Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Often in the midst of your draft, you’ll find yourself deciding between a couple players at the same position. With Player Showdowns, we take two players who are closely ranked by Average Draft Position (ADP) and/or Rotoworld’s 2015 season projections and have writers take a side and debate who should be selected first. Whose side will you be on? We’ll offer up one … [Read more...]
Will Ferrell has a wacky plan to play all nine baseball positions in one day
Great Odin's raven, Will Ferrell has come up with his zaniest scheme yet! The actor/comedian plans to play all nine positions during Cactus League games Thursday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale. That's right, games, as in plural. In order to get to the various parks on time, Ferrell will travel by helicopter. There are eight games on the schedule, so Ferrell will have to double up … [Read more...]
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman to miss 2015 with ACL tear
Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman to miss 2015 with ACL tear Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman will miss 2015 after suffering a torn left ACL, the team announced Tuesday. The 23-year-old injured himself during pitchers' fielding practice, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. The club will send Stroman for a second opinion, but the consensus is that he will miss the entire season, … [Read more...]
Police: Reds prospect knocked girlfriend unconscious with a rock
Police: Reds prospect knocked girlfriend unconscious with a rock A Cincinnati Reds prospect finds himself in serious trouble after a late-night altercation in Arizona left his girlfriend unconscious and him behind bars. Tanner Rahier, 21, a second-round draft pick of the Reds in 2012, is accused of throwing a rock at his girlfriend, hitting her in the head and knocking her out. The cops in … [Read more...]
Amputee Daniel Jacobs, an Iraq war vet, gets tryout with Tigers
Amputee Daniel Jacobs, an Iraq war vet, gets tryout with Tigers Your browser does not support iframes. Lots of kids grow up dreaming about playing baseball in the big leagues, including Daniel "Doc" Jacobs. But his path to a big-league tryout was far different than most. Jacobs, an Iraq war veteran, lost his left leg, a few toes on his right foot and three fingers on his left hand in 2006 … [Read more...]
Cliff Lee has tear in elbow, will try to pitch through it
Cliff Lee has tear in elbow, will try to pitch through it Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee will attempt to pitch through a torn flexor tendon this season, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced Tuesday. Lee experienced soreness in his left elbow Friday, and the club sent him to have an MRI. He received a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews, which confirmed the torn flexor tendon. … [Read more...]
Watch the Hawks hit a franchise-record 20 3-pointers and crush the Kings
Watch the Hawks hit a franchise-record 20 3-pointers and crush the Kings Let us never consider the Atlanta Hawks to be impolite or ungracious hosts. They did the Sacramento Kings the kindness of allowing them to hang around for a full eight minutes on Monday night before unleashing the hounds. How very civil of them. [DraftKings: FREE Entry to a Huge Cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with … [Read more...]
How a handwritten note helped Phil Mickelson find caddie Jim Mackay
How a handwritten note helped Phil Mickelson find caddie Jim Mackay Phil Mickelson and Jim Mackay have been a team for a long time, dating back to 1992. However, Mackay got the job by telling Mickelson's Arizona State golf coach Steve Loy who else should get the job. [DraftKings: Get free entry to $60,000 Fantasy Golf Contest with any first deposit] Loy approached Mackay at a Tour stop that … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Valspar Championship
Power rankings: Valspar Championship The PGA Tour's Florida Swing enters the Snake Pit this week as Innisbrook Resort hosts the Valspar Championship. [DraftKings: Get free entry to $60,000 Fantasy Golf Contest with any first deposit] John Senden is defending champion at the Tampa-area event, with Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson and Jordan Spieth among the headlining names this week. Innisbrook's … [Read more...]
IOC ‘shocked’ by death of French athletes in helicopter crash (Reuters)
IOC 'shocked' by death of French athletes in helicopter crash (Reuters) Olympic swimming champion Camille Muffat, bronze medalist boxer Alexis Vastine and yachtswoman Florence Arthaud were among 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in Argentina on Monday. "Every athlete who wins a gold medal at the Olympics is on cloud nine, but I could tell with Camille how much it meant to her," … [Read more...]