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March 18 Will Be The Magical Day The Angels Hit The Field Once Again Following yesterday’s MLB & MLBPA new CBA Agreement to end the 99-day lockout, Major League Baseball this afternoon released the revised 2022 Spring Training schedule for all teams in the Cactus and Grapefruit League.
With the revised schedule now in place, the Angels will play 18 games in a 20-day period with off days on Thursday, March 17 and Wednesd...
From Halos Heaven
| almost 4 years ago
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The Rangers are off to an amazing start this season, but with the playoffs looming, what moves could they make to get better? The Rangers have had an incredible start to the season, currently third in the hotly contested Metropolitan Division, but they find themselves the sixth-best team in all of hockey. Led by […]
From Unhinged Yankees
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In May 2008 and little known basketball blogger named Matt Moore signed on to this site with the promise of covering “ the NBA Draft, the D-League, the CBA, the PBL ( I know, I know, what the holy crapola is the PBL. No, it’s not bowling. We’ll get to it. Hang in there.), European competition, and some of the processes about personnel decisions. ”
As you can see by that mission statement, a lot h...
From Ridiculous Upside
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It’s slim picks when it comes to still-recruitable members of the 2022 HS class of Seniors as we flip the last 2021 calendar page to the first of 2022. With just seven top-100 prospects still uncommitted, this is going to be the second-to-last column on the 2022 crop of talent, so let’s get it popping before we move on to the last installment of the class and the 2023 DJ Wagner-led group of hoopers! The NCAA keeps going. The 2021-...
From Ridiculous Upside
| almost 4 years ago
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Hello, again Beltway Boxing Fans! I am writing this to let you know I am still here. However, life situations forced me to take a break from the Beltway Boxing scene. Here is a synopsis of what has been going on: Right now, the biggest thing in my life is caring for my 89-year-old mother. She fell ill earlier this year and she stayed for three months in a very bad rehab center. She is now living with my family and, thankfully, she is doing a lot better. However, c...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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The NCAA season is already going down, and the 2022 HS class of Seniors is pretty much over when it comes to kids picking the places they’ll bring their game to next. So here we are here once more to cover everything related to those decisions in the fourth monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class and one of the very last given the status of the class. The 2021-22 season is finally rolling, folks. It was a hard and long hot summer, but coll...
From Ridiculous Upside
| about 4 years ago
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The New York Yankees showed interest in Japanese Star Seiya Suzuki before the MLB lockout. Could he end up in Pinstripes? Many Yankees fans have shown frustration towards their team early in free agency. Although it’s still early December, many big-name free agents have flown off the board ahead of the lockdown. With the work […]
From Unhinged Yankees
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After years of wondering if there would be a lockout, it finally happened and while we don’t know what is going to happen here is what we expect. Well, the dreaded days of an MLB lockout are officially upon us. The CBA between the MLB and the MLBPA expired on Tuesday, with the MLB officially […]
From Unhinged Yankees
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The NCAA season is inching closer than ever with just days to tipoff as another crop of 10+ players chose their next stops with hopes of eventually making it to the L during the month of October. We’re here once more to cover everything related to those decisions in the third monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class. While last month saw 17 players pick places, this month we’re down to 16—not that concerning...—and 14 of those 16 kids are top-7...
From Ridiculous Upside
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In a new piece, Dakota Schmidt breaks down the likes of Petr Cornelie, McKinnley Wright, Matt Lewis, DeJon Jarreau, Jamorko Pickett, and Dru Smith
Note: this is the second part in an ongoing series breaking down the interesting players to keep an eye on for the upcoming 2021-22 G League season. Go here to read part one, which examined some prospects from the Central Hub,
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A half-decade after the N...
From Ridiculous Upside
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Coming Thursday, comments will look different. Hey everyone. I’m Beth, and I oversee all of our NCAA communities.
This Thursday will be a big day for our community: we’re moving our comments to a brand new platform, developed especially for SB Nation. A select few of our NCAA communities will be moving to the new platform, and I’m excited about the change.
Some of you may already be familiar with this new platform as it rolled out to our NFL comm...
From College Crosse
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Dakota Schmidt breaks down some players for fans to keep an eye on within the central region of the 2021-22 G League Showcase Cup. On November 5th, the 2021-22 G League season will tip off with an exciting nine-game slate, which will feature the league debuts of Mexico City Capitanes and Birmingham Squadron. Along with that night reintroducing the league to fans that haven’t seen any action since March11th, it will also bring the brand new G League Showcas...
