Stat of the Day

The average MLB salary is now 4.3 million which is a new record.

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Duke-Gonzaga earned a 9.9 TV rating  which is the best in 10 years for a regional final game. 

Spanish Video of Famous Sports Interviews

For my Spanish project I did a video of famous sports interviews, the Richard Sherman interview after the NFC Championship game last year, the Allen Iverson practice interview, and the LeBron James "I'm coming home" open letter.


This is the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRI5MnARiQo

Stat of the Day

Michigan State only has 2 NBA Top 100 prospects

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Uconn's 51 point win in the Sweet 16 is the largest margin of victory in the Sweet 16 ever. 

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8 seeds are 11-3 in the Sweet 16

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In the past 3 years only one player (Vick Ballard) has rushed for 100 yards in a game with the Colts

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Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers in Field Goals Attempted this season with 713

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On Sunday Danilo Gallinari scored 40 points for the 1st time in his career. 

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Bob Huggins is 8-2 in his career vs John Calipari. 

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In the last 10 years only 4 people have had more spring training home runs than Kris Bryant. 

2015 NFL Mock Draft

The 2015 NFL Draft is coming up and here is my mock draft

1. Buccaneers-QB Jameis Winston
2. Titans-QB Marcus Mariota
3. Jaguars-DE Leonard Williams
4. Raiders-WR Kevin White
5. Redskins-OLB Dante Fowler
6. Jets-OLB Randy Gregory
7. Bears-DE Shane Ray
8. Falcons-OLB Vic Beasley
9. Giants-OT Brandon Scherff
10. Rams-WR Amari Cooper
11. Vikings-CB Jalen Collins
12. Browns-WR Dorial Green-Beckham
13. Saints-SS Landon Collins
14. Dolphins-OLB Bud Dupree
15. 49ers-OT Ereck Flowers
16. Texans-OT Cedric Ogbuehi
17. Chargers- WR DeVante Parker
18. Chiefs-WR Jaelen Strong
19. Browns-OLB Eli Harold
20. Eagles-CB Marcus Peters
21. Bengals-DE Arik Armstead
22. Steelers-CB Kevin Johnson
23. Lions-DT-Eddie Goldman
24. Cardinals-NT Danny Shelton
25. Panthers-ILB Eric Kendricks
26. Ravens-RB Melvin Gordon
27. Cowboys-RB Todd Gurley
28. Broncos-OT La'el Collins
29. Colts-ILB/S Shaq Thompson
30. Packers-CB Trae Waynes
31. Saints-QB Brett Hundley
32. Patriots-OG Cameron Erving

Stat of the Day

There are only 5 former Expos left in MLB. 

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Anthony Davis became the 1st player with 36 points, 14 rebounds, 9 blocks, and 7 assists in the same game. 

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The Warriors made 44 baskets versus the Hawks and assisted on 39 of them. 

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No switch pitcher has pitched in the majors since Greg Harris did it in 1995. 

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Villanova's #2 ranking in the final AP poll is the highest final ranking in school history. 

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Julius Peppers is the only player of the Packers roster who has played with an NFL team other than the Packers. 

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This is the 1st game of the year that Ryan Boatright has fouled out of a game. 

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From 1956-1960 Johnny Unitas threw a TD in 47 straight games which is the 4th longest streak of all time. 

Cesar Izturis Update

A report has recently come out which stated that Cesar Izturis helped Phillies player Cesar Hernandez with his fielding during the offseason. This could mean that Izturis may go into the coaching profession or become a fielding coach which I think teams would be interested in because he is in the Top 10 of all time for Fielding Percentage for a SS. 

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1 in 5 mens D1 college golfers come from outside the USA.

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Spain dropped out of the top 10 in FIFA rankings for the 1st time since 2007. 

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The 49ers only 4th quarter TD pass last year was thrown by Blaine Gabbert. 

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Gonzaga's 18th consecutive WCC tournament championship finals appearance is the longest ever streak for the 31 conference tournaments. 

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The Kansas City Chiefs WR's had 0 TD's last season. 

2015 MLB Season Predictions

The MLB Season will be upon us before we know it here are my predictions for this year

Standings

AL East: Boston Red Sox 90-72
               New York Yankees 85-77
               Toronto Blue Jays 81-81
               Baltimore Orioles 79-83
               Tampa Bay Rays  76-86

AL Central: Detroit Tigers 93-69
                    Chicago White Sox 84-78
                    Cleveland Indians 82-80
                    Kansas City Royals 78-84
                    Minnesota Twins 77-85

AL West: Los Angeles Angels 95-67
                Seattle Mariners 90-72
                Oakland Athletics 88-74
                Texas Rangers 80-82
                Houston Astros 76-86

NL East: Washington Nationals 97-65
                Miami Marlins 87-75
                New York Mets 85-77
                Atlanta Braves 73-89
                Philadelphia Phillies 68-94

NL Central: St. Louis Cardinals 94-68
                    Pittsburgh Pirates 88-74
                    Milwaukee Brewers 84-78
                    Chicago Cubs 81-81
                    Cincinnati Reds 72-90

NL West: Colorado Rockies 90-72
                Los Angeles Dodgers 89-73
                San Diego Padres 83-79
                San Francisco Giants 78-84
                Arizona Diamondbacks 69-93

AL Wild Card Game  Seattle: 2  Oakland: 1  Seattle wins series 1-0

NL Wild Card Game  Los Angeles: 3 Pittsburgh 2   Los Angeles wins series 1-0

AL Divisional Series  Boston over Detroit 3 games to 1
                                    Seattle over Los Angeles 3 games to 2

NL Divisional Series St. Louis over Colorado 3 games to 0
                                   Washington over Los Angeles 3 games to 1

AL Championship Series  Boston over Seattle 4 games to 2
                                          Series MVP David Ortiz

NL Championship Series St. Louis over Washington 4 games to 3
                                         Series MVP Lance Lynn

World Series St Louis over Boston 4 games to 2
                      Series MVP Yadier Molina

AL Batting Average Leaders
       Yan Gomes .333
        Miguel Cabrera .327
        Mike Trout .324
        Brett Gardner .315
        Josh Donaldson .306

       Home Run Leaders
       Avisail Garcia 40
       Albert Pujols 37
       Miguel Cabrera 35
       Jose Bautista 34
       Prince Fielder 33

      Run Leaders
      Brett Gardner 115
      Dustin Pedroia 114
      Marcus Semien 106
      Desmond Jennings 92
      Lorenzo Cain 91

     RBI Leaders
     Alex Gordon 137
     Albert Pujols 121
     Miguel Cabrera 119
     Mike Trout 115
     Prince Fielder 100

     Stolen Base Leaders
     Brett Gardner 56
     Jacoby Ellsbury 55
     Coco Crisp 42
     Mookie Betts 39
     Melky Cabrera 37

AL Win Leaders
       Felix Hernandez 20
       Clay Buchholz 18
       Justin Verlander 17
       Masahiro Tanaka 15
       Garrett Richards 15

       ERA Leaders
       Felix Hernandez 1.99
       Chris Sale 2.12
       Masahiro Tanaka 2.20
       Hisashi Iwakuma 2.30
       Yordano Ventura 2.58

      K Leaders
      Masahiro Tanaka 252
      Chris Sale 248
      Yordano Ventura 239
       Justin Verlander 232
       Anibal Sanchez 227

      Saves Leaders
      Dellin Betances 52
      Greg Holland 50
      David Robertson 46
      Koji Uehara 43
      Fernando Rodney 40

      WHIP Leaders
       Felix Hernandez 0.82
       Chris Sale 0.90
       Masahiro Tanaka 0.95
       Justin Verlander 0.98
       Phil Hughes 1.04

      Batting Average Leaders
      Troy Tulowitzki .342
       Andrew McCutchen .340
       Marcell Ozuna .333
       Jorge Soler .325
       Yasiel Puig .320

      Home Run Leaders
      Giancarlo Stanton 65
      Carlos Gonzalez 40
      Troy Tulowitzki 38
       Matt Adams 35
       Paul Goldschmidt 30

       Run Leaders
       Starling Marte 120
       Billy Hamilton 115
       Ben Revere 112
       Jason Heyward 105
       Wilmer Flores 102

      RBI Leaders
      Giancarlo Stanton 150
      Jayson Werth 139
      Andrew McCutchen 135
      Ryan Braun 124
      Carlos Gonzalez 120

