Sure, quarterback is insanely deep again this year, but it’s also one of the most important positions to back up considering the point totals you expect — nay, demand — from your starter(s). These sleepers become even more vital in two-QB leagues. MORE SLEEPERS: One from each team | 12 WRs | 7 QBs | 14 RBs | 9 TEs Stand, sit or lie down, whatever’s comfortable, and check out our fantasy QB sleepers....
We still don’t know who the Cavs will face or who will have home-court advantage. MORE: Must-see conference finals photos The Cavs await the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Golden State Warriors Western Conference finals series. If OKC, which is currently up 3-2, wins the series, the Cavs will have home-court advantage based on their 57-25 regular-season record. If the Warriors recover to beat the Thunder, they will get home-court advantage based on their NBA-record 73-9 regular-season mark....
Saina could not lead her team the last time around and it is highly expected that she will be there to see her team through in this second semi-final at Hyderabad. Can the local girl’s presence boost the spirits of the former table-toppers and push them into the summit clash? We take a look at how the tie might pan out: Men’s singles: Tanongsak S (AW) vs HS Prannoy (MR) (probable)...
The quarterback position seems to produce at least one or two sleepers every year. Last year, Matt Ryan shot through the rankings to be the second-best quarterback in standard leagues after producing only one top-five finish in his first six years in the NFL. In 2015, Cam Newton was easily the best fantasy quarterback after coming off a subpar ‘14. This year, like past years, has the chance for a quarterback or two to sneak out of the middle of the pack into a top-five slot....
Busch wasn’t the only playoff driver to crash out of Talladega. Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. all suffered damage in some form as 15 caution flags waved in the Alabama 500 Sunday. Brad Keselowski joined Truex as drivers to punch their ticket to the Round of 8 with Sunday’s win but teammates Busch and Kenseth have work to do at Kansas if they are to advance....
Before we get there, though, the Patriots will open the 2017 NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 7, hosting the Chiefs at Gillette Stadium in prime time. Beginning with that NFL season-opener, here is the entire prime-time schedule for Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football, as well as the 2017 schedule for International Series games in London and Mexico. 2017 NFL schedule: Thursday Night Football All kickoff times are 8:25 p....
Normal people find it discomfiting when they haven’t had a clean bill of health to walk around as they wish for a couple of days. Imagine how humbled these young players have felt in the past couple of seasons as they rehabbed from severely debilitating foot, shoulder, hip, back and arm injuries. Fortunately for them and for sports fans who live and by the fortunes of their teams, the players we mention on this list have the opportunity to feel themselves, maybe become better than they ever were in the 2018-19 season....
Our wide receiver sleepers for 2018 are made up of players who will hit or miss. There are plenty of underdrafted rookies, second-year talents, and forgettable veterans who may put it all together and be this year’s surprise breakouts. Or they could end up spending a big chunk of the year on the bench. There’s just no knowing exactly how these wild cards are going to perform. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2018 fantasy football cheat sheet...
Legendary Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan displayed the FIFA Under-17 World Cup trophy before the final match of the tournament at the Estadio Charrúa in Montevideo, Uruguay. And the end result was to be worthy of the stage, as Spain claimed their maiden world title after a brace from Claudia Pina steered them to a 2-1 victory over first-time finalists Mexico. Spain took control of the game with their excellent passing skills, commanding 60% of the ball possession....
Welcome to Shanghai, China for the 3rd race of the 2013 Formula 1 season. Coming into this race, Red Bull were the most talked about team, for obvious reasons. The team has said that it’s sorted out, Seb has apologized, but that will not change things between him and Mark, at least for the next few races. Going into this race, there is a lot to look forward to, like the pace of Mercedes and Lotus, and if Ferrari can continue to be strong....
Apart from hosts Sweden, 15 teams have to qualify to play in the world championship. The qualification round will be held as below: WFCQ Asia-Oceania -NEW ZEALAND Participating Teams: Japan, Singapore, Australia, Korea, New ZealandTeams to qualify: 3 teams WFCQ America – CANADA Participating Teams: Canada, USA, JamaicaTeams to qualify: 2 teams WFCQ Europe 3 -NETHERLANDS Participating Teams: Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, Great BritainTeams to qualify: 2...
Bortles (6-foot-5, 232 pounds) is the draft-by-size quarterback in this year's draft, but that might be short-changing his talent. He passed for 50 TDs and just 16 interceptions the last two seasons at Central Florida, and guided the program to a 22-5 record. The only losses were to Ohio State, South Carolina, Missouri and Tulsa twice.MORE: Clowney goes No. 1 | Bills trade up for Watkins Bortles isn't necessarily fast; he ran a 4....
Watson, a tight end from North Carolina State, has Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, which causes the ventricles of the heart to prematurely contract. He had two surgeries a few years ago to treat the condition, takes medication to keep it under control, and says he tells the few NFL teams that have bothered to ask about it that "it's a nuisance rather than a hindrance." Watson, the younger brother of New Orleans Saints tight end Ben Watson, said his first symptoms appeared after his freshman season in 2009 when he felt lightheaded and his heartbeat sped up during a workout....
In a sport with little in the way of tradition in the U.S., no American woman had ever even been on the podium in a World Cup event before Randall earned a third-place finish in January 2007. Seven years later, she has 10 career victories, is the defending World Cup sprint champion, and a world champion in the team sprint with Jessica Diggins — and every achievement has been a first for an American woman....
Williams is a three-time summer Olympian who helped the U.S. win a gold medal in the 400-meter relay at the London Games. Jones is a two-time veteran of the summer games in the 100-meter hurdles, missing out on gold in Beijing after a late stumble. Jones is in her second season of bobsledding, then recruited Williams to the sport last year. They will join Aja Evans, another Winter Olympic first-timer, as the push athletes in Sochi, along with drivers Jamie Greubel, Elana Meyers and Jazmine Fenlator....
Vonn, the reigning Olympic downhill champion for a few more weeks, will remain home to recuperate following another operation on her right knee. American medal hopes in Alpine events also focus on Julia Mancuso and Stacey Cook. The women's team also includes Julia Ford, Megan McJames, Laurenne Ross, Leanne Smith, Resi Stiegler and Jacqueline Wiles. Bode Miller will make his fifth Olympic appearance, joining Ted Ligety as American headliners. Also heading to Sochi are David Chodounsky, Erik Fisher, Travis Ganong, Jared Goldberg, Tim Jitloff, Nolan Kasper, Steven Nyman, Marco Sullivan and Andrew Weibrecht, who won a bronze medal in Vancouver....
The American teenager was quickest in the first run on Sunday and, despite finishing 11th-fastest in the second, was able to take victory by 0.13 seconds from slalom specialist Maria Pietilae-Holmner. MORE: Meet Mikaela Shiffrin | Lindsey Vonn questionable for Sochi Games Nastasia Noens had the best time in the second run to claim third place, 0.62 seconds behind the delighted Shiffrin. "It's always good to start a year like this, to keep it going," Shiffrin said after her sixth career victory and 13th podium....
Fast forward to 2015 and things have turned dramatically for ‘the Tigers’. They are no longer dubbed as the minnows of international cricket. Ever since scoring that famous win over Australia in the Natwest Series back in 2005, Bangladesh have improved their game by many folds and have beaten top ranked teams more often in major tournaments. However, their real glory and success came in 2015, beginning with the World Cup down under, followed by famous home series wins against top ranked teams including South Africa and India....
The other team from the capital- the Delhi Rebels- took 5th place in the competition, beating the side from Tamil Nadu 16-7. But perhaps the most thrilling match of the day came when the KISS squared off against the Jammu&Kashmir team for the 7th and 8th place, with the former defeating the latter 19-18 to avoid the wooden spoon. Saturday saw another day of very one-sided contests as in both the rankings as well as the Cup Semifinals, there was total domination by one team over the other....
