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Also, watch SportsLine on CBS Sports HQ live at 6 p.m. ET for all today's best bets by Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli Apr 29, 2019 at 5:27 pm ET • 4 min read I wasn't planning on writing about Game of Thrones today. I sat down at my computer to write this column fully planning on writing about the Warriors and Rockets, or maybe even about the NFL Draft, but then I watched Game of Thrones on Sunday night, and it's been the only thing on my mind since. If you haven't watched the episode but plan to, scroll past this intro and straight to the picks because spoilers are coming. First, I want to say I thought it was an excellent episode for the most part. It was a bit dark (the picture, not the story, though both were dark), and it made it more difficult to view, but I can live with that. The only problem I had with the episode was too many others lived with it. It's been the biggest problem I've had with Game of Thrones the last few seasons, or … [Read more...] about Top Picks: Why Game of Thrones needs bigger stakes, plus two NBA Playoff best bets

Also, watch SportsLine on CBS Sports HQ live at 6 p.m. ET for all today's best bets by Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli Apr 19, 2019 at 3:35 pm ET • 5 min read Are you in the mood for a dumb idea? Because I think I have a dumb idea, but it's the best kind of dumb idea: one that could be incredibly entertaining. Earlier this week on Twitter I saw a tweet from The Action Network's Matt Moore stating that if a team jumps out to a 3-0 lead in an NBA playoff series, that should end the series. It makes some sense, as the odds of coming back from that deficit in the series are minuscule at best, so we may as well end the series and reward that team with some extra rest.Then on Friday's episode of Pardon My Take, it was proposed that if any team wins a playoff game by 35 points or more, that should end the series. That idea is dumber than mine, though I appreciate it because it helped serve as inspiration.People often joke about the length of the NBA playoffs. … [Read more...] about Today’s Top Picks: Back the Thunder and these two MLB plays Friday, plus how I would improve the NBA playoffs

This list has legends ... and some vacant spots by Jonah Keri @jonahkeri moments ago • 29 min read Adam Ottavino made history when he signed with the Yankees.Not by saying he would strike out Babe Ruth every time (though I'd pay to see Ruth battle any of today's pitchers who throw high-90s fastballs with wipeout breaking pitches). No, what thrust Ottavino into the Yankees history book was the team's announcement that he would wear No. 0. When he takes the mound for the first time in the Bronx, he'll become the first Yankee ever to wear that number -- also the only single-digit number in franchise history that's not yet retired.All that excitement over zero got me wondering: Who's the best player to ever wear a single bagel on his uniform? Who's the king of nil/nul/nol/cero/ziro/zewo/efes?Turns out the career leader in Wins Above Replacement for players who wore No. 0 is Al Oliver, by a healthy margin. A seven-time All-Star, Oliver won three … [Read more...] about MLB’s best player at each uniform number — from No. 1 Ozzie Smith to No. 99 Manny Ramirez and every digit in between

Keep checking back for the latest updates as MLB free agency continues by Matt Snyder @MattSnyderCBS 2m ago • 3 min read Nearly a month has passed since the Boston Red Sox won the 2018 World Series. With the winter meetings not too far away, baseball's offseason is starting to heat up. In the past week-plus, we've seen James Paxton join the New York Yankees via trade and Josh Donaldson pick the Atlanta Braves as his 2019 ballclub. Even the rumors are getting juicier, most notably with our top entry below. As such, we've decided to partake in a bit of public service by rounding up the day's transactions, news, and notes in one place. You'll find those listed below along with some choice commentary. The hot item of the day and night was the reported deal that seems to be coming to fruition between the Mariners and Mets that would be a bit of a jaw-dropper in terms of how many names and how much money is involved. Most reports have … [Read more...] about MLB rumors, free agency and trade updates: Cano/Diaz trade to Mets looks increasingly likely