Pitching Change Wanted as Starters Struggle for Innings
Major League teams rarely push starters past 900 innings now, four hurlers threw 200 innings last season, down from 34 teams above 900 in 2014. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cites bullpen emphasis in recent postseason runs while Nathan Eovaldi notes evolving roles. MLB will study training methods before considering rule changes to extend starters' workloads.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Seattle
Logan Gilbert
Kansas City
Seth Lugo
San Francisco
Logan Webb
Philadelphia
Zack Wheeler
Bob Gibson
Jack Morris
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave Roberts
Eovaldi
San Francisco Giants
Bob Melvin
MLB
Rob Manfred
Manfred
Chalk charms power conferences as Sweet 16 lacks mid majors
Bracket chaos settles into a power conference year with all Sweet 16 teams coming from major conferences for the first time since 1985. Arkansas is the highest seed left at No. 10 as four No. 1 seeds and three of four No. 2s are still alive. The SEC leads with seven teams in the Sweet 16, followed by strong showings from the Big Ten and Big 12 as Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Maryland, and others advance.
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Saint Peter’s
Loyola Chicago
Butler
Gonzaga
Arkansas
St. John’s
San Francisco
Newark
Indianapolis
Atlanta
SEC
Tennessee
Rick Barnes
Big Ten
BYU
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Michigan
Purdue
Maryland
Arizona
Houston
Texas Tech
Chock and Bates navigate diplomacy at Boston Worlds
Madison Chock and Evan Bates, longtime Montreal favorites, face a field led by Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier as they pursue a third straight world title. They note growing Canada US tensions yet expect Canadian fans to support rivals politely, while wondering if politics may shape crowd reactions at TD Bank Garden in Boston.
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Boston
Madison Chock
Evan Bates
Montreal
Canada
United States
Chuck
Evan
Piper Gilles
Paul Poirier
TD Bank Garden
Chock
Bates
Italy
America
Laurent Cipriani
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Steve Megargee
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Blue Bloods
John Marshall