Today’s Best – Weekend Edition: Scream’s Hayden Panettiere, NBA Playoffs, and Justin Verlander’s WTF Moment

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In this weekend’s edition of Today’s Best, we ogle Scream 4 star Hayden Panettiere, look back on a crazy weekend of NBA basketball, and point and laugh at Justin Verlander’s WTF moment on the mound.

MLB Opening Day TV Schedule and Pitching Matchups for Thursday and Friday Games

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The 2011 MLB Season Opens today! This post contains the complete TV schedule and and the pitching matchups for Opening Day games on Thursday and Friday.

Fantasy Baseball Strategy: Buy Low or Stay Away?

Success in fantasy baseball is a lot like success in the stock market: you want to buy low and sell high whenever you can. So for guys like Mark Teixeira, Grady Sizemore, and Gordon Beckham, should you buy low or stay away and let someone else deal with their struggles?

Fascinating Video: Joe Mauer Tipping Pitches From Second Base

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Fascinating video showing Joe Mauer blatantly tipping pitches to Jason Kubel with Justin Verlander on the hill during a recent Tigers-Twins game.

MLB Midseason Awards: AL & NL Central Edition

With the All Star Break looming, it’s time to hand out some midseason hardware. Who are the first half MVPs, Cy Youngs, and Managers of the Year for the AL and NL Central?

Click through and find out, along with a few other less traditional and ignominious awards (like greatest old school baseball card ever, won hands down by Jim Leyland).

40 Reasons Why The White Sox Are Going to the Playoffs in 2009

After a solid run to end the month of June, the 2009 playoff chances for the Chicago White Sox are looking much brighter. With Carlos Quentin set for a return around the All-Star break, there are plenty of reasons (40 in fact) to believe the White Sox can repeat as AL Central champions.