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Grades For Thursday's First-round Winners; Nova B

... we’ve lacked the seed upsets some expected. We have grades for all of Thursday’s winners, rating their performance along with a look ahead to what’s next in the second round. (This post will be updated through the evening). East Region. (1) Villanova Wildcats: B-. 76-56 over (16) Mount St. Mary’s. All’s well that ends well, I guess, but nerves were high at halftime when Villanova was only up by one point at halftime against the 16-seed Mt. St. Mary’s. The best thing to come from Thursday’s win was to see the Wildcats’ bench show up with Donte Di Vincenzo and Eric Paschall offering quality contributions as they pulled away in the second half. Much tougher tests await in the second round, where that bench could be a key to advancing to the Sweet 16. (5) Virginia Cavaliers: B+. 76-71 over (12) UNC Wilmington. ...

Kansas' Josh Jackson Made Threats Against Women's Basketball Player

... Calvert and her ex-boyfriend, Kansas player Lagereald Vick. Vick allegedly physically abused Calvert in December of 2015. Calvert threw a drink on Vick and left a bar this past December. The affidavit reads that Jackson followed Calvert to her car, and she eventually locked herself in the vehicle. That is when Jackson allegedly began damaging the vehicle and made the threat. Jackson was charged with misdemeanor property damage in February. Jackson was suspended for the start of the Big 12 tournament by coach Bill Self, but the incident was related to a fender-bender by Jackson in February that he did not tell Self about for nearly a month. Kansas is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region and plays Friday night against UC Davis. Jackson is scheduled to play in that game. “[Jackson] is a tough-minded ...

I'm Going To Do My Best Marshawn Lynch Impression For Seahawks

... do what I do and do it really well.”. The Seahawks, who sported one of the league’s best rushing attacks when Lynch was in the backfield, had a nonexistent running game last season. According to Football Outsiders ’ metrics, Seattle ranked 23 rd in rushing. From 2012-15 - coinciding with Russell Wilson’s arrival and years after Lynch became a cornerstone of the offense - the running game never ranked worse than seventh (and twice finished first). “I’ve always favored Marshawn Lynch ’s running style, and that’s something Pete Carroll definitely likes,” Lacy said. “I’m going to come in and do my best impression of him and just bring my hard work and my hard running style to the table.”. And nothing would make coach Pete Carroll happier. “I like that we’re bringing in a big, tough guy who’s going to send a message with the way he plays the game,” he told 710 ESPN ...

Did Deshaun Watson Or Mike Williams Change Any Minds At Clemson Pro Day

... Pace were on hand for the Chicago Bears , who own the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL Draft. The Cleveland Browns have the Nos. 1 and 12 picks in the first round and are expected to heavily consider Watson with the second of those draft choices, but neither coach Hue Jackson nor chief decision-maker Sashi Brown attended. Possibly the most anticipated 40-yard dash for any pro day around the country was from Williams, who elected not to run at the Combine. He took the extra time to train for the drill and ran his sprints Thursday in the 4.55-4.58 range, depending on the stopwatch. Those numbers don’t sound great, but they aren’t bad considering what was expected. Williams’ tape doesn’t show a 4.4 athlete and his routes lack polish, which was evident during the workout. But he wins with his power, frame and catch radius. Overall, Williams, who ...

Browns Take Myles Garrett, Trade 4 Picks To Pats For Garoppolo

... (likely) in the early 30’s. And it’s a reasonable deal. The value of those picks adds up to 52.2 AV value in Chase Stuart’s draft value chart and 2,710 points in the Jimmy Johnson traditional trade value chart. That’s the equivalent of the 1 st and 14 th overall picks (Stuart chart) and the slightly more than the 2 nd overall pick (Johnson chart). Four draft picks later, the Browns finally have their franchise quarterback in Garoppolo.  USASTI. Any way you slice it, it’s a remarkable amount of value for the Patriots to come away with from a selection of Garoppolo in the second round several years ago. It’s also a lot for the Browns to give up, but they still have two second-round picks next year and the No. 1 overall pick to play with. Cleveland would prefer to keep their own second-round pick this year, but ultimately they are going to walk away with a pick in every round this year except the second, and a pick in every round next year, including two in the second, plus their franchise quarterback. It’s a deal that makes sense. Onto the picks. 1. Cleveland Browns. Myles Garrett , DE, Texas A&M: The Browns will still ...

