams then.
— Fairfield 71, Manhattan 60
Stags win 20 games for only 2nd time in last 14 years.
Fairfield starts four freshmen; they’re 9-3 in last 12 games.
Fairfield plays Saint Peter’s in the next round Friday.
— Famous birthdays, March 6th:
Jerry Rhome, 84
Mike Boryla, 75
Sleepy Floyd, 66
Connie Britton, 59
Shaquille O’Neal, 54
Michael Finley, 53
Sage Rosenfels, 48
Jake Arrieta, 40
Edmundo Sosa, 30
Joe Milton, 26
— Saw something on TV; so far in spring training, when a catcher challenges a ball/strike call, 54% of those calls have been overturned. When batters have challenged calls, 46% have been overturned. Still early in the process, but the ABS seems like a good system.
— There are only five players who have hit 400+ home runs, stole 300+ bases:
Carlos Beltran, 435 HR’s, 312 SB
Alex Rodriguez, 696, 329
Barry Bonds, 762, 514
Andre Dawson, 438, 314
Willie Mays, 660, 339
Jose Ramirez is the one active player who has a decent shot at joining this list; he’s hit 285 home runs, stolen 287 bases.
— Houston Astros’ SS Jeremy Pena has a broken bone in his finger, will be re-evaluated in two weeks. He’ll miss the World Baseball Classic; major league season starts in 20 days or so, it remains to be seen if Pena will be back in the lineup for Opening Day.
— There are two Max Muncy’s in the major leagues:
Dodgers’ 3B Max Muncy was drafted by the A’s, has played 10 years in the majors.
A’s 3B Max Muncy was also drafted by the A’s, has played one year so far.
What makes it weird is this: the two guys have the same birthday, August 25th.
— Chicago Bears traded WR DJ Moore and a 5th-round draft pick to Buffalo, in exchange for a second-round draft pick. Moore caught 50 passes for 682 yards and six TD’s last year; he has scored 43 TDs’ in his eight-year career.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Southern Miss 86, James Madison 80- Eagles were 28-34 on line; they play Texas State next.
Georgia Southern 80, Arkansas State 77- Eagles pull the first upset of the tournament.
Friday, March 6
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCRV at HAW | 12:00 AM | HAW -11.5 | +500 |
| WEBB at HP | 12:00 PM | WEBB +26.5***** O 158.5***** | +500 +500 |
| BELL at CARK | 12:00 PM | BELL +6.5 | +500 |
| DRKE at BEL | 01:00 PM | BEL -12.5***** | +500 |
| NE at NCAT | 02:00 PM | NCAT -1.5***** | +500 |
| CHSO at WIN | 02:30 PM | CHSO +3.5***** | +500 |
| FGCU at LIP | 02:30 PM | LIP -4.5***** | +500 |
| UIC at MURR | 03:30 PM | UIC +1.5***** | +500 |
| CIT at CHAT | 05:00 PM | CIT +7.5***** | +500 |
| SHU at MW | 06:00 PM | MW -8.5 | +500 |
| NIU at AKR | 06:00 PM | AKR -22.5***** | +500 |
| LONG at UNCA | 06:00 PM | LONG +1.5 | +500 |
| USM at TXST | 06:00 PM | USM +1.5***** | +500 |
| BGSU at EMU | 06:30 PM | BGSU -3.5 | +500 |
| PENN at BRWN | 07:00 PM | BRWN +2.5***** | +500 |
| BUFF at TOL | 07:00 PM | TOL -8.5 O 153.5*** | +500 +500 |
| VCU at DAY | 07:00 PM | VCU +1.5 | +500 |
| CMU at BALL | 07:00 PM | BALL -2.5****** | +500 |
| CLMB at HARV | 07:00 PM | CLMB +4.5***** O 132.5***** | +500 +500 |
| WMU at KENT | 07:00 PM | KENT -11.5***** | +500 |
| VALP at BRAD | 07:00 PM | BRAD -4.5***** | +500 |
| NEOM at SDAK | 07:00 PM | SDAK +3.5 | +500 |
| VMI at UNCG | 07:30 PM | UNCG -7.5***** | +500 |
| UCF at WVU | 08:00 PM | WVU -3.5 | +500 |
| GASO at USA | 08:30 PM | USA -5.5***** | +500 |
| FAIR at SPC | 08:30 PM | SPC -3.5***** | +500 |
| PRE at RAD | 08:30 PM | RAD -1.5 | +500 |
| SJU at HALL | 09:00 PM | SJU -4.5***** | +500 |
| PORT at WSU | 09:00 PM | PORT +6.5 O 152.5***** | +500 +500 |
| M-OH at OHIO | 09:00 PM | M-OH -5.5***** O 159.5***** | +500 +500 |
| UNI at ILST | 09:30 PM | UNI -1.5 | +500 |
| DEN at UND | 09:30 PM | DEN -3.5 | +500 |
| UNLV at SDSU | 10:00 PM | UNLV +9.5 O 152.5***** | +500 +500 |
| SEMO at MORE | 10:30 PM | SEMO -2.5***** | +500 |
| USD at SEA | 11:30 PM | SEA -9.5***** | +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH !
03/06/2026..............12 - 13 - 0.................48.00%............- 11.50
03/05/2026................11 - 8 - 0..................57.89%............+ 11.00
03/04/2026................10 - 18 - 0................35.71%............- 49.00
03/03/2026...............12 - 12 - 0.................50.00%............- 6.00
03/02/2026...................8 - 5 - 0.................61.53%............+ 12.50
03/01/2026.................10 - 8 - 0.................55.55%............+ 6.00
TOTALS.......................63 - 64 - 0................. 49.60%.............- 37.00
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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:
TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50
FEBRUARY'S
TOTALS...............375 - 352 - 0.................51.58%.................- 56.00
03/06/2026..............12 - 13 - 0.................48.00%............- 11.50
03/05/2026................11 - 8 - 0..................57.89%............+ 11.00
03/04/2026................10 - 18 - 0................35.71%............- 49.00
03/03/2026...............12 - 12 - 0.................50.00%............- 6.00
03/02/2026...................8 - 5 - 0.................61.53%............+ 12.50
03/01/2026.................10 - 8 - 0.................55.55%............+ 6.00
TOTALS.......................63 - 64 - 0................. 49.60%.............- 37.00
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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:
TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50
FEBRUARY'S
TOTALS...............375 - 352 - 0.................51.58%.................- 56.00
Saturday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— USA 15, Brazil 5- Aaron Judge homered, scored three runs.
