A fan then countered that Barnes at least made the Olympic team, to which Jennings replied that Barnes only made the 12-man roster because several notable star players — including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and James Harden — stayed home from Rio. After Team USA had all but clinched the gold-medal game against […]
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“It’s a star-vehicle town,” Nederlander assured Steinbrenner after the young shipbuilder left Cleveland to take the wheel of a sinking ocean liner. Steinbrenner’s Yankees set the big-city standard for pursuing big-ticket talent, for trying to buy championships without offering apologies to those without the stomach (or budget) for the fight. Prokhorov proved Thursday night he […]
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Don’t worry; I have the answers for you. Each Monday this season, I’ll tip the week off by positing and seeking answers to five key questions, thus the “Starting Five.” This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analyst Joe Kaiser, ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton and yours truly. Kaiser: Irving is a star, and not only that, […]
Continue reading– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2018 That’s right: free-agent center DeMarcus Cousins will leave the New Orleans Pelicans to join the Warriors for a season. Cousins may not be available until the winter, but that didn’t stop people from wondering how the latest installment of Bay Area destruction would impact any and all basketball […]
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Jim McCormick — Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Suns As the ball-dominant distributor on an up-tempo Phoenix team — in a game against a Denver team with the worst defensive efficiency guarding point guards, according to Hoops Stats — Bledsoe is a fine midtier investment on a rich Wednesday slate. It also helps to consider Bledsoe is […]
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It’s hard to argue with that. But as auctions become the way to go in many fantasy leagues in 2016, they also require much more time — sometimes around 3.5 hours in baseball leagues with large rosters — and over two hours in fantasy basketball and football leagues. That’s where the traditional snake-style draft has […]
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Here’s a look at the players who stand out this week, with their ownership percentage listed. Tony Wroten | PG/SG | Philadelphia 76ers Ownership %: 22.0 As much as Wroten is a detriment to your shooting percentages (41.6 percent career from the field, 65.4 percent career from the free throw line), he is also a […]
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SCP Auctions, which is based in California, said it obtained the mouthguard from a fan who picked it up off the floor near the Golden State Warriors bench after a game this season. “Steph Curry has given more life to mouthguards than any player in history,” said Dan Imler, vice president of the auction house. […]
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Two seasons ago, this would have been an imaginary roundball gut punch. Conley’s been a rock-solid top-10 fantasy floor general — good but never elite in any particular category (other than two seasons where he averaged 2.2 steals). These days? If you’re counting on Conley that much, you’re probably hard at work on fantasy baseball […]
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“We feel that we added some players that we think are going to help us contend for the East,” Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird said. Indiana acquired Young in a draft-night trade with Brooklyn, while Jefferson signed a three-year, $30 million deal earlier this week. The 28-year-old Young, entering his 10th season in […]
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