Box Score 2/28: Fat Tuesday means athletes on floats.
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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading between chapters of our new Baseball Prospectus Annual.
Happy birthday today to Aldo & Mario Andretti, Brian Billick, J. T. Snow, Eric Lindros, Jamaal Tinsley and Tayshaun Prince. On this date in 1960 the U.S. men's hockey took home it's first Olympic gold medal in Squaw Valley, California and in 1940 the first televised basketball game took place at Madison Square Garden between Fordham and Pitt.
Daily brain workout
Quiz: Name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award.
YB ICYMI
- Matt Whitener makes the case it's time for Satchel Paige Day in Major League Baseball before the memories of the Negro Leagues completely fade away.
- We had Mr. David Matthews round up the best sports movies available to stream right now.
- Biggest surprises and disappointments of the NBA season.
Around the league
- "Are the Sens the new Leafs?" might be one of the coldest slights yet. [Vice Sports]
- Things are getting testy in the Six Nations rugby tourney between Italy and England. [NYT]
- Petco Stadium is flooded, probably making it easier to bring your goldfish to the park on Pup Nights.
How is it going in New Orleans, Boogie? Moving in okay, settling in a bit, resting up with all the change in your life... okay. So you're feeling at home.
It's only Tuesday, but at least it's a Fat Tuesday out there. Go out and have a dozen paczki and a King Cake for us.
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