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Dan Palyo

2203 articles

Dan Palyo is a fantasy sports analyst and editor at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He has been playing fantasy sports for more than 25 years and has been writing about fantasy sports for the past eight years. Dan covers DFS, season-long fantasy, and sports betting content across MLB, NFL, and NBA. He has been with RotoBaller for over five years and has served in several roles, including co-editor of the MLB and NFL teams and head editor of NBA content. He also oversees the site’s DFS and betting coverage. An award-winning member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA), Dan won the 2021 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year Award. He was also nominated in 2024 for Best DFS Writer and Best Baseball Writer of the Year, and in 2025 for Best Research Article. Dan enjoys diving deep into analytics across multiple sports. In baseball, he specializes in breaking down starting pitcher arsenals and betting strikeout props. During the NFL season, he develops his own offensive matchup ratings and projected game outcomes. In basketball season, he focuses on waiver wire analysis and NBA player prop content. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ThunderDanDFS.

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Thanksgiving Day Slate NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Thanksgiving Day Slate of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all […]

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TJ Watt - Pittsburgh Steelers DST, idp fantasy football

Week 13 Win Probabilities: Getting An Edge On The Field (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Week 13 Win Probabilities (Keeping this introduction here from week to week, in case this is your first time taking in this piece of content!) Welcome, RotoBallers, to the first edition of my win probability column for our premium users. Every […]

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Keegan Murray - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Injury News - rotoballer icon

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/26/25)

It's a little bit of a muted NBA DFS slate tonight compared to most Wednesdays. We have an 8-game slate on both sites on this Thanksgiving Eve, but due to the matchups and some injuries, we have less star power than usual. Victor Wembanyama continues to sit out for the Spurs, and Kevin Durant will […]


Cam Whitmore - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Streamers, NBA DFS Picks

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6 (2025): 11/24-11/30

We get a bit of an abbreviated schedule this week with only two games on Tuesday and an entire day off on Thursday for Thanksgiving. I know the league usually takes Thanksgiving off, but what do they expect us to do all day - watch football? If the NFL can start playing games on Christmas […]


TreVeyon Henderson - Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings, RB Draft Sleepers

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 12 (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Etienne Jr., More

This is setting up for a really fantastic week of NFL DFS, and in weeks like this one, where we don't have someone like CMC in a smash spot soaking up a bunch of rostership, those who are willing to dig in a little deeper on matchups should be rewarded. My player pool for tournaments […]


Week 12 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 12 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all 2025 […]

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Bennedict Mathurin - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Injury News - rotoballer icon

Daily NBA Prop Bets - Top Player Props, Value Picks and Quick Odds (11/21/25)

We inch closer to the NBA mid-season tournament in December, which means another Friday night of Emirates Cup games in the Association. We have nine games on tap tonight, with several being broadcast nationally and only two late starts on the East Coast. Heck, we may even have fewer injured players out tonight than usual, […]


Alec Pierce - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 12 Win Probabilities: Getting An Edge On The Field (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Week 12 Win Probabilities (Keeping this introduction here from week to week, in case this is your first time taking in this piece of content!) Welcome, RotoBallers, to the first edition of my win probability column for our premium users. Every […]

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Tari Eason - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List - Who to Drop or Hold After Week 4

Welcome back to this week's edition of the Fantasy Basketball Cut List. We are closing in on the first month of the season, and we've already been pretty busy, cutting a lot of dead weight from our rosters and adding players who offer more upside. This week, we will review our first month of cut […]


Derrick White - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Daily NBA Prop Bets - Top Player Props, Value Picks and Quick Odds (11/18/25)

We have one of the more robust Tuesday slates of the early NBA season tonight with six games in the Association. That's the good news. The bad news is that a few of these games feature teams that already have multiple injuries to key players, so we have to attempt to figure out which players […]


Peyton Watson - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 5 (2025): 11/17-11/23

As the first month of the NBA season comes to a close this week, we are seeing the return of some players who have been sitting out since the season began (like Coby White), while other troublesome injuries to superstars continue to linger (Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jalen Green). Young players are emerging, including an […]


Woody Marks - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 11 (2025) - Josh Jacobs, Jaylen Warren, Woody Marks, More

We have what could be, in my opinion, the best collection of games we've seen all season in Week 11. Two AFC North battles, a Bills-Bucs showdown, Chargers-Jags, Chiefs-Broncos, and a huge matchup between the Rams and Seahawks are all on tap for the main slate, with the Lions-Eagles clash for dessert in the Sunday […]


Week 11 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 11 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all 2025 […]

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Troy Franklin - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire

Week 11 Win Probabilities: Getting An Edge On The Field (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Week 11 Win Probabilities (Keeping this introduction here from week to week, in case this is your first time taking in this piece of content!) Welcome, RotoBallers, to the first edition of my win probability column for our premium users. Every […]

