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 TGS HOOPS NBA PLAYOFFS LTS...NEXT RELEASES FRIDAY 10:15 AM PDT!
MLB +5.85 SINCE MAY 9... THUR. PICKS POSTED 10:15 AM PDT! THUR. STANLEY CUP + BONUS NHL PICK READY NOW! |
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TODAY'S BASEBALL MATCHUPS!  Current Scheduled Teams' Pitching Stats... And More!
TGS MLB +28.90 UNITS SEPT. 7 thru WORLD SERIES!!! MLB +5.85 SINCE MAY 9...THUR. PICKS 10:15 AM PDT! |
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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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