— Venezuela 6, Netherlands 2- Willson Contreras had two hits, two RBI
— Dominican Republic 12, Nicaragua 3- Julio Rodriguez had 3 hits, 3 RBI
— Japan 13, Chinese Taipei 0- Shohei Ohtani hit a grand slam.
— Cuba 3, Panama 1- Yoan Moncada hit a 2-run homer.
— Puerto Rico 5, Colombia 0- Puerto Rico scored all 5 runs in 5th inning
Quote of the Day
“I still got a long way to go, but this was a really good step.”
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum, after playing in his first game in 298 days
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, who hit the most home runs?
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria has hit the most home runs.
Thursday’s quiz
Kyler Murray played college football for Texas A&M, Oklahoma.
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Drake 100, Belmont 79
Bulldogs shot 76.9% inside arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Drake was an 11-point underdog.
Bulldogs won last two nights, after losing last eight regular season games.
Belmont is first #1-seed in country to lose in its conference tournament.
Bradley 90, Valparaiso 84, 2OTs
Braves were +8 (19-11) in overtime.
Valparaiso led by 3 with 0:48 left in the first overtime.
Bradley is 4-1 in overtime games this season.
— Miami OH 110, Ohio 108, OT
Redhawks finish regular season 31-0, with nine wins by 1 or 2 points, or in OT.
Miami’s last three wins were all by two points.
Miami was 31-41 on foul line, Ohio was 20-25.
Redhawks shot 56.1% inside arc, scored 1.32 ppp.
— Akron 94, Northern Illinois 55
Very quietly, in Miami’s shadow, Zips have won seven in row, 16 of last 17 games.
Akron shot 18-27 on the arc, scored 1.36 ppp.
Zips are 26-5, have the #9 eFG% in the country.
— St John’s 72, Seton Hall 65
St John’s shot 59.4% inside the arc.
Seton Hall finishes 10-10 in the Big East.
Red Storm is 16-1 in last 17 games, clinched #1-seed in Big East tourney.
— Southern Conference tournament
Citadel 88, Chattanooga 85
Citadel shot 15-31 on arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Chattanooga lost desire shooting 1.34 ppp.
— WCC tournament
Portland 74, Washington State 68
Wazzu led 29-25 at halftime.
This was Coogs’ last WCC game; they’re back in Pac-12 next year.
Pilots advance to play San Francisco Saturday.
— North Carolina star Caleb Wilson, who was already nursing a broken left hand, is now out for the year with a broken right thumb he suffered in practice this week. Wilson was averaging 19.8 ppg, grabbing 9.4 rebounds/game for the 24-6 Tar Heels.
— Famous birthdays, March 7th:
Pete Beathard, 84
Jeff Burroughs, 75
Lynn Swann, 74
Tommy Kramer, 71
Bryan Cranston, 70
Joe Carter, 66
Flipper Anderson, 61
Steve Beuerlein, 61
Ricky Proehl, 58
Jeff Kent, 58
Jenna Fischer, 52
Ian Clark, 35
Pharoh Cooper, 31
Michael Harris, 25
— VCU 68, Dayton 62
VCU shot 56.7% inside arc, had only 7 turnovers on 61 possessions.
Dayton shot 63.6% inside arc, only 4-22 outside arc.
Rams have won 13 of their last 14 games.
— San Diego State 89, UNLV 86
BJ Davis scored 30 points in 26:00 off San Diego State’s bench.
Aztecs led 42-39 at halftime.
Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 32 points for UNLV.
— West Virginia 77, Central Florida 62
West Virginia shot 61.5% inside the arc.
Honor Huff was 10-10 on foul line; UCF’s whole team was 11-18.
Central Florida lost six of its last nine games.
— Patriot League tournament
Lehigh 69, Holy Cross 66
Forgot to mention this yesterday; kid on Lehigh nailed a half-court shot at the buzzer to win this game. Lehigh advances to play Colgate in the semi-finals Sunday.
— MAAC tournament:
Merrimack 70, Sacred Heart, 48
Top-seeded Warriors led 39-25 at halftime.
Merrimack has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Fairfield 74, Saint Peter’s 55
#7-seed Stags pull upset, after trailing 11-0 right off the bat.
Fairfield starts 4 freshmen; they’ve won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Southern Miss 81, Texas State 77- Unusual game: there were 92 two-point shots taken in this game, only 14 three-point shots. Southern Miss was 28-37 on foul line.
Georgia Southern 94, South Alabama 85
#10-seed Eagles win for third day in a row, scoring 88-80-94 points.
Georgia Southern was 23-44 on 3-point shots, 6-8 on two-point shots.
World Baseball Classic scores
— USA 15, Brazil 5- Aaron Judge homered, scored three runs.
— Venezuela 6, Netherlands 2- Willson Contreras had two hits, two RBI
— Dominican Republic 12, Nicaragua 3- Julio Rodriguez had 3 hits, 3 RBI
— Japan 13, Chinese Taipei 0- Shohei Ohtani hit a grand slam.
— Cuba 3, Panama 1- Yoan Moncada hit a 2-run homer.
— Puerto Rico 5, Colombia 0- Puerto Rico scored all 5 runs in 5th inning
Quote of the Day
“I still got a long way to go, but this was a really good step.”
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum, after playing in his first game in 298 days
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, who hit the most home runs?
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria has hit the most home runs.
Thursday’s quiz
Kyler Murray played college football for Texas A&M, Oklahoma.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday……..
— Missouri Valley tournamentDrake 100, Belmont 79
Bulldogs shot 76.9% inside arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Drake was an 11-point underdog.
