Tylor Megill is an excellent fantasy baseball streaming option this week. (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images) The pool of two-start streamers is a respectable one this week, with two outstanding options, three men who warrant use in many leagues and a few others who can be considered in deep formats. On the hitting side, the Twins present the best short-term …
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Chiefs DE BJ Thompson ‘headed in the absolutely right direction’ after suffering seizure, cardiac arrest
BJ Thompson was drafted by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Stephen F. Austin and Baylor. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) Kansas City Chiefs defensive end BJ Thompson is awake and improving, according to Rick Burkholder, the team’s vice president of sports medicine and performance. Thompson, 25, reportedly suffered a seizure and cardiac …
Read More »Christen Press set to return to Angel City FC training for first time since 2022 ACL tear
Angel City’s Christen Press is finally returning to the pitch after a long recovery. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Christen Press is starting a comeback. After an arduous injury recovery, the Angel City FC forward will return to training, the team announced in a news release Monday. Press, a two-time World Cup winner with the U.S. women’s national team, has …
Read More »Inspired by his father’s final years, Pat Knight returns to coaching
Pat Knight spent seven seasons working alongside his father Bobby Knight at Texas Tech. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Pat Knight thought he was done with coaching college basketball. The now 53-year-old had spent seven years as a Division I college head coach at Texas Tech and Lamar. He worked previously for another 11 as an assistant, mostly under his legendary father, …
Read More »‘Chameleon’ Evan Rodrigues sparks Panthers’ comeback to take 2-0 lead in Cup Final
For more than two periods in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk pummeled the Edmonton Oilers, and yet the Florida Panthers had nothing to show for it, tied into the third period Monday in Sunrise. The third period started with a new look. Rodrigues moved up to the top line to …
Read More »Chael Sonnen flattered to be Anderson Silva’s farewell fight: ‘I didn’t know that I mattered to him’
Before YouTube existed, Chael Sonnen waited for it. The ultimate practitioner awaiting his ultimate trade. All those years in the UFC? The years on the wrestling mats before that? Now it seems like it was just a preamble, all designed to give him stories to tell and expertise to lean on as he holds court for his 1.28 million subscribers. …
Read More »Paul Maurice, Panthers head coach and hockey lifer, seeks first Stanley Cup: ‘I need to win one’
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice got his start behind an NHL bench with the Hartford Whalers in 1995. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images) Paul Maurice has been around the NHL for a very long time, which would make it seem like he’s older than his 57 years. The Florida Panthers head coach has been behind NHL benches …
Read More »Rivals Roundtable: Assessing the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline
Friday is roundtable day at Rivals, and this week’s installment comes with a built-in theme. The NBA Draft withdrawal deadline came and went on Wednesday and gives our analyst duo of Rob Cassidy and Jason Jordan plenty to discuss. Below, Cassidy and Jordan dig into a trio of questions dealing with Wednesday’s draft deadline and discuss surprising decisions, departing players …
Read More »Rivals Camp Series: Ranking the best QBs
The 2024 Rivals Camp Series regional stops are finished and the Rivals Five-Star is on the horizon so this week, we are taking a position-by-position look at which prospects impressed us the most at the regional events this year. The quarterbacks are up first. ***** RIVALS CAMP SERIES REGIONAL COVERAGE RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: DB/LB Rumor Mill | RB …
Read More »NC State 1983 national championship team sues NCAA over NIL compensation
Ten players from the 1983 North Carolina State men’s basketball team that won the national championship have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company for unauthorized use of their names, images and likenesses. The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and “reasonable compensation” for earnings tied to the NCAA’s use of the players and their names in …
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