TOURNEY TIME….

16 YEARS AGO— CURRY OFFICIALLY ON THE MAP—-

	Ballislife.com ⁦‪@Ballislife‬⁩ 16 years ago today, Steph Curry vs Gonzaga!  40 Points (30 in 2nd half)  14/22 Shooting 8/10 Threes  5 Steals “Most people didn’t think we’d make it out of the 1st round. We had that stubborn belief that we could beat anybody in the country.” pic.twitter.com/tzxddlvtSU   3/21/24, 6:06 AM

“Welcome back to SportsCenter Presented by ESPN Bet, for more on the Ohtani situation we go to our FanDuel MLB Insider Jeff Passan at our DraftKings Studio in Los Angeles brought to you by Caesar’s Sportsbook. Jeff, how could something like this happen?”

WARRIORS: 

-10-0 RUN TO END 2ND, 12-0 TO START 3RD— 80-58 9:35 IN 3RD—-

-FINALLY WIGGINS SHOWS UP

-CAN THEY FOLLW IT UP?

-42 IN 3RD +18 THRU 3RD 

-THATS WHAT THEY CAN BE - KUMINGA, KLAY, PAUL, ALL ROLLING - CAN THEY BE CONSISTENT? 

-41 ASSISTS 

-HIT THE ROAD AFTER FRIDAY…. 

	Anthony Slater ⁦‪@anthonyVslater‬⁩ Warriors cruise to a 137-116 home win over the Grizzlies. Dominated the middle portion of the game. Jonathan Kuminga had 26 points on 12/17 FG, several highlight dunks. Andrew Wiggins 22 on 9/14. They're 3.5 back of the Suns at #8 and three up on the Rockets at #11.   3/20/24, 9:28 PM

OHTANI—-

	Bill Shaikin ⁦‪@BillShaikin‬⁩ BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani's attorneys accuse interpreter of 'massive theft' tied to alleged gambling, from from ⁦‪@GustavoArellano‬⁩, ⁦‪@adamelmahrek‬⁩, ⁦‪@PringleLATimes‬⁩and ⁦‪@nathanfenno‬⁩:  latimes.com/california/sto…   3/20/24, 2:29 PM

-HE’S CAUGHT IN A LIE—-WHAT WILL HAPPEN…

-CHNAGED THIR STORY

=NO BOOKIE IS ALLOWING AN INTERPUTER TO RACK UP 4.5 M 

- HE FIRST SAID SHOEHEI BAILED HIM OUT OF THE 4.5M 

LATER IT WAS HE STOLE THE MONEY AND WIRED THEMMONEY OUT HIMSELF — THAST WOULD BE TOUGH HOW WOULD SHOEHEI NOT KNOW THAT? 

-MLB PLAYERS CAN BET BUT ONLY IN LEGAL STATES AND NOT ON BASEBALL 

-ITS AN ILEGAL BOOIE IN CALIFRONIA 

-HE COULD HAVE BEEN BETTING FOR SHOEHEI 

-WE DONT KNOW SHESEI — HE HAD A SECRET WIFE— NOT EVEN TEAMMATES KNEW ABOUT 

YAMAMOTO THIS MORNING: 

1 IP 

43 PITCHES 

5 ER

4 HITS 

1 BB 

1 HBP

2 K 

45.00 ERA 

L 

DODGERS LOSE 15-11 

	Alden González ⁦‪@Alden_Gonzalez‬⁩ The start of Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s major league career … single hit by pitch triple walk sac fly wild pitch strikeout double single strikeout  In one inning, he was charged with 23% of the earned runs he allowed in 171 innings in Japan last year.   3/21/24, 3:28 AM

GIANTS: 

	Shayna Rubin ⁦‪@ShaynaRubin‬⁩ Jordan Hicks struck out six of the last nine Angels he faced. Was pulled two outs into the fifth inning after walking Anthony Rendon.   3/20/24, 2:39 PM

	FOX Sports: MLB ⁦‪@MLBONFOX‬⁩ Blake Snell won't be ready for the start of the 2024 MLB season but he doesn't expect to be sidelined too long after signing with the Giants on Monday. Read more on the FOX Sports App ⬇️ foxsports.com/stories/mlb/gi…   3/20/24, 12:42 PM