Bulldogs won last two nights, after losing last eight regular season games.
Belmont is first #1-seed in country to lose in its conference tournament.
Bradley 90, Valparaiso 84, 2OTs
Braves were +8 (19-11) in overtime.
Valparaiso led by 3 with 0:48 left in the first overtime.
Bradley is 4-1 in overtime games this season.
— Miami OH 110, Ohio 108, OT
Redhawks finish regular season 31-0, with nine wins by 1 or 2 points, or in OT.
Miami’s last three wins were all by two points.
Miami was 31-41 on foul line, Ohio was 20-25.
Redhawks shot 56.1% inside arc, scored 1.32 ppp.
— Akron 94, Northern Illinois 55
Very quietly, in Miami’s shadow, Zips have won seven in row, 16 of last 17 games.
Akron shot 18-27 on the arc, scored 1.36 ppp.
Zips are 26-5, have the #9 eFG% in the country.
— St John’s 72, Seton Hall 65
St John’s shot 59.4% inside the arc.
Seton Hall finishes 10-10 in the Big East.
Red Storm is 16-1 in last 17 games, clinched #1-seed in Big East tourney.
— Southern Conference tournament
Citadel 88, Chattanooga 85
Citadel shot 15-31 on arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Chattanooga lost desire shooting 1.34 ppp.
— WCC tournament
Portland 74, Washington State 68
Wazzu led 29-25 at halftime.
This was Coogs’ last WCC game; they’re back in Pac-12 next year.
Pilots advance to play San Francisco Saturday.
— North Carolina star Caleb Wilson, who was already nursing a broken left hand, is now out for the year with a broken right thumb he suffered in practice this week. Wilson was averaging 19.8 ppg, grabbing 9.4 rebounds/game for the 24-6 Tar Heels.
— Famous birthdays, March 7th:
Pete Beathard, 84
Jeff Burroughs, 75
Lynn Swann, 74
Tommy Kramer, 71
Bryan Cranston, 70
Joe Carter, 66
Flipper Anderson, 61
Steve Beuerlein, 61
Ricky Proehl, 58
Jeff Kent, 58
Jenna Fischer, 52
Ian Clark, 35
Pharoh Cooper, 31
Michael Harris, 25
— VCU 68, Dayton 62
VCU shot 56.7% inside arc, had only 7 turnovers on 61 possessions.
Dayton shot 63.6% inside arc, only 4-22 outside arc.
Rams have won 13 of their last 14 games.
— San Diego State 89, UNLV 86
BJ Davis scored 30 points in 26:00 off San Diego State’s bench.
Aztecs led 42-39 at halftime.
Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 32 points for UNLV.
— West Virginia 77, Central Florida 62
West Virginia shot 61.5% inside the arc.
Honor Huff was 10-10 on foul line; UCF’s whole team was 11-18.
Central Florida lost six of its last nine games.
— Patriot League tournament
Lehigh 69, Holy Cross 66
Forgot to mention this yesterday; kid on Lehigh nailed a half-court shot at the buzzer to win this game. Lehigh advances to play Colgate in the semi-finals Sunday.
— MAAC tournament:
Merrimack 70, Sacred Heart, 48
Top-seeded Warriors led 39-25 at halftime.
Merrimack has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Fairfield 74, Saint Peter’s 55
#7-seed Stags pull upset, after trailing 11-0 right off the bat.
Fairfield starts 4 freshmen; they’ve won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Southern Miss 81, Texas State 77- Unusual game: there were 92 two-point shots taken in this game, only 14 three-point shots. Southern Miss was 28-37 on foul line.
Georgia Southern 94, South Alabama 85
#10-seed Eagles win for third day in a row, scoring 88-80-94 points.
Georgia Southern was 23-44 on 3-point shots, 6-8 on two-point shots.
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Saturday, March 7
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU at OKST | 12:00 PM | OKST +13.5***** | +500 |
| XAV at VILL | 12:00 PM | XAV +12.5***** | +500 |
| DAV at SBON | 12:00 PM | DAV +3.5 | +500 |
| LT at DEL | 12:00 PM | LT -2.5***** | +500 |
| BUT at DEP | 12:00 PM | DEP -3.5***** | +500 |
| GT at CLEM | 12:00 PM | GT +16.5 | +500 |
| VT at UVA | 12:00 PM | VT +11.5 | +500 |
| UNCA at HP | 12:00 PM | O 148.5***** | +500 |
| CAMP at STON | 12:00 PM | CAMP -2.5***** | +500 |
| ARK at MIZZ | 12:00 PM | MIZZ -2.5***** | +500 |
| STONE at MEHST | 12:00 PM | MEHST -4.5 | +500 |
| CIT at ETSU | 12:00 PM | ETSU -15.5 | +500 |
| CONN at MARQ | 12:30 PM | CONN -9.5 | +500 |
| LAS at JOES | 01:00 PM | JOES -9.5***** | +500 |
| SCAR at MISS | 01:00 PM | SCAR +6.5 | +500 |
| UNH at UMBC | 01:00 PM | UMBC -13.5 | +500 |
| ALBY at MASSL | 01:00 PM | MASSL -3.5 | +500 |
| COR at DART | 02:00 PM | O 165.5***** | +500 |
| KSU at KU | 02:00 PM | KU -17.5***** | +500 |
| PRIN at YALE | 02:00 PM | O 135.5***** | +500 |
| URI at FOR | 02:00 PM | URI +1.5 | +500 |
| GW at L-IL | 02:00 PM | GW -10.5 | +500 |
| WKU at FIU | 02:00 PM | FIU +1.5***** | +500 |
| ASU at ISU | 02:00 PM | ASU +15.5 | +500 |
| WAG at LIU | 02:00 PM | LIU -8.5 | +500 |
