Jordan Spieth shoots Saturday 70 in Houston, on fringes of contention Jordan Spieth is in purgatory at the Shell Houston Open, but that's better than where he was on Friday. Spieth shot 2-under 70 in the third round at the Golf Club of Houston to reach 6 under for the tournament and end the day five shots behind co-leaders Jamie Lovemark and Jim Herman, both searching for their first PGA … [Read more...]
Kadri cross-checks Glendening’s head; suspension to follow? (Video)
Kadri cross-checks Glendening's head; suspension to follow? (Video) Kadri cross-checked Glendening high after their battle. Glendening shaken up. #RedWings #DETvsTOR #Leafs pic.twitter.com/hyB5xZ7Xw7— Stefan Kubus (@StefanKubus) April 3, 2016 If Nazem Kadri is making an attempt to stay under the NHL's radar, he's not doing a very good job at it. As the video shows, Kadri and Luke Glendening … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: Impact of Stacking in DFS
By the Numbers: Impact of Stacking in DFS Dozens of fantasy “experts” (I hate that term), myself included, pump out in-season content touting their top NFL DFS stacks and correlation plays each week. You see the same generic articles throughout the industry at times almost blindly choosing QB-WR combinations paired with a good matchup. This can absolutely be a viable strategy; but the ultimate … [Read more...]
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 24
Waiver Wired: Wired: Top NBA Pickups Week 24 Be sure to check out last week’s column, when I hit Toney Douglas and Shelvin Mack pretty hard. I didn’t run them again this time, but it is starting to feel like this list has seen a lot of duplicates over the past few weeks as the silly shutdown season finally winds down. The numbers included here do not include Saturday’s game, as I had to write it … [Read more...]
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Don't Touch Jimmy
Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Don't Touch Jimmy The Raptors rolled out their B-team as Dwane Casey channeled his inner Gregg Popovich and still almost beat the Spurs, but San Antonio’s next era of superstars prevented that from happening. Elsewhere, Jimmy Butler had the game of his life in a critical Bulls loss; and you should be riding the Willie Cauley-Stein Wave after things got too trill … [Read more...]
Jim Harbaugh sings national anthem at Lil Dicky concert (Video)
Jim Harbaugh sings national anthem at Lil Dicky concert (Video) What would a concert on the University of Michigan’s campus be without an appearance from Jim Harbaugh? Rapper Lil Dicky apparently had the same thought on Saturday night, and brought the Wolverines head coach on stage at Hill Auditorium. But that wasn’t all. Harbaugh joined Dicky, who wore a No. 88 Jake Butt jersey, in a … [Read more...]
Villanova throttles Oklahoma to advance to the national title game
Villanova throttles Oklahoma to advance to the national title game HOUSTON — As he exited the floor at halftime of his team's Final Four clash with Oklahoma, Villanova's Daniel Ochefu turned around to glance at the NRG Stadium scoreboard one more time. It was as if he wanted to make sure his eyes weren't deceiving him. The team that lost by 23 points in the first meeting between the Sooners … [Read more...]
Dixon dominates in IndyCar’s return to Phoenix in 11 years (The Associated Press)
Dixon dominates in IndyCar's return to Phoenix in 11 years (The Associated Press) Scott Dixon dominated after taking the lead on a midrace caution and crossed the checkers under another yellow flag to win IndyCar's first race at Phoenix International Raceway in 11 years on Saturday night. Dixon started ninth and took advantage of tire trouble for Team Penske's top two drivers to move within … [Read more...]
Jamie Lovemark looking for 1st PGA Tour win on heels of experience
Jamie Lovemark looking for 1st PGA Tour win on heels of experience Jamie Lovemark is looking for a breakthrough PGA Tour win on Sunday that would earn him the final ticket to next week's Masters. The USC product is tied for the lead with Jim Herman at the Shell Houston Open. Through three rounds, both players are at 11-under 205. They're one ahead of Henrik Stenson, Dustin Johnson and … [Read more...]
Bolts' Stamkos has blood clot, out 1-3 months
Bolts' Stamkos has blood clot, out 1-3 months Steven Stamkos did not play in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night due to what the team called an upper body injury before the game. After the game general manager Steve Yzerman addressed the situation and it turned out to be significantly worse than just an upper body injury. Yzerman announced that … [Read more...]