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Vicente Forde, 32, of Gavestone Road, Greenwich, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence during an appearance at Croydon Crown Court on June 7. He previously pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. When he heard the front door opening, he pulled out a shotgun and threatened the man who was at the door....

WHAT WE’RE READING The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends 1. Jameis Winston has his eye on being a pro athlete in both the NFL and Major League Baseball. Can he—or anyone in the modern era of big contracts—expect to do this as a QB? [READ MORE] 2. Bad NBA contracts are always a hot topic at the trade deadline. Bill Simmons breaks down the 30 worst in the league....

Obviously, the first day of the season will see teams sending their respective aces to the hill, so it might seem that the hurlers for Sunday’s games are all inviting options for daily contests. However, value is everything in DFS, so some are better buys than others. Let’s get 2017 started. Play ball! MORE: Sporting News DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice: FanDuel pitcher values Hard Buy: Chris Archer, Rays vs....

Buy ‘Em Pay up for Evan Longoria. He’s 11-for-27 with five homers against Chris Tillman. Teammate Matt Joyce is 7-for-24 (four extra-base hits), so with two games today, he’s worth a shot, too. Adam Dunn is 6-fo-13 with a pair of homers against R.A. Dickey. Chris Johnson is 6-for-16 with three doubles in his career against Kyle Kendrick. Albert Pujols has a .984 OPS in 19 career at-bats against Jason Vargas....

It addition to all the lefty starters, it’s worth noting that there are a couple of righties with notable reverse-platoon splits, so that brings even more righty hitters into play. With all the high-upside offensive players available today, you can spend up for a pitcher and go with sleepers or spend down and go for stud hitters with great splits against lefties. To put it another way, expect some high scores in your DraftKings and FanDuel contests tonight....

RotoQL’s fantasy baseball packages laid the groundwork for the picks you’ll find below. Not only will you find the stats you need in a user-friendly platform, but you’ll also find fantastic DFS tools – namely, our RotoQL MLB Lineup Optimizer. It’s a must when putting together lineups. I’m also there for you on Twitter if you’re looking for more last-minute advice (@MLoveDFS). MORE DFS: Friday’s Playbook | Lineup Builder | Strategy...

The fact Sale is going head-to-head with one of April’s other top pitchers, Ervin Santana, potentially takes another good hurler out of the player pool. While Santana and the Twins could certainly get the better of Boston’s newest ace, it’s a risk that’s tough to take when “wins” are so important. There aren’t a ton of other high-K guys going on the main slate (especially with Jon Lester and Luis Severino starting in the lone evening game), but guys like Danny Duffy and Tyler Glasnow can rack up Ks and are available at different price points, which could help those with varying budget strategies....

Jake Arrieta takes the mound for the first time since no-hitting the Reds last week. Next victim: Milwaukee. You can bet Arrieta is going to be heavily owned Wednesday, which is why I’d suggest going in a different direction in tournament play — but don’t totally fade the Cubs ace. MORE: Prospect rankings | DFS Playbook PRO We also get to see Twins prospect Jose Berrios make his MLB debut against the Indians....

Tonight’s pitching choices are about as weak as you’ll see all season during a 15-game slate. The top choices are decent, but I don’t exactly love all of them. They could easily pitch well, but you would like a little more security when paying the highest prices of the evening. MORE: Optimal DK cash lineup | Waiver Wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings The good news about the weak pitching is that we will have a ton of hitters to choose from....

Today’s Playbook will cover the seven-game evening slate. It’s an ugly one with very few pitching options. The good news is that the pitching is very affordable, so strategy-wise, there should be no problem affording your favorite bats when building lineups. To be fair, there are some talented pitchers in Gio Gonzalez and Marcus Stroman starting, but they have been awful lately after strong starts to the season MORE: Optimal DFS lineup | Waiver Wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings...

We nearly have a full slate of games of Tuesday, minus the Tampa Bay and Miami game that is an afternoon affair. There are plenty of good pitching options, including three aces in David Price, Chris Sale and Stephen Strasburg. DraftKings has gotten quite aggressive with their pitching pricing, but it seems to have whiffed on Price ($8,900) for this slate. MORE: Optimal DFS lineup | Waiver Wire | Prospect rankings...

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: Today’s SP rankings | Hitter matchups | Play FanDuel!...

That’s good news for Kyrie Irving, who rested last Saturday, and Kevin Love, who should be asked to take on more of an offensive role. The Magic also have a couple of situations that bear watching, as Victor Oladipo (wrist) is expected to play against the Nets but teammate Nikola Vucevic (groin) has already been declared out. MORE FANTASY: Fantasy baseball draft prep | Play FanDuel! Daily fantasy basketball picks As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm....

These are not recommendations, as the most heavily-owned players should be faded in tourneys to some degree (my top cash game plays can be found here). But we can surmise that the following players should see a significant bump in DFS ownership from their typical rate, from the overwhelmingly popular to the trendy, dirt-cheap plays. MORE: Week 13 fantasy football rankings:Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers...

Responding to adversity in a positive way is one. And Dak Prescott did just that Saturday night in the fiercest, harshest, loudest environment in college football. He led Mississippi State to a 34-29 upset over eighth-ranked LSU. MORE: Best Week 4 performances | Bama a work in progress | HAYES: Who is Dak Prescott? One possession after LSU’s Danielle Hunter returned his fumble 25 yards to cut the Mississippi State lead to 17-10 at Tiger Stadium, Prescott returned to the field with 102,321 fans making noise....

Johnson’s seventh championship comes 10 seasons after his first, much quicker than Petty and Earnhardt, who might have been the first to congratulate Johnson on the win. “I was telling Jimmie that I wish dad was here so he could shake his hand. He would call Jimmie a badass,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. told NBC Sports during the victory celebration. His sister Kelley echoed the support. Earnhardt captured his seventh championship in 1994, 14 seasons after his first (1980) and was entering the 27th season of his racing career hoping for No....

It took until Lap 137 for both Earnhardt’s called shot, as well as his car, to start falling apart. Moments after a caution for oil on the track from Paul Menard’s blown engine, Earnhardt told his crew over the radio that his gear shift had broken. The situation, which was similar to one teammate Jimmie Johnson experienced at Michigan, forced Earnhardt to pit before pit lane was opened “A vibration broke the shifter in half,” Earnhardt said after finishing 20th, a lap down....