Royals manager Ned Yost has known Earnhardt since Earnhardt was 8 years old. Yost and Earnhardt’s father met on a hunting trip in the 1980s, and remained close friends. Yost’s uniform No. 3 is no coincidence — it’s to honor the seven-time Cup champion who died on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. MORE: Dale Jr.’s ‘Knight Rider’ reboot | Earnhardt among drivers who need championship | Kansas picks...
The 26-year-old running back spoke with TMZ during a Super Bowl party last week. He stated that he and fellow offensive weapon Justin Jefferson will be bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to Minnesota. The star running back has all the confidence in the world that the Vikings will be hoisting the famous trophy in the not-so-distant future. This will surely be welcome news for Vikings fans. Could Cook lead Minnesota to a Super Bowl?...
At the weekend a public increasingly skeptical of the administration’s competence in international affairs saw Clinton play the role to which his temperament and history are least suited: that of commander in chief. Once more, American troops were being sent to nudge along a supposed “transition” to democracy of a Third World country that had never known democracy’s blessings. This time, it was six warships sent to enforce a blockade off Haiti, a rifle company to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and 39 marines to augment the defense of the American Embassy in Port-au-Prince....
Less than a week after the veteran defenseman officially parted ways with the rebuilding Sharks and agreed to a two-year, $9 million deal with a full no-movement clause with the Rangers, he discussed his decision to come to New York. During the 15-minute chat, the soon-to-be, 38-year-old Boyle provided a series of tasty bites. On wanting to play for the Rangers: “Once I found out I was done in San Jose, that’s the team that kind of jumped out....
Two sources told Sporting News that Dan Hawkins has agreed to become the new offensive coordinator at Florida International University. MORE: Figuring out the CFP picture ahead of Rivalry Week Hawkins will be working under Butch Davis, who also left an ESPN announcing role last week to become FIU’s new head coach. Hawkins, 56, previously served as head coach at Boise State (2001 to 2005) and Colorado (2006 to 2010)....
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A few of the situations to watch inlcude Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, and Kyrie Irving, all of whom are listed as questionable. There is a good chance that all of them play with the exception of Jimmy Butler. It is also important to keep an eye on Kyle Lowry. He might be rested on the second night of a back-to-back, especially when you factor in that he’s been battling an illness lastely....
Be careful with the Spurs, though. After Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge sat on Wednesday, it’s possible some of San Antonio’s other veterans will sit tonight. There is not a lot of value at this point, but that will likely change as the day goes on and inactives are announced. Also of note is that the Lakers-Suns game has an total above 230, so that will be very popular on the slate....
Kobe Bryant’s status is also of interest – not so much because people will want to use Kobe, but more for the playing time he could take away from the red-hot D’Angelo Russell. MORE FANTASY: Wednesday optimal lineup | 2016 baseball 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)....
We begin our Week 6 DFS picks, advice and values for FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo by warning you off the Steelers this week.That’s right, their matchup at the Dolphins – a team that just was abused by the “juggernaut” Tennessee Titans – is just too good to be true. It also pushes the prices of most Steelers out of the value range. To win DFS riches, you need to be different than the pack, and most of the pack is going to have some combination of QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Le’Veon Bell, WR Antonio Brown, WR Sammie Coates and the Steelers D/ST (and K Chris Boswell) in their lineups....
There are another six teams on bye this week (Cardinals, Bears, Texans, Redskins, Bengals, Patriots), presumably cutting down our options for plays at FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo. But, as the DFS optimists we are, it should make sound matchup-based decisions more impactful in the daily fantasy game, Let’s break down the picks, advice and values for you by position. WEEK 9 DFS: DK cash lineup | FD tournament | DK tournament | DFS lineup builder...
In his first six seasons with the team, the Cowboys haven’t made an NFC championship game appearance and Prescott has posted a 1-3 record in the playoffs. In Dallas, where expectations are always sky high, the star QB hasn’t passed muster with his divisional round exits. MORE: Revisiting the Cowboys’ worst playoff failures since ’90s dynasty, from Romo to Prescott Prescott is far from entirely to blame. The roster has been flawed every year he has been with the Cowboys, yet he has gotten himself to third in team history with 24,943 passing yards, second with 166 touchdowns and first with a 97....
However, the injury may not have been quite as bad as it originally seemed. Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones was asked about Prescott’s injury during his Tuesday morning radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. He revealed that the team’s top quarterback would not be placed on IR to leave open the possibility of him returning sooner than expected. “If we thought he wasn’t going to be ready to go until after four games, we would put him on IR,” Jones explained....
According to The Clarion-Ledger , the Mississippi State quarterback is suing a clothing designer who used Prescott’s likeness for profit. It is also in Prescott’s best interest to take action because if he doesn’t that can affect his eligibility. MORE: Urban Meyer’s wife catches fire | Archie Griffin still Heisman standard | Pitt’s Paul Chryst to Wisconsin? The “Dak Attack” and the “Dak Dynasty” shirts were being sold for $20 each, but having had nothing to do with them, Prescott didn’t receive any profit....
Dale Earnhardt Jr. told Motorsport.com he and fiancee Amy Reimann will wait until after the completion of the 2016 Sprint Cup season to tie the knot, meaning a winter ceremony is most likely. MORE: Drivers’ wives and girlfriends | NASCAR’s most eligible bachelors (and Danica) “We haven’t set a date,” Earnhardt said. “We were thinking about doing it next summer but then the schedule changes every year and we didn’t want the race to fall on our anniversary....
He just wanted to get off campus from the Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military School. MORE: Perfect start? | Texas picks | Power Rankings Earnhardt posted a “throwback Thursday” photo of his junior varsity team. He’s the short one on the left side of the photo. The photo in one word? Epic. Earnhardt was gloating about the photo Thursday and explained Friday why he even played basketball. “I sat on the bench a lot being the smallest guy,” Earnhardt said before practice at Texas Motor Speedway....
The annual qualifying races have produced some thrilling finishes and made a bit of history themselves. MORE: Daytona 500 schedule | Daytona 500 winners | Sprint Unlimited winners The races, which set the field and starting lineup for the Daytona 500, were 100-mile races from 1959-68, and then 125 miles from 1969-2004. Now called the Budweiser Duels, they are now 150-mile races. Eight drivers have won a qualifying race and the Daytona 500 in the same years....
PHOTOS: NFL cheerleaders in Week 3 | Retro cheerleader pictures from the 1980s Watch the, well, interesting moment at the 35-minute mark of the full episode below. But fear not, Vivian fans. She has found a cheerleading home with the Allen Americans as an Ice Angel. She’s the captain! (Follow her on Twitter here.) The season finale airs Friday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on CMT.
Jacob deGrom, Danny Salazar and Yu Darvish, all high strikeout pitchers, face teams in the top 10 for K-rates against righties. James Paxton doesn’t necessarily have the best strikeout matchup, but he has won his past seven starts and recorded 25 strikeouts in his past 19 innings. It’s hard to hop off the Paxton train. In value prices, Zach Davies and Brad Peacock have been pitching extremely well and have favorable matchups....
The main slate features several high-upside, high-strikeout studs, several of whom have favorable matchups. Francisco Liriano might be the sneakiest play of the day, as the Indians rank just 27th in OPS vs. lefties this year. If you don’t want any of the top five, there are still some interesting choices. Derek Holland has quietly had a nice comeback season and gets a favorable matchup against a Twins team that has struggled vs....