     Stolen Base Leaders
      Billy Hamilton 65
      Ben Revere 60
      Denard Span 52
      Arismendy Alcantara 46
      Carlos Gomez 40

NL Win Leaders
       Max Scherzer 21
       Clayton Kershaw 20
       Adam Wainwright 20
       Henderson Alvarez 18
       Jorge De la Rosa 17

       ERA Leaders
       Clayton Kershaw 1.90
       Max Scherzer 2.12
       Jordan Zimmermann 2.15
       Adam Wainwright 2.24
       Andrew Cashner 2.31

       K Leaders
       Max Scherzer 247
       Clayton Kershaw 244
       Stephen Strasburg 237
       Matt Harvey 233
       Zack Greinke 226

       Saves Leaders
       Drew Storen 49
       Steve Cishek 47
       Trevor Rosenthal 42
       Huston Street 36
       Craig Kimbrel 34

       WHIP Leaders
       Clayton Kershaw 0.87
       Max Scherzer 0.89
       Jordan Zimmermann 0.91
       Andrew Cashner 0.95
       Matt Harvey 1.00
   
Awards

AL MVP
1. Mike Trout
2. Albert Pujols
3. Miguel Cabrera

NL MVP
1. Giancarlo Stanton
2. Troy Tulowitzki
3. Andrew McCutchen

AL Cy Young
1. Felix Hernandez
2.  Masahiro Tanaka
3. Chris Sale

NL Cy Young
1. Clayton Kershaw
2. Max Scherzer
3. Jordan Zimmermann

AL Rookie of the Year
1. Rob Resfrynder
2. Daniel Norris
3. Marcus Semien

NL Rookie of the Year
1. Jorge Soler
2. Yasmany Tomas
3. Kris Bryant

AL Manager of the Year
1. Lloyd McClendon
2. John Farrell
3. Joe Girardi

NL Manager of the Year
1. Walt Weiss
2. Mike Matheny
3. Mike Redmond

AL Gold Glove
C Salvador Perez
1B Mark Teixeira
2B Dustin Pedroia
SS Jose Iglesias
3B Manny Machado
LF Alex Gordon
CF Mike Trout
RF Efren Navarro
P Mark Buehrle

NL Gold Glove
C Yadier Molina
1B Freddie Freeman
2B Brandon Phillips
SS Andrelton Simmons
3B Nolan Arenado
LF Christian Yelich
CF Juan Lagares
RF Giancarlo Stanton
P Mike Leake

AL Silver Slugger
C Yan Gomes
1B Albert Pujols
2B Robinson Cano
3B Josh Donaldson
SS Xander Bogaerts
LF Jose Bautista
CF Mike Trout
RF Shin Soo Choo
DH David Ortiz

NL Silver Slugger
C Yadier Molina
1B Justin Morneau
2B Brandon Phillips
SS Troy Tulowitzki
3B Nolan Arenado
LF Carlos Gonzalez
CF Starling Marte
RF Giancarlo Stanton
P Madison Bumgarner

Hank Aaron Award
AL Mike Trout
NL Giancarlo Stanton

Rolaids Relief Man
AL Greg Holland
NL Trevor Rosenthal

Comeback Player of the Year
AL Prince Fielder
NL Matt Harvey

ASG MVP
Jorge Soler

Roberto Clemente Award
David Robertson

MLB Delivery Man
Greg Holland




   

Stat of the Day

Todd Herremans had the 2nd highest run blocking grade for a guard in 2013 with a +7.8

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With its win over Cincinnati today, Uconn has 30 wins for 10 consecutive years which extends its NCAA record. 

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Before his round yesterday, Phil Mickelson had 186 straight rounds with at least 1 birdie. 

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Russell Westbrook became the 6th player with 4 straight triple doubles. 

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Yesterday was the 1st time that the Celtics and Knicks both lost by 30 or more points on the same day. 

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Brian Shaw's dismissal is the latest an NBA coach has been fired since Mike D'Antoni was fired in 2012. 

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The last pitcher to start on Opening Day for the Dodgers since Clayton Kershaw was Vicente Padilla

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Hassan Whiteside is the 1st player with 3 20 rebound games in his first 50 games since Shaq.