Report: Padres, Shields agree on four-year deal Report: Padres, James Shields agree on four-year dealby Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com (2:08 am ET) The Padres have agreed on a four-year deal with pitcher James Shields, according to SBNation. The deal is expected to include an option for a fifth season, and is rumored to be worth between $72 million and $78 million. Shields still needs to take a … [Read more...]
Draft Strategy: Draft Strategy: ADP Outliers
Draft Strategy: Draft Strategy: ADP Outliers Monday, February 09, 2015 Every serious fantasy player needs to be aware of general trends, such as where a player has typically been taken in drafts. This information can help one extract the most value out of every draft slot. For instance, resisting the temptation to draft an up-and-coming player in the eighth round, knowing that he has typically … [Read more...]
LeBron: ‘Fit in’ tweet was reference to Love
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Raptors deny Spurs’ Popovich win No. 1,000
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Blazers fend off Harden’s 45 points, Rockets
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Grizzlies score final 8 points to topple Hawks
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Ivory Coast win Cup of Nations after dramatic shootout
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Kings defenseman Alec Martinez day-to-day with concussion
Kings defenseman Alec Martinez day-to-day with concussion The Kings resilience is about to be tested once again. In the first period of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles defenseman Alec Martinez, was on the receiving end of a legal check from Cedric Paquette. Martinez left the game after the hit, and did not return. On Sunday, an off-day for the Kings, updated the … [Read more...]
Don Dulce wins $69,000 Aqueduct feature in photo finish (The Associated Press)
Don Dulce wins $69,000 Aqueduct feature in photo finish (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) -- Don Dulce survived a bumpy stretch battle and a three-way photo finish Sunday to win the $69,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. … [Read more...]
Hirscher turns slalom run into combined gold (Reuters)
Hirscher turns slalom run into combined gold (Reuters) Austria's Marcel Hirscher turned a storming slalom run into the super combined gold medal at the alpine ski world championships on Sunday. Sitting over three seconds back of leader Kjetil Jansrud of Norway after the morning downhill, Hirscher, the three-time overall World Cup champion, erased all of the deficit with a blazing slalom leg … [Read more...]