We’ve had a good run, and I really hope you read the article Friday night, as our cover focus Devin Booker exploded to score 70 real points and over 90 fantasy points! A lot of people made some good money with that play, so hopefully there’s another one of those plays here for tonight! If you haven’t learned yet, RotoQL is loaded with the DFS tools you need to win some contests....
Also happening tonight – the probable return of Blake Griffin. There hasn’t been any word of restrictions with him during practices, so he should be good to go for DFS owners if he’s in the Clippers lineup. In other injury news, Kawhi Leonard sat out last night for the Spurs, but he should be back tonight. The same goes for Ricky Rubio, who was away from the T-Wolves because of a family issue....
We also like three potential value plays based on injury updates: Kevin Love if Kyrie Irving (flu; game-time decision) is out; Jamal Crawford with Blake Griffin (hand) still out; and Luol Deng with Chris Bosh (out) and possibly Dwyane Wade (knee; game-time decision) both out. MORE FANTASY: 2016 football rankings | Play FanDuel! 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)....
The following players, consisting of three forwards and two guards who each hold a price tag of $6,500 or less, are not necessarily a group that should all be on a single roster, but rather suggestions that have the potential to outperform their respective low costs. Use this strategy when putting together your own lineup for FanDuel contests. MORE DFS: Play FanDuel Donte Grantham, F, Clemson at N.C. State ($6,100) Grantham is having a nice February for the Tigers, as he has reached double-digit points in four of five games this month....
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Some of those businesses were hoping to speak with Prescott this week while the Cowboys are on their bye. But they’ll have to wait. MARVEZ: Biggest takeaways from all of Sunday’s games Prescott asked his agent to postpone those meetings so he could spend his bye week with his grandmother in Louisiana. A source told Omnisport Prescott had a couple of big endorsement deals lined up, but Prescott opted to spend time with his grandmother while he had some time off....
If there was any reason for Dallas not to match the level of guarantees and total value fellow 2016 draft picks Carson Wentz and Jared Goff got in their recent contracts, it should have gone away when Prescott picked apart the Giants with an elite passing performance (25-of-32, 405 yards, 4 TDs, perfect 158.3 rating). After the game, Cowboys owner/general manger Jerry Jones told reporters a new Prescott deal is “imminent....
The Bucs were dispatched 31-14 by the Cowboys, but quarterback Prescott was caught on camera throwing his helmet after extra points were missed. The Cowboys were in control of much of the NFL showdown, but Prescott was demanding more. He thought there was a chance of putting down a two-point play after they scored a touchdown, especially as Cowboys kicker Brett Maher was having an off-day and had missed some conversions....
Dale Earnhardt Jr. knew something had to change with his team. The overhaul began in 2012, mostly behind the scenes. There were hirings and firings — Earnhardt had to let go both his uncle and his cousin — and JRM finally began to utilize its resources at Hendrick Motorsports. Tough decisions were made, but the result is that JRM is now a Nationwide Series powerhouse. MORE: N.H. driver passes trooper at 132 | Live lobsters in victory lane | Power Rankings | Possible upsets...
Earnhardt finished 10th in the Camping World RV Sales 301 but left frustrated after having a car not up to par with those of Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing. MORE: Sprint Cup standings | N.H. results | NASCAR OK with Shepherd | Logano not happy “It was real disappointing not to have the speed a lot of those other guys had,” Earnhardt said. “The (winning) No. 2 (of Penske’s Brad Keselowski) and the Gibbs guys, they were all real fast....
A multicar wreck on Lap 228, also including Casey Mears, Paul Menard, Justin Allgaier and David Ragan, caused heavy damage to Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevy and sent him to the garage. The initial contact occurred between Ragan and Mears, and as drivers tried to slow down and avoid the two cars Earnhardt plowed into the rear of Menard’s car. MORE: Hamlin wins | Joe Gibbs on son’s health | Drivers’ support | Larson out after fainting spell...
Earnhardt was fastest with an average speed of 96.337 mph on the half-mile track, edging Clint Bowyer in the final practice before Sunday's 2 p.m. race. Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Kyle Busch and then Kenseth and Johnson. Johnson leads Kenseth by four points in the Chase, while Busch is third, 26 points back. MORE: Hamlin vows to win | Kenseth vs. Johnson | Lineup | Gordon-Evernham Rounding out the top 10 in the final practice were Juan Pablo Montoya, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Jeff Gordon....
But Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was involved in two wrecks, says all the complaining is much ado about nothing. Earnhardt says drivers, fans and the media just “need to chill.” MORE: Earnhardt junking ‘Amelia’ | Talladega Winners & Losers And NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver says there doesn’t need to be a “knee-jerk reaction” to the wrecks. “I think everybody just needs to chill,” Earnhardt said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, via NBCSports....
Their latest video, presumably set to coincide with Halloween, features a handful of Mavericks players dressed as various animals while singing along to "What Does the Fox Say?" -- you know, that song that you hate but secretly can't stop singing. If you're ready to see Vince Carter's best elephant impression, here it goes... [via ALL BALL]
Although the conduct reportedly does not fall under the umbrella of league changes and new policies announced by Gary Bettman on Monday, the undisclosed event was pivotal enough to take Monty’s job within a few days of the information reaching GM Jim Nill’s attention. In Tuesday’s press conference, Nill said the incident does not involve any players or employees — past or present — and that he was informed of the action this weekend before an investigation began on Sunday....
Hamlin was in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a primetime U.S. National Football League game on Monday. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills player fell to the ground onto his back after colliding with wide receiver Tee Higgins 5:58 minutes into the first quarter of the match against the Cincinnati Bengals. Higgins’ helmet appeared to hit Hamlin in the chest. After receiving medical attention on-field for more than 30 minutes, he was rushed to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for further testing and treatment, the Bills said....
In an interview posted by Orlando Sanchez of KGW Sports, the six-time All-Star gave an update on his condition months after undergoing abdominal surgery. Not only did Lillard say he was healthy, but he also said he feels “as strong as I’ve ever felt.” “I was just fighting through it,” Lillard said of his abdominal injury. “So, to wake up every day and be able to work out and then do some conditioning and go home and feel good and be strong and kind of build myself back up from scratch — I haven’t just done rehab on my surgery....
Recently, Harbaugh was all over the Internet shirtless during a U-M satellite camp in Alabama — SEC country. And at least one SEC coach (maybe all of them) isn’t pleased with Harbaugh invading his recruiting territory and taking talent back to Michigan. MORE: SN Preseason All-Americans | Top 25 | HAYES: Harbaugh winning offseason That coach, Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen, said Harbaugh should stay in Michigan and let the kids come to him, because Alabama recruits probably wouldn’t make that trip....
And then Daniel Snyder had to pinch everybody and remind them he is indeed still the owner of the Washington Redskins. STEELE: Where Cousins can step up next This isn’t all about a nickname — though that controversy won’t go away as long as Snyder owns the team, and you can find out why here. This is about a team that has had just five winning seasons since Snyder purchased the team in 1999....
