Here is our late-January snapshot of NBA teams that look as if they can win the title as presently constructed.
, down from the maximum of 10 one year ago. With David Ortiz elected, and Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling dropping off the ballot after 10 years of consideration, I added longtime Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins to my six holdovers: Rolen, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Billy Wagner.
Helton, in his fifth year on the ballot, jumped from 16.5 percent in his first year in 2019 to 52.0 percent one year ago to 72.2 percent this year. Helton, Wagner and the rest of the holdovers — including surging Andruw Jones , Gary Sheffield and first-timer Carlos Beltran — will be joined next year by likely first-ballot inductees Adrian Beltre and Joe Mauer.
Not surprisingly, however, Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez gained little traction in their candidacies. Both PED-suspended superstars received less than 36 percent of the vote, similar to last year’s totals.Mikaela Shiffrin’s 83 World Cup skiing wins are the most for any woman in history, and it may not be long before she holds the mark for any skier in history.
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