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The United States track and field community paid tribute to California-based athlete David Torrence on Tuesday after the Olympic middle-distance runner was found dead in Arizona. Torrence, 31, who represented Peru in last year's Olympics, was discovered at the bottom of an apartment block's swimming pool in Scottsdale early on Monday, local media reported. A cause…
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It's the sixth most populous city in America, but Phoenix, Arizona, isn't exactly one of the top places that pops to mind when it comes to stargazing -- as in the "celebrity" type of star. But that looks to change a little this weekend, with the University of Phoenix Stadium hosting the Final Four of the…
The March Madness 2017 field has been cut to 16 teams, and soon only eight will be fighting to win college basketball’s national championship. Three No.1 seeds are still in the hunt, but a few second-round upsets have ruined many Final Four predictions. Below are picks against the spread for every Sweet 16 game in the…
As spring training begins to wind down, teams are starting to make the tough roster decisions. Many clubs are attempting to fill the back end of the rotation or determine which reserves deserve a bench job. For the few fortunate teams, such as the defending champion Chicago Cubs, the key remaining issue might be deciding the…
After a largely uneventful first round of the NCAA Tournament, the second round was highlighted by several close games and upsets The second weekend of March Madness 2017 could be more eventful if the Sweet 16 betting lines are any indication. With eight games on the schedule for Thursday and Friday night, five feature point spreads…
The East Region is officially crazy. After a largely uneventful first round of the NCAA Tournament, the East produced two huge upsets on the weekend. No. 8 Wisconsin seed toppled defending champion and top-seeded Villanova on Saturday, and No. 7 South Carolina shocked No. 2 Duke on Sunday night. Just like that, what appeared to be…
