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by - 2/16/2017

Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets

A. Adele . At the Grammys this past Sunday, Adele started her tribute to George Michael off key and promptly restarted. Suddenly the Warriors, Indians, and Falcons are like, "Can we get a do-over?!?!"

B. Brandon Phillips . Phillips rejected a trade to the Braves earlier in the offseason but agreed to one last weekend. Since the end of the 2016 campaign, Atlanta has acquired the 35-year-old Phillips, 42-year-old R.A. Dickey, and 43-year-old Bartolo Colon. Maybe the Braves are purposely getting guys who would have put them in the playoffs a decade ago so that they won't actually have to go this year's playoffs and put the city of Atlanta through more heartbreak. MyBookie.ag has the Braves at +4500 to win the National League Pennant.


C. Charles Oakley . The Knicks may be the best-or worst-reality show on TV at the moment. Oakley was arrested after last week's kerfuffle at Madison Square Garden and then banned for life by controversial owner James Dolan. "Life" turned out to be just a few days, as the ban was lifted following a meeting between Oakley, Dolan, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Oh, and the Knicks stink.

D. Denver Nuggets . Not one, not two, not three…not 21, not 22, not 23…. No, the Nuggets sank an NBA-record 24 three-pointers in their 132-110 upset of Golden State on Monday. Juancho Hernangomez, who sounds like he should be a conquistador rather than a sharpshooter, went 6-for-9 from downtown en route to 27 points.

E. Expecting . Win five World Series titles? Check. Marry Hannah Davis? Check. Have children with Hannah Davis? Just about check. Derek Jeter is one lucky guy. His supermodel wife announced earlier this week that they are expecting their first child.

F. Fab Melo . The 7-foot-0 center, who starred for Syracuse and also played for the Celtics, died in his native Brazil last week. He was 26 years old. R.I.P.

G. German National Anthem . National Anthems have gone wrong before, but perhaps not quite like this. At last week's Fed Cup match between the United States and Germany in Hawaii, the United States Tennis Association played the National Anthem from Nazi era Germany instead of the current German song. Oops.


H. Henrik Lundqvist . The Rangers' goalie became the fastest to 400 wins when his team took down Colorado 4-2 this past Sunday. Lundqvist accomplished the feat in 727 career games, breaking the record of 735 required by Martin Brodeur. The Rangers are -115 favorites at the Islanders on Thursday, per GT Bets.


I. Indiana . The only Hoosiers you'll be seeing in March is if you fire up the classic 1986 film. That is unless Indiana wins the Big Ten Tournament-which does not seem likely. The Hoosiers are a mere 15-12 overall and in 11 th place in the conference at 5-9 after watching their losing streak hit four with a 75-74 setback at Minnesota on Wednesday.

J. Jordan Woodard . Things were already going poorly on the college basketball hardwood for Oklahoma. The Sooners saw their losing streak his seven games in last Saturday's 80-64 loss at Iowa State, and adding insult to injury-or vice versa-Woodard went down with a torn ACL in that contest. Woodard was the team's leading scorer at 14.6 points per game. OU ended the skid by beating Texas on Tuesday but it is still a horrendous 9-16 overall and 3-10 in the Big 12.

K. Kevin Durant . In his return to Oklahoma City last Saturday, Durant poured in a game-high 34 points as the Warriors clobbered the Thunder 130-114. He also got into a nice little shouting match with former OKC sidekick Russell Westbrook. Watching Durant and Westbrook as All-Star Game teammates this weekend could be fun! Golden State is -175 at Bovada Sportsbook to win the NBA title.

L. Leicester City . What a difference a year makes. Leicester City won the most stunning title in English Premier League history last season; now the Foxes are struggling simply to avoid relegation. They are 5-14-6, leaving them just one point above the bottom three teams on the table. Leicester has lost five matches in a row and has gone six consecutive outings without scoring a single goal.

M. Malkin, Evgeni . After missing seven games with a lower-body injury, Malkin did not disappoint in his return to the Penguins. The star center delivered a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh pounded Vancouver 4-0 on Tuesday. At 35-13-7, the Pens are second best in the Eastern Conference behind only Washington.


