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It was David Bote. An unheralded prospect, drafted in 2012 out of a small community college in Kansas, Bote was at there before everyone else — working. His career thus far has been built on preparing for and seizing opportunities when they come. When you’re an 18th rounder, that’s the life. MORE: Players who could be traded in August But Sunday night, on national television and in a moment that usually exists only in a child’s back yard make-believe, Bote made sure no future teammates will have trouble recognizing him....

Forward David Lee has signed a two-year deal with the Spurs, with a second-year player option, his agent told The Vertical. Per the the San Antonio Express-News, the contract is worth $3.2 million. MORE: Players on verge of breakout seasons | Pacers, Nuggets to play in London Lee, 33, will serve in a big-man reserve role behind LaMarcus Aldridge and Pau Gasol as his days of being a full-time force in the paint are long gone....

He makes a good point. There are plenty of other big European teams that will not have any form of success this term. By finishing in the top four, Chelsea would have improved upon last season and the football club will see that has a positive. There are some positives that have come out of our season, and to win the Europa League would be a massive bonus. The important thing for Chelsea, starting tonight, is the Premier League, and it’s all well and good talking about it, but the players have to get out there tonight and get the three points....

The 32-year-old centre-back returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell in August 2016 after two years at Paris Saint-Germain and was a key figure in that season’s Premier League triumph. He has featured 35 times in the league for Maurizio Sarri during this campaign, making a commendable return after the second half of 2017-18 was ruined by injuries. He scored in the penalty shoot-out as Chelsea progressed past Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday to reach the Europa League final....

With four lefties among the starters in the four early games, there are some nice potential stacks, including the A’s and Indians. The evening games feature stacking opportunities from the Red Sox, Orioles, Nationals, Marlins, Pirates, Astros, Rays, Dodgers and both teams (Reds and Rockies) playing in Colorado. In other words, you can build your team around a lot of different value plays tonight, so expect to see many people paying up for an ace and going with sleepers in their lineups....

If Wednesday was the day of value (and elite) pitchers, Thursday will be the day of disasters on the mound. There are going to be some terrible pitching performances, awesome hitter stats and high daily fantasy baseball scores as a result, so plan accordingly. MORE FANTASY: Prospect rankings | MLB DFS Playbook I’ll be paying up for pitching today and finding value hitters in great matchups. So, let’s take a look at today’s starting pitcher rankings and picks....

With that in mind, our DFS advice hones in on the strategy of finding values from the likes of players on teams competing for the postseason, especially when they’re facing those who are not. Case in (DFS) point(s): The offensively potent Falcons at home against the breathing corpse known as the 49ers – our sure-fire stacking plays of the week. WEEK 15 DFS: FanDuel GPP lineup | DK cash | DK GPP | DFS lineup builder...

By the next day, the New York Daily News was well on its way to being a nonunion newspaper. Its owner, the Chicago-based Tribune Co., had achieved its apparent aim. Nine of 10 unions, including the one representing reporters, went on strike, nearly 2,500 workers in all. With no contract since March, their protections seemed gone. Every union employee refusing to cross the picket line and report to work was fired (though some could be hired back)....

The only one not surprised by the 4th-round pick out of Mississippi State leading America’s Team to the best record in the NFL is Prescott himself. He feels everything in his short NFL career was “supposed to happen.” That’s the most intriguing tidbit from Prescott’s exclusive interview with NBC’s Sports’ “Football Night in Minnesota” pregame show that will air before tonight’s Cowboys (10-1) vs. Vikings (6-5) Thursday Night Football telecast (7:30 p....

The three riders of Hero MotoSports Team Rally – Oriol Mena (Competitor no. 7), Joaquim Rodrigues (Competitor no.27) and Red Bull athlete CS Santosh (Competitor no. 50) - rolled off the ceremonial podium, in front of thousands of enthusiastic fans assembled in the beautiful seaside district of Magdalena Del Mar to give a warm send off to the participants. The team is confident and upbeat about their prospects at the Dakar 2019 riding on the back of some strong performances, intense training sessions and a much improved Hero 450 RR bike since the Dakar last year....

Earnhardt's radio exchange with his crew demonstrated his joy and highlights the best in-car audio from the Daytona 500. Earnhardt, quite simply, could not believe he had won NASCAR's biggest race for the second time and expressed his appreciation to crew chief Steve Letarte and his Hendrick Motorsports crew. MORE: Confident Earnhardt on top of his game | France thrilled with Earnhardt win | Junior and his dad PHOTOS: Daytona 500 | Earnhardt celebrates

MORE: Kurt Busch wins Daytona 500 without rearview mirror What Earnhardt didn’t need was to be part of the wreck that caused the yellow. On Lap 105, Earnhardt was trailing a trio of Toyotas into Turn 3 when Kyle Busch spun as his right rear tire deflated. Earnhardt tried to steer around the wreck but clipped the rear of Busch’s Toyota, severely damaging the right front suspension of Earnhardt’s Chevrolet....

Named after famed short-track drivers Billy and Bobby Myers, the award has been given out annually since 1958 and is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association. Earnhardt was handed the award Thursday at the NASCAR awards luncheon at the Encore in Las Vegas. Earnhardt won the award for co-owning a race team (JR Motorsports) that competes and grooms future Sprint Cup mechanics and drivers, not just in what is now the NASCAR Xfinity Series but also gives young racers and mechanics a shot on late model cars that compete at area short tracks....

Satnam Singh was brought in with about two minutes left in the first quarter in place of last game’s top scorer Jeremy Tyler. Immediately, the 7ft 2in Dallas center grabbed a defensive rebound. A minute later, after making an offensive rebound, he scored his first points in the game with a tip shot. Satnam was in his zone as he managed to make another offensive rebound only to miss the following layup....

Lites requested the interviews, saying he believed Seguin and Benn deserved more public criticism with a team Lites says is underachieving. Dallas started the day holding the final playoff spot in the Western Conference but has expectations of a higher finish. The longtime Stars executive told The Athletic that the Stars would be in danger of missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 seasons without better play from Benn and Seguin....

One pair went to a fan that was there apparently just for the re-sale value, which ticked off Lillard on Twitter. MORE: Damian Lillard responds to Twitter troll | LaMarcus Aldridge re-aggravates hand injury Shawn Dinneen went out and got his signed pair – one of just 21 during a 30 minute visit by Lillard – and then immediately took them to a Portland sneakerhead Facebook page for re-sale....

But at the same time, he hasn’t decided his preferred path for the 2021-22 NBA season either. Lillard spoke about his status on Friday afternoon after a USA Basketball practice. He denied the trade rumors that had swirled around social media all day but also said that he hadn’t made a “firm decision” on his future. “I woke up to those reports and a lot of people reaching out to me....