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Today was the 1st time Andrew Luck did not participate fully in a practice. 

Cesar Izturis Jr Update

Cesar Izturis Jr will also officially be joining his father this year on the Lara Cardinales. 

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The A's hired the 1st female MLB coach today. 

Cesar Izturis Update

Cesar Izturis will officially be with the Lara Cardinales in the Venezuelan League this year as a player-coach and has been training at their stadium

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The Titans had a 99% chance of winning the game at one time during the fourth quarter. 

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Andrew Luck has 4 tackles this season. 

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The Yankees are the 1st team since the save was adopted in 1969 to have 4 different pitchers in 4 consecutive years get 35 or more saves. (Soriano, Rivera, Robertson, Miller)

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This is the Royals 1st AL Central Title. 

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The Colts have allowed 54 QB hits this year which is the most in the league. 

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With Yogi Berra's death, Bobby Doerr is now the last living player who played in the 1930s. 

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The only team to have 7 players with 50 or more RBI's this season is the New York Yankees. 

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Adam Vinatieri has not missed a field goal from 20-29 yards since 2007 until Monday. 

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Jason Day is the youngest Australian golfer to be named #1 in the world. 

Cesar Izturis Update

According to the Cardinales de Lara website there is a possibility that Cesar Izturis and his half brother Maicer will play for Lara which is a team in the Venezuelan League this winter. 

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The Yankees became the 1st team to use 7 pitchers in a shutout in a win of more than 5 runs. 

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Christiano Ronaldo is the 1st player with 80 Champions League goals. 

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At the beginning of the NFL season, there were more Uconn alumnis on rosters than any other non Power 5 team. 

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The Colts have had 20 different players return punts/kicks since 2012

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The Atlanta Falcons have won 8 straight home openers which is the longest streak in the NFL 

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No team had won a game since 2012 down 3 runs with 2 outs in the 9th inning. The Mets and Astros did it yesterday. 

NBA 2014-2015 Season Predictions

The NBA season is coming upon us soon. Here are my predictions for this upcoming season.


East

1. Cleveland Cavaliers 61-21
2. Chicago Bulls 59-33
3. Miami Heat 55-27
4. Washington Wizards 52-30
5. Milwaukee Bucks 47-35
6. Indiana Pacers 44-38
7. Boston Celtics 43-39
8. Atlanta Hawks 41-41
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9. Toronto Raptors 40-42
10. Charlotte Hornets 40-42
11. Detroit Pistons 38-44
12. Orlando Magic 35-47
13. New York Knicks 28-54
14. Brooklyn Nets 24-58
15. Philadelphia 76ers 19-63


West

1. Golden State Warriors 62-20
2. San Antonio Spurs 57-25
3. Oklahoma City Thunder 55-27
4. Los Angeles Clippers 53-29
5. Houston Rockets 52-30
6. Memphis Grizzlies 48-34
7. Phoenix Suns 46-36
8. Los Angeles Lakers 45-37
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9. New Orleans Pelicans 44-38
10. Utah Jazz 42-40
11. Denver Nuggets 40-42
12. Minnesota Timberwolves 37-45
13. Dallas Mavericks 33-49
14. Sacramento Kings 30-52
15. Portland Trailblazers 25-57

Playoffs
East

1 Cavaliers over 8 Hawks 4-0
7 Celtics over 2 Bulls 4-3
3 Heat over 6 Pacers 4-3
5 Bucks over 4 Wizards 4-2

West

1 Warriors over 8 Lakers 4-2
2 Spurs over 7 Suns 4-0
3 Thunder over 6 Grizzlies 4-2
4 Clippers over 5 Rockers 4-3

Semi Finals

East

1 Cavaliers over 5 Bucks 4-2
3 Heat over 7 Celtics 4-1

West

1 Warriors over 4 Clippers 4-1
2 Spurs over 3 Thunder 4-2

Conference Finals

East

1 Cavaliers over 3 Heat 4-2

West

2 Spurs over 1 Warriors 4-3


Finals

2 Spurs over 1 Cavs 4-3

Finals MVP: Tim Duncan

Awards

All NBA 1st Team

G Steph Curry
G James Harden
F LeBron James
F Kevin Durant
F Anthony Davis

All NBA 2nd Team

G Kobe Bryant
G Russell Westbrook
F Tim Duncan
F Kawhi Leonard
F Dwight Howard

All NBA 3rd Team

G Chris Paul
G Derrick Rose
F Kevin Love
F DeAndre Jordan
F Paul George

All Rookie 1st Team

G D'Angelo Russell
G Emmanuel Mudiay
F Jahlil Okafor
F Karl Anthony-Towns
F Justise Winslow

All Rookie 2nd Team

G Joseph Young
G Ryan Boatright
F Mario Hezonja
F Frank Kaminsky
F Stanley Johnson

All Defensive 1st Team

G Kobe Bryant
G Mike Conley
F Kawhi Leonard
F DeAndre Jordan
F Rudy Gobert

All Defensive 2nd Team

G Tony Allen
G Jeff Teague
F Hassan Whiteside
F Dwight Howard
F Draymond Green

All Star Game MVP-Kobe Bryant

Rookie of the Year

1. D'Angelo Russell
2. Ryan Boatright
3. Karl Anthony-Towns
4. Jahlil Okafor
5. Justise Winslow

MVP

1. James Harden
2. Steph Curry
3. LeBron James
4. Kevin Durant
5. Kobe Bryant

Coach of the Year

1. Byron Scott
2. Jason Kidd
3. Brad Stevens
4. David Blatt
5. Gregg Popovich

Executive of the Year

1. John Hammond
2. Mitch Kupchak
3. Danny Ainge
4. R.C. Buford
5. Daryl Morey

Citizenship Award

1. LeBron James
2. Kevin Durant
3. Draymond Green
4. Tim Duncan
5. Damian Lillard

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Kawhi Leonard
2. Tony Allen
3. Draymond Green
4. Mike Conley
5. Kobe Bryant

6th Man of the Year

1. Manu Ginobili
2. Andre Iguodala
3. Isiah Thomas
4. Jamal Crawford
5. John Henson

Most Improved Player

1. Rudy Gobert
2. Hassan Whiteside
3. Jordan Clarkson
4. Jonas Valanciunas
5. Mike Dunleavy

Sportsmanship Award

1. Tim Duncan
2. Tony Parker
3. Steph Curry
4. Blake Griffin
5. James Harden

Teammate of the Year

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Tim Duncan
3. LeBron James
4. Anthony Davis
5. Steph Curry

Stat of the Day

The Blue Jays scored 30 runs in 27 hours

Happy Birthday Andrew Luck!

Today we at Horseshoe Pride wish a very happy 26th birthday to Colts star QB Andrew Luck.

Stat of the Day

Chuckie Keeton tied the Utah State school record for TD's in a career. 

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Bartolo Colon set the record for most scoreless innings by a pitcher over 42 years old with 31. 

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David Carr was the last QB who was the #1 pick to win in his debut. 

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Kam Chancellor is the 1st player to hold out since Carson Palmer. 

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Phil Mickelson has played on every president's and Ryder cup team of the last 20 years. 

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Over half the Seahawks roster is 7th round picks and UDFA.

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38 NFL players have been suspended for week 1

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Bryce Harper is the 1st player ever to score 4 times on 4 walks with an RBI

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Ruben Tejada hit the mets 1st inside the park homerun since 2010. 

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Since 1969 only two teams have come back to win the division after being 6.5 down entering September, 1978 Yankees, and 1995 Mariners.