It’s no surprise if you follow Dwight Howard, but the Houston Rockets’ veteran center very much enjoys having fun in his spare offseason time. While his younger teammates were in Las Vegas this weekend to take in Summer League action, the 29-year-old Howard instead traveled to San Diego to check out Comic-Con in full costume, along with the likes of Mike Tyson and a celebrity dog. [Read more…]
It’s a typical split MLB Saturday. One game (TOR @ KC) begins at 2:10 Eastern and is included only in All-Day events at DraftKings. Next, there are seven ballgames to consider in Early contests at 4:10. [Read more…]
By now, we all know what happened between DeAndre Jordan and the Dallas Mavericks. Long story short: Jordan agreed to sign with them at the beginning of free agency, changed his mind a week later after getting lured back in by Doc Rivers and company, signed with the Los Angeles Clippers for four years earlier in the week and devastating Mark Cuban and the Mavericks in the process. [Read more…]
The MLB weekend begins with several excellent pitching matchups. Gerrit Cole $10000 gets the edge over Lance Lynn $10200 in the second of a 4-game series between divisional rivals. Cole Hamels $10700 goes against Madison Bumgarner $11100 in San Francisco and Michael Pineda $8100 vs. Clay Buchholz $6900 at Fenway will be exciting. [Read more…]
One week after the Fourth of July, NBA free agency is still setting off fireworks across the league. Deron Williams — the face of the Brooklyn Nets after signing a five-year, $98 million deal in the summer of 2012 — wanted out according to ESPN. Ankle injuries have riddled Williams into a shell of his former Olympian self. Williams and Joe Johnson — once called the “best backcourt” in the NBA by general manager Billy King — have been shopped heavily. Now, Williams
When the owner of an NBA team receives a verbal commitment from a player during the free agency period, it’s usually assumed a deal is all but done, and rightfully so. From one grown business man to another, they face each other, come to terms and shake hands. If not, they go their separate ways. [Read more…]
We have our first offer sheet signing. Enes Kanter is going to the Portland Trail Blazers for a max contract of $70 million over four years, with a 15 percent trade kicker. Only he isn’t. Having lost LaMarcus Aldridge, Robin Lopez, Wes Mathews and Nicolas Batum, the Trail Blazers went for a Hail Mary on Thursday and tendered an offer sheet to Kanter, arguably the best pickup of the trade deadline. Oklahoma City has 72 hours to match the offer, and the only
On a relatively quiet baseball Thursday, there’s a fascinating 3-game Early player pool to handicap (by 1:05 Eastern) and 7-game contests that close at 7:05. [Read more…]