Best XI: DFS Soccer Week 10 Friday, October 23, 2015 Hello everyone! Welcome to week 10 of our Daily Fantasy Soccer column. Last week was cut short due to some personal circumstances but this week we have a full slate of info for you! The matches this weekend are interesting, and although the best ones are not on Saturday, there’s some good values in fantasy this week. Before we get to that, … [Read more...]
The Numbers Game: The Fantasy Value of Usage
The Numbers Game: The Fantasy Value of Usage Usage rate is a popular metric with a simple purpose – determining what percentage of a team's plays are 'used' by a given player. It is based upon a players' total field goal attempts (FGA), free throw attempts (FTA) and turnovers (TO), and it's tethered to the time the player was on the court. The goal of this column is to determine how strongly usage … [Read more...]
Seattle hire Scott Servais as manager, Tim Bogar as bench coach
Seattle hire Scott Servais as manager, Tim Bogar as bench coach The Seattle Mariners will hire former big league catcher Scott Servais, who has no managing experience, to replace Lloyd McClendon. The Los Angeles Times first reported the news and the club confirmed it Friday afternoon. This is not the first time Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto has hired Servais. The first hire he made … [Read more...]
What to Watch, Week 8: The midseason doldrums offer upset potential
What to Watch, Week 8: The midseason doldrums offer upset potential There are always a few weeks during the season where the schedule isn’t pretty. This is one of those weeks. There’s only one game bewteen ranked teams and both of those teams are coming off tough losses. Still, there are a few games worth highlighting and a lost of upset potential across the board. [Check out Dr. Saturday … [Read more...]
Kenseth: Logano ‘too good’ to not have crashed him intentionally
Kenseth: Logano 'too good' to not have crashed him intentionally Joey Logano contended that his contact with Matt Kenseth near the end of Sunday's race at Kansas was not an intentional spin. Kenseth doesn't believe it. "Yeah, some day he might mature a little bit, but, first of all, he should have stopped running his mouth, 'A,' and number two, he’s lying when he said he didn’t do it on … [Read more...]
Cowboys’ Dez Bryant listed as doubtful after missing practice all week
Cowboys' Dez Bryant listed as doubtful after missing practice all week Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant increased his workload this week with the hopes of playing Sunday against the New York Giants but will be listed as doubtful for the Week 7 contest. Bryant suffered a broken foot in Week 1 against the Giants, and yet there was optimism that Bryant could heal quicker than expected … [Read more...]
BDL’s 2015-16 NBA Season Previews: San Antonio Spurs
BDL's 2015-16 NBA Season Previews: San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs were one of the four best teams in the NBA by the end of the 2014-15 season. Unfortunately, they were closer to average in early November. And they lost four straight on the "Rodeo Road Trip" after the All-Star break. And they lost two overtime games in March — one understandable, one inexplicable — and they couldn't … [Read more...]
Congressman who lost bet sings ‘Meet the Mets’ on House floor
Congressman who lost bet sings 'Meet the Mets' on House floor Here's one sports bet between politicians that took things beyond than the usual trading of foods or wearing a rival team's jersey. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) — no, not the district attorney from "Law & Order" — had to sing "Meet the Mets" on the House floor Friday after losing a bet to Steve Israel (D-NY). [Related: Ten big … [Read more...]
MASCOT FIGHTS picks Week 8 college football games and hopes the Richmond … – SB Nation
MASCOT FIGHTS picks Week 8 college football games and hopes the Richmond ... - SB Nation We had a deal with the Spiders. But they broke the terms of the arrangement. And now they die. I try not to get involved personally in MASCOT FIGHTS. It's not my job. My job is to objectively adjudicate who would win a mascot fight between two college football mascots, so that my readers can become … [Read more...]
Traina's Weekend Blitz: NFL Week 7 picks – FOXSports.com
Traina's Weekend Blitz: NFL Week 7 picks - FOXSports.com Welcome to another edition of "Weekend Blitz," a column that will appear on FOXSports.com each Friday during the football season. Consider this one of your must-read features as you wrap up the week and head into a Saturday and Sunday filled with pigskin. We'll be giving out NFL picks, possibly some college football picks and plug some … [Read more...]