Rockies Sign Chris Flexen To Minor-League Deal

The Colorado Rockies signed free-agent right-hander Chris Flexen to a minor-league deal on Thursday. He will be reporting to Triple-A Albuquerque. Flexen began the year with the Seattle Mariners, but he was cut after posting a 7.71 ERA (6.66 FIP), 1.86 WHIP, 19 walks and 29 strikeouts in 42 innings over 17 appearances (four starts). […]

Tigers Release Jonathan Schoop

The Detroit Tigers released veteran infielder Jonathan Schoop on Wednesday. Schoop cleared waivers after the team designated him for assignment last Friday, and now he'll hit the open market. The 31-year-old just didn't have any success with the bat in the first half of the 2023 season with Detroit, slashing .213/.278/.272 with no home runs, […]

Reese Olson Returning To The Rotation Sunday

Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander Reese Olson will be plugged back into the starting rotation and make the start on Sunday against the Seattle Mariners. Olson has started five games in his first taste of the big leagues this year, but he had been working in a relief role just prior to the All-Star break this […]

Cristian Javier To Make His Next Start Sunday

Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier is slated to make his first start of the second half of the season on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros elected to skip Javier's last start before the All-Star break after he surrendered 18 earned runs on 21 hits (four homers) while walking six and striking out […]

Max Fried To Make Second Rehab Start Saturday

Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried (forearm) will make his second minor-league rehab start for Double-A Rome on Saturday. Fried made his first rehab start with Triple-A Gwinnett last week and gave up one hit while walking two and striking out one in 1 1/3 scoreless innings. The 29-year-old southpaw should go a little deeper in […]

Andy Reid Allows Patrick Mahomes To Be Himself

Kansas City Chiefs two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes said on the AP Pro Football Podcast with Rob Maaddi that head coach Andy Reid has been essential to what is quickly becoming a Hall of Fame career. "I think if I'd have went to some other places, I would've had to learn how to […]

Dallas Goedert Praises Jalen Hurts

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert said on the Pardon My Take podcast that he doesn't think quarterback Jalen Hurts gets enough credit for how good he really is. "I think Jalen has to be at the top," Goedert said. "If you don't, you're just trying to use his name. You can say he's got […]

Brad Holmes Says Jahmyr Gibbs Is A "Special Weapon"

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes is excited about what rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs brings to the team's backfield in 2023. "But I think David Montgomery and Jamaal Williams are different backs. Montgomery does a little bit more in the passing game. And being able to add Gibbs, he's just so dynamic as a […]

Jordan Walsh Hits Game-High 25 Points Against Lakers

Boston Celtics small forward Jordan Walsh further improved his stock in Wednesday's Summer League matchup against the Lakers, leading all scorers with 25 points in a 95-90 win. He finished with 10-for-20 shooting, hitting 2-for-7 from behind the arc, and registered eight rebounds, two assists, and one steal. The Arkansas product was a second-round pick […]

Ousmane Dieng Produces A Big Game Against Indiana

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng had a red-hot shooting night during an impressive performance against Indiana in the Las Vegas Summer League on Wednesday. He was 3-for-4 with the three-ball and ended up missing just two of his 11 shot attempts during a 22-point effort. The 20-year-old was one rebound short of his second […]

DraftKings NBA Summer League Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/13/23): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

The Las Vegas Summer League continues with eight more games but only four games for the evening slate. So, we'll be taking a look at the later four-game slate for DraftKings DFS managers. As the summer league keeps going, the choices become more difficult because we have to dig into the nitty gritty names that […]

Francisco Prado Looking For First UFC Win

Former SFH lightweight champion Francisco Prado (11-1) will square off against Ottman Azaitar at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday. The 20-year-old made his professional debut in 2019 but has kept an extremely active schedule that produced an 11-1 record in less than four years of action. Prado lost his UFC debut against Jamie Mullarkey, but […]

Ottman Azaitar Looking To Rise Up Lightweight Ranks

Controversial UFC lightweight fighter Ottman Azaitar is set to return to the Octagon six months after his only professional loss in mixed martial arts. After being released by the UFC for breaking safety protocol amidst an enforced bubble due to the COVID pandemic, Azaitar was booked to fight Matt Frevola. Azaitar lost that fight via […]

Viktoriia Dudakova Set For UFC Debut

After a hard-fought victory over Maria Silva at Dana White's Contender Series 52 event, Viktoriia Dudakova (6-0) is set to make her UFC debut against Istela Nunes on Saturday. In her fight with Silva, Dudakova was forced to fight through a knee injury in the latter stages, which required checks from a doctor before she […]

Chet Holmgren Continues To Light Up The Summer League

Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center Chet Holmgren once again had a big performance at both ends in the Summer League Wednesday, totaling a game-high 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting and swatting away five shots in a 98-87 win over Indiana. He added one steal on the defensive end, while also tallying a couple of assists in […]