	Jeff Young ⁦‪@BaseballJeff1‬⁩ Blake Snell's batting average against his pitch arsenal in 2023: Four-seam fastball: .255 BAA Curveball: .079 BAA (LOL)  Slider: .123 BAA Changeup: .185 BAA   3/20/24, 11:40 AM

49ERS: 

-FREE AGENT SAFETY JULIAN BLACKMON VISITING 49ERS TODAY PER SCHULTZ REPORT (1ST WITH ARMSTEAD NEWS LAST WEEK) 

-FORMER 3RD ROUND PICK OUT OF UTAH IN 2020

-BEST SEASON LAST YEAR - 4INTS , STARTED 15 GAMES, 88 TKL, 65 SOLO 

-STARTED 46 OF 50 GAMES IN 4 YEARS 

	Matt V Miller ⁦‪@Matt_Miller49‬⁩ The WRs 49ers met with so far: Jalen McMillan from Washington, Xavier Legette from South Carolina, Ladd McConkey from Georgia, Luke McCaffrey from Rice, Bub Means from Pitt, Xavier Worthy from Texas, Brenden Rice from USC, Troy Franklin from Oregon, and Brian Thomas Jr LSU ⁦‪@49ers‬⁩   3/20/24, 12:10 PM

	OurSF49ers ⁦‪@OurSf49ers‬⁩ #49ers WR Jauan Jennings is officially back on a 1 year, $4.9M contract 🔥 pic.twitter.com/yjOrKXFDca   3/20/24, 2:10 PM

GUESTS:

1130 KAWAKAMI 

1230 

BRYAN PRICE 

SOUND:

PROBLEM IS — HE DOENST DO IT MOST OF THE TIME—- HE TEASES US 

KNBR ⁦‪@KNBR‬⁩
Q: What's the domino effect Andrew Wiggins has when he's playing well? DRAYMOND: "When he's taking those shots and playing with that aggressiveness, we're capable of winning a championship." pic.twitter.com/NWjrH0wl67
3/20/24, 11:13 PM

  

TOPICS: 

1- WARRIORS: 

-A SHOWED WHAT YOU CAN DO -0 ALL BE IT VS MEMPHIS NOW SHOW IT ALL THE TIME…. 

*WILL WIGGINS DO THAT ALL THE TIME UNLIKELY? 

*KUMINIGA CAN DO THAT ALL THE TIME 

*KLAY CAN HIT THOSE SHOTS ALL THE TIME 

*PAUL CAN PLAY THAT WAY IN THE PLAYOFFS 

*THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THE BALL LIKE THAT 

*THEY CAN PLAY WITH THATY ENERGY IN THE 3RD QTR 

*IT’S MEMPHIS THOUGH 

*SHOW THAT WAY VS. INDY 

*SHOW THAT ON ROAD TRIP 

	New York Post ⁦‪@nypost‬⁩ Warriors’ Draymond Green gets into middle of scuffle, sending Grizzlies coach tumbling trib.al/0V2UZTzpic.twitter.com/bNZl04rfPE   3/20/24, 9:09 PM

	Sam Gordon ⁦‪@BySamGordon‬⁩ Warriors close the first half with a 10-0 run and take a 68-58 lead into the break. Kuminga phenomenal with 18 first half points. Knocking down jumpers, finishing explosively in transition, moving the ball. Andrew Wiggins with 10 points. Chris Paul with 5/7 off the bench.   3/20/24, 8:11 PM

2- OHTANI:

-ONE VERSION: -0 THE FIRST VERSION - THE INTERPITER IPPEI MIEUHARA SAID OHTANI PAID OFF A SOUTERN CALIFORNIA BOOKIE 4.5M OF HIS BETTING DEBT— NO BASEBALL BUT CFB, INTERNATIONAL SOCCER ETC. —. (THAT WAS A 90 MINUTE INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY NIGHT) 

-NEXT DAY—-OHTANI’S ATTORNEY’S DISAVOWED THE STORY AND  IT TUTRNED INTO WITHOUT OHTANI’S KNOWLEDGE IT WAS A “:MASSIVE THEFT” OF THE 4.5M — BUT THE WIRED MONEY WAS OUT OF OHTANI’S ACCOUNT — WIRED MONEY — WITHOUT OHTANI’S KNOWEDGE — TO THE ILLEDGAL BOOKIE. —AND THEY ARE TURNING IT OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES… 

-MIZUHARA THEN WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT COMMENT….

