Even so, there are a handful of arms to stream, along with the standard assortment of batters in favorable scenarios. Good luck as we head down the homestretch. Here are Friday’s players designed to get your weekend off in the right direction. Adrian Houser (R), rostered in 42% of ESPN leagues, Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago […]
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Manager Dusty Baker said Valdez sustained the cut after putting his hand on the outfield wall during batting practice at the year-old home of the Rangers. Baker said the club still hoped he could make the start against Rangers rookie Glenn Otto in the finale of a four-game series. Instead, it will be a matchup […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th in a 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Perez hit a two-run homer in the first inning, matching Bench’s total from 1970 for the most by a player […]
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ASHBURN, Va. — On Sunday, Ryan Fitzpatrick became the Washington Football Team’s 31st starting quarterback since Mark Rypien left the lineup in Week 2 of the 1993 season. Fitzpatrick left Washington’s 20-16 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers with a hip injury after attempting six passes and was placed on injured reserve with a chance […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Never make a bet with someone who has more inside information than you do. That’s the lesson Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce learned the hard way, and he’s got the bleached follicles to show for it. A few weeks before training camp, Kelce bet tight end Zach Ertz that Ertz would not be […]
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Freeman, 29, joins Ty’Son Williams and Latavius Murray in Baltimore’s revamped running backs group. The Ravens signed Freeman to the practice squad Friday, one day after Gus Edwards suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice. A two-time Pro Bowl player, Freeman was cut by the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 31 after spending a month […]
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The injuries continue to relentlessly pile up for the Baltimore Ravens just two weeks into the regular season. Ravens backup cornerback Chris Westry is expected to miss at least a month with a torn lateral meniscus, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Thursday. Westry was third among the team’s cornerbacks […]
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On Monday, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Greenlaw would be day-to-day this week. On Thursday, it became clear Greenlaw will miss extended time, as he’s slated to have surgery to repair the groin injury, a league source confirmed to ESPN. Greenlaw’s injury is the third this week to a key 49ers starter that will keep […]
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Gates started all 16 games last season and Week 1 this year at center. He has started one game in the NFL at guard, Week 15 of the 2019 season in a 36-20 win over the Miami Dolphins in the last start of Eli Manning’s career. Running back Saquon Barkley rushed for 112 yards and […]
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — People who gave Aaron Rodgers grief about his seemingly laid-back approach after the Green Bay Packers’ blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints in Sunday’s season opener should know this: He was talking to his teammates more than he was talking to those on the outside. “If we’re starting to freak […]
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