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Jaylen Warren - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Week 11 NFL DFS Picks - Top Value Plays, Sleepers & Stacking Tips (2025)

Week 11 looks as if it's going to be a lot of fun as we have a lot more games that project to be both high-scoring and close compared to last week, when we had a bunch of blowouts in very predictable spots. This column provides a detailed analysis of three highly stackable games for […]


Nicolas Claxton - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Daily NBA Prop Bets - Top Player Props, Value Picks and Quick Odds (11/14/25)

The NBA Emirates Cup action resumes tonight with nine games in the Association. These games matter more to some organizations than others, but we usually do see most teams make a concerted effort to put their best players out on the floor for these contests. In fact, we will see the return of LaMelo Ball […]


Malik Monk - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Waiver Wire Streamers

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List - Who to Drop or Hold After Week 3

Some of my cut list targets last week took it personally, especially CJ McCollum, who snapped back to life with two 25-point outings and a 42-point game in overtime. I'm not reading too much into that production or feeling bad about that recommendation; I think his outlook for the long term remains the same. Anfernee […]


Jalen Duren - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

2025 Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Usage and PIE Rates

It's only been about three weeks since the NBA season began. Still, I really don't think it's too early to start trying to identify some trends that are emerging for players' advanced statistics when compared to their performance last season. We went into our drafts with a specific vision of how players would be used […]


Zaccharie Risacher - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 4 (2025): 11/10-11/16

Whether you are in first place or dead last in the standings means very little right now, as it's been only three weeks of the fantasy basketball season. If you're leading the pack, don't rest on your laurels! And if you're bringing up the rear, don't panic and make any desperation trades or drops! Let's […]


Rico Dowdle - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 10 (2025) - James Cook, Rico Dowdle, Kyren Williams, Kyle Monangai

There are certain running backs, like Christian McCaffrey, who are matchup-proof because of their massive volume of touches or their heavy usage in the pass game. In CMC's case, it's both, and he's projected to lead the slate in rostership again on Sunday this week. But we can roster two additional running backs on FanDuel […]


Week 10 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 10 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all 2025 […]

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Justin Jefferson - Fantasy Football rankings, NFL DFS, Injury News

Week 10 Win Probabilities: Getting An Edge On The Field (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Week 10 Win Probabilities (Keeping this introduction here from week to week, in case this is your first time taking in this piece of content!) Welcome, RotoBallers, to the first edition of my win probability column for our premium users. Every […]

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Josh Giddey - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Daily NBA Prop Bets - Top Player Props, Value Picks and Quick Odds (11/7/25)

We get another dose of Emirates Cup action in the Association tonight, and 11 total games are on the docket. I love Friday slates for betting props as there is never a shortage of markets to attack, and this slate is no different! I only get to write this piece once a week, so bear […]


Khris Middleton - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List - Who to Drop or Hold After Week 2

Welcome back to the second installment of the Fantasy Basketball Cut List. The decision to cut a player from your team isn't always an easy one, so I'm here to help you make those tough calls and keep your roster stocked with as many healthy and productive players as possible. We are only a few […]


Aaron Nesmith - NBA DFS Lineup Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 3 (2025): 11/3 to 11/9

We are still very early in the season, so the balancing act between being aggressive and picking up players off the wire without dropping players who have long-term upside is a tough one. Luckily for you, I started a new piece called the Fantasy Basketball Cut List that will accompany this one a bit later […]


Kimani Vidal - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 9 (2025) - Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Kimani Vidal, More

As we move into the second half of the schedule, the best rushing offenses and worst rushing defenses are becoming a bit more obvious, making some of the best matchups easier to recognize. However, I'm committed to digging through the stats to make sure we are loading up the absolute best spots for our main […]


Week 9 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 9 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all 2025 […]

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Tee Higgins - Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Week 9 Win Probabilities: Getting An Edge On The Field (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   Week 9 Win Probabilities (Keeping this introduction here from week to week, in case this is your first time taking in this piece of content!) Welcome, RotoBallers, to the first edition of my win probability column for our premium users. Every […]

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Royce O'Neale - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Daily NBA Prop Bets - Top Player Props, Value Picks and Quick Odds (10/31/25)

We usually get more than eight games on a Friday night in the NBA, but that's plenty of games to choose from for our favorite NBA betting props. I don't want to toot our own horn too much (or jinx myself today), but my partner on this column, Keith Eyster, and I have a five-slate […]


Zaccharie Risacher - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List - Who to Drop or Hold After Week 1

So much of the fantasy space is devoted to telling you which players to add, but who's there to help you decide who to drop? I believe it was Shakespeare who said, "Parting is such sweet sorrow." It's not always easy to let go of a player, especially if you already invested a draft pick […]