Thursday Scores, Friday Schedule, Tip Times

... 9:57, tru TV: No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 12 Nevada. 12:15, CBS: No. 7 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State Cowboys. 12:40, tru TV: No. 3 Baylor Bears vs. No. 14 New Mexico State. 1:30, TNT: No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. No. 9 Seton Hall. 2:00, TBS: No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 14 Iona. Approx. 2:45, CBS: No. 2 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State. Approx. 3:10, tru TV: No. 6 SMU Mustangs vs. No. 11 USC. Approx. 4:00, TNT: No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 16 Texas Southern. Approx. 4:30, TBS: No. 6 Creighton Bluejays vs. No. 11 Rhode Island. 6:50, TNT, No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 16 UC Davis. 7:10, CBS: No. 7 Dayton Flyers vs. No. 10 Wichita State. 7:20, TBS: No. 2 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 15 Troy. 7:27, tru TV: No. 6 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. No. 11 Kansas State. Approx. 9:20, TNT: No. 8 Miami vs. ...

Cowboys Lose Two Starting Cornerbacks In Free Agency To The Ravens, Jets

...  land with the Jets. Earlier this offseason, the Cowboys also watched two of their safeties in Barry Church and J. J. Wilcox  depart in free agency, though they did add Nolan Carroll , a cornerback, to the roster. That means the Cowboys officially need help in the secondary. In losing Carr, Church, Wilcox and Claiborne, the Cowboys have to replace 2,679 snaps from 2016. — Todd Archer (@toddarcher) March 16, 2017. According to Pro Football Focus, Carr led the Cowboys’ defense in snaps with 1,103. Claiborne was on the field for only 406 snaps, but that was due to the fact that he missed more than half the season with injuries. As for Carr’s actual level of play when he was on the field, well, let’s just say that the Cowboys really aren’t losing too much. He might’ve been durable, but he also allowed a ...

2017 March Madness Bracket Predictions

... the team we expected to see way back in November. Better late than never. Howard Megdal. ( Click here to enlarge the bracket ). For me, the biggest upsets are Princeton over Notre Dame (the Fighting Irish don’t have the size to overwhelm the tactically superior Ivy champions), UNC Wilmington over Virginia (the Seahawks feature the third-best Offensive Rating in the country and will have learned from their near-upset of Duke last March) and Florida Gulf-Coast over Florida State (Dunk City lives on, the Seminoles struggle away from home) and Miami over Kansas in the second round. My final four is Villanova, Arizona, Louisville and UNC with Arizona winning it all, giving Sean Miller that national championship we’ve all seen coming for years. Dennis Dodd. The Pac-12 has image problems. It’s ...

Investigation Into Jose Fernandez Crash Concludes He Was Driving Boat, Intoxicated

... had been at American Social, a Miami gastropub, and had reportedly purchased alcohol while there, including, reportedly, two bottles of Don Julio tequila and three alcoholic beverages to take with them when they departed in the boat. Eighteen minutes after leaving American Social, the fatal crash occurred. As well, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office report revealed that Fernandez and Rivero each had cocaine in his system. To sum up, the report concludes ( via Mike Clary of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel ): “Fernandez operated the [vessel] with his normal faculties impaired, in a reckless manner, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as the rock jetties and channel markers. Fernandez’s impairment and manner of operation caused the accident which resulted in his death and the death of his occupants, Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias.”. The report further ...