-AUTHORITIES NOW ARE LOOKING INTO THE OPERATION RUN BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOKMAKER MATTHEW BOYER….

—THERE ARE TWO PAYMENTS WITH OHTANI’S NAME ON THEM FOR 500K - IN STEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER—- 

-MITAZHARA TOLD ESPN THAT HE AKSED OHTANI TO PAY OFF HIS GAMBLING DEBT WHICH HAD REACHED 4.5M HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BET THROUGH DRAFT KINGS AND ASSUMED BETS PLACED THROUGH BOYER WERE LEGAL SAID OHTANI WAS UPSET BUT WOULD PAYB THEM OFF TO MAKE SURE HE NEVER DID IT AGAIN - HE SAID OHTANI HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. = THEN HE CHANGED HIS SOTRY WEDNESDAY AND SAID OHTANI DIDNT KNOW. 

=MITZUHAHARA- SAID HE NEVER BET ON BASEBALL 

- A FEW THINGS: 

*A BOOKIE WOULD NEVER LET A LINE OF CREDIT GET AS HIGH AS 4.5M FOR A GUY LIKE MIZUHARA

*YOU KNOW ITS A LIE WHEN THE STORY CHANGES

*I HAVEA HARD TIME BELIEVING IT’S NOT BETS MADE FOR OHTANI 

*HOW BIG OF A DISTRACTION WILL THIS BE ON THE DODGERS SEASON? 

*WILL OHTAINI GET SUSPSENDED FOR THIS? 

*FOR THOSE WHO SAY HE COUDLNT HAVE DONE THIS? THE TEAM DID NT KNOW HE HAD A GIRL FRIEND LET ALONE A WIFE…..

-

THE STORY: 

	Jeff Passan ⁦‪@JeffPassan‬⁩ The latest on the firing of Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter amid questions about the transfer of $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank account to a bookmaking operation under federal investigation, from ESPN’s Tisha Thompson: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id… pic.twitter.com/reo8s272Pb   3/20/24, 3:09 PM

	Dallas Braden ⁦‪@DALLASBRADEN209‬⁩ So a spokesperson tells ESPN that Ohtani sent money to cover the gambling debt of Ippei. A spokesperson for Ohtani delivered Ippei to ESPN & he spoke to ESPN but then was later disavowed by the representative that provided Ippei to ESPN? Why? Was the statement he gave a lie?…   3/20/24, 3:22 PM

⁦‪@DALLASBRADEN209‬⁩
Scenario 1: Ippei is a terrible gambler who was lucky enough to be in Ohtani’s orbit which afforded him leeway with his bookie in the event a large payout was necessary. It was. Ohtani did his boy a solid & cleared the debt which left him way too close to illegal activity &…
3/20/24, 8:10 PM

  

	Andrew Lawrence ⁦‪@ndrew_lawrence‬⁩ wow looks like MLB brought to you by FanDuel and presented by MGM could have a massive gambling scandal on their hands   3/20/24, 4:42 PM

	Astroboy💫 ⁦‪@Astroblast65‬⁩ No bookie lets a professional interpreter rack up $4.5 million in debt lol   3/20/24, 4:51 PM

	Jim Russell ⁦‪@JimRussellSD‬⁩ So you’re telling me Ohtani, gives his best friend access to his bank account to gamble & suddenly doesn’t know what’s going on with his finances & claims money was stolen by said friend and had nothing to do with anything?  YEAH OKAY!   3/20/24, 4:15 PM

	Emily Nyman ⁦‪@EmSheDoesIt‬⁩ sneak peak of Shohei’s walk up song this season pic.twitter.com/cBMphUOIoL   3/20/24, 4:49 PM

3- GIANTS:

A- WITH THIS DISTRACTION—- THE GIANTS CAN WIN THIS DIVISION…

THEY ARE ANYWHERE FROM DIVISON WINNERS TO 2ND WC TO ME AND GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN IT ALL—- ESPECIALLY IF FARHAN GETS ANOTHER BAT…..

