Matt Kenseth wins pole at Charlotte Matt Kenseth set a career record Thursday night at Charlotte. Kenseth, the driver who accumulated the most points over the first three races of the Chase, won the pole for Saturday night's fourth race of the Chase. It's his fourth pole of the 2015 season; he's never had more than three in any of his 17 previous Sprint Cup Series seasons. It's also his … [Read more...]

Why Joe Pavelski is San Jose's 'captain serious' LOS ANGELES – The difference in Joe Pavelski’s life as a hockey player has been minimal since he was named San Jose Sharks captain Monday.  “Just a few more interviews lately and stuff,” Pavelski said. “We have a good, strong group in here that has a lot of experience and has known each other for a while, that has definitely made the … [Read more...]

Shuffle Up: New England backfield not so scary right now Okay, here are the Shuffle Up rules. We are talking rest-of-season value. Everything to this point is an audition. If you want leaders to this point, you’ll find them elsewhere. If you want Week 5 rankings, click over here. Today, we do running backs, just running backs. Next week, new position. Eventually I will start batching them in … [Read more...]

Like NFL International Series games? Hope so, there will be many more The NFL is determined to expand internationally, even though the game is wildly popular in the United States and there are precious few home games for each team every year.  But the NFL is doubling down on the International Series, for a long time and in more locations other than London. The league announced Wednesday it … [Read more...]

DFS advice for the Opening Night of the NHL season By Neil Parker RotoWire Hockey Writer The National Hockey League's new season kicks off Wednesday with a four-game slate, featuring the defending champion Blackhawks playing host to the Rangers, hopeful Stanley Cup contenders again, in the marquee matchup of the night. The hunt for value plays is critical to assembling competitive daily … [Read more...]

Shirtless Colby Rasmus is the early favorite for best postseason party dude It seems like every MLB postseason has its No. 1 party dude — the guy who celebrates the hardest when his team wins a series. In 2013, we all marveled at Mike Napoli. Last season, we counted how many beers Madison Bumgarner could chug. [Related: Astros' ace Dallas Keuchel stymies Yankees' bats in AL wild card game.] … [Read more...]

Podcast: Martin Brodeur on Devils number retirement, new statue, St. Louis Blues NEWARK, NJ – Martin Brodeur stepped before the New Jersey Devils season-ticket holders seated inside Prudential Center on Tuesday. They serenaded him with a familiar chant. “MARTY!” (clap, clap) “MARTY!” (clap, clap) “MARTY!” He smiled. “I haven’t heard that in a while. It’s nice.” Brodeur was back in New … [Read more...]

UCLA LB Myles Jack withdraws from school, will enter NFL draft UCLA linebacker Myles Jack has made up his mind; he’s going pro. Bruins head coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday that Jack, who suffered a season-ending knee injury two weeks ago, has withdrawn from school and will enter the NFL draft. Jack hurt his knee during a non-contact drill in practice on Sept. 22, ending his junior season. … [Read more...]

R.A. Dickey campaigns for Blue Jays playoff dates to be holidays in Canada Diehard fans waiting to see the Toronto Blue Jays in the playoffs for the first time since 1993 couldn't help but be a little disappointed when the postseason schedule came out. Game 1 of the ALDS against the Texas Rangers in Toronto will begin at either 3:37 or 4:07 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday's Game 2 is set for … [Read more...]

Ronda Rousey to co-anchor SportsCenter on Oct. 7 Ronda Rousey is all about setting trends and breaking records. Labeled the “World’s Most Dominant Athlete” by Sports Illustrated, “Rowdy” has had an unreal 2015. At UFC 191, Rousey snagged her first million-buy PPV – a first for women, and a rarity for men – when she knocked out Bethe Correia in the first round. The fight against Correia … [Read more...]