Five best bets to win 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Philly

Tiger Woods and other PGA notables have packed their bags for a trip to the city of brotherly love for golf’s second major tournament of the year.

The 2013 U.S. Open takes place in Merion Golf Club’s East Course, a course right outside of Philadelphia.

Just like the Masters, let’s take a look at The Sports Bank’s five best bets to win the near $1.5 million prize this weekend.

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Ryan Braun and the Book of Biogenesis: What we know and where we go from here

The Milwaukee Brewers’ megastar and MVP-winning outfielder, Ryan Braun, has taken fans to hell and back when it comes to accusations regarding performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).

Just when Brewers nation thought they were in the clear with a player their small market team threw the bank at, Major League Baseball comes roaring back with a 100 game suspension threat.

Whether or not the league office is bluffing or not, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to believe Braun is truly innocent.

Here’s what we know and what the Brewers face in what presumably will be a rocky few months in Milwaukee.

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A Green Bay Packers farewell to the Chicago Bears’ Brian Urlacher

On Wednesday morning, the Chicago Bears’ eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker, Brian Urlacher, decided to call it quits and retire forever a member of the Green Bay Packers most historic rival.

Packers fans should and will celebrate the retirement of a future hall-of-famer and one of the best linebackers to play in the NFL over the past twenty years.

Here’s a look back at his career, specifically against the Packers:

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Golden State's Magical and Mysterious Run in the NBA Playoffs (27inarow.com)

Don’t ask me exactly how the sixth-seeded Golden State Warriors are getting it done, but I can tell you that they’ve been a betting dandy during the NBA Playoffs. The only real explanation for them being tied with the powerhouse San Antonio Spurs is Mark Jackson coaching his ass off because the ‘Dubs (yes, I like this nickname) are now winning with contributions outside of superstar-in-the-making Stephen Curry.

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Wisconsin Badgers 2013 NFL Draft Rewind

Who knew that the University of Wisconsin would become one of the best factories for NFL prospects, it's surely come a long way in the last twenty years.

The Badgers nine top-75 picks over the last three years are as many as Ohio State, Nebraska and Michigan combined. The only two schools in the nation with more top-75 picks over that span are Alabama (13) and LSU (12).

Here’s what I thought of each of Wisconsin's three picks in the 2013 NFL Draft:

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Tyler Lorenz Becomes the 5th Annual Bracket Champ

I'm lagging behind a bit on this blog post, but better late than never. A huge congratulations to Ty Lorenz who outlasted 33 other brackets to become the 2013 MadBrackets Champion. He joins this list of former champions since we've been giving out the annual trophy:

2012 - Susan Bulgrin
2011 - Mike Szombatfalvy

Ty won because he was one of only a few to pick Michigan in the Final Four and took home the trophy when Louisville won the National Championship.

Here were the other people who placed in this year's tournament:

2nd place ($85) - Robert Trader
3rd place ($34) - Dustin Anderson
4th place ($24) - Chad Breiby
5th place ($10) - Isaac Lee

Thanks to everyone for joining and I hope to see you all next year!

Green Bay Packers 2013 Draft Rewind

Let’s give Ted Thompson and his crew another pat on the back as the Green Bay Packers fan-dangled a highly regarded draft class once again.

The Packers traded for more picks, took advantage of sliding prospects and took the necessary chances on unknown players.

Here’s what I thought of each and every one of Green Bay’s ten picks in the 2013 NFL Draft:

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