WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. This is a tough read, but Dayton fans should carve out a few minutes for Matt Norlander's piece. [READ MORE] 2. Hey, college basketball free throw shooting is getting better. (This probably doesn't help N.C. State fans sleep at night.) [READ MORE] 3. A brave stance: A Columbus Dispatch columnist calls for Ohio State University to drop the whole "THE!...

Jarnell Stokes had a crazy experience during his travel between NBA Draft workouts. [READ MORE] Jonathan Abrams on the life and death of the once-heralded Eddie Griffin. [READ MORE] Get the story behind the origin of the “I Believe That We Will Win” chant. [READ MORE] TWEET OF THE DAY PICTURE OF THE DAY VIDEO OF THE DAY P.K. Subban trying Tinder is hysterical.

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Things aren't going well for No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett. Going by PER standards, he's having the worst season of a No. 1 pick in the past 24 seasons. [READ MORE] 2. Zach Lowe makes the case for the Golden State Warriors as an NBA Finals contender this season. [READ MORE] 3. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, masters of making the extraordinary look ordinary....

Last night, the Marlins had an offensive explosion, scoring 22 runs against the Reds. Tonight, they have another great matchup as they face Reds righthanded pitcher Robert Stephenson, who has been coming out of the bullpen for most of the year and got lit up in his only start. The main pitching decision will come down to Jon Lester or Chris Archer. Lester has the much better matchup as he takes on the White Sox, but Archer has the higher strikeout rate and has been more consistent this season....

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 The Dodgers will be facing lefty Patrick Corbin today, which means it’s a good chance to break out super-sleepers Justin Ruggiano (career ....

For more daily fantasy baseball advice and sleeper picks, check out our starting pitcher rankings and the Daily Fantasy Baseball 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 top buy/sell picks in today’s key matchups. You know the drill when the Blue Jays are facing a lefty like Matt Boyd. Stack all or some of Josh Donaldson, Russell Martin, Chris Colabello, and Edwin Encarnacion, all of whom have OPS’s well above ....

No matter which way you go with your pitching, we’ll have a breakdown of the best hitter matchups to help you fill out the rest of your DFS lineup. Good luck in all your daily fantasy baseball contests, and be sure to check out today’s best DFS picks from Fantasy Alarm, too. MORE: SN Fantasy | Daily hitter splits | MLB DFS Playbook Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings Editor’s note: The Sporting News Football Championship is here!...

Buy ‘Em Torii Hunter (1.189 OPS in 19 at-bats) and Victor Martinez (1.153 OPS in 24 at-bats) have both hit well against Brandon McCarthy. Michael Brantley is 7-for-15 with a pair of doubles and a homer against Jose Quintana. Jacoby Ellsbury is 8-for-13 with a double and two homers lifetime against Rick Porcello. Teammate Ichiro Suzuki (11-for-28) has also hit him well. Neil Walker is 8-for-26 with five XBH against Lance Lynn....

With cash games, you want to play it a little more “safe.” In baseball, “safe” is a relative term, but you don’t want to load up on guys facing an ace. In tournaments, you’re going to need some sleepers and big-time value picks to help you win big, so you don’t necessarily want to follow the crowd. Stacking players from teams not necessarily projected for high run totals is a good way to differentiate your team from others....

We have a full slate of games for Sunday in what should be a very interesting day. There are a ton of ways to go. One of the big questions of the day is whether the game in Colorado will actually live up to what we’re expecting. It has been a disappointing past two days in games in Coors. It is definitely a game where having exposure is a good thing, but finding the right players is the key (as always)....

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 DFS plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com’s premium product when you’re ready to go PRO! MORE: SP rankings | Hitter matchups | Play FanDuel!...

Hopefully you’ve been taking advantage of the trends we’ve been pointing out during the season. Many of our readers have taking down some big wins, and with a bigger sample, we’re able to hone in on the best spots. Also, a quick reminder of my Twitter Q&A from 10 am-noon ET every Sunday morning. We’re there for you if you have lineup questions or if you’re just searching for late-breaking info/possible roster moves right up until kickoff....

More than likely, Zach Ertz will find plenty of time on the bench this week, and NFC top seed Eagles, who target TEs heavily, will turn to Trey Burton, who has dominated in the couple games Ertz missed this season. With that, we’ll go high on low-owned players like Larry Fitzgerald and T.Y. Hilton and possibly even Alvin Kamara. There’s one more chance in the regular season for daily fantasy football....

Be aware that—as with any fast food restaurant—the risk of cross-contamination can be significant no matter what you order. Talk to a manager or a supervisor before ordering at Dairy Queen (or anywhere, for that matter). You also always should check current ingredients lists, since the ingredients used can change at any time. Here’s the allergy-by-allergy guide to what you can order at Dairy Queen if you have food allergies....

That’s often the way it is with lucrative contracts and extensions, especially when players and agents want to play the makeup game (as in making up for being the NFL’s most underpaid player over the first three years of Prescott’s career when he earned $2.7 million while quarterbacking Dallas to two NFC East titles). The most critical factor in contract negotiations is leverage. In the case of the Cowboys vs....

Prescott does have a long recovery ahead in coming back from what the team announced is a compound fracture and dislocation. But based on severity of that injury and given his unrelenting work ethic, a reasonable expectation is that Prescott should be ready to play again at the start of the 2021 season. MORE: Dak Prescott injury update | Prescott’s contract details That’s all the Cowboys need to know to finally figure out, and expedite, the best deal for Prescott going forward....