AND BOB PLAYS FLORES AT 1B MOST OF THE TIME…

https://theathletic.com/5358168/2024/03/21/san-francisco-giants-blake-snell-wins/?source=user_shared_article

Rosenthal: With Blake Snell and others in the fold, how good are the Giants

C BAILEY 

1B FLORES

2B ESTRADA

SS AHMED —- / TRADE: WILLY ADAMES

3B CHAPPY 

LF CONFORTO / 

CF LEE 

RF YAZ / SLATER 

DH SOLER / 

A YEAR AGO—-

Roberto Perez 1B: LaMonte Wade Jr. 2B: Thairo Estrada SS: Brandon Crawford 3B: Wilmer Flores LF: Blake Sabol CF: Mike Yastrzemski RF: Michael Conforto DH: Joc Pederson

	McCovey Chronicles ⁦‪@McCoveyChron‬⁩ Jordan Hicks looked really, really good today in a longer outing. The attention has moved off him with the Snell signing and the Cobb news, but…still might be a critical part of the rotation.   3/20/24, 4:37 PM

	ken🍉 ⁦‪@PINKPARADISIN‬⁩ “ohtani doesn’t seem the kind of guy to gamble” bro had a secret wife you know nothing about him   3/20/24, 3:42 PM

	KRON4 News ⁦‪@kron4news‬⁩ SF Giants' former public announcer Renel Brooks-Moon won California's 2024 'Woman of the Year' award: trib.al/S31wRgt   3/20/24, 6:20 PM

MORE:

	CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable ⁦‪@cjzero‬⁩ The disrespect of giving Red Panda a mere quarter break and not a halftime show pic.twitter.com/75T7mp9Uvz   3/20/24, 9:02 PM

	Sports Illustrated ⁦‪@SInow‬⁩ NFL Red Zone’s Scott Hanson and Andrew Siciliano will host ‘Gold Zone’ coverage for the 2024 Paris Olympics trib.al/bvdwmKI   3/20/24, 10:10 AM

	Ari Meirov ⁦‪@MySportsUpdate‬⁩ This is awesome: NBC Sports is planning an NFL RedZone-style whiparound show for the Paris Olympics, which will guide viewers to the best and most exciting live moments during the Summer Games. It will be called the "Gold Zone" The host to open each day ... Scott Hanson. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/Ar69zr5rrB   3/20/24, 8:48 AM

	New York Post ⁦‪@nypost‬⁩ ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ review: Who ya gonna call to get your money back? trib.al/urMAoJK pic.twitter.com/3KbCsrn1ZQ   3/21/24, 8:33 AM

CABOOSE:

	New York Post ⁦‪@nypost‬⁩ Playing computer games can increase risk of erectile dysfunction, study finds trib.al/CkdSwg1 pic.twitter.com/09NJ88Ezuk   3/20/24, 6:28 AM

	New York Post ⁦‪@nypost‬⁩ Mega Millions jackpot reaches an astounding $977M after no one wins Tuesday’s drawing trib.al/brYEsAMpic.twitter.com/PKa5IcjNPj   3/20/24, 3:31 AM

FEET ARE GROSs PERIOD 

	HuffPost ⁦‪@HuffPost‬⁩ Oregon Man Accused Of Rubbing Women's Feet On His Face Without Consent huffpost.com/entry/oregon-m…   3/19/24, 9:45 PM

I WONDER— HOW MUCH DO REGULAR SPORTS FANS WATCH GAMES FOR SOME SORT OF BETTER ING ANGLE— FANTASY , BETTING , FAN DUEL DAILY PLAYER BETTING… 

	Don Van Natta Jr. ⁦‪@DVNJr‬⁩ You’d think sports exist now only for wagering, like horse racing.  No one goes to Belmont just to watch the horses run. Soon, no one will watch sports just to see the athletes compete.   3/19/24, 8:16 PM

WOW 

	New York Post ⁦‪@nypost‬⁩ Real estate agent accidentally burns down multi-million dollar property ahead of open house trib.al/jDDVbVgpic.twitter.com/RSQCFXqFbG   3/19/24, 11:22 AM