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Jenkins told the story in 2012 when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was only the third writer enshrined, and the first “to be taken in as a vertical human.” He never took any occasion too seriously, and readers laughed because so much of it was true. Years ago, Jenkins was playing with his hero, Ben Hogan, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, when Hogan offered to train him three days a week for four months....

Chances are he will be off-limits for a lot of people. Kershaw has already been touched up in Colorado once this year, and for his career, he holds a 4.71 ERA there. It might actually be a sneaky contrarian move to use him in GPPs, but, again, you’re taking a risk. As far as other choices go, it’s a pretty uninspiring set of rankings. Lance McCullers (at NYY) might have the most overall upside, but he also has a tough matchup in a hitter-friendly park....

It’s a relatively balanced day for pitching, with several legit aces at the top and several more good options throughout the middle of our rankings. It gets ugly near the end, but for the most part, there are plenty of worthwhile options. MORE FANTASY: Optimal DFS lineup | Prospect rankings | Waiver wire You can bet more than a few DFS players are going to try to save a few bucks and go with Jose Fernandez instead of Jake Arrieta (which isn’t a bad idea), but both of the top two SPs today will be heavily owned....

TRY DRAFTKINGS: Join, play, win cash – for FREE! 50/50 In this type of game, the top 50 percent of the contestants win an equal prize. For example, if you enter a $5 50/50 league on DraftKings, it will most likely pay out $9 to all contestants who finish in the top half of the league. When it comes to this type of game, I like to have a conservative approach to player picking....

Elsewhere, Liverpool are stepping up their interest in signing one of Man United’s top priority targets. Chelsea are making the headlines as well after nearing a move for one of Europe’s finest central defenders. Reece Oxford ready to snub Manchester duo West Ham are ready to tie down Reece Oxford to a new contract with the club bringing an end to the constant speculations of him signing for either Manchester United or Manchester City....

Meanwhile, there are strange developments going on at Chelsea which could end up benefitting one of their London rivals. The Blues are also desperate to fend off Barcelona and keep hold of one of their star performers this season. Schweinsteiger could be heading to Brazil Out of favour Manchester United star Bastian Schweinsteiger could become a marquee signing for the famous Brazilian side Santos. Former German skipper has been left out of the squad by Jose Mourinho for most of the season before we saw Basti on the bench in a 1-1 draw vs West Ham....

Barcelona interested in resigning Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona have struggled to hit the heights of yesteryears this season and while it is partly down to the management of Luis Enrique, it is also because of the players available in the squad. According to Spanish daily Marca, the Catalan giants are inclined to bring back La Masia product and former player Gerard Deulofeu to Camp Nou. The 23-year-old only managed to make 6 appearances for the Blaugrana before he was loaned to Everton and Sevilla, which followed by his eventual sale to the Goodison Park outfit....

On that note, we take a look at all the transfer news and rumours making the headlines on October 5, 2016. West Brom close to signing the Juventus man West Brom are edging closer to the transfer of Uruguayan international defender Martin Caceres, according to reports from Football Italia. The 29-year-old is currently a free agent and is also linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Sunderland. However, Tony Pulis has made a concrete offer for him and hopes to sign him before the end of the international break....

Wilson took to Twitter to share snippets of their discussion, during which she asked Ridley if she would still be open to returning to the Star Wars as Rey. Previous reports had said she was done with the series altogether, but Ridley explained that such claims were taken out of context and that she’d gladly suit up as Rey again, given the opportunity. “It’s not like… I’m like no more Star Wars,” she added....

Prescott reportedly suffered a right calf strain on his game-winning touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in OT. He was helped by Ezekiel Elliott into the locker room after the game. Dallas’ starting quarterback is scheduled to receive an MRI on Monday. His timetable to return is unclear, although the Cowboys do have a bye in Week 7, which will allow him more time to recover. Prescott was in a walking boot as he met with with reporters after the game....

The 37 motorcycles, 26 quads, and 20 cars and trucks will cover 447 kilometres in the first stage, including two special stretches of 154 km each and two intersection stretches of 49 and 36 km respectively, reports Xinhua. The quad category includes the participation of the five-time Dakar Rally winner French Cyril Despres, Peruvian Ignacio Flores, Chilean Ignacio Casale and Argentine Lucas Bonetto, as well as the only woman in all the competition, Colombian Sandra Riano....

MORE: Closest finishes in NASCAR history | NASCAR upsets we want to see In case you missed it, Batman will be represented on Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet and Superman will be featured on Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet as a part of Hendrick Motorsports partnership with Warner Bros. for the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." Earnhardt’s car will have a gray look with the black Batman symbol on the hood, while Johnson’s car will maintain its blue color, but with a bright red Superman logo on the hood....

Saturday at New Hampshire, Austin Dillon was frustrated with Denny Hamlin after the No. 20 driver got into the left fender of the No. 33 car, causing Dillon to get loose and lose the lead in the Xfinity Series Lake Regions 200. MORE: State-by-state NASCAR drivers | Earnhardt Jr. has his own vision for ‘good racing’ Earnhardt, who appears to be over last week’s conflict, tweeted at Patrick, saying that the late contact between Hamlin and Dillon will make “headlines for days....

He proved it Thursday night, winning his Budweiser Duel qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. MORE: Was Jeff Gordon pole a conspiracy? | Dale Jr. plays Powerball | Dale Jr. has different take on father’s death Earnhardt held off teammate and Daytona 500 pole-sitter Jeff Gordon to win the first of two qualifying races to set the field for Sunday’s race. He won in his second race with new teammate Greg Ives....

Really green. Victor E. Green is his name and he’s the combination of leftover Muppet clippings and the recycling bin round the backside of the Easton factory. Ol’ Vic’s supposedly an alien according to his team biography, which lists his relationship status as “Alienated” which sort of puts a damper on the whole thing knowing the poor guy is all alone. In any case, he’s got hockey sticks as antennae (or ears) which definitely shows you that he’s an alien, I guess....

A native Brooklynite who originally set out to be a dentist, Dallek became a history professor at UCLA, where he still teaches three days a week. He’s published four previous books and won the Bancroft Prize for “Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy 1932-1945.” This volume of his LBJ biography took him 7 1/2 years to research and write; he hopes to finish the next (and final) volume in five years....

Damian Lillard will have the half-court shot ready to fire with little warning For those wondering if Damian Lillard will toss up the low-percentage three from midcourt at least once a game, guess again. The five-time All-Star is not about to jeopardize his team’s chances of winning a game just to try out his new signature shot. Lillard didn’t reveal exactly when he will be tossing up half-court threes, but opponents will have a clue as to when that might happen....

McMahon retired last month amid several sexual misconduct allegations. Nick Khan and Stephanie McMahon replaced the 76-year-old as WWE’s new co-CEOs, while Triple H is now in charge of creative. Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Liam Power, Priest explained how fans might get confused if The Game makes too many changes at once. For that reason, he expects there to be a gradual transition in storytelling over the next few months....