2026 MLB Division Winner Odds: Dodgers, Mariners Favored to Repeat

Only two of last season’s division winners are expected to repeat, so parity is very much alive across MLB.
Dodgers are heavy favorites in the NL West (-650) after winning four straight and 12 of the last 13 — looks like theirs to lose.
Mariners are the AL West favorite (+100) aiming to become back-to-back champs after their first title since 2001 in 2025.

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March 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM

UTSA's kicker Jaffer Murphy turned heads at pro day — drilled a 70-yard field goal and ran a 4.50 40 — rare athleticism for a kicker.
Unconventional journey: born in Liberia, adopted in the U.S., former college soccer player who only started college football in 2024 and drove 20+ hours to earn a UTSA spot.
Undrafted prospect likely — scouts are interested and he could get multiple NFL tryouts or camp invites, with coaches comparing his upside to soccer-to-kicker success stories.

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March 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM

Dan Hurley is openly hoping UConn and St. John’s can both advance so fans can briefly unite to create an electric Elite Eight rematch — he even called for a “bloodbath” Sunday and wants rival fanbases to root together Friday.
UConn reached the Sweet 16 after beating Furman and UCLA, powered by Tarris Reed Jr.’s eye‑popping 31/27 game and Alex Karaban’s career‑high 27 — Karaban is chasing a rare third national title.
St. John’s has beaten UConn twice this year (including a 20‑point Big East title game win); if both teams win their next games the regional final in Washington could feel like MSG — Duke is a 6.5‑point favorite over St. John’s, UConn is about a 1.5‑point favorite over Michigan State.

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March 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Reportedly Microsoft agreed to rent the Abilene, Texas data center — a roughly 700 MW site that had been developed for Oracle and OpenAI.
Bloomberg says Oracle and OpenAI walked away from talks over financing and changing needs, though Reuters notes OpenAI’s existing Oracle agreements remain unchanged.
The move underscores the big-tech rush to build massive data-center capacity to power generative AI services like ChatGPT and Copilot.

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March 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Aaron Judge (+215) is the favorite to win AL MVP again after a razor-thin battle with Cal Raleigh last year — Judge already has three MVPs, tying him with Yankees greats like Mantle and DiMaggio.
Shohei Ohtani is the heavy favorite in the NL at -145; he’s a four-time unanimous MVP and the only player to win back-to-back MVPs in each league, so he’s chasing even more all-time history.
If you like underdog chatter, names like Bobby Witt Jr. (+500), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (+1300) and rookies/young stars such as Elly De La Cruz (+2500) and Paul Skenes (+2800) offer big longshot intrigue.

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March 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM