Alex Bowman Might Move Up Field Saturday Night

Alex Bowman and the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car begin 15th at Martinsville on Saturday night. Does he stay there? That does not seem likely. Bowman has a knack of lurking then striking. His one win on the track came in such a scenario. What is lost is the bad luck that happened a couple […]

Joey Logano May Not Contend Again At Martinsville

Despite his track record on the course, Joey Logano may have problems moving up at Martinsville on Saturday night. Logano does have an answer finish of 8.3 in the Team Penske Ford. He starts 14th which is not that bad of a place to qualify. However, the No. 22 car may need some drafting help […]

Austin Cindric Looking To Move Up At Martinsville

For Austin Cindric, qualifying 13th may not be a bad thing at Martinsville. Cindric can keep his speed with a pack of cars that can reel in the early front-runners. From there, it comes down to can the Ford avoid trouble. Martinsville can be a dangerous track where things err incidents happen quickly. Cindric has […]

Ryan Blaney May Have Some DFS Upside Saturday

Ryan Blaney was another driver who got caught in the not so lucky group when it came to qualifying. Blaney did turn in one of the faster laps but ended up 12th in qualifying. His Team Penske Ford maintained speed decently as the practice laps increased. Blaney's average finish of 5.8 is the best of […]

Kyle Busch A Question Mark For Martinsville

Kyle Busch ran some fast laps but not in the round of qualifying that truly mattered. As a result, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver will start 11th on Saturday night. The sub-20 second laps were there but the No. 18 car slowed down a good bit as the laps went on. Loop data indicated well […]

Claude Giroux Helps Florida Knock Off Buffalo Friday

Florida Panthers forward Claude Giroux netted a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Since being acquired in a trade from Philadelphia around the trade deadline in March, Giroux has been able to compile six points in seven Panthers contests. He is a clutch player and playing on an excellent […]

Nathan MacKinnon Collects Two Points In Colorado Victory

Colorado Avalanche centerman Nathan MacKinnon logged a goal and an assist while recording an impressive 11 shots on Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck. MacKinnon now has 26 goals and 52 assists in 55 games. Unfortunately, he has missed some time due to injuries that he has sustained during the season. Nevertheless, the Halifax, Nova Scotia […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings (4/9/22) - English Premier League Soccer Matchweek 32

Welcome back to “The Kick-Off”! We are blessed with a tiny three-game slate starting at 10:00 A.M. EST with Arsenal, -155 the biggest favorites. As we approach the end of the season with outside competitions like the Champions League taking precedent over domestic play, there will be rotation which can create value plays and or […]

Robert Thomas Nets Overtime Winner In Blues Victory

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas logged two points Friday in a 4-3 overtime victory over Minnesota. The goal he scored was the overtime winner for St. Louis. It was his 17th of the season. He now also has 45 helpers. Thomas centers the Blues second line, and he has recorded five game-winning goals this […]

Chan Sung Jung Enters UFC 273 With A Huge Opportunity

After missing four years from 2013 to 2017 for mandatory military services, Chan Sung Jung (17-6) has gone 4-2 since his return in 2017. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 273, he will have his biggest opportunity since his return with a chance to defeat Alexander Volkanovski and earn the UFC featherweight championship. […]

Alexander Volkanovski Set For Another Title Defense At UFC 273

Since joining the UFC, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (23-1) has been on a run nothing short of dominant, going 10-0 since his debut. Though only three of those 10 wins have come by finish, he has defeated some of the biggest names in the division. Overall in his career, Volkanovski has scored finishes in 14 […]

Petr Yan Has A Chance To Recapture His Crown

Losing his title due to an illegal knee in his March 2021 bout with now-champion Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan (16-2) will get a chance to re-capture his title in Saturday night's co-main event of UFC 273. After dropping the title, Yan defeated a tough competitor in Cory Sandhagen in October via unanimous decision. Aside from […]

Todd Gilliland Begins From The Top 10 At Richmond

Todd Gilliland surprised many with a 10th-place lap in qualifying on Friday. While quite a few cars turned in faster laps later, Gilliland was able to advance to the final round of qualifying, which guaranteed him a top-10 start. The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports driver got a little lucky, but sometimes luck is good. […]

Brad Keselowski Starts Ninth On Saturday From Martinsville

Brad Keselowski and his RFK Racing team lost their appeal but excelled on the track Friday in qualifying. He was the fifth of six Ford cars in the top ten. Keselowski finished almost a third of a second behind pole-sitter Chase Elliott. The driver is the only active racer to finish five times in the […]

Kyle Larson Starts Eighth From Martinsville On Saturday

Kyle Larson finished third among the Hendrick Motorsports Racing drivers in qualifying on Friday. Still, starting eighth at Martinsville is not a bad position to begin at. The No. 5 car has led 4.1% of the laps over the past three seasons and does have a couple of top-ten results too. That includes a top-five […]

Christopher Bell Qualifies As Top Toyota At Martinsville

In a bit of a mild surprise, Christopher Bell will start seventh after qualifying on Friday afternoon at Martinsville. Bell was fast but then it started to vanish. It was why data trended in the wrong direction. The No. 20 was one of the few who did not run longer than 15 laps. It will […]

Kevin Harvick Could Stay Close To Front At Martinsville

It seems Kevin Harvick and the Ford cars had something good on Friday. Harvick tends to qualify pretty well at Martinsville. Friday afternoon was no exception as the Stewart-Haas Racing driver turned in the sixth fastest time overall. Harvick has finished inside the top-ten in three of his past six starts on the short track. […]

William Byron Expects To Contend At Martinsville

William Byron won the Trucks race but that was not enough on Friday. Byron and his No. 24 Hendrick Racing car qualified fifth and was one bobble from the pole. The driver has four top-ten results in the last five races aside from a fluke of a crash. Byron has only led nine laps on […]

Chris Buescher Re-