Thanks to Chris Sheridan, who allowed me to stray from the fantasy corner with a front-page column on Canada Basketball. My home and native land lost to Argentina yesterday in a poorly-played game at the FIBA Americas tournament in Mexico City. [Read more…]
Aiming for a 2016 Olympic medal next summer in Rio (and dreaming of gold in 2020) the Canadian team began its FIBA Americas tournament with an ugly loss to Argentina. Canada could not stop 35-year-old forward Luis Scola was unstoppable, who scored 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 94-87 upset. [Read more…]
MLB rosters have expanded, and the minor-league season is nearly over, which means plenty of callups to the Show. Contending teams get a bit deeper and more flexible — managers have extra pinch-hitters and pinch-runners at their disposal. Rebuilding teams can audition youngsters. [Read more…]
Baseball starts a new week with a dozen games, and a chance to win $100,000 cash at DraftKings for a mere $3 investment. In fact, with your initial deposit, entry in the $250K Swing For The Fences is free! [Read more…]
If salaries were no object, most of us would predict Clayton Kershaw $14400 to be the best-performing SP in tonight’s baseball pools at DraftKings. Fellow Cy Young contender Max Scherzer $12500 would have his supporters. At those prices, neither is exactly must-start. [Read more…]
Thursday is getaway day in MLB, prompting several matinee ballgames. All-Day (11 games) and Early contests (4 games) at DraftKings close at 12:35 Eastern, with Zack Greinke $13800 taking the hill as a heavy favorite. [Read more…]
There’s baseball action galore at DraftKings on Wednesday. At 1:05 Eastern, All-Day (15 games) and Early (2 games) contests close. Then there are 14-game Afternoon leagues at 3:40 and the most lucrative contests at 7:05, spanning 13 evening ballgames. [Read more…]
There is no such thing as a sure thing. On Monday night, the Cy Young candidacy of Jacob DeGrom took a beating as he gave up three homers and didn’t get out of the third inning. [Read more…]