| CIN at TCU | 02:00 PM | CIN +2.5***** | +500 |
| LOU at MIA | 02:00 PM | MIA -1.5***** | +500 |
| RICH at DUQ | 02:00 PM | DUQ -4.5 | +500 |
| SHSU at LIB | 02:00 PM | LIB -4.5 | +500 |
| SMU at FSU | 02:00 PM | SMU +1.5***** | +500 |
| VAN at TENN | 02:00 PM | VAN +4.5***** | +500 |
| BRY at UVM | 02:00 PM | UVM -13.5 | +500 |
| STAN at NCST | 02:15 PM | STAN +8.5***** | +500 |
| NE at DREX | 02:30 PM | NE +5.5 | +500 |
| PRE at WIN | 02:30 PM | WIN -7.5***** | +500 |
| UNCG at WOF | 02:30 PM | WOF -5.5***** | +500 |
| JVST at UTEP | 03:00 PM | UTEP +1.5***** | +500 |
| MTU at MOSU | 03:00 PM | MTU +1.5***** | +500 |
| DRKE at UIC | 03:30 PM | DRKE +5.5***** | +500 |
| UGA at MSST | 03:30 PM | UGA -5.5 | +500 |
| SLU at GMU | 04:00 PM | SLU -6.5***** | +500 |
| WIS at PUR | 04:00 PM | PUR -8.5 | +500 |
| CAL at WAKE | 04:00 PM | WAKE -5.5***** | +500 |
| UNM at USU | 04:00 PM | USU -7.5 | +500 |
| KENN at NMSU | 04:00 PM | KENN +2.5 | +500 |
| FLA at UK | 04:00 PM | FLA -6.5***** | +500 |
| ME at NJIT | 04:00 PM | NJIT -3.5 | +500 |
| FAU at WICH | 04:00 PM | FAU +7.5 | +500 |
| BSU at CSU | 04:00 PM | BSU +1.5***** | +500 |
| PITT at SYR | 04:30 PM | SYR -6.5 | +500 |
| UTAH at BAY | 05:00 PM | BAY -12.5***** | +500 |
| FGCU at CARK | 05:00 PM | CARK -5.5 | +500 |
| WYO at SJSU | 05:00 PM | SJSU +5.5 | +500 |
| IND at OSU | 05:30 PM | OSU -4.5***** | +500 |
| HAMP at TOWS | 06:00 PM | TOWS -6.5 | +500 |
| FUR at SAM | 06:00 PM | SAM -1.5 | +500 |
| TXAM at LSU | 06:00 PM | LSU +3.5 | +500 |
| MRST at QUIN | 06:00 PM | MRST +2.5***** | +500 |
| UNI at BRAD | 06:00 PM | UNI -4.5***** | +500 |
| UNC at DUKE | 06:30 PM | DUKE -17.5***** | +500 |
| USM at APP | 06:30 PM | APP -4.5 | +500 |
| CSB at CP | 07:00 PM | CP -9.5 | +500 |
| UTA at AC | 07:00 PM | UTA +1.5***** | +500 |
| NAU at IDST | 07:30 PM | NAU +5.5 | +500 |
| QNC at PEAY | 07:30 PM | QNC +1.5***** | +500 |
| CSF at CSN | 08:00 PM | CSN -5.5 | +500 |
| UCD at UCI | 08:00 PM | UCD +8.5***** | +500 |
| NEOM at NDSU | 08:00 PM | NDSU -8.5 | +500 |
| PROV at GTWN | 08:00 PM | GTWN -1.5 | +500 |
| FRES at GC | 08:00 PM | GC -13.5***** | +500 |
| ELON at WM | 08:30 PM | ELON +5.5***** | +500 |
| OKLA at TEX | 08:30 PM | OKLA +7.5***** | +500 |
| MSM at SIE | 08:30 PM | MSM +2.5***** | +500 |
| AUB at ALA | 08:30 PM | U 176.5***** | +500 |
| WCU at MER | 08:30 PM | WCU +1.5***** | +500 |
| CBU at SUU | 08:30 PM | CBU -6.5 | +500 |
| GASO at CCAR | 09:00 PM | GASO +2.5***** | +500 |
| UCSD at UCSB | 09:00 PM | UCSD +1.5 | +500 |
| UCLA at USC | 09:00 PM | UCLA -6.5***** | +500 |
| NW at MINN | 09:00 PM | MINN -3.5 | +500 |
| UVU at UTECH | 09:00 PM | UTECH +7.5***** | +500 |
| SAC at IDHO | 10:00 PM | SAC +6.5 | +500 |
| AFA at NEV | 10:00 PM | AFA +24.5 | +500 |
| TTU at BYU | 10:30 PM | TTU +2.5***** | +500 |
| UND at STT | 10:30 PM | UND +12.5 | +500 |
| ARIZ at COLO | 11:00 PM | COLO +14.5***** | +500 |
| WASH at ORE | 11:00 PM | WASH +1.5***** | +500 |
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Sunday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 8, Korea 6- Ohtani homered, scored three runs.
— USA 9, Great Britain 1- Schwarber homered, scored two runs.
— Venezuela 11, Israel 3- Arraez went 4-5 with 2 HR’s, 5 RBI
— Netherlands 4, Nicaragua 3- Albies hit a walk-off, 3-run homer.
— Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3 (10)- Hernaiz hit a walk-off home run.
— Canada 8, Colombia 2- Owen Caissie went 2-4, with 2 RBI, 2 runs scored.
Quote of the Day
“This is a great atmosphere. My legs were a little light there early in the game, and that means you’re in a really cool environment. This is one of those games that there’s just different emotions that run through you that don’t really run through you when you’re playing in the big leagues.”
Tarik Skubal, talking about his 41-pitch outing in the WBC Saturday
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, what well-known actor was the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene?
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria has hit the most home runs.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday…….
— NEC tournament
LIU 64, Wagner 56
Sharks are first team in the Field of 68; they’re playing Mercyhurst for the NEC title Tuesday, but Mercyhurst isn’t eligible to go to the NCAA’s yet, so LIU is in.
LIU’s coach is Rod Strickland, who played 17 years in the NBA, scoring 13.2 points/game.
LIU is the #29 team in the country in continuity, #347 in bench minutes. They’re 23-10, 17-3 since New Year’s Day.
— OVC tournament
Tennessee State 93, Morehead State 67
Tigers are the second team in the Field of 68.
