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Good morning and happy Friday! Just like that, the shortest month of the year is almost done. Carter Bahns with you to close out February and look ahead to the start of March in the world of sports. If one thing comes to mind when I think of March, it’s the NCAA Tournament. We have an absolutely massive weekend of college basketball ahead of us to help set the stage for the Big Dance, which is right around the corner.
The NFL combine is also highly deserving of our attention over the next few days, and the push to the NBA playoffs is really heating up.
Let’s talk about it.
🏋️ Five things to know Friday
The NFL Scouting Combine is underway in Indianapolis. The first batch of players checked into the combine on Thursday with edge rushers, defensive linemen and linebackers taking the stage first. Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. was the talk of the day as arm length once again became a point of concern. Bain’s sub-31-inch arms are among the shortest for an edge rusher in recent combine history. It was a good day to be Sonny Styles, though. The Ohio State product ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.46) of any linebacker and led the position with a 43.50″ vertical jump en route to our only “A+” grade of the day. And on the defensive line, we gave Caleb Banks and Lee Hunter “B+” grades as top performers.Max Scherzer will spend his 19th MLB season in Toronto. “Mad Max” has at least one more year in him, and he will return to the Blue Jays after agreeing to re-sign with the reigning American League champions. The 41-year-old pitcher reportedly agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract that is rich with incentives, and Scherzer is likely to climb into the top 10 in career strikeouts this season.The Jets and Titans pulled off a trade.…..
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