N. Nadal, Toni . This will be Uncle Toni's last year coaching Rafael Nadal, it was announced last week. In 12 seasons with Uncle Toni as his primary coach, Nadal has won 14 Grand Slam titles. The Spaniard is +250 at BetOnline Sportsbook to win the French Open.

O. Okafor, Jahlil . It isn't quite time to file Okafor away as another Duke star turned NBA bust, but it's close. The 76ers are desperately trying to unload him before the trade deadline, and he was benched for two recent games in anticipation of a deal. But nothing has happened, and Okafor played in Wednesday's 116-108 loss to Boston, scoring four points in 17 minutes. The Celtics are +1 underdogs at Chicago on Thursday, as indicated by MyBookie.ag.

P. Phog Allen Fieldhouse . Kansas still hasn't lost back-to-back home games since 1989 and it still hasn't been swept in the regular season by a Big 12 opponent in 14 years under head coach Bill Self. Those streaks should have come to an end on Monday, but West Virginia blew a 14-point lead with less than three minutes remaining in regulation and lost to the Jayhawks 84-80 in overtime. Even the Atlanta Falcons were impressed by the meltdown.

Q. Quentin Moses . The former University of Georgia and Miami Dolphins linebacker died in a house fire last weekend. He was 33 years old. R.I.P.

R.Released . The Giants parted ways with receiver Victor Cruz earlier this week. The 30-year-old caught just 39 passes for 586 yards and one touchdown this past season. Perhaps he can still be a decent salsa dancer for some team-or do anything, even quarterback, for the Browns. The Giants are +2500 to win Super Bowl LII , according to Bovada Sportsbook.

S. Spieth, Jordan . Based on results, or lack thereof, it would be fair to say that Spieth has never recovered from sending two balls into the water on 12 and sending his chances of a second Masters title into the abyss. But with less than two months to go before another trip to Augusta National, the 23-year-old is building confidence. He won last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four shots and has turned in five straight top 10 finishes. Spieth is a +640 favorite atBookMaker to win the Masters.

T. Twenty . That's how many winning seasons the Spurs have compiled in a row. They clinched another winning mark for this 2016-17 campaign by improving to 42-13 with a 110-106 victory at Indiana on Monday. San Antonio won again on Wednesday, humiliating Orlando 107-79. But the bottom line is the playoffs need to begin so that teams like San Antonio, Golden State, and Cleveland will start trying. GT Bets has the Spurs at +425 to win the Western Conference.

U. UConn . Make it an even 100. The Connecticut women extend their winning streak, which seems like it has spanned something like 15 seasons in a row, to the century mark when they held off South Carolina 66-55 on Monday.

V. Virginia Tech . Hokies' sophomore forward Chris Clarke suffered a torn ACL in last weekend's double-overtime upset of Virginia. Clarke was Tech's leading rebounder at 7.3 boards per game, and he was also scoring at an 11.4 ppg clip. Ouch.

W. Winnipeg Jets . Winnipeg had the longest current losing streak in the NHL (tied with Detroit at four games), but then Patrik Laine happened. The 18-year-old phenom picked up his third hat trick of the season with three goals in a 5-2 drubbing of Dallas on Tuesday. Laine has 26 goals and 21 assists through 51 contests in his rookie season. 5Dimes Sportsbook has the Jets as +205 underdogs at Pittsburgh on Thursday.

X. Xabi Alonso . Alonso returned from a knee injury scare earlier this week to play in the first leg of Bayern Munich's Champions League matchup with Arsenal on Wednesday. Bayern rolled 5-1 in front of its home fans, and Alonso said only a "debacle" would prevent the club from reaching the quarterfinals. That sounds about right.

Y. Yankees . Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher will be at Yankees Spring Training as guest instructors. A-Rod's best advice to become better at hitting: build muscle, no matter how.

Z. Zags . This whole being in the West Coast Conference thing has worked out pretty well for Gonzaga-unless you're interested in getting some good competition. The top-ranked Bulldogs are 14-0 in the WCC this season (26-0 overall), and not even St. Mary's can stay on the court with them. Gonzaga swept the regular-season series against the Gaels with a 79-56 home blowout on Jan. 14 and a routine 74-64 road victory last Saturday. The Zags are -21.5 home favorites over San Francisco on Thursday, per BetOnline Sportsbook.

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