Tennessee State is in the NCAA’s for first time since 1994; they’ve won six games in a row and nine of last ten games.
— Texas A&M 94, LSU 91, 3OT’s
LSU led 26-11 midway thru the first half.
Aggies were +12 in turnovers (10-22)
Texas A&M is 21-10, their 5th year in row with 20+ wins.
— Duquesne 79, Richmond 77
Duquesne was losing this game 40-10. Forty. to. ten.
This is the 4th-biggest comeback in the last 40 years.
Dukes snap a four-game losing skid, shooting 64.7% inside arc.
Richmond has lost 11 of its last 13 games.
— Marquette 68, UConn 62
UConn shot 3-24 on arc, turned ball over 16 times.
Huskies led by 7 late in the first half.
With the loss, St John’s gets the top seed in Big East tournament.
— Upsets of the Day:
Loyola Chi (+9.5) 68, George Washington 62
Marquette (+8.5) 68, UConn 62
Wisconsin (+8.5) 97, Purdue 93
Stanford (+8.5) 85, NC State 84
George Mason (+7.5) 86, Saint Louis 57
South Carolina (+7.5) 64, Ole Miss 61
Pitt (+6.5) 71, Syracuse 69, OT
— Wisconsin 97, Purdue 93
Only a 66-possession game; not much defense was played.
Badgers shot 18-34 on arc, scored 1.48 ppp.
Purdue is 6-7 in its last 13 games, after starting season 17-1.
Wisconsin is 13-4 in its last 17 games.
— Louisville 92, Miami 89
Louisville shot 69% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.
Cardinals outscored Miami 10-5 over last 2:33 of the game.
Miami is 9-4 in its last 13 games (losses by 2-1-3-3 points).
— Cal-Irvine 79, Cal-Davis 69, OT
Very bad beat if you took the Aggies +7.5.
Cal-Davis led 38-28 at halftime.
Anteaters were 19-27 on foul line, Cal-Davis 6-9
Over the last seven years, Cal-Irvine is 96-30 in Big West conference games, but only 4-5 in Big West tournament games. Anteaters haven’t made it to the NCAA’s since 2019, when they upset Kansas State as a #13-seed.
— WCC tournament
San Francisco 82, Portland 65
Game was 29-29 at halftime.
Dons 6-9 junior Fuchs scored 23 points, grabbed 16 rebounds.
USF advances to play Oregon State Sunday night.
— Famous birthdays, March 8th:
Susan Clark, 83
Jim Rice, 73
Buck Williams, 66
Lance McCullers Sr., 62
Kenny Smith, 61
Jason Elam, 56
Hines Ward, 50
Tommy Pham, 38
Robbie Hummel, 37
Kyle Allen, 30
— SoCon tournament:
Western Carolina 77, Mercer 73
Mercer led by 17 midway thru first half.
Western Carolina had 53-29 edge on boards.
Catamounts have won seven in a row after an 8-15 start; they play East Tennessee State in the SoCon semi-finals Sunday afternoon.
— MAAC tournament:
Siena 63, Mt St Mary’s 58
Saints led 35-21 at halftime, hung on for the win.
6-10 soph McEldon had 18 points, nine rebounds.
Other than McEldon, Siena was 6-28 inside the arc.
Siena advances to play Fairfield Sunday night.
Last five years, Siena was 0-5 in MAAC tourney, with all five losses by 6 or fewer points.
— Arkansas 88, Missouri 84 OT
Arkansas gets quality road win; their star Acuff didn’t play.
Mizzou led by 5 with 8:20 left in the game.
Razorbacks won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Vanderbilt 86, Tennessee 82
Vandy never trailed, led 32-22 at halftime.
Commodores have #30 eFG% offense, #50 eFG% defense.
These teams wound up in a 3-way tie for 4th in SEC, with Texas A&M.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Georgia Southern 96, Coastal Carolina 72
#10-seed Eagles win for fourth day in a row, scoring 88-80-94-96 points.
Georgia Southern was 12-29 on 3-point shots; they were 23-44 Friday.
Georgia Southern plays Marshall in the semi-finals Sunday night.
Sunday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 8, Korea 6- Ohtani homered, scored three runs.
— USA 9, Great Britain 1- Schwarber homered, scored two runs.
— Venezuela 11, Israel 3- Arraez went 4-5 with 2 HR’s, 5 RBI
— Netherlands 4, Nicaragua 3- Albies hit a walk-off, 3-run homer.
— Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3 (10)- Hernaiz hit a walk-off home run.
— Canada 8, Colombia 2- Owen Caissie went 2-4, with 2 RBI, 2 runs scored.
Quote of the Day
“This is a great atmosphere. My legs were a little light there early in the game, and that means you’re in a really cool environment. This is one of those games that there’s just different emotions that run through you that don’t really run through you when you’re playing in the big leagues.”
Tarik Skubal, talking about his 41-pitch outing in the WBC Saturday
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, what well-known actor was the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene?
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria has hit the most home runs.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday…….
— NEC tournament
LIU 64, Wagner 56
Sharks are first team in the Field of 68; they’re playing Mercyhurst for the NEC title Tuesday, but Mercyhurst isn’t eligible to go to the NCAA’s yet, so LIU is in.
LIU’s coach is Rod Strickland, who played 17 years in the NBA, scoring 13.2 points/game.
LIU is the #29 team in the country in continuity, #347 in bench minutes. They’re 23-10, 17-3 since New Year’s Day.
— OVC tournament
Tennessee State 93, Morehead State 67
Tigers are the second team in the Field of 68.
Tennessee State is in the NCAA’s for first time since 1994; they’ve won six games in a row and nine of last ten games.
— Texas A&M 94, LSU 91, 3OT’s
LSU led 26-11 midway thru the first half.
Aggies were +12 in turnovers (10-22)
Texas A&M is 21-10, their 5th year in row with 20+ wins.
— Duquesne 79, Richmond 77
Duquesne was losing this game 40-10. Forty. to. ten.
This is the 4th-biggest comeback in the last 40 years.