From Ridiculous Upside
| about 4 years ago
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The Washington Golden Gloves have returned and this year, they will start with the Quarterfinal Round in the Novice and Open Divisions. This will tale place on Saturday, October 23rd at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. Here is the scheduled bout sheet: NOVICE DIVISION: 138 Pounds: Kiayon Strowbridge (Dream Team ) vs. Malik Smalls (Upton ) 138 Pounds: Raguan King (Old School) vs. Edris Zabi (Headbangers) 138 Pounds: Brandon Brown (Upton) vs. Jaylen Harris (Tony's Gym) ...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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The Beltway Boxing scene is heating up very quickly as there are three scheduled pro shows in a seven-day period. This post will preview all three cards in chronological order. The first card is a Jeter Promotions card that will be on Saturday, October 23rd at Live! Casino in Hanover, MD. The main event is a 10-round contest super featherweight contest between Washington, DC's Jordan "Shortdog" White and "Smokin'" Joe Perez of San Diego, CA. White (11-1, nine KO's) comes off ...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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Forget everything we’ve discussed up to this past month because the recruiting train got off the rails. As many as 17 (!) top-100 players picked places, the top-2 players in the class did so among those in that group, four top-10 prospects overall choose their next destination... and we’re here to cover everything related to those decisions in the second monthly installment related to the 2022 HS class. If you’re one with bad memory, fe...
From Ridiculous Upside
| about 4 years ago
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The 2021 Washington Golden Gloves Tournament will begin on Saturday, October 23rd at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. The pairings will be announced on Saturday, October 9th at the Hillcrest Heights Bingo Hall in Hillcrest Heights, MD beginning at 10 AM ET.
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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He was one of the most colorful people on the Beltway Boxing scene during the 1990's. He was also one of the most humble. BATB has received word that Barrett "Barry" Linde , a self-made millionaire and boxing manager, recently passed away at the age of 86. Mr. Linde passed away on June 23rd but the announcement was made on October 3rd. Mr. Linde was born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Washington, DC where he was a graduate of the Bullis School in Potomac, MD. He went on to Ha...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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Here are some very late results from cards that took place on Saturday, September 25th. At the Ponytail Promotions/Chad Clifton card at the Michael and Son Sportsplex in Sterling, VA on Saturday evening, Baltimore, MD lightweight Mack "Papi" Allison IV won a six-round unanimous decision over Philip Davis of Worcester, MA. Allison is now 12-3-1, nine KO's while Davis is 2-5-1. Baltimore middleweight Tyrell Boyd scored a first-round TKO over Trevor Ollison of Hot Springs, AR.&n...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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The Jersey Crosse Report returns with former Monmouth University defensemen Dylan Curry Hello! Welcome back to another episode of The Jersey Crosse Report. Our guest for this episode is former Monmouth University defenseman and current Castleton University men’s lacrosse graduate assistant coach, Dylan Curry.
Coach Curry was also an assistant coach at Middletown North High School in Middletown Township, NJ for two years after gradu...
From College Crosse
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With the 2021 NBA Draft in the rear-view mirror, it is time to get a look at the 247Sports Composite Rankings to see how scouts and talent finders fare back in 2020 in relation to where college freshmen were ultimately selected this summer. If you are an avid reader of Ridiculous Upside, you probably know what the 247Sports Composite Rankings are and how they have been more or less reliable in order to predict where players are picked in the d...
From Ridiculous Upside
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Local boxers had a tough weekend on Friday and Saturday, September 10th and 11th. Four Beltway Boxers were in action. On Saturday, September 11th, Columbia, MD super middleweight Ashton "The Goon" Sykes lost by third-round TKO to DeAndre "Axeman" Ware of Toledo, OH. The bout ended at 2:32 of the third. Sykes falls to 5-6, one KO while Ware is 14-3-2, nine KO's. On Friday, September 10th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA, two locals squared off with Bowie, MD super lightweight G...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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Capitol Heights, MD super welterweight Travon "Sniper" Marshall scored a second-round TKO over Maycon Oller Da Silva of Concord, NH by way of Brazil on Sunday, September 5th at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Marshall was able to use two solid body shots to drop Da Silva and get the bout stopped at 1:03 of the second. Marshall, who is trained by Beltway Boxing legend Andrew Council , remains undefeated at 3-0, two KO's. Da Silva remains winless at 0-3.
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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We obtained copies of the complaint and pre-answer motion to dismiss filed in Jane Doe vs. Syracuse University, John Wildhack, & John Desko. This is the first in a series of posts & podcasts on what we’ve found out about the case so far. Over the course of the last few days numerous reports appeared that a federal lawsuit was filed on August 30th by Jane Doe against Defendants Syracuse University, Director of Athletics for SU John ...
From College Crosse
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The September Beltway Boxing Schedule features interesting bouts plus the first two cards that will be housed within the Beltway since February of 2020. These cards will be held on the same evening. Here is the schedule: Friday, September 10th -- 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA -- Two Beltway Boxers will face off in a six-round super lightweight contest. Bowie, MD's Greg "The Sharpshooter" Outlaw will battle Edgar "The Tiger" Torres of Woodbridge, VA. Both men suffered tou...
From Boxing Along The Beltway
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The Jersey Crosse Report heads down to South Jersey for Episode 2 as Safe interviews Mainland Regional High School Assistant Coach Tim Hanna. Hello! Welcome back to another episode of The Jersey Crosse Report. In this show we travel down to South Jersey to talk to Mainland Regional High School Assistant Coach Tim Hanna.
Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school in Linwood, NJ that serves students in Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point...
From College Crosse
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