Orioles make big deal for Corbin Burns; NBA names All-Star reserves

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⚾Good morning everyone, but especially…

Corbin Burns and the Baltimore Orioles

were there various reasons Orioles was an exciting purchase for incoming owner david rubenstein And Mike Arughetti,

It took him a day to show why his ownership should be exciting for the Orioles, too. baltimore acquired 2021 cy young winner corbin burns From brewersA statement move for a franchise that was reluctant to spend under its former owners, the Angelos family.

Burns is a bona fide top-of-the-rotation starter, and Price is a promising shortstop. Joey Ortiz and left handed pitcher DL Hall And the 34th overall draft pick – more than fair. like, baltimore Earned an “A” in RJ Anderson’s trade grades,

• Anderson: “Burns, 29, has been one of the best starters in baseball through 2020. His 146 ERA+ in that time ranks fourth among 67 pitchers with at least 75 starts… Where things get interesting now, The same Orioles intend to do something about Burns’ impending free agency. … The Orioles have no legitimate financial reason to shy away from retaining Burns on a long-term basis. Will the Orioles actually do this? “Maybe this proves to be overzealous, but we feel more optimistic about their chances than we did a week ago.”

👍 Honorable Mention

😬 And not such a good morning…

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers

joel embiid‘s MVP campaign is almost over. now his and 76ers‘The focus should be on getting him healthy – and hopefully he can stay that way. SuperStar Center injured his meniscus And will be out through the weekend as the team finds a way forward.

• we talked about it Tomorrow, but it’s worth repeating: Embiid has missed 13 games. Once he missed 18, He will be ineligible for MVP (and other personal honours). This is essentially a foregone conclusion, and Embiid shouldn’t try to fight itBrad Bocktin writes.
• Minimum 65-game has been achieved very hotBut Don’t expect it to go anywhereBill Reiter writes.
• Embiid was dealing with another knee injury – one he The 76ers are worth $75,000 For not reporting it before the latest injury against it Warrior’s,
• Currently, Embiid is on the speed of joining Wilt Chamberlain (in 1963–64) the only one Players have to average 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists,
• The 76ers are 26-8 with Embiid this season and 4-9 without him.

Individual accolades are one thing – albeit certainly disappointing as Embiid goes for his second consecutive MVP – but Embiid has to get healthy. Duration. His injury history continues to grow longer.

• 2014–16: Right foot
• 2016–17: Torn meniscus
• 2017–18: Orbital fracture
• 2018–19: Left knee pain
• 2019-20: Torn left hand ligament
• 2020–21: Left knee injury
• 2021-22: Hand injury
• 2024: Left meniscus injury

For Philadelphia to be successful this postseason, that list needs to end here.

👎 Not so honorable mention

🏈Commanders hire Dan Quinn, closer to head-coaching carousel

The final head-coaching openings have been filled: the commanders Are Hiring from your biggest competitor Cowboy defensive coordinator dan quinn,

• Quinn was in Dallas for the past three seasons. Over that span, Dallas ranked second in defensive expected points. For more basic numbers, Dallas was seventh in total defense, first in forced turnovers, first in interception rate and second in sack rate.
• Quinn went 43-42 and made the Super Bowl Falcon‘ Head coach from 2015-20. He was fired after an 0-5 start in 2020.
• Washington has the No. 2 overall pick and five top 100 overall selections.

in his Head-Coaching Hiring GradeNot a fan of Cody Benjamin.

• Benjamin: “Washington was right to secede ron rivera After four difficult but ultimately mediocre seasons, but going from one old defensive-minded retread to another it is curious to consider how visionary the organization appears to be, welcoming both the new ownership and front-office leadership. … Perhaps his experience will help land a rebuilding team, but it hardly registers as an inspiring, innovative move. Grade: D+,

I understood. The optics aren’t great. Washington was heavily involved with young, exciting candidates ben johnson (Who live in detroit) And mike macdonald ,appointed by seattle, Quinn is 53 years old and has already been a head coach. He will never create too much excitement.

But Quinn is also very respected and well-connected and a strong leader. His experience with a second year owner will be valuable (josh harris) and first year GM (adam peters, In Atlanta, Quinn got a great offensive coordinator – kyle shanahan — and flourished. The biggest factor in his success in Washington is finding another strong offensive coordinator. I’m not as frustrated with this job as some others seem to be.

and with that, All eight head-coaching positions are filled.

🏀 NBA All-Star Reserves Announced; De’Aaron Fox tops the list of thugs

The NBA All-Star rosters are filled in after The stock was announced on Thursday,

In the west…

• Stephen Curry
• anthony davis
• kawhi leonard
• devin booker
• Anthony Edwards
• paul george
• carl-anthony town

And in the east…

However, like every year, there are a lot of snobs out thereAs Brad details.

Here are the participants from other events.

🏀 Preview of huge college basketball weekend

College basketball is more than making up for the NFL this weekend. we have Four top-10 men’s matchups ,

• No. 4 Houston at No. 8 Kansas
• No. 7 Duke at No. 3 North Carolina
• No. 5 Tennessee and No. 10 Kentucky
  
• No. 2 Purdue and No. 6 Wisconsin
  

… And Our college basketball team is here to preview those four and more, Duke-UNC is always going to lead, no matter what they’re doing No Great, even less so when they’re both in the top 10. Gary Parrish has a preview:

• Parish: ,As Matt Norlander detailed in Tuesday’s court report, Saturday will mark the 49th time Duke and UNC will meet as top 10 teams. That’s 35 times more than the other two schools met as top-10 teams… The meet will be highlighted by the presence of two potential first-team All-Americans – kyle filipowski duke and on RJ Davis In North Carolina. Obviously the advantage goes to the home team; Tar Heels would be preferred. But I’ve been covering this series long enough, I’ve seen North Carolina play Duke at Duke, Duke play North Carolina at North Carolina, and everything in between. So dismissing anything or making big guarantees is often a foolish thing to do. That’s why it’s usually best to sit back and enjoy this, the latest highly anticipated meeting between two of the biggest brands in college athletics.”

📺 What we’re watching this weekend

Friday

nhl all-star skills competition7pm on ESPN
warriors in grizzliesNBA TV at 8 p.m.
Butler at No. 13 Creighton (M)9pm on FS1

Saturday

No. 1 UConn at St. John’s (M)afternoon on fox
senior bowl1 p.m. on NFL Network
Texas at No. 25 TCU(M)2pm on ESPN2
nhl all-star game3 p.m. on ESPN
No. 17 Utah State at San Diego State (M)3:30 PM on Fox
No. 4 Houston at No. 8 Kansas (M)4pm on ESPN
No. 7 Duke at No. 3 North Carolina (M)6pm on ESPN
No. 12 Iowa State at No. 18 Baylor (M)8pm on ESPN2
No. 3 Iowa (W) at Maryland8pm on Fox
No. 5 Tennessee at No. 10 Kentucky (M)8:30 pm on ESPN
lakers at knicks8:30 pm on ABC

sunday

No. 10 Indiana at No. 8 Ohio State (W)afternoon on fs1
No. 17 Virginia Tech at No. 24 North Carolina (W)Noon on ESPN2
No. 2 Purdue at No. 6 Wisconsin (M)1pm on CBS
No. 2 Kansas State at No. 12 Texas (W)2pm on FS1
sun on magicians3:30 p.m. on NBA TV
No. 7 UCLA at No. 4 Stanford4pm on ESPN
shearing in summer6pm on ESPN
Trail Blazers at Nuggets8:30 pm on NBA TV