Dukes snap a four-game losing skid, shooting 64.7% inside arc.
Richmond has lost 11 of its last 13 games.
— Marquette 68, UConn 62
UConn shot 3-24 on arc, turned ball over 16 times.
Huskies led by 7 late in the first half.
With the loss, St John’s gets the top seed in Big East tournament.
— Upsets of the Day:
Loyola Chi (+9.5) 68, George Washington 62
Marquette (+8.5) 68, UConn 62
Wisconsin (+8.5) 97, Purdue 93
Stanford (+8.5) 85, NC State 84
George Mason (+7.5) 86, Saint Louis 57
South Carolina (+7.5) 64, Ole Miss 61
Pitt (+6.5) 71, Syracuse 69, OT
— Wisconsin 97, Purdue 93
Only a 66-possession game; not much defense was played.
Badgers shot 18-34 on arc, scored 1.48 ppp.
Purdue is 6-7 in its last 13 games, after starting season 17-1.
Wisconsin is 13-4 in its last 17 games.
— Louisville 92, Miami 89
Louisville shot 69% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.
Cardinals outscored Miami 10-5 over last 2:33 of the game.
Miami is 9-4 in its last 13 games (losses by 2-1-3-3 points).
— Cal-Irvine 79, Cal-Davis 69, OT
Very bad beat if you took the Aggies +7.5.
Cal-Davis led 38-28 at halftime.
Anteaters were 19-27 on foul line, Cal-Davis 6-9
Over the last seven years, Cal-Irvine is 96-30 in Big West conference games, but only 4-5 in Big West tournament games. Anteaters haven’t made it to the NCAA’s since 2019, when they upset Kansas State as a #13-seed.
— WCC tournament
San Francisco 82, Portland 65
Game was 29-29 at halftime.
Dons 6-9 junior Fuchs scored 23 points, grabbed 16 rebounds.
USF advances to play Oregon State Sunday night.
— Famous birthdays, March 8th:
Susan Clark, 83
Jim Rice, 73
Buck Williams, 66
Lance McCullers Sr., 62
Kenny Smith, 61
Jason Elam, 56
Hines Ward, 50
Tommy Pham, 38
Robbie Hummel, 37
Kyle Allen, 30
— SoCon tournament:
Western Carolina 77, Mercer 73
Mercer led by 17 midway thru first half.
Western Carolina had 53-29 edge on boards.
Catamounts have won seven in a row after an 8-15 start; they play East Tennessee State in the SoCon semi-finals Sunday afternoon.
— MAAC tournament:
Siena 63, Mt St Mary’s 58
Saints led 35-21 at halftime, hung on for the win.
6-10 soph McEldon had 18 points, nine rebounds.
Other than McEldon, Siena was 6-28 inside the arc.
Siena advances to play Fairfield Sunday night.
Last five years, Siena was 0-5 in MAAC tourney, with all five losses by 6 or fewer points.
— Arkansas 88, Missouri 84 OT
Arkansas gets quality road win; their star Acuff didn’t play.
Mizzou led by 5 with 8:20 left in the game.
Razorbacks won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Vanderbilt 86, Tennessee 82
Vandy never trailed, led 32-22 at halftime.
Commodores have #30 eFG% offense, #50 eFG% defense.
These teams wound up in a 3-way tie for 4th in SEC, with Texas A&M.
— Sun Belt tournament:
Georgia Southern 96, Coastal Carolina 72
#10-seed Eagles win for fourth day in a row, scoring 88-80-94-96 points.
Georgia Southern was 12-29 on 3-point shots; they were 23-44 Friday.
Georgia Southern plays Marshall in the semi-finals Sunday night.
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| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| PSU at RUTG | 12:00 PM | RUTG -4.5***** | +500 |
| UNI at UIC | 12:00 PM | UIC +2.5***** | +500 |
| COLG at LEH | 12:00 PM | O 146.5***** | +500 |
| CAMP at UNCW | 12:00 PM | CAMP +7.5***** | +500 |
| WIN at HP | 12:00 PM | HP -6.5***** O 157.5***** | +500 +500 |
| CHAR at USF | 02:00 PM | CHAR +16.5 | +500 |
| MEM at TULN | 02:00 PM | TULN +1.5 | +500 |
| BU at NAVY | 02:00 PM | NAVY -7.5***** | +500 |
| DREX at MONM | 02:30 PM | MONM -3.5 U 137.5***** | +500 +500 |
| UTSA at RICE | 03:00 PM | RICE -11.5 | +500 |
| TEM at TLSA | 03:00 PM | TLSA -10.5 | +500 |
| ILL at MD | 03:00 PM | MD +15.5***** | +500 |
| ECU at UAB | 03:00 PM | O 148.5***** | +500 |
| NKU at GB | 03:30 PM | GB +2.5***** | +500 |
| WCU at ETSU | 04:00 PM | WCU +4.5 | +500 |
| MSU at MICH | 04:30 PM | MSU +9.5***** | +500 |
| IOWA at NEB | 05:00 PM | IOWA +5.5***** | +500 |
| HBU at UNO | 06:00 PM | HBU +4.5 | +500 |
| TOWS at COFC | 06:00 PM | TOWS +1.5***** | +500 |
| USM at TROY | 06:00 PM | TROY -5.5***** | +500 |
| MRST at MW | 06:00 PM | MRST +4.5***** | +500 |
| UNCG at FUR | 06:30 PM | UNCG +7.5 | +500 |
| IDST at PRST | 07:30 PM | IDST +7.5 | +500 |
| GASO at MRSH | 08:30 PM | MRSH -4.5***** | +500 |
| SF at ORST | 08:30 PM | ORST +3.5***** | +500 |
| NWST at NICH | 08:30 PM | NWST +2.5 | +500 |
| WM at HOF | 08:30 PM | WM +4.5***** | +500 |
| FAIR at SIE | 08:30 PM | SIE -2.5***** | +500 |
| UND at NDSU | 09:00 PM | UND +9.5 O 144.5***** | +500 +500 |
| IDHO at MTST | 10:00 PM | MTST -2.5 | +500 |
| PAC at SCU | 11:00 PM | SCU -11.5***** | +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH !
03/08/2026..............12 - 10 - 0.................54.54%.............+ 5.00
03/07/2026..............26 - 19 - 0.................57.77%.............+ 25.50
03/06/2026..............12 - 13 - 0.................48.00%............- 11.50
03/05/2026...............11 - 8 - 0..................57.89%............+ 11.00
03/04/2026..............10 - 18 - 0................35.71%............- 49.00
03/03/2026..............12 - 12 - 0.................50.00%............- 6.00
03/02/2026.................8 - 5 - 0.................61.53%............+ 12.50
03/01/2026................10 - 8 - 0.................55.55%............+ 6.00
TOTALS..................101 - 93 - 0.................52.06%.............- 6.50
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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:
TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50
FEBRUARY'S
TOTALS...............375 - 352 - 0.................51.58%.................- 56.00
03/08/2026..............12 - 10 - 0.................54.54%.............+ 5.00
03/07/2026..............26 - 19 - 0.................57.77%.............+ 25.50
03/06/2026..............12 - 13 - 0.................48.00%............- 11.50
03/05/2026...............11 - 8 - 0..................57.89%............+ 11.00
03/04/2026..............10 - 18 - 0................35.71%............- 49.00
03/03/2026..............12 - 12 - 0.................50.00%............- 6.00
03/02/2026.................8 - 5 - 0.................61.53%............+ 12.50
03/01/2026................10 - 8 - 0.................55.55%............+ 6.00
TOTALS..................101 - 93 - 0.................52.06%.............- 6.50
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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:
TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50
FEBRUARY'S
TOTALS...............375 - 352 - 0.................51.58%.................- 56.00
Monday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 4, Australia 3- Masataka Yoshida hit a 7th-inning home run.
— Italy 7, Great Britain 4- Italians won their first two WBC games.
— Cuba 7, Colombia 4- Cuba scored four runs in the first inning.
— Panama 4, Canada 3- Panama scored three unearned runs in 6th inning.
— Israel 5, Nicaragua 0- Dean Kremer got 13 outs, allow only two hits.
— Dominican Republic 12, Netherlands 1- Four major leaguers homered for the DR.
Quote of the Day
“I might not leave, I might not leave college. … my mom wants me to graduate. Yeah, so I might not leave. But I might leave. The fans might get into my head, talking about one more year, maybe three more years. I don’t know. I’m going to have to talk to my mom.”
BYU star AJ Dybantsa, who will be a very high pick in June’s NBA Draft
Monday’s quiz
When was the last time a WCC team other than Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s won the conference tournament?
(Hint: It was San Diego)
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon played the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.
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This is kind of amazing…….
Georgia Southern 82, Marshall 78
#10-seed Eagles have won five days in a row, all as an underdog:
W88-84 Old Dominion
W80-77 Arkansas State
W94-85 South Alabama
W96-72 Coastal Carolina
W82-78 Marshall
Georgia Southern plays #1-seed Troy Monday night, for the Sun Belt title.
— MVC tournament
Northern Iowa 84, Ill-Chicago 69
#6-seed beats the #5-seed for the conference title. Unusual.
Northern Iowa gets to the NCAA’s for the first time in ten years.
Panthers shot 12-23 on the arc, 73.1% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.
— Summit tournament
North Dakota State 70, North Dakota 62
Bison get to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2019.
North Dakota State has won 17 of its last 19 games.
Last four years, four different teams won Summit tournament.
— Southern Conference tournament
East Tennessee State 69, Western Carolina 67
Western Carolina led by 17 early in 2nd half, by 8 with 3:04 left in game.
ETSU’s best player Taylor played 35-40 minutes last two days.
Buccaneers play Furman for SoCon title Monday night.
— Big South tournament
High Point 91, Winthrop 76
High Point has won 14 games in a row, is 30-4.
Panthers are on their 4th coach in five years; they lost 75-63 to Purdue in NCAAs LY.
High Point forces turnovers 21.9% of time (#5 in country)
— ASUN tournament
Queens 98, Central Arkansas 93, OT
Royals are in NCAA’s in their fourth year as a D-I team.
Queens shot 16-38 on the arc, 14-27 inside arc.
Chris Ashby was 10-19 on the arc; he didn’t take a 2-point shot.
— WCC tournament
Oregon State 78, San Francisco 77
Beavers trailed 11-0 out of the gate; they shot 11-24 on the arc.
Oregon State plays Gonzaga in the WCC semi-finals Monday night.
Why did Oregon State fire Wayne Tinkle? He had them in Elite 8 in 2021.
— Famous birthdays, March 9th
Bert Campaneris, 84
Dennis Harrah, 73
Linda Fiorentino, 68
Shooty Babitt, 67
Darrell Walker, 65
Sean Salisbury, 63
Benito Santiago, 61
Brian Bosworth, 61
CJ Nitkowski, 53
Aaron Boone, 53
Matt Barnes, 46
Craig Stammen, 42
— CAA tournament
Campbell 85, NC-Wilmington 70
#1-seed Seahawks led 21-10, but got upset here.
Camels were 26-31 on foul line; they only played seven guys.
Top two seeds lost Sunday; Campbell plays Monmouth in semis Monday.
— MAAC tournament
Merrimack 58, Marist 57
Merrimack was +11 in turnovers (20-9)
Warriors allowed 48-57 points the last two days.
Merrimack only played six guys in this game (64 possessions, slow tempo)
Siena 76, Fairfield 61
Saints were 19-26 on foul line, Fairfield 5-5.
Siena is trying to make NCAA’s for first time since 2010.
Siena only played seven guys in this game (also 64 possessions)
— Big Sky tournament
Portland State 85, Idaho State 78
Game was 36-36 at halftime.
Portland State was 32-48 on foul line, Bengals were 19-28.
Vikings were +8 in turnovers (12-4)
Portland State advances to semi-finals Tuesday night.
— Patriot tournament
Boston U 53, Navy 52
Boston U shot 11-24 on the arc, upset top-seeded Midshipmen.