Istela Nunes In Dire Need Of A Victory Saturday

Istela Nunes (6-4) may be in dire need of a victory more than anyone else on Saturday's card when she faces off against Viktoriia Dudakova. Nunes started her career 5-0 but was submitted by Angela Lee in a title fight under the ONE Championship banner in 2017. She dropped her UFC debut in late 2021 […]

Melquizael Costa Looking For First UFC Win

With a second-round submission loss in his UFC debut, Melquizael Costa (19-6) will look for his first UFC win against a dangerous opponent in Austin Lingo on Saturday. Costa made his first appearance under the UFC banner in a lightweight clash with Thiago Moises this past January, losing via rear-naked choke. Prior to losing his […]

Austin Lingo Set For UFC Vegas 77 Showdown

Though he's coming off of a loss, Austin Lingo (9-2) is set to face off against Melquizael Costa in the prelims of UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday night. Prior to his recent defeat, where he lost to Nate Landwehr via rear-naked choke, Lingo had won two fights in a row, both of them via unanimous […]

Melsik Baghdasaryan Looks To Get Back In The Win Column

Featherweight Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-2) will square off against Tucker Lutz at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday. Baghdasaryan has had a mixed record in his three recent bouts with two wins and one loss. His recent bout was against Joshua Culibao at UFC 284, where he lost by a unanimous decision. He beat Collin Anglin and […]

Tucker Lutz Set For A Very Tough Test

Featherweight Tucker Lutz (12-3) will square off against Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC Vegas 77 on Saturday. Lutz has lost his last two fights after a win in his UFC debut against Kevin Aguilar at UFC 262 in 2021. He first lost to Pat Sabatini in December of 2021. His most recent loss came against Daniel […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Framber Valdez, Jordan Romano, Jose Urquidy, Michael Kopech, more

MLB action is set to begin Friday after a brief All-Star break, so it's time to check in on the latest fantasy pitchers dealing with injuries. We'll likely continue to see stud pitchers come in and out of the injury headlines during the second half of the season, so be sure to stay up to […]

Ausar Thompson Fills Box Score In Win Over Toronto

Detroit Pistons guard/forward Ausar Thompson was the side's leading scorer with 17 points and helped out in every area as the team defeated Toronto on Wednesday 94-90. He came one rebound short of a double-double, had three assists, picked up four steals, and swatted away two shots. Thompson finished with 7-for-14 shooting, hitting 1-for-4 from […]

Gradey Dick Has His Best Summer League Performance Wednesday

Toronto Raptors guard/forward Gradey Dick was finally able to string together a complete performance in his third Summer League outing Wednesday versus Detroit, leading all scorers with 22 points and notching seven rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Dick has struggled to score the basketball in the Summer League and had some efficiency issues against […]

Reggie Perry Nearly Has A 20-20 Performance

Golden State Warriors forward/center Reggie Perry put in a monster effort off the bench against the Mavericks on Wednesday, scoring 20 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. He made his lone three-point attempt and shot 7-for-9 in total from the field with a 5-for-6 effort at the charity stripe while finishing off his line with […]

Lester Quinones Racks Up 31 Points Wednesday

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Lester Quinones continued his impressive summer with a 31-point performance Wednesday in a 98-96 loss to Dallas. The 22-year-old struggled with his shot this time and finished only 8-for-23 from the field with a 2-for-10 record from deep, but he did a very good job in getting to the free-throw […]

Chelsea FPL Team Preview - Predictions, Tips, Picks for 2023/24

Welcome to the 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League season, RotoBallers! The FPL game launched on July 5 and all the prices are revealed. Today, we will continue our team previews with Chelsea and work through the EPL teams, looking at what catches our eye as well as their FPL outlooks. We began our FPL coverage two […]

Kyle Manzardo Enters Second Half Cold

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Kyle Manzardo is entering the second half ice-cold on offense. Since June 1, Manzardo is slashing .182/.302/.323 with a 21.6% strikeout rate in 99 at-bats. It brought his season line down to .238/.342/.442 through 265 at-bats. Although Manzardo is struggling lately, it shouldn't overshadow his solid offensive performance prior (.878 […]

Francisco Alvarez Looking To Build On Solid First Half

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez posted a solid first half of the season. The rookie backstop slashed .238/.295/.514 with 17 homers, 30 runs, and 35 RBI across 210 at-bats. While Alvarez could stand to show better plate discipline (5.7% walk rate), his power certainly has provided a boost in fantasy at the catcher position. […]

Justyn-Henry Malloy On Tear In Triple-A

Detroit Tigers third base prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy will enter the second half with plenty of offensive momentum for Triple-A Toledo. Since June 13, he has slashed .329/.424/.592 with five home runs, 19 RBI, 13 runs, and a 0.7 walk-to-strikeout ratio in 20 games. It ups his season line to .276/.402/.468 through 81 games. With third […]

Joe Musgrove To Start Tuesday

San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove will take the mound on Tuesday to make his first start since the All-Star break. Musgrove posted a solid first half, racking up an 8-2 record, 3.29 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 79 strikeouts over 79 1/3 innings of work. The 30-year-old is slated to face off against the Toronto […]