Letterman has been a fan of the Pioneer League team for more than a decade, occasionally visiting Centene Stadium while vacationing at his ranch in Montana. MORE: Letterman once made a bad MLB hitter a star “He had four season tickets for about six years. He would give them out to his workers on the ranch or other people who lived close to him,” said Jim Keough, Great Falls’ general manager from 1998-2010....
The Cubs, Astros, and Rockies offer good stacking opportunities based on the stats, but going with Tigers against Miguel Gonzalez or Indians against Chris Young won’t be frowned upon. For the late games, the A’s, Rangers, and Marlins should be popular stacks, but getting Dodgers against Archie Bradley, Angels against Ervin Santana, and Giants against Matt Garza could also be profitable moves. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings...
Based on the numbers, the Nationals and Cubs will likely be popular stacks for the afternoon slate, while the Mets, Royals, Giants and D-backs feature several players who could be the centerpieces of FanDuel and DraftKings’ lineups this evening. For the late contests, the Cardinals are your best bet for a big stack. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Play FanDuel! Daily fantasy baseball picks AFTERNOON GAMES Red = 1B; Orange = 2B; Yellow = 3B; Green = SS; Blue = OF; Purple = C...
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The theme for NFL DFS in Week 2 was fairly clear: Elite wide receivers paid off and elite running backs ticked us off. Aside from Adrian Peterson, no other high-priced RB was worth owning on the Sunday slate. You would have been much better off with the likes of Dion Lewis and DeAngelo Williams. MORE: Best Week 3 FanDuel tournament lineup | Cash game lineup | Week 3 DFS values...
The biggest surprise was by Mohit Verma who astride a Group B, KTM 390 bike overcame last year’s champion Nataraj Rajanna who had led over four legs and looked certain to clinch the title in the two-wheeler category. While Nataraj had to be content with a second place finish, Pramod Joshua maintained his third spot. Meanwhile, in the Endure category that was run on Time-Speed-Distance format, team Maruti’s Karthick Maruti and Sankar Anand driving the Ertiga, finished first ahead of Sachin Singh and Prathima while the pair of Ganesh Moorthy and T Nagarajan, also of Team Maruti came third....
Sort of. During his speech at the TD Garden in Boston, the 14th Dalai Lama donned a Boston Bruins cap to pay homage to his hosts. Maybe this will help Boston start to climb out of the middle of the Eastern Conference?
It was the 14th anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt, who was killed on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, sending the NASCAR world into shock. MORE: Danica wrecks in practice| NASCAR changes qualifying rules | Budweiser Duels | Dale Earnhardt through the years While many NASCAR fans, drivers and others remembered the seven-time champion and paid tribute to him on Wednesday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a different take....
So when Earnhardt ran Hamlin up the track midway through the Pure Michigan 400, it irritated Hamlin enough that after the race he went and talked to Earnhardt about what he felt was a disrespectful move Sunday afternoon. MORE: Gordon wins | Results | Burton defends Stewart | Danica wrecks | Kyle crash Earnhardt wasn’t hard to find. With the seventh-place Hamlin stopped on pit road as one of the drivers who clinched a spot in the Chase, he was able to walk over to fifth-place Earnhardt and let him know how he felt....
That’s the message Goodyear is sending with a touching new commercial released Wednesday. The ad features clips of Earnhardt Jr.’s days growing up at race tracks, plus moments of Junior racing against his father Dale Earnhardt Sr., who died in a crash on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Watch the commercial below. MORE: Alex Bowman off to good start in taking over for Earnhardt “I’m not hurting for money — it’s not like I need to do these deals for any financial gain,” Earnhardt Jr....
But, a Pakistani fan tried to troll the South African right-arm fast pacer for his performance in the test series versus Pakistan on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. Instead of ignoring the troll, Steyn chose to destroy that fan in the war of words by giving an epic reply to his tweet. The background Dale Steyn had been dealing with a lot of injuries in the past and recently made his return to international cricket....
In his social media post, he summed up his state of mind as “bitter sweet but grateful.” He has been a true great, one of the best pacers to have played in all the three formats and his absence will be felt. He might be known for his absolutely sensational Test match bowling, but on his day he was a feared prospect even with the white ball. Dale Steyn was a constant presence even in the IPL and over the years, he has had a number of memorable performances....
Dalic led Croatia to the final of the World Cup, where they were beaten 4-2 by France last Sunday. The coach previously oversaw a successful play-off against Greece to reach Russia 2018 amid a period of turmoil at the Croatian football federation. With Dalic’s stock now high, he has been linked with national teams including Japan and Egypt, having touted himself for a Premier League job. But Dalic says a big pay packet will not be his main motivation despite speculation he could be offered a huge sum to leave Croatia....
The Yankees and Braves are now the favorites to sign 2015 American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel, according to MLB.com. What makes the situation even more entertaining is the two teams are reportedly close on money, which means they could go back and forth in the fight over Keuchel in the coming days. According to a report from MLB Network Radio, Keuchel is looking for a deal in the one-year, $18 million range which would be a tick more than the $17....
The NBA halted proceedings on March 11 shortly after Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for COVID-19. While it remains to be seen how long the suspension will last, basketball isn’t expected by mid-May at the earliest. Whenever the NBA returns it will probably do so behind closed doors for a while and Cuban suggested that once fans are allowed back into the arenas they should undergo testing for coronavirus symptoms....
ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday tweeted the two parties had agreed to terms on the contract, which would pay the fourth-year running back $62.5 million over the course of the five-year extension. All that remains is to sign. MORE: NFL Week 1 power rankings Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported the deal is worth $63 million, with $28 million guaranteed and a $15.5 million signing bonus. Cook, a second-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, is due $1....
