FiveThirtyEight breaks down the numbers on the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals. (Bet you didn’t know there were numbers to be broken down.) [READ MORE] The Chicago Blackhawks have had a less-than-impressive response to recent instances of sexism. [READ MORE] Bill Barnwell is breaking down the NFL’s most valuable assets. [PART 1 and PART 2] TWEET OF THE DAY PICTURE OF THE DAY VIDEO OF THE DAY This Sammy Watkins catch was absolutely filthy....

VIDEO OF THE DAY At the 2:30 mark, we get an outstanding Ed Orgeron from Will Ferrell. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Read Craig Custance on paralyzed high school hockey player Matt Sorisho. [READ MORE] 2. With NBA regular season tip-off less than two weeks away, you'll want to read Lee Jenkins' outstanding feature on Kobe Bryant. [READ MORE] 3....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. An open letter to Marshall Henderson's 11-year-old brother. [READ MORE] 2. The Seattle Seahawks, where their scouts aren't anonymous. [READ MORE] 3. The St. Louis Rams had one of the most interesting drafts—passing on Manziel, loading up on the line, and of course, Michael Sam—and Mike Silver was there for all of it. [READ MORE] 4....

VIDEO OF THE DAY The Harlem Globetrotters, now with 100 percent more smashed backboards. WHAT WE’RE READING The five articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Spencer Hall takes a trip into the ruins of Turner Field and surveys the devastation the Atlanta Braves are leaving behind in 2017. [READ MORE] 2. Jeff Borzello offers his guide to the 30 hours of hoops marathon to start the college basketball season on CBS Sports....

Weather may cause a headache today considering there is still a run of storms in New York City and some storms hanging around the Great Lakes that could cause issues in Cleveland and Detroit. MORE: 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide Optimal Lineups will focus on the main slate for each of the three sites, but the DFS Playbook and DFS Rankings will consider players through the first 11 games. For those playing the late slate or Aces, you’ll definitely want to consider Nelson Cruz, who destroys lefties and has destroyed Brian Matusz throughout his career, as well as Gio Gonzalez, Bud Norris, Reds lefties who are not traded, and Dodgers righties against Patrick Corbin....

The first spot is the red-hot Dodgers facing the Braves at home. The other spot is the Orioles-Rangers game stack that has a Vegas over/under of 10 runs – good for highest on the slate. Tonight’s clear top pitching option is Madison Bumgarner, taking on the putrid Padres offense at home. However, MadBum’s price is very high and will somewhat limit the ability to jam in the top stacks of the night....

For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the DFS MLB Playbook from our partners at FantasyAlarm.com every morning. You can also get pregame lineups with BvP stats at Fantasy Alarm. Meanwhile, here are our picks for hitters to buy and sell in today’s key matchups. MORE: SN Fantasy | Today’s pitcher rankings | DFS Playbook Daily fantasy baseball hitter matchups - Derek Norris (....

BUY ‘EM - Russell Martin ($5,758) is 9-for-19 (.474) with a double and home run against Mike Leake. - Yadier Molina ($6,471) is a red-hot 12-for-21 (.571) with two doubles and home run against Marco Estrada. Bonus points for this one being in homer-friendly Miller Park. - Desmond Jennings ($6,784) is only 4-for-18 (.222) in his career about Miguel Gonzalez, but three of his four hits were home runs. - Derek Jeter ($4,649) is 7-for-22 (....

As you can see below, there is no shortage of values and stacking options, but as is often the case on days like this, there are only a handful of high-quality pitching options. It’s tempting to pay up for one of the aces, but you might be better off just going for a mid-level pitcher with a good matchup (David Phelps, Chad Kuhl, Brandon Finnegan, etc.). MORE: Fantasy football draft prep...

Based on the splits, there are several stacks and values for your lineup tonight, but given the high volume of mediocre to poor pitchers set to take the hill (see the bottom of our rankings), there are plenty more good lefthanded (and righthanded) options than what we have listed. MORE: Optimal DK lineup | DFS Playbook | Fantasy football sleepers Used in conjunction with the DFS Playbook and Optimal DFS Lineups from our partners at Fantasy Alarm, our DFS Notes should be able to help you put together some cash-winning lineups!...

Keep in mind that this is the final game of the series for some of these teams, so you will see some catchers already getting a day off (like Jonathan Lucroy did last night!). Be careful with your backstop. We try to focus on players that we expect to be in the lineup, but you never know for sure until the manager submits his lineup card. With late swap now on FanDuel, it’s not as big of a concern, but it’s still an edge you can gain over your opponents....

We won’t talk about any players from that game in today’s Playbook; instead, we’ll focus on the main slate, which includes nine games, including three late-night games. MORE DFS: SP rankings | GO PRO with Fantasy Alarm Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Monday, April 17 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks There are a few players that I didn’t do a full write-up on, but like for value plays and may make it into my Optimal Lineups....

Today’s Playbook will cover the 10-game evening slate of DFS contests around the industry. That’s where the big-money contests are for the day, so that’s where we’ll focus our attention. MORE: Waiver Wire | More hitter picks | Fantasy football rankings As far as weather goes, late rain could be an issue in Philadelphia, and Atlanta has rain chances just like it has all week. Be careful with pitchers in those games; there’s some chance a delay could knock them out early....

Weather wise, things look pretty safe today. A 50-percent chance of rain in St. Louis could cause issues with the Cubs-Cardinals tilt (Arrieta-Wainwright), but early reports indicate they will most likely get that game in. If the roof is open in Houston, wind could be a factor, as there are gusts expected between 12-15 MPH to straightaway center field MORE DFS: Today’s SP rankings | Today’s FD Lineup | Lineup Builder...

The DFS MLB Playbook PRO comes with a full top 10 at each position every day, optimal lineups for each DFS site, deep stats and daily projections, suggested lineup “stacks,” hitting and pitching strategies, a live DFS scoreboard to track your players and much more. Check out today’s free late DFS plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com’s premium product when you’re ready to go PRO! MORE: Today’s SP rankings | Hitter matchups to exploit | Fantasy football cheat sheet...

As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview below). Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball advice, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team “stacks” and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NHL, with one subscription....

As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview below). Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball advice, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team “stacks” and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NHL, with one subscription....

Our strategy is to lean on a couple important assumptions while also spreading our investments enough to avoid sinking too much with any one ship. We’ll also ride Le’Veon. NFL PLAYOFF DFS: FanDuel GPP lineup | DK values | DFS lineup builder The pressure’s on with our DraftKings wild card cash lineup. Daily fantasy football picks for wild card playoff games QB Matt Moore, MIA @ PIT ($5,100): The Dolphins hit Pittsburgh as the only double-digit dogs of wild card weekend, so pass volume should be there if Vegas projections bear out early with negative game script....