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Weekend winners
Shohei Ohtani. The walking definition of “most valuable” (considering he went 50-50 as a hitter, has Cy Young contending stuff as a pitcher and now is acting as the chicken liver to the catfish that are Japanese baseball stars and luring them to Dodgers blue) made his spring debut over the weekend. He homered. Because, of course.
Tennessee hoops. Look, there’s a real chance that UT could be one of the biggest bracket busters in the Madness that is March. That effort Saturday was gritty against a great Alabama bunch. And Jahmai Mashack’s game-winner is one of those moments from which a college player never has to buy a Co-Cola in the Knoxville area ever again. Here’s more from Paschall.
Tennessee baseball. We are going to be a regular contributor moving forward this SEC baseball season on a live stream at Southeastern16.com. Feel pretty certain the UT baseball Vols, who rolled through Houston this weekend and are still unbeaten, will be a topic. Here’s more from Paschall. Again.