Japan's National High School team stayed with Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar | Flippin' Bats

St. Louis Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar tells Ben Verlander that Japan’s National High School teams stayed with his family when he was child. The team had host families and Lars’ family was one of them. The team came over to play USA’s national high school team when New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks was on the team.

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Moving the Needle: Celtics title bound, Grizzlies one-and-done, Clippers year? | What's Wright?

Nick Wright and Damonza play a game called ‘Moving the Needle,’ where they predict the future of several NBA teams, including the reigning champs and Milwaukee Bucks with Giannis Antetokounmpo’s wrist injury. Nick also decides whether the Boston Celtics are NBA Finals bound once again and if this is finally the LA Clippers year to win it all with Russell Westbrook on the squad. Watch as Nick explains why the Memphis Grizzlies could be a one-and-done team, along with the Chicago Bulls tanking for French prodigy Victor Wembanyama.

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NBA futures: Nikola Jokić as MVP, 76ers win East, Suns in West, Bucks a value bet? | What's Wright?

With the second half tipping off, this means it is time to visit or re-visit those NBA future bets! Nick and Damonza dive into their favorite futures bets, including why bettors should go all-in on Nikola Jokić winning his third consecutive MVP and to bet on the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns to win their conferences. Watch as Nick breaks down why the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Finals could be a value bet despite predicting Philly to reach it.

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Can LeBron & Anthony Davis be trusted to get the Lakers to the playoffs? | SPEAK

Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, Joy Taylor, and Ric Bucher discuss whether they can trust the Los Angeles Lakers to make a playoff run. Bucher weighs in on the Lakers odds at making the playoffs and explains they can’t be trusted because there is no guarantee LeBron and Anthony Davis will play all their remaining games.

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Anthony Davis & Joel Embiid headline the latest Under Duress List | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Chris Broussard alongside Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Eric Mangini reveals the latest edition of the Under Duress List. Nominees include: Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis, Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and LA Clippers’ Russell Westbrook. Nick Wright adds reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Wildes adds the Las Vegas Raiders franchise and Eric Mangini adds New England Patriots QB Mac Jones to the Under Duress list.

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Darvin Ham outlines Lakers #1 goal: 'Secure a spot, not just wish for play-in' | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes discuss the Los Angeles Lakers odds to qualify for the NBA playoffs. The LeBron James led Lakers are currently in 13th place in the West, however HC Darvin Ham expects the team to secure a top 6 seed in the final 23 games of the regular season.

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2023 NFL Combine Preview: top players you need to watch at each position

Charles McDonald is joined by Bleacher Report’s Derrik Klassen to discuss the latest NFL news before diving in to the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, which starts next week in Indianapolis. Charles and Derrik go through the top players to watch at each position and how next week could shake up the draft board for some of the top prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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