For more fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our daily starting pitcher rankings and the early DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. Below are our top buy/sell picks in today’s key matchups: - Jose Abreu is 8-for-21 with two doubles and two homers in his career against Corey Kluber. Teammate Alexei Ramirez (5-for-31, 6 Ks) hasn’t fared nearly as well against the reigning AL Cy Young award winner....

Seven years later, after compiling a 108-60 record in Japan, Matsuzaka will now fulfill his dream of pitching on the biggest stage of all, Major League Baseball. But the hard-throwing, 26-year-old right-hander could never have imagined that he would return to such fanfare–and at a price that matches his yen to pitch in America. The Boston Red Sox has made Matsuzaka a $100 million man–$51 million to his former team and $52 million over six years to him....

Despite his injury, he isn’t yet ready to rule himself out for Dallas’ big “Sunday Night Football” game against the undefeated Eagles in Week 6. After the Cowboys’ 22-10 win over the Rams — their fourth victory in a row with backup quarterback Cooper Rush starting — Prescott referred to himself as “day to day” with the thumb injury. He hasn’t yet practiced since suffering the injury to his throwing hand, but he acknowledged that he is able to grip the football now; he wasn’t able to do so early in his recovery....

It’s not the fact that he won the race that he hopes will convince their criticism was off-base. It’s the way he acted in victory lane Sunday night at Daytona International Speedway. MORE: Jr. thinks of Sr. | Dale Jr. begins tweeting | Celebration plans “If you look at how happy I was Sunday after winning that race, you'll know how bad I want to win, you'll know how much winning means to me, and you'll know from now on that there's no questioning my killer instinct or drive, whatever term you want to use,” Earnhardt said Tuesday during a teleconference with reporters....

On Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., NASCAR’s most popular driver unveiled the new Mountain Dew “DEWshine” paint scheme he’ll use at April’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also met with media outlets and the band Old Crow Medicine Show. Earnhardt is coming off a tough time at Phoenix International Raceway, where his day ended on Lap 181 of 312. He blew his right-rear tire, crashed into a wall and finished the race in last place....

When the haze of a weird finish cleared, Joey Logano took the checkered flag to win his third consecutive race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. And Junior’s Chase was done. MORE: Junior’s lament, admirable sportsmanship | Remembering Jeff Gordon’s wins | Talladega images A chorus of boos fell from the Talladega grandstands, where Junior is the undisputed favorite. But NASCAR decided Earnhardt was second when the final caution flag flew....

The boy, who we figured to be 5 or 6, burst through the front door and into the kitchen, where his father, exhausted, was retrieving a cold beverage after a long day’s work. Hardly able to contain his excitement, the boy tugs on the pants leg of a man just trying to unwind and finally — FINALLY! — unfurls the news to the one person he knew would appreciate it....

The Seminoles star back took it to the house on just the second play of the game to put Florida State up seven early. The 75-yard run was the longest play allowed by Clemson all season. There was a flag thrown at the line of scrimmage that surely had FSU fans holding their breath, but it turned out to be offsides on the defense. MORE: FSU vs. Clemson: What to watch for | Hackenberg drills ref in the head...

A blizzard warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibility will be likely, leading to whiteout conditions. Travel in Parts of Alaska Forecast “Very Difficult to Impossible” According to the NWS alerts, the northern and interior Seward Peninsula will see snow accumulations of up to 2 inches, with localized amounts up to 4 inches. Areas such as Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs and Taylor are under warning from 1:00 p....

Detroit and the auto industry, circa 1985? Yes. But it also sounds an awful lot like New York and Wall Street, circa 2007. Wall Street’s loss of global market share in initial public offerings has reached a crisis level. In 2005, 24 of the globe’s 25 largest IPOs took place overseas. So did nine of the 10 largest of the class of 2006, including the record $20.6 billion IPO of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, which was staged in Hong Kong....