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Sidelined Monday Versus Trail Blazers
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Out Monday Against Golden State
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Returns to Action Sunday
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Sidelined Sunday Versus Utah
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Cleared to Play Sunday Against Golden State
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Starting Against Kraken
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Set to Back Up New Quarterback
Ty Emberson

Remains Out Sunday
Chris Brooks

the Preferred Handcuff in Green Bay?
Bobby Brink

Questionable Sunday
Kendre Miller

Continues to Fall Out of Favor in New Orleans
Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Unavailable Against Wild
Brashard Smith

Ascension Put on Pause?
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

a Game-Time Call Sunday
Corbin Carroll

to Resume Playing Defense This Week
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Set for Ducks Debut
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Non-Committal About Status for Opening Day
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Named Rangers' Opening Day Starter
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Diagnosed with Grade 2 Forearm Strain and UCL Sprain
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Rams Explored Trading Davante Adams
Dallas Goedert

Eagles Bring Back Dallas Goedert on a One-Year Deal
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Zay Flowers

an Early Free Agency Winner
Joe Burrow

Can a Healthy Joe Burrow Challenge for QB1?
Amon-Ra St. Brown

Is Amon-Ra St. Brown the Safest Pick in Fantasy?
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Dynasty Value Continues to Tumble
Andrei Iosivas

Overshadowed by Two Stud Receivers in Cincy
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Available Sunday
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Qualifies 18th Despite Toyota Dominating at Las Vegas
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May Fly Under the Radar at Las Vegas
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Held Out Sunday Versus New York
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Could Ty Gibbs Finally Break Through With a Win at Las Vegas?
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Won't Play Sunday Versus Knicks
Brad Keselowski

a Solid DFS Pick at Las Vegas
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Sidelined Sunday Versus Pacers
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to Miss Fifth Straight Game Sunday
Kyle Filipowski

to Sit Sunday for Rest
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is Making Spring Debut on Sunday
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Anton Lundell Expected to Return Sunday
Kyle Larson

Should Kyle Larson be Considered A Favorite for Las Vegas?
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Considered Day-to-Day
William Byron

Could Compete for a Top-Five Finish at Las Vegas
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Not Traveling on Four-Game Road Trip
Ryan Blaney

Is Ryan Blaney Worth Rostering in Tournament DFS Lineups for Las Vegas?
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Ruled Out for One Week
Tyler Reddick

Could Continue his Top-10 Streak at Las Vegas
Declan Carlile

to Miss 4-5 Weeks
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Should DFS Managers Underestimate Joey Logano for Las Vegas?
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Exits Early Due to Injury Saturday
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Is Chris Buescher Worth Rostering For Las Vegas DFS Lineups?
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace is A Risky DFS Option Who Could Pay Off at Las Vegas
Josh Berry

Has Plenty of Upside for Las Vegas DFS Lineups
Ryan Preece

Scores his First Las Vegas Top-10 Starting Spot in Qualifying
Justin Allgaier

Will Fill In for an Injured Alex Bowman at Las Vegas
Nico Hischier

has Four-Point Performance on Saturday
Seiya Suzuki

Leaves WBC Game on Saturday With Right-Knee Discomfort
Macklin Celebrini

Continues to Dominate With Three Points
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Becomes All-Time Leading Scorer for Kings
Linus Ullmark

Posts Shutout Against Ducks
Zach Neto

is Removed After Suffering Hand Injury
TB

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Cole Caufield

Cleared to Play Saturday
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Won't Pitch in the World Baseball Classic
Zack Wheeler

Throws First Live BP Session on Saturday
Merrill Kelly

Expected to Open Season on the Injured List
Kevin Gausman

Named Toronto's Opening Day Starter
Kyle Stowers

Back in Grapefruit League Lineup
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Takes Full Batting Practice on Friday
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Still TBD for Opening Day
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to Start on Opening Day for Orioles
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Set For Co-Main Event
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Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
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Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
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Around Six Weeks From Being Fully Built Up
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to Face Hitters in Live Batting Practice on Saturday
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Could Pitch in a Spring Game Next Week
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Brings Strong Course History to TPC Sawgrass
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in Strong Form Ahead of The Players
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Needs to Forget What Happened Sunday at Bay Hill
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an Enigma Heading to The Players Championship
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Trying to Pick Up the Pieces in Florida
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Bounces Back at Arnold Palmer Invitational
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Continues His Florida Swing With Some Momentum
Nicolai Hojgaard

in Strong Form Ahead of The Players
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a Volatile Option at The Players
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Looks to Return to Top Form at The Players
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a High-Risk, High-Reward Option at The Players
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Hard to Trust at The Players
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Rounding into Form Heading to Players Championship
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Set to Return at Players Championship to Defend Title
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Continues Competitive Return at The Players Championship
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