Daily Dime: It's Kershaw day, so you know what to do Be sure to check the game-time weather conditions before finalizing lineups. Let's make good Monday choices, people. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now!] P Clayton Kershaw, LAD, $61 (vs. Cin) – Not sure if you'd heard, but Kershaw is skilled in the pitching arts. He's posted double-digit Ks in six straight games, which is … [Read more...]

Former D-III player tries unique tactic to get Patriots' attention At this point, one thing is certain: Abiola Aborishade is persistent. The former Division III receiver, who set UMass-Dartmouth's single-season receiving record in 2014 when he had 84 catches, has stood near the New England Patriots' facility at Gillette Stadium nearly every day for a month, hoping the team will give him a … [Read more...]

Jimmie Johnson is a beast in a car or on a bike Not only is Jimmie Johnson a better stock car driver than any of us mere mortals will ever hope to be, he could probably kick most of our butts in a bike race too. Need proof? The day after last Sunday's race at Dover, Johnson (along with fellow Sprint Cup Series drivers Landon Cassill and Josh Wise) took part in the Assault on Mount Mitchell … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kucherov's 2 goal game leads Bolts' comeback No. 1 Star: Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Kucherov hadn't scored a goal in the first four games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He decided to makeup for lost time by hitting the back of the net twice in Game 5. Both goals came when the Lightning were down by one and tied the game. He also assisted on overtime game winner. … [Read more...]

Sharks lose focus, conference final series lead in Game 4 SAN JOSE, Calif. – It’s hard to play every game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the same type of focus and locked-in aggression. The San Jose Sharks know this, which is why they aren’t treating their lopsided Game 4, 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues as symptomatic of bigger issues. It was simply their time to fall off a little. “You … [Read more...]

Joey Logano wins bizarre All-Star Race with pass of Kyle Larson Joey Logano is an All-Star Race winner, but his victory may not be the thing NASCAR fans remember most about Saturday night's exhibition race. Instead, the memories could be of the various comments from drivers about the way NASCAR officiated the race, which had a new format designed to produce a great finish. And the format … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Brodziak’s big Game 4 fuels Blues to series tie No. 1 Star: Kyle Brodziak, St. Louis Blues  The Blues’ fourth liner didn’t have a playoff point until their Game 4 victory over the Sharks, but had two second-period goals in their 6-3 win and picked up minutes with David Backes on the bench. No. 2 Star: Troy Brouwer, St. Louis Blues The power forward (and soon to be free … [Read more...]

MLB Stock Watch: Maybin rising, King Felix and Upton falling STOCK UP Odubel Herrera: After walking 28 times over 495 at bats last season, Herrera has 30 over 147 ABs so far in 2016. His .438 OBP ranks fourth best in all of baseball. Walk rates for batters typically stabilize around 120 plate appearances, and Herrera is up to 181 on the year, so this sure doesn’t look like a fluke. For … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Vasilevskiy big again as Tampa takes Game 4 No. 1 Star: Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa netminder made 35 saves as the Lightning hung on for a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to even their conference finals series at two. Game 4 was the third straight game that Vasilevskiy made at least 35 saves. One of those saves came in the second period denying a … [Read more...]

Penguins' Trevor Daley exits Game 4 with lower-body injury (Video) The Pittsburgh Penguins lost Game 4 of their conference final series 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning and may have lost Trevor Daley for an extended period of time. While retrieving a puck in the Penguins’ zone midway through the second period, Daley injured his left leg along the boards in a collision with Lightning forward … [Read more...]