The one-hour interview program will be renamed “Undeniable with Dan Patrick,” as Patrick will be formally announced as Buck’s successor on Tuesday. The new season is slated to begin production Sunday in Los Angeles, with NFL legend Ray Lewis in the chair opposite Patrick as the first guest. Bobby Burack of The Big Lead first reported the news that Patrick would replace Buck. This fall, Patrick will leave his long-time role as host of NBC Sports’ primetime pregame show “Football Night in America,” according to the New York Post....

White explained how it all happened during the UFC 244 post-fight press conference early Sunday morning, before using the moment to bash Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya even further. “So we were sitting there, and MGM called and said that, ‘You guys are halfway through your co-main event right now, people are losing their minds here,’ or whatever. ‘Can we show the Diaz fight at the MGM?...

In March, sources told Sporting News that McGregor expected a September date as the target for the fight. Dana White recently said he will be meeting with McGregor after long-time girlfriend Dee Devlin has their first child at the beginning of May. White’s claimed the financial parameters with McGregor have been agreed upon and he will finalize the terms when he meets with the lightweight champion and then will meet with Mayweather’s representatives....

The R.1 variant spread through 45 residents and staff at the nursing home after an unvaccinated staff member triggered the infections in March, the Kentucky Department of Public Health revealed. Due to its mutation, the variant, first detected in Japan, was able to bypass the antibody protection present in the fully vaccinated. According to Outbreak.info, a website that collects data on COVID variants, as of September 21, R.1 has now infected more than 10,567 people around the world and has been detected in 47 states....

The Valencia captain was linked with a switch to Camp Nou following the arrival of head coach Ernesto Valverde, especially as Barca sought last-minute deals to compensate for Neymar’s move to Paris Saint-Germain. Valencia 13/8 to beat Alaves to nil A report in El Confidencial claimed the 28-year-old changed his representatives in order to boost his chances of securing a deal with the La Liga leaders. However, he insists that decision had nothing to do with the reported interest from the Catalans....

Malaysia U23 midfielder Danial Amier Norhisham’s stock has risen, following his goal against Saudi Arabia U23 in their 2018 AFC U-23 Championship group match last week. His 29th minute thundering shot from inside the Saudi penalty box was enough to help Malaysia spring a shock 1-0 win in their final Group C match, and sent them through to the quarter-finals, the first Southeast Asian side to do so in the continental competition history....

“Probably not the best race to have an in-car camera since I flipped a couple guys off,” Patrick said. MORE: Must-see photos from Texas | Texas Winners & Losers | Johnson-Harvick rivalry could intensify Brad Keselowski was also upset after committing a rarely enforced penalty. He was guilty of a commitment cone violation late in the race and was forced to restart 23rd. NASCAR rules state that all four tires must be below the orange commitment cone at the beginning of pit road....

Right before the UFC 227 pay per view went off the air, dual-champion Daniel Cormier had a conversation with commentators Jon Anik and Joe Rogan, regarding whether or not Demetrious Johnson deserved an immediate rematch with Henry Cejudo. Johnson dropping the flyweight title to Cejudo in an entertaining co-main event. The crux of the discussion surrounded whether Johnson’s record 11 straight title defenses had earned him the right to jump right back into title contention with the man who narrowly escaped with his title on Saturday night....

Negreanu, who was recognized as the “Best Poker Player of the Decade” at the end of 2013, has been setting personal goals for himself prior to start of each day and today was no different: MORE: Hellmuth wins historic 14th bracelet | Poker superstar Phil Ivey featured in Chrysler ad campaign | Martin Jacobson wins WSOP November Nine Looks like Kid Poker is on his way to setting that goal again today, although with a current chip stack set at less than 4 million, he will have some work to do in order to not only meet his goal but make it to through to Day 7 play on Tuesday in what is expected to be the final day of play prior to November, where the final nine players will reconvene live on ESPN with the winner become the next World Series of Poker Main Event winner … and $7....