PHILADELPHIA – Zack Wheeler started the final baseball game of 2022. As the Phillies made their miraculous run from last wild-card team to pennant winner, Wheeler, pitching in his first postseason, was dominant. Through his first five starts of a long October, hitters hit him just .151. In 30⅓ innings, he had a 2.67 ERA.… Read More »
(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports) (Yahoo Sports) In today’s NFL ownership space, very few deals come without some sort of historical model. Coaches and general managers have been hired and fired on an assembly line for decades. Quarterbacks have risen and regressed. Precedent-setting legal cases have been won and lost. Conflicts with the league office or commissioner… Read More »
The AL kicked off Tuesday’s four-game wild-card schedule with decisive victories by the Rangers and Twins. The NL’s first contribution to the day was a tense event in Milwaukee. Ultimately, the Arizona Diamondbacks took a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers with an offensive comeback and a shutout performance from their bullpen. Later, the Phillies,… Read More »
Lakers rookies (from left) Maxwell Lewis, Jalen Hood-Schifino and D’Moi Hodge joke around during media day. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) On the first day of Lakers training camp, coach Darvin Ham was effusive in his praise of his entire team Tuesday when asked who looked good. “Everyone,” Ham said, laughing. He then went on to… Read More »
The competition for 12 spots on Team USA’s roster ahead of the 2024 Olympics will be tough. On Monday, as NBA teams across the league gathered for media day, there was a wave of public commitments to the United States for the upcoming games in Paris. Last month, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was… Read More »
If Josh Giddey can increase his scoring this season, it will help him become a fantasy star. (Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) (Joshua Gateley via Getty Images) NBA media day was a moment. Emo Himmy made his debut, Raptors president Masai Ujiri threw some not-so-subtle jabs at Pascal Siakam, and sadly, we’ll never know what… Read More »
Deebo Samuel had almost non-existent fantasy in Week 4 after a spectacular Week 3. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) (Michael Owens via Getty Images) I’ve been in the world of fantasy gaming for a while, and target stats have come a long way, honey. Targets didn’t become a trackable statistic until 1992. Pro Football Reference… Read More »
Phillies wild card roster includes multiple rookies, no Lorenzen originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Two Phillies rookies who weren’t even on the active roster two weeks ago are on the wild-card roster for the opening round of the playoffs against the Marlins. Michael Lorenzen did not. Reliever Orion Kerkering and corner outfielder/infielder Weston Wilson… Read More »
Connor Bedard will be a great player, but he is going too high in fantasy drafts heading into his rookie season. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Michael Reaves via Getty Images) Special to Yahoo Sports It’s no secret that knowing which players to target in your draft is the key to success in the world… Read More »
NEW YORK — There was no tension in the air. No appearance by David Letterman. No looming questions needing urgent answers during media day at the HSS Training Center. The Nets are so far from the back pages of tabloids and headlines, it’s somewhat unbelievable that these black-and-white jerseys are the same threads once worn… Read More »
