Fantasy Freak Show: Talking Chris Sale and waiver wire adds [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Andy Behrens and Dalton Del Don open by discussing Chris Sale's new pitching to contact style and what that means to his fantasy value. The duo also talk about the surprising Phillies and which young pitching prospect is best to stash. We later end the show by going over all the … [Read more...]

Days before Bengals tryout, LB charged in homicide investigation Antonio Longino was supposed to participate in a minicamp tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals, but he found himself in serious legal trouble in connection with a homicide investigation before he ever hit the field. Longino, who played linebacker at Arizona State, was arrested in Cleveland Heights and charged with tampering with … [Read more...]

Patric Hornqvist's OT goal puts Capitals on brink of elimination Patric Hornqvist pounced on a loose puck and beat Braden Holtby five-hole 2:34 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 4. The Penguins now head to D.C. on Saturday holding a 3-1 series lead. In the overtime, Conor Sheary’s floater from the point was knocked down by Capitals … [Read more...]

Messier Leadership Award Finalists: Ovechkin vs. Tavares vs. Weber The NHL announced Wednesday that Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, New York Islanders forward John Tavares and Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber were finalists for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, which is given “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the … [Read more...]

John Daly making PGA Tour Champions debut this week in Houston John Daly is entering the next phase of his professional golf career on Friday, making his first start on PGA Tour Champions at this week's Insperity Invitational near Houston.  Daly turned 50 on April 28, making him eligible for the circuit. The two-time major winner could be a boon for the tour, which should see an infusion of … [Read more...]

Shuffle Up: Forsythe show he's legit in latest corner infield ranks Time to start the Shuffle Up series. Rest-of-season value is what we're after. What’s happened to this point is merely an audition. Today, we rank all those eligible at corner infield (first base, third base). Assume a 5x5 scoring system. Players in the minors or on the DL do not get ranked. I’ll add comments later in the … [Read more...]

Ryan Braun's hot start makes his future in Milwaukee uncertain The Milwaukee Brewers are currently 11-15, and while they've won their last three games, the overall expectations for the team aren't very high. They're not expected to make the playoffs, or even be seriously competitive.  So when a player is hitting really well on a team like that, it might make sense to consider trading him. On … [Read more...]

Ryan Reaves blows kiss at Stars' bench after fight (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. St. Louis Blues forward Ryan Reaves got up from a fight with Dallas Stars forward Curtis McKenzie, looked at the opposing bench and blew a kiss. The situation happened near the end of Game 3 between the Stars and Blues, a 6-1 St. Louis blowout. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today] … [Read more...]

Shuffle Up: Logan Forsythe, legit Time to start the Shuffle Up series. Rest-of-season value is what we're after. What’s happened to this point is merely an audition. Today, we rank all those eligible at corner infield (first base, third base). Assume a 5x5 scoring system. Players in the minors or on the DL do not get ranked. I’ll add comments later in the evening, and reserve the right to … [Read more...]

Hickey crushes Drouin with massive open-ice hit (Video) New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey exploded into Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin with a big open-ice hit in the second period of Game 3 of their second-round series.  The body check happened midway through the frame. Drouin tried to skate the puck into the Islanders zone looked down for a second and then Hickey hit … [Read more...]