Wednesday Yahoo Fantasy Freak Show: Tony Romo returns and Week 11 Daily slate While Andy Behrens tries to talk over his ever-growing mustache, he and Jason Klabacha discuss the impact of Tony Romo's return from injury, dive into bargains and players to fade for the Week 11 Daily slate and take Twitter questions. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% … [Read more...]
Week 11 Fantasy Lames: ‘Red Ryder’ version of Dalton to reappear in ‘Zona
Week 11 Fantasy Lames: 'Red Ryder' version of Dalton to reappear in 'Zona Each week the Noise highlights 10 somewhat un-obvious names whom he believes are destined to implode leave egg on his face. To qualify, each player must be started in at least 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Speaking as an accountability advocate, I will post results, whether genius or moronic, the following week using … [Read more...]
Experienced, determined Tulsa knocks off No. 9 Wichita State
Experienced, determined Tulsa knocks off No. 9 Wichita State Gregg Marshall will have to wait a little longer for his 400th career coaching victory. Marshall watched his ninth-ranked Wichita State team struggle on the road Tuesday night against a talented and experienced Tulsa team falling 77-67 to the unranked Golden Hurricane, in yet another early season upset. The loss ended a run of … [Read more...]
Kentucky too quick, too fast and too good for Duke
Kentucky too quick, too fast and too good for Duke Five minutes into the second half of the showcase game of this year's Champions Classic, Kentucky ran a play seldom seen at any level of basketball. The 5-on-1 fast break. The possession, which ended with an uncontested Marcus Lee put-back, exemplified why second-ranked Kentucky was able to keep fifth-ranked Duke at arm's length for much of … [Read more...]
Rex Ryan on potentially joining with brother Rob: ‘It would be pretty fun’
Rex Ryan on potentially joining with brother Rob: 'It would be pretty fun' The New Orleans Saints parted away — eventually — with defensive coordinator Rob Ryan on Monday, opening up a fascinating posibility. Could Rob join his brother Rex's staff up in Buffalo? Rex Ryan didn't exactly quash it. [Yahoo Daily Fantasy Football: First place wins $100K in our $500K contest for Week 10] "We … [Read more...]
Mikhail Grabovski suffers upper body injury in Islanders win over Coyotes
Mikhail Grabovski suffers upper body injury in Islanders win over Coyotes New York Islanders forward Mikhail Grabovski was injured in the team’s 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. According to the Islanders, he suffered an upper body injury. Grabovski played just 7:45 in the game before exiting. [Play Yahoo Daily Fantasy and get a 100% deposit bonus with your first deposit] Newsday’s Arthur … [Read more...]
Saints’ Sean Payton makes Rob Ryan his scapegoat, fires the coordinator
Saints' Sean Payton makes Rob Ryan his scapegoat, fires the coordinator Hours after reports came that Rob Ryan would be fired by the New Orleans Saints, and after a public denial of those reports by coach Sean Payton, the inevitable happened on Monday evening. Ryan was fired, according to numerous reports. That didn't come as a surprise to anyone. Things were looking grim for Ryan, the … [Read more...]
Arizona defeats Seattle, but nobody still has any idea what a catch is
Arizona defeats Seattle, but nobody still has any idea what a catch is Go find a football. Hold it with two hands. Take one step, then another, then another. Then throw the ball through your television screen because that's the only way you're not going to lose your mind at the way officiating, and in particular the definition of a catch, is going these days. In Sunday night's matchup of … [Read more...]
Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Patriots, Ben Roethlisberger and Adrian Peterson
Mostly NFL Notes: Talking Patriots, Ben Roethlisberger and Adrian Peterson New York/New England turned in yet another classic, as the underdog Giants once again played an undefeated Patriots team tough. Odell Beckham caught just 4-of-12 targets, but this one went for 87 yards, and he had another TD overturned that could’ve gone either way. It was a strong performance against a defense that … [Read more...]
Patriots’ NFL record for scoring in consecutive quarters is 35 and counting
Patriots' NFL record for scoring in consecutive quarters is 35 and counting The 2015 New England Patriots have been compared often to their 2007 counterparts offensively. But there's one statistic in which this season's offense has bested its predecessors. The Patriots just became the first team in NFL history to score points in 32 consecutive quarters.— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November … [Read more...]