Terriers have won four in row, eight of last nine games.
Boston U @ Lehigh play in the finals Wednesday night.
— Nebraska 84, Iowa 75, OT
Iowa forced OT after trailing by 11 with 7:32 left to play.
Nebraska had balanced scoring; one guy had 14 points, three others had 15 each.
Cornhuskers finish regular season 26-5, in a 3-way tie for second place in Big 18.
— Michigan 90, Michigan State 80
Wolverines led 42-41 at halftime.
Loss snaps Michigan State’s five-game winning streak.
Michigan wins conference by four games; Spartans finished in 3-way tie for second.
— Illinois 78, Maryland 72
Illini shot 67.7% inside the arc.
Illinois is 16-4 in last 20 games; three of the four losses were in OT.
Rough year for Maryland, going 4-16 in conference games.
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 4, Australia 3- Masataka Yoshida hit a 7th-inning home run.
— Italy 7, Great Britain 4- Italians won their first two WBC games.
— Cuba 7, Colombia 4- Cuba scored four runs in the first inning.
— Panama 4, Canada 3- Panama scored three unearned runs in 6th inning.
— Israel 5, Nicaragua 0- Dean Kremer got 13 outs, allow only two hits.
— Dominican Republic 12, Netherlands 1- Four major leaguers homered for the DR.
Quote of the Day
“I might not leave, I might not leave college. … my mom wants me to graduate. Yeah, so I might not leave. But I might leave. The fans might get into my head, talking about one more year, maybe three more years. I don’t know. I’m going to have to talk to my mom.”
BYU star AJ Dybantsa, who will be a very high pick in June’s NBA Draft
Monday’s quiz
When was the last time a WCC team other than Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s won the conference tournament?
(Hint: It was San Diego)
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon played the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene.
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
— Sun Belt tournamentThis is kind of amazing…….
Georgia Southern 82, Marshall 78
#10-seed Eagles have won five days in a row, all as an underdog:
W88-84 Old Dominion
W80-77 Arkansas State
W94-85 South Alabama
W96-72 Coastal Carolina
W82-78 Marshall
Georgia Southern plays #1-seed Troy Monday night, for the Sun Belt title.
— MVC tournament
Northern Iowa 84, Ill-Chicago 69
#6-seed beats the #5-seed for the conference title. Unusual.
Northern Iowa gets to the NCAA’s for the first time in ten years.
Panthers shot 12-23 on the arc, 73.1% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.
— Summit tournament
North Dakota State 70, North Dakota 62
Bison get to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2019.
North Dakota State has won 17 of its last 19 games.
Last four years, four different teams won Summit tournament.
— Southern Conference tournament
East Tennessee State 69, Western Carolina 67
Western Carolina led by 17 early in 2nd half, by 8 with 3:04 left in game.
ETSU’s best player Taylor played 35-40 minutes last two days.
Buccaneers play Furman for SoCon title Monday night.
— Big South tournament
High Point 91, Winthrop 76
High Point has won 14 games in a row, is 30-4.
Panthers are on their 4th coach in five years; they lost 75-63 to Purdue in NCAAs LY.
High Point forces turnovers 21.9% of time (#5 in country)
— ASUN tournament
Queens 98, Central Arkansas 93, OT
Royals are in NCAA’s in their fourth year as a D-I team.
Queens shot 16-38 on the arc, 14-27 inside arc.
Chris Ashby was 10-19 on the arc; he didn’t take a 2-point shot.
— WCC tournament
Oregon State 78, San Francisco 77
Beavers trailed 11-0 out of the gate; they shot 11-24 on the arc.
Oregon State plays Gonzaga in the WCC semi-finals Monday night.
Why did Oregon State fire Wayne Tinkle? He had them in Elite 8 in 2021.
— Famous birthdays, March 9th
Bert Campaneris, 84
Dennis Harrah, 73
Linda Fiorentino, 68
Shooty Babitt, 67
Darrell Walker, 65
Sean Salisbury, 63
Benito Santiago, 61
Brian Bosworth, 61
CJ Nitkowski, 53
Aaron Boone, 53
Matt Barnes, 46
Craig Stammen, 42
— CAA tournament
Campbell 85, NC-Wilmington 70
#1-seed Seahawks led 21-10, but got upset here.
Camels were 26-31 on foul line; they only played seven guys.
Top two seeds lost Sunday; Campbell plays Monmouth in semis Monday.
— MAAC tournament
Merrimack 58, Marist 57
Merrimack was +11 in turnovers (20-9)
Warriors allowed 48-57 points the last two days.
Merrimack only played six guys in this game (64 possessions, slow tempo)
Siena 76, Fairfield 61
Saints were 19-26 on foul line, Fairfield 5-5.
Siena is trying to make NCAA’s for first time since 2010.
Siena only played seven guys in this game (also 64 possessions)
— Big Sky tournament
Portland State 85, Idaho State 78
Game was 36-36 at halftime.
Portland State was 32-48 on foul line, Bengals were 19-28.
Vikings were +8 in turnovers (12-4)
Portland State advances to semi-finals Tuesday night.
— Patriot tournament
Boston U 53, Navy 52
Boston U shot 11-24 on the arc, upset top-seeded Midshipmen.
Terriers have won four in row, eight of last nine games.
Boston U @ Lehigh play in the finals Wednesday night.
— Nebraska 84, Iowa 75, OT
Iowa forced OT after trailing by 11 with 7:32 left to play.
Nebraska had balanced scoring; one guy had 14 points, three others had 15 each.
Cornhuskers finish regular season 26-5, in a 3-way tie for second place in Big 18.
— Michigan 90, Michigan State 80
Wolverines led 42-41 at halftime.
Loss snaps Michigan State’s five-game winning streak.
Michigan wins conference by four games; Spartans finished in 3-way tie for second.
— Illinois 78, Maryland 72
Illini shot 67.7% inside the arc.
Illinois is 16-4 in last 20 games; three of the four losses were in OT.
Rough year for Maryland, going 4-16 in conference games.
