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TGS 2013 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW...A LOOK AT THE MOUNTAIN WEST  After a wild few seasons of subtractions and additions to its membership ranks, the Mountain West has temporarily settled upon a 12-team football configuration for 2013 with the additions of WAC refugees San Jose State and Utah State to the mix. Which has prompted the league to be split into two divisions, aptly labeled "Mountain" and "West" (don't accuse the MWC and Commisisoner Craig Thompson of lacking creativty!). Of course, the decisions of Boise State and San Diego State last December to abandon their ill-conceived dreams of the "big time" with the Big East and stay in the MWC were not wholly unexpected by anyone with connected sources in the region Read more... |
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TGS MOUNTAIN WEST RETROSPECTIVE...THE WILD OLD DAYS AT WYO  EDITOR'S NOTE: Along with our summer College FB conference previews, we'll be providing some corresponding retrospective pieces on all of the leagues as we honor the 57th publishing season of THE GOLD SHEET, set to commence this fall! Accompanying our Mountain West 2013 preview is a look back at the days when many of the current conference members performed in the old WAC, and a particular program with a much more colorful history than modern-day fans might realize...
Although the WAC ceased to exist as a football conference after last season, most Read more... |
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TODAY'S BASEBALL MATCHUPS!  Current Scheduled Teams' Pitching Stats... And More!
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TGS 2013 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW...COACHES ON THE HOT SEAT!  NOTE: The Gold Sheet's conference previews of the 2013 college fotoball season begin later in June!
In a sense, almost every college football coach is on the hot seat. But there's no question that entering every gridiron campaign, some mentors are in more trouble than others. And, in a handicapping sense, it's always a good idea to know which coaches are sitting on the "hottest" of seats, as history has shown that it has been worthwhile to identify such potential trouble spots as early as possible in anticipation of possible meltdowns and strings of spread Read more... |
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THE BEST OF TGS...RECALLING 45 YEARS AGO: JUNE 4, 1968  Following is an excerpt from a past memorable TGS piece that first ran in March of 2010 and recalled events from 45 years ago, June 4, 1968...
We were unknowingly hurtled into a trip down on our own memory lane this week when Sen. Jim Bunning's name popped into the news. Although it might be a bit different memory than most have of the old Hall of Famer.
Our specific memory of Bunning the baseball pitcher doesn't recall his glory days with the Tigers or Phillies, but rather his short stint, late in his career, with Pittsburgh, and a particularly memorable night in 1968. Even longtime baseball fans can be excused for not having much recollection of Bunning with the Buccos Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...EARLY MAY BASEBALL UPDATE!  It's easy enough to locate the MLB standings every day. Just open up any sports page, or click into any sports website worth its salt, and the standings are easy to find.
Bettors value won-loss records, too, but there's a different measuring device most "players" want to be abreast of as well. Money Line and Run Line standings provide an extra barometer for handicappers to consult as they make their daily selections, so we provide those true "money" standings by division below. We will provide shorter-term calculations as the season progresses, but for now, we Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...NFL OFFSEASON UPDATE AND DRAFT PREVIEW!  The NFL Draft has always been a storyline unto itself, even before the AFL-NFL merger finally materialized in 1970. Although the draft, along with the Super Bowl, was a more immediate byproduct of the July, 1966 merger, as the leagues began conducting common drafts beginning in 1967. The top choice in the first common draft in '67 was none other than Michigan State DE Bubba Smith, snagged by the Baltimore Colts, who acquired the top pick in a trade with the expansion New Orleans Saints for QB Gary Cuozzo!
For several of those years, into the mid '70s, the draft would often take place not long after the season Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...2013 COLLEGE HOOPS SUPERLATIVES!  Imagine for a moment no "March Madness" as we know it. Instead, college basketball would limit its postseason championship tournament to two teams (expanding to a big four teams in the future!) based upon a complicated formula involving various computer rating systems and human polls.
The excitement of the conference tournaments to determine reps to a national elimination event would be non-existent. Some leagues might still conduct tourneys as money-generating endeavors, but fans would be unlikely to warm to such exhibitions and thus wouldn't Read more... |
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TGS 2013 ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM...AND REMEMBERING BIG LEW  The "All-Newcomer Team" is a staple of ours at TGS since our inception 56 years ago, and recalls some of our fondest memories. Especially as we annually name this team at or near the end of our publishing season, when we are usually in a reflective mood. Indeed, it's hard for us not to reminisce at this time of year as we look back upon the countless editions of TGS and recall the past All-Newcomer teams.
While we struggled with naming a "Newcomer MVP" this season, we have often not had to spend much time deciding that honor. And never was the vote more easily unanimous than it was 46 years ago, in the Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...OLD FRIENDS AT THE FINAL FOUR!  THE GOLD SHEET's analyses of Final Four matchups will appear in our upcoming weekend edition, available Thursday night at 8 PM PDT. But anticipation is already growing for the final weekend of the college hoops season.
As for us at TGS, the conclusion of the college basketball campaign is often a time to reminisce. Especially for the Final Four in Atlanta, involving schools that have participated in the final weekend before...including two, Wichita State and Michigan, that along with UCLA and Princeton were grouped together in the 1965 version Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...PLAY BALL! AL "FUTURES" PREVIEW!  It didn't take Nostradamus to figure out that the abrasive Bobby Valentine was going to be a poor fit in the Boston Red Sox (82 1/2) dugout last season, although even Yankees fans began to feel bad for the Bosox by September when the Beantown bunch exceeded 90 losses. Valentine, who miraculously stayed on the bench until the bitter end despite alienating almost the entire clubhouse, was humanely relieved of his duties in the offseason and replaced by Blue Jays manager John Farrell, who might wish he had stayed in Toronto. But Valentine was hardly the only reason for the Boston collapse a year ago, as the meltdown that began in September 2011 Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...PLAY BALL! NL "FUTURES" PREVIEW!  Last year, we thought the Philadelphia Phillies (84 1/2) were just too old and too overpriced, and we were rewarded with one of our easiest "under" calls in years as the Phils had to rally just to reach .500. But dynamics are a bit different this season. First of all, the win total is reduced. Second, 1B Ryan Howard and 2B Chase Utley are not going to be opening the season on the DL as they did a year ago. Third, the batting order would seem to have been bolstered by offseason additions OFs Ben Revere (via Twins, and likely a new and improved leadoff hitter) and Delmon Young (ex-Tigers), while ex-Ranger Michael Young is the new man at 3B. This year might Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...STRIKE ONE FOR NEW JERSEY  Right about this time of year near the end of the 1984 NFL regular season, news broke from Philadelphia that Eagles owner Leonard Tose was close to moving the Birds to Phoenix. Tose, of course, was a well-known inveterate gambler who frequented the Atlantic City casinos. Still, no fans in Philadelphia were expecting that he would be willing to move their beloved franchise several time zones away to help cover his mounting debts. Quickly, the city mobilized and restructured the Eagles' lease terms at Veterans Stadium; the Vet would get 50-plus penthouse suites, to be built at the top of the 700 level, by the 1986 season; all revenue would go to the team Read more... |
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TGS SPECIAL REPORT...THE GARDEN STATE TIMES  Hmmm. It's been a while since we've talked about the sports wagering landscape on these pages. More specifically, about any attempts to legalize the exercise in locales other than Nevada and, to a lesser extent, the weekly NFL parlay cards available in select Delaware and Oregon locations.
But times are changing. Which is why everyone in the sports wagering industry is paying very close attention to developments in New Jersey, all thanks to some bold thinking championed by none other than Gov. Chris Christie, who has stepped to the plate on the subject like no Read more... |
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