MLB season preview: Can the Rays offense match their pitching? Editor's Note: With the arrival of baseball season we're previewing each MLB team, from worst to best. We'll look at their key offseason moves, projected lineup, best and worst possible outcomes plus examine the team's fantasy implications with the help of friends from Roto Arcade. Our daily series continues with No. 19: The … [Read more...]
North Texas QB DaMarcus Smith no longer with program
North Texas QB DaMarcus Smith no longer with program North Texas and one its more experienced quarterbacks have parted ways. According to the Denton Record-Chronicle, new Mean Green head coach Seth Littrell confirmed that DaMarcus Smith, who started six games in 2015, is no longer with the program. After transferring into the program from Butler Community College, Smith split time with … [Read more...]
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 12
Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for Mar. 12 Saturday, March 12, 2016 It's another night with a lot of value. The 76ers have basically no depth up front and they are going to have to go small a lot against the Pistons. Of course, Lance Stephenson and the Grizzlies are going to be thin, as well. DFS players will need to take advanage of those two teams. Here's the order of the games in the … [Read more...]
Red Sox SP Rodriguez (knee) without timetable
Red Sox SP Rodriguez (knee) without timetable Eduardo Rodriguez is coming off a rookie season where he went 10-6 with a 3.85 ERA (112 ERA+) and showed flashes of his immense potential. He was slated to be in the rotation all season in 2016, but he has a knee injury. The Red Sox still don't know when he'll be back. As for when he might even start throwing bullpen sessions, here is what manager John … [Read more...]
1 cyclist dead, 7 injured in Spain, octogenarian driver held (The Associated Press)
1 cyclist dead, 7 injured in Spain, octogenarian driver held (The Associated Press) Police say a 52-year-old cyclist has died and seven others have been injured, three of them seriously, after being slammed into by an SUV near the northwestern Spanish town of A Guarda. An 87-year-old man was arrested at a restaurant not far from the scene of Saturday's accident, police say, adding that he … [Read more...]
Johnson: Steering wheel ‘just came off in my hands’ in qualifying
Johnson: Steering wheel 'just came off in my hands' in qualifying Jimmie Johnson explained Saturday how the steering wheel coming loose from the column during his qualifying run caused him to crash in turn one. Johnson's car entered the corner perfectly fine and then shot straight to the wall. The impact demolished the right side of his car. Johnson was uninjured in the crash. “Yeah, as I … [Read more...]
Karanka’s Middlesbrough future shrouded in doubt after refusing to coach next game
Karanka’s Middlesbrough future shrouded in doubt after refusing to coach next game Aitor Karanka’s future as Middlesbrough manager is shrouded in doubt after the Championship promotion contenders announced he will not be in charge for Sunday’s trip to Charlton. Karanka is believed to be unhappy with his players after some poor performances in recent weeks and the Spaniard stormed away from … [Read more...]
76ers' Covington exits hospital with concussion
76ers' Covington exits hospital with concussion 12:47 PM ET ESPN.com news services print PHILADELPHIA -- 76ers forward Robert Covington was released from the hospital Saturday morning after a scary collision with teammate Jerami Grant during Friday's game against Brooklyn. Covington, who was taken off on a stretcher and taken to Jefferson Hospital after he was inadvertently … [Read more...]
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four hits cable – Sporting News
Charles Barkley picks two March Madness favorites as Final Four hits cable - Sporting News NEW YORK — Charles Barkley expects the most competitive NCAA Tournament in years. That won't keep him from a prediction, of course. Barkley's two favorites to cut down the nets in Houston are North Carolina and Kansas. "This is the most wide-open the tournament ever been," Barkley told Sporting News during a … [Read more...]
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead
Spieth survives opening Valspar 76 to make cut; 7 back of lead Small goals. After an opening 5-over 76 at the Valspar Championship on Thursday, Jordan Spieth had a small, albeit not so simple, goal for Friday: play well enough to make the cut in the first of five title defenses in 2016. He did that, shooting 3-under 68 on Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course to land a weekend tee time. He … [Read more...]