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Dale Earnhardt Jr. took his recovery from concussion-like symptoms to Instagram on Thursday. It was less thrilling than an infomercial except to legions of Earnhardt fans. MORE: Jeff-for-Junior, a failure? | Michigan return and the task at hand The best news after viewing the images? Junior appears to be healthy. And that raises the possibility he will announce his return to racing ahead of Aug. 28’s race at Michigan. Look for that Tuesday or Wednesday....

Earnhardt, who has missed the past 10 races because of head injuries from crashes at Michigan and Daytona, said on his podcast on Dirty Mo Radio that he plans to be at Dover on Saturday and Sunday and will sit on his team’s pit box. Jeff Gordon will drive Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevy this weekend. Alex Bowman drove the past two races. MORE: Earnhardt fiance playing key role in his recovery...

Croatia made history under head coach Dalic following their first World Cup final appearance in Russia, where they lost 4-2 to France in the decider. Dalic and Croatia earned admirers for their football throughout the tournament, while the Balkan nation were greeted by an estimated half-a-million fans on the streets of Zagreb having returned home to a remarkable reception despite defeat. Reflecting on Croatia’s World Cup exploits, Dalic said in an emotional speech: “I can be coach of Brazil or Barcelona but this will always be the favorite job, to lead Croatian national team....

The annual general meeting of the CAB at the Eden Gardens was concluded sans any election as the official panel won unchallenged. Subir Ganguly and Sourav Ganguly continued to be joint secretaries while Biswarup Dey remained treasurer. Dalmiya, a former International Cricket Council chief, has been heading the cash-rich CAB since 1993, except for a 19-month hiatus after he resigned in December 2006 on being expelled from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for alleged embezzlement of funds....

Damian Priest’s victories continued on the latest episode of RAW as he put away Shelton Benjamin with ease. Post-match, he praised his opponent for stepping up while admitting that he has defeated athletes of his caliber in the past. In the mood for a new challenge on the road to WrestleMania, Priest called for a world championship-caliber contender. His challenge was answered by Finn Balor, who came out for the second time on RAW after teaming up with Tomasso Ciampa to defeat The Dirty Dogs earlier....

Wednesday looks like the day of value pitching. There are at least five cheap, not-quite-aces I’d be willing to roll with today in tournaments (more on those picks below) along with five bona fide aces if you’d rather pay up in cash games. All this means there are a lot of good pitchers going today, so offense could be at a premium and worth a higher investment today. MORE: Optimal DFS lineup (late) | Prospect rankings...

As always, there are a lot of players to choose from on a stacked Sunday afternoon full of games, and weather doesn’t appear to be a major issue either. Without many standout pitching options, this is a good day to try different things with your lineups. There are plenty of options, as Sunday’s games usually feature more days off than usual MORE DFS: Optimal lineup | Hitter picks | Pitcher rankings | Play FanDuel MLB!...

If you are really shooting for success in DFS baseball, then you have to commit to playing every day (or at least almost every day). Baseball is a game where a long sample size decides a player’s worth. For instance,it’s a wise move to stick with a proven talent who find himself temporarily underpriced in every one of your lineups for a week. Baseball truly rewards well informed commitment. The challenge is also exploiting minute sample sizes of “one game at a time....

Early reports point to James, Irving, and Love all being rested tonight. If that’s the case, a stars-and-Cavs strategy might be the best route to go. At the time of the writing of the Playbook, we’re operating under the assumption that the Cavs rest their top three. Also of note, the Jazz-Mavs game has the lowest total of the night at 192.5 while Rockets-Hornets sits at the top at 226....

title: “Daily Fantasy Basketball Strategy Fanduel Nba Lineup For Thursday” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-13” author: “Judi Walkingstick”

Fantasy has become RB friendly all over again, and it’s no more apparent than the matchups the high-priced DFS backs face in Week 10: David Johnson vs. 49ers (dead last against the run and fantasy RBs) Ezekiel Elliott at Steelers (fourth worst against fantasy RBs) Melvin Gordon vs. Dolphins (third worst against the run) Jay Ajayi at Chargers (fifth worst against fantasy RBs) WEEK 10 DFS: DK cash lineup | FD tournament lineup | DK tournament | FD cash | DFS lineup builder...

This week’s strategy centers around a Seahawks stack and some high-usage, high-upside running backs. Our pass-catchers are a little more volatile, but with great matchups all around, we still like our chances of cashing. WEEK 12 DFS: FanDuel GPP lineup | Values | DFS lineup builder For more DFS advice, bookmark the Sporting News DFS page. QB Russell Wilson, SEA at TB ($6,700): Wilson’s development and dwindling options at RB have greased the slopes for a pass-first offense in Seattle, with the Seahawks ranking 11th in pass-play percentage since Week 9....

The customer recorded the interaction in a video that went viral on social media earlier this week. Local news outlets that spoke to him after the incident identified the customer as Brandon Trotta. His original video had been deleted from Facebook by Thursday morning, but several broadcast stations and Twitter users have reposted it themselves. Recounting the experience to NBC New York on Wednesday, Trotta said the incident began when he noticed the employee who prepared his order did so without a face mask....

Prescott deserved a better fate. He was hurt by missed connections with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and two bad misses by kicker Greg Zuerlein. Prescott picked up where he left off when he went down against the Giants in Week 5 last season. He almost made everyone forget he had missed any real action, let alone 11 games. MORE: Scoring updates, highlights from Cowboys-Bucs thriller Facing a dominant Tampa Bay run defense that has been No....

Madame Web is a character who has appeared in the Marvel Comics. She is usually a supporting character who assists Spider-Man and uses her psychic abilities to assist the web crawler in his fight against the many super villains that plague New York City. Web is often depicted as a mutant, so this implies that she has connection to the world of X-Men. For those who don’t know, Madame Web is paralyzed, blind, psychic, and kept alive by a life support machine that is designed in the shape of a web....

Dale Jr. finished second in the race in which his father was killed. And on Tuesday, more than 14 years later, he said he considered never racing again after his father’s death in a crash on the race’s final lap. MORE: Dale and Amy through the years | Dale’s defining moments | NASCAR’s eligible bachelors “I wanted to quit before the next race,” Dale Jr. said on NASCAR on NBC’s Facebook page, “but I wondered if I could carry that regret the rest of my life....

The reigning NFL Man of the Year went around the 1.5-mile oval five times and managed to have his cell phone out for videos the entire trip, something Earnhardt was oddly impressed by. MORE: Dale Jr., JR Motorsports punished | What’s wrong with Carl Edwards? “I figured he was going to be hard to scare,” Earnhardt told the Charlotte Observer. “He was filming the whole thing with his phone like we were going down the interstate....

Each car will feature “Jeff Gordon yellow” numbers as the trio pays tribute to Gordon’s iconic career. PHOTOS: Jeff Gordon’s final season | Vintage Gordon | Chase final four Click here to see the paint scheme Gordon will use in the final race of his career during the Nov. 22 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gordon will need to be the highest finisher among Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr....