But even if he doesn’t win, Fluker has no regrets about the play that drew him the penalty. Fluker was flagged when launching himself into a pile of Titans defenders who had stacked up Chargers running back Melvin Gordon on the Tennessee 4-yard line after a 10-yard gain. An animated Fluker argued with the game officials afterward to no avail. MORE: NFL Week 10 picks straight up “If I’ve got 10 guys on my running back, I’m not going to sit there and let him take all those hits,” Fluker told co-host Gil Brandt and Sporting News’ Alex Marvez on Friday night on SiriusXM NFL Radio....

Swinney’s new six-year, $30 million deal gives him an immediate raise of $1.1 million, bringing his 2016 total salary (which includes base and supplemental salary and licensing compensation) to $4.55 million. His total salary will increase each year, reaching $5.65 million in 2021. MORE: Deshaun Watson can lead Tigers back | No more ‘Clemsoning’ “I’m excited and thankful for the opportunity to do what I love at such a great institution,” Swinney said in a statement....

“I’m sick of it. I don’t even know why we bring up the daggum word,” Swinney said after the Tigers’ 43-24 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Swinney added that his team hasn’t lost to an unranked opponent since 2011. He only built up more anger as he continued talking. MORE: Best of Week 6 in college football | What we learned from Clemson’s win over Georgia Tech Swinney isn’t wrong, and he had plenty of evidence to back up what he said....

Believing in Santa is a special part of Christmas for millions of children all around the world. However, there comes a point in every young child’s life when the truth is revealed. According to Thalia Goldstein, an assistant professor of applied developmental psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, there’s a key period in every child’s young life when the sense of wonder and excitement around Santa is at its strongest....

Published on Reddit’s u/TrueOffMyChest forum, a man under the anonymous username u/crazed_tired shared his story and received many positive comments. The viral post has over 10,000 upvotes and 700 comments. The original poster (OP) began his story by explaining that his daughter recently turned 13. Unfortunately, her mom passed away when she was three and he has been working to make sure his daughter is “empowered” and wants her to be an “independent” and “smart” woman....

“The Untold Story of the First Home Run Derby” is a fun, pre-All-Star read. [READ MORE] An awesome “Where are they now?” is answered: Craig Ehlo. [READ MORE] Reminder: We live in a world where a college football video game no longer exists. [READ MORE] TWEET OF THE DAY PICTURE OF THE DAY VIDEO OF THE DAY Goodness, Rory McIlroy.

WHAT WE’RE READING In honor of New Year’s Day, today’s articles look back at 2013. 1. Dan Shanoff gives his 13 "greatest" pieces of sportswriting for 2013. [READ MORE] 2. Deadspin's Tim Marchman shares his favorite sportswriting for 2013. [READ MORE] 3. At the bottom of his latest Media Circus, Richard Deitsch shares his greatest hits from 2013. [READ MORE] 4. One final year-end list: This one of every interactive story piece from The New York Times....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. One of our favorite NFL minds, Bill Barnwell, breaks down the weekend's games in two parts. [PART 1 and PART 2] 2. Does the Seahawks' defense get away with being too physical? [READ MORE] 3. Get a brainy breakdown of this weekend's NFL matchups from Andy Benoit on MMQB. [READ MORE] 4. Matt Ufford tells the story of the "Beast Quake," the 67-yard TD run from Marshawn Lynch in the 2011 NFL playoffs....

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 Jackie Bradley Jr....

No matter how much of your daily fantasy baseball budget you decide to allocate to pitching, we’ll help you identify the right hitter matchups to fill out the rest of your lineups. 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 | DFS Playbook Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings Editor’s note: The Sporting News Football Championship is here!...

Buy ‘Em Ian Desmond has 10 hits in 14 career at-bats against Tim Lincecum. Jose Bautista (1.314 OPS in 23 at-bats) and Adam Lind (7-for-22) have both hit well against Jeremy Hellickson. Elvis Andrus (8-for-19, 2 doubles, HR) has had success against Jeremy Guthrie in his career. Garrett Jones is 9-for-16 with a pair of doubles and a pair of homers against Jordan Lyles. Justin Upton is worth the high price tag in daily leagues....

Perhaps most interesting is that there are two pitchers today (Kevin Gausman, Josh Tomlin) who have notable reverse-platoon splits. This opens the door for some possible sleepers that aren’t on as many people’s radars. MORE: 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!...

Chris Sale is our top pick (20.2 IP, 33 K, 0 ER in past three starts), followed by Max Scherzer, but if there was ever a night to save money, tonight is the night. Jon Lester has been heating up lately, and he faces a D-backs team batting .232 with a 25.5 percent K-rate against lefties (both among the bottom five). Marcus Stroman and Mike Fiers both have great matchups and should definitely be considered....

If you thought Monday’s pitcher slate was loaded, wait until you see the aces on the mound Tuesday. Clayton Kershaw, David Price, Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Dallas Keuchel are all on the hill, just to name a few. To make it even better, Kershaw (vs. MIA), Price (at ATL) and Scherzer (vs. PHI) all have dream matchups. MORE: Optimal DFS lineup | Prospect rankings | DFS Playbook PRO...

READ MORE: Today’s SP rankings | Hitter matchups to exploit | Get ready for fantasy football 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 tonight’s free DFS plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm....

No, that’s not really our advice, but, honestly, on days like this, it really comes down to price and who fits best within your budget. There isn’t a stand-out, must-have pitcher, as even the top options come with a little uncertainty. There are nine lefties going, so perhaps if we were deeper into the season and had more splits to go off of, we could find a good sleeper that way, but for now, we’re still largely going on perception when it comes to matchups....

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 picks, 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....

Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball picks, 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. So, check out tonight’s free daily fantasy basketball plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com’s premium product when you’re ready to go PRO!...