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An Oscar-nominated film is exposing an infuriating situation unfolding in my home-state of Alabama. "The Alabama Solution" provides a look inside the nation's deadliest prison system, told by the inmates themselves.

Friday's NBA games were decided by an average of 24.4 points. That's the largest average margin of victory on a day with at least 8 games in NBA history.

@hallofgoodpod Marlins

Which team do you associate Mike Lowell with: the Marlins or the Red Sox?

If this season had a 76-team field, Oklahoma, Auburn, Indiana, San Diego St, Virginia Tech, and Oklahoma State were locks. Cal and Arizona State would've likely been the last two teams in.

Wrote earlier today about all the lopsided scores throughout the NBA and a March that can be credibly described as the least competitive month in league history: tinyurl.com/4m4pfm26 Up to 88 30-point games and counting now to set a new single-season record.

I surveyed ~200 mid-major AD’s, coaches, DOBO’s, conference commissioners, etc. about expanding the tournament. This was the appalling result. 165 of them say that mid-majors should benefit most from tournament expansion. Only 28 of them say that mid-majors will actually see any benefit. Get ready to watch sub-.500 teams in March Madness 🙄

No matter your political affiliation, country of origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, favorite team, favorite sport, favorite color, I think every sane person agrees: Expanding March Madness to 76 teams, while changing nothing else wrong with college sports, is dumb.

İlk kez çift kırmızı kartla oyundan atma kararı verildi... FIFA bu pozisyonu soruşturuyor 😶

New York Times with an important update here:

This is such an incredible line. “Indeed, among roughly two dozen workers and regulars interviewed this week at Rome’s three Waffle House locations, none said they were aware of anyone traveling to the 24-hour restaurants by paranormal means, despite their reputation as powerful magnets for the sort of idiosyncratic characters who tend to surf the psychic fringes of the American South.”

@FishOnFirst Should have had a short leash on him. The leash on him needs to be short going forward until he straightens up.

It was apparent almost immediately that Eury Pérez was going to have a lousy afternoon. dlvr.it/TRsJ2s #marlins #miami #FightinFish

The genius decision by City of Miami officials to build a major sports stadium next to Miami International Airport, in one of the most traffic congested areas of Miami-Dade, is now unsurprisingly forcing airlines to send warning to passengers about traffic-related delays.

Tommy Lloyd asked today about the influence of his time at “Gone-ZAWG-uh.” Lloyd: “It was amazing. It’s ‘Gone-ZAG-uh’ by the way, not ‘Gone-ZAWG-uh.” Mentions Mark Few, Dan Monson visited Lloyd at his hotel the team’s first night in Indy. “For me it’s a big part of who I am.”

New head coaches can hold an additional voluntary minicamp before the NFL Draft So: ARI, ATL, BAL, BUF, CLE, LV, MIA, NYG, PIT, and TEN will all get that extra session

SE ACTUALIZÓ EL RANKING FIFA Y PERDIMOS UN LUGAR: AHORA ESTAMOS 211. 🤬🇸🇲 Los muchachos hacen historia obteniendo un empate histórico ante Andorra después de 11 derrotas consecutivas y lo único que hacen es bajarnos más. Hasta le hicimos un gol a las Islas Feroe y la FIFA solo nos hunde más. 😤 Ganamos un partido, no nos suben, perdemos un partido, no nos suben. Ahora empatamos, y nos bajan un puesto. No sabemos qué hay que hacer para subir en este ranking. 🤨 Encima Eritrea que no jugaba hace años, volvió a jugar, ganaron un partido y son los culpables de dejarnos en el puesto 211 cuando estábamos orgullosamente en el 210 manteniendo una regularidad. 🔝⚽ Encima nos sigue superando un equipo que tiene el nombre de un pez, Anguila, y todavía esas dos Islas Vírgenes. No juegan nunca y tienen mejor ranking. 🐟🧐 Se nota que la FIFA es amiga de todos estos equipos, están todos en contra de San Marino, no nos van a subir jamás. 🤬🇸🇲

NCAA leadership is expected to finalize an expansion of the men’s and women’s tournaments to 76 teams soon after this year’s tournament 🏀 The proposal would add eight games to the First Four, with 24 teams playing in an opening round before advancing into the main bracket. Via @YahooSports | ow.ly/yNgb50YCTv2

@FishOnFirst Eury aka Sandy Jr — at least before he started finding his way back has really been terrible so far this season.

First 6 games: 9 total walks by Marlins pitchers Today: 9 walks (and counting)

4th & 1 conversion rate last 3 years: 88% - KC 85% - PHI 83% - DEN 82% - TB 76% - LAR 75% - SF 74% - WAS, BAL, NO 73% - MIN 72% - CLE, DET 71% - DAL, CAR, GB 70% - ATL 69% - JAX 68% - TEN, NE, PIT, LV, NYG 64% - BUF 63% - IND, LAC 62% - CIN 59% - HOU 58% - NYJ 57% - SEA 56% - CHI 52% - ARI 46% - MIA

@FastbreakHoops5 Putting that list together and only giving the option to silence 3 is inhumane. But…Whitlock, Smith and Baseless.

If you had to silence 3 mics forever, who are you choosing?

Yankee Stadium scoreboard is using spring training OPS for both teams 🤨 Scared to show the truth about these offenses. In real games, Marlins lead MLB with a .847 OPS. Yankees rank 20th (.646 OPS).