George Mason back into the Sweet 16: My most unadulterated “this shouldn’t happen, but I’ll bet my bracket on the hopes that it will” pick. I’ve got Pittsburgh winning it all, but not with any confidence, either.

  • Jay Gibbons is hopeful he has solved his vision issues, reports Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com. He was told he had been wearing “the wrong prescription and the wrong size contacts.” I guess that would pretty much do it …
  • MLB Network has what it believes to be rare (if not unprecedented) footage of Dodger Hall of Fame pitcher Dazzy Vance, from his 1924 MVP season. Mitch Williams then analyzes Vance’s pitching style.
  • Bob Timmermann writes at Native Intelligence about the Dodgertown Classic game between UCLA and USC.
  • Ernest Reyes posts about a new book, “Brooklyn Dodgers in Cuba,” at Blue Heaven.

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Diamondbacks at Dodgers, 1:05 p.m.