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…]
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…]
On an otherwise routine MLB Monday, there’s another huge event at DraftKings. Somebody’s going to win $100,000 for just three bucks by picking the 10-man fantasy team that scores the most points. [Read more…]