Josh Okogie Won't Be Available Against Celtics
Phoenix Suns guard/forward Josh Okogie (abdomen) will miss a sixth straight game on Thursday versus Boston. The versatile wingman continues to nurse a lower abdominal strain. Phoenix likely gets Nassir Little (knee) back on Thursday, but with Eric Gordon (knee) questionable for the game, the bench could still be short of quality. Boston gives up... Read More
Jabari Walker Nearing Return
Portland Trail Blazers forward Jabari Walker (hip) was out for a fourth consecutive game on Wednesday versus Atlanta, but he is expected to make a return soon. Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said Walker is getting closer and won't be out too much longer. These are encouraging words from Billups, but Thursday's matchup against... Read More
Pannie Kianzad Looking For Redemption At UFC Vegas 88
Pannie Kianzad (16-7) is set to rematch Macy Chiasson on the main card of UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Kianzad is coming off a decision loss to Ketlen Vieira back in July as the Swede has alternated wins and losses in her last four fights. She had suffered a submission loss to Chiasson back in... Read More
Macy Chiasson Ends Layoff At UFC Vegas 88
Macy Chiasson (8-3) is set to rematch Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Chiasson will be fighting for the first time since September 2022 when she suffered a TKO loss to Irene Aldana. Since then, she had two canceled fights, but only one was her fault. Chiasson beat Kianzad in the TUF 28... Read More
Isaac Dulgarian A Favorite At UFC Vegas 88
Isaac Dulgarian (6-0) is set for his second UFC fight as he takes on Christian Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday. Dulgarian has won all six of his pro fights, and all four of his amateur fights by first-round stoppage. In his last fight, he dominated Francis Marshall in his UFC debut as the... Read More
Tyler Herro Remains Without Timetable For Return
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (foot) is making progress but remains without a timetable for his return, according to head coach Erik Spoelstra. He was unavailable for a ninth consecutive contest as the Heat had a 2023 NBA Finals rematch with Denver on Wednesday. The next game comes on Friday, when the team starts a... Read More
Christian Rodriguez Moves Up In Weight At UFC Vegas 88
Christian Rodriguez (10-1) is set to move up to featherweight to face Isaac Dulgarian at UFC Vegas 88. Rodriguez was fighting at bantamweight in the UFC but missed weight in his last two appearances. Entering this fight, Rodriguez is the underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,700. In his UFC career, Rodriguez... Read More
Marcin Tybura Gets Another Main-Event Spot At UFC Vegas 88
Marcin Tybura (24-8) is set to headline his second straight UFC event on Saturday as he takes on Tai Tuivasa at UFC Vegas 88. Tybura is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Tom Aspinall back in July. Entering this fight, Tybura is a slight underdog as DraftKings has him at a salary of $7,900.... Read More
Tai Tuivasa Looks To Snap Losing Skid
Tai Tuivasa (15-6) is set to headline UFC Vegas 88 on Saturday against Marcin Tybura. Tuivasa is on a three-fight losing skid and coming off a submission loss to Alexander Volkov. Before that, he was knocked out by Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane. Despite losing three straight fights, Tuivasa enters this matchup as the slight... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 20
The NBA closes out the week with a bit of a unique schedule. There are seven teams that will play just one more time each, while three teams still have three games remaining. Let’s look at the remaining schedules for each team and discuss some players to consider streaming. For those in daily lineup leagues,... Read More
Will the Chiefs Trade L'Jarius Sneed After Franchise-Tagging Him? Three Trade Partners for Sneed
Talented football players cost money and when a team is overloaded with talent, it can be difficult to retain all of the players. That's the problem saddling the Kansas City Chiefs. While L'Jarius Sneed wasn't named an All-Pro like his cornerback counterpart Trent McDuffie, he arguably had just as good of a season, if not... Read More
Free NBA Betting Picks and Best Bets (3/14/24)
Tonight, we have a smaller six-game slate on the Thursday night hoops schedule. We're chugging right along as the season goes by and trying to find picks we like on a nightly basis. The two featured games tonight will be Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns traveling to Boston to take on Jayson Tatum and... Read More
Round 1 Matchup Bets for THE PLAYERS
Day 1 Matchups at THE PLAYERS Good morning from TPC Sawgrass! My alarm clock went off at 5:20 a.m. this morning as I anxiously prepped to make my maiden voyage into the daunting media center at THE PLAYERS Championship on behalf of RotoBaller. After a brief search for the correct gate of entry, I found... Read More
Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings For 2024 Best Ball Leagues (Tiers 4-9)
We have now entered the process of free agency, which is providing pathways for some wide receivers to seize significant roles in their new landing spots. The player movement that has ensued will also decrease the stock of other receivers whose roles will decrease within their reshaped depth charts. Participation in the best ball draft... Read More
Early 2024 Best Ball Tight End Sleepers
Top tight ends such as Sam LaPorta and Travis Kelce are bound to put up quality fantasy football numbers weekly, but most tight ends are unpredictable. The top tier of tight ends are reliable for fantasy football purposes, but most tight ends are boom-or-bust type of players. Even though it is hard to hit on... Read More