Minnesota ready to go Wild with its chance to host Winter Classic
Eager to serve as a first-time participant in the 2021 edition of the league’s signature regular-season event to be staged at Target Field, the Wild also couldn’t help but think, “What took so long?” The organization has long lobbied to host this annual in-the-elements New Year’s Day game — which began in 2008 — touting […]
Continue readingSabres trade Marco Scandella to Montreal, acquire Flames’ Michael Frolik
Buffalo freed up salary-cap space by trading defenseman Marco Scandella to the Montreal Canadiens for a fourth-round draft pick. Botterill used the pick to acquire veteran forward Michael Frolik from the Calgary Flames. “We’ve been talking a lot about trying to make a situation: a defenseman for a forward,” Botterill said during the first intermission […]
Continue readingHow the Heat and Raptors uncover hidden talent
“I had to make sure nobody was looking over my shoulder reading my texts,” agent Adam Pensack said. “Several of the teams I was texting with were sitting near me and I didn’t want them to see the conversations I was having about TD. It was a very unique situation.” Brian Windhorst and guests break […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Caris LeVert poised to return soon
Brooklyn is in Dallas tonight in a game that features some important fantasy narratives for Thursday’s rich nine-game slate, with the potential for LeVert’s return from injury during the next few games as the primary story. LeVert participated in an intense full practice for the first time in two months earlier this week, signaling an […]
Continue readingA different Kristaps Porzingis is leading the Mavericks alongside Luka Doncic
The topic of Kristaps Porzingis’ post-ups had just been broached after the Dallas Mavericks’ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 26, and Carlisle had already heard enough. “The post-up just isn’t a good play anymore,” the Mavs’ head coach said. “It just isn’t a good play. It’s not a good play for […]
Continue readingNBA All-Star Game 2020: Rosters, schedule, news and how to watch
The 2020 NBA All-Star Game will tip off on Feb. 16 at the United Center in Chicago. This will be the third year in which captains will participate in a fantasy draft and select their own teams, compared to the traditional East vs. West format. Stay up to date on all the latest All-Star intel […]
Continue readingFantasy 30: Adebayo’s versatility, Whiteside’s big season
To help, I’ve done the work for you and compiled a look at the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams around the league. Atlanta Hawks: Little-known point guard Brandon Goodwin came up big in the absence of Trae Young on Monday night against Orlando, scoring 21 points and adding six assists in […]
Continue readingLuka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo lead 1st round of NBA All-Star voting
Doncic, the second-year guard from the Dallas Mavericks, leads all players with 1,073,957 votes — 599 more than Antetokounmpo, the top vote-getter in the Eastern Conference. LeBron James is the only other player with more than one million votes through the initial round. Fan voting accounts for 50% of the vote for the five starters […]
Continue readingSources: Nets’ Caris LeVert expected to return vs. Raptors
LeVert, ramping up his workouts lately, will return to a team that has lost four straight — including 123-111 to Dallas on Thursday — to drop to 16-17 and in seventh place in the East. Brooklyn has been without two of its best players –LeVert and Kyrie Irving — for an extended period. LeVert, 25, […]
Continue readingYankees’ Domingo German gets 81-game ban for violating domestic violence policy
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German has been given an 81-game suspension for violating the MLB domestic violence policy, commissioner Rob Manfred announced Thursday. German, who had already been placed on administrative leave for the final 18 games of the 2019 season, including nine postseason games, will sit out the first 63 games of the […]
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