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NBA offseason 2024: Schedule, deadlines, contract details
With many teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2024 NBA draft and this summer’s free agency, here’s a look at the league’s upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday
This breaks down nicely for betting purposes. Exactly half of the teams still have a lot to play for to determine their postseason seeding, while the other half are effectively done already. The sportsbooks know this, too, so there are some really big spreads on the board today. For the last time this regular season, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
Much like the last time I wrote this outlook (Friday), all 30 teams are in action Sunday, which is the final day of the regular season, so no one in the world should have trouble fielding a full fantasy team for the finale. However, doing it with productive players might be a little iffy, as […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2024 and 2025
Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron James and Paul George potentially becoming free agents this summer. Looking ahead to 2025, stars such Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell hold player options that teams will be monitoring very closely. Key: restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; team = […]
Continue readingSources: Colts’ DeForest Buckner gets 2-year, $46M extension
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have locked in another key piece of their core. In a continuation of moves made this spring, the Colts have signed star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to an extension Monday. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it’s a two-year deal for $46 million and runs through the 2026 season. The […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday
As we’ve discussed throughout the season, we should leverage easily accessible indicators to help sift such busy slates. Leaning on injury reports and betting info to help direct us to the most actionable player pickups and the most fertile offensive climates. Who is missing from lineups can drive decisions, while point spreads and totals can […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday
There is a positive correlation to such competitiveness and fantasy implications in that only of today’s five games has a spread above 3.5 points. Tighter spreads lead to more predictable rotations, which means more predictive minute patterns for players throughout each roster. When speculating production for fantasy purposes, it’s clearly of value to have some […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani hits 430-foot shot for first Dodgers home run
LOS ANGELES — The first person Shohei Ohtani encountered on his way to the dugout was Teoscar Hernandez, who, amid so much newness and so much turmoil, has become quite possibly his best friend on the team. Hernandez, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ affable corner outfielder, stood near the railing and bestowed Ohtani with the offering […]
Continue readingSteve McMichael taken to hospital with urinary tract infection
Shepherd said he was being prescribed an antibiotic and was to return home that night. “(Wife) Misty McMichael and family thanks everyone for the prayers and concern,” she said. The 66-year-old McMichael went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago. He spent more than a week at a suburban hospital after being admitted into […]
Continue readingChiefs’ Rashee Rice meets with Dallas PD, issues apology for crash
“Today I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident. I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities,” he wrote in an Instagram story post. “I sincerely apologize to everyone impacted in Saturday’s accident.” Rice was leasing a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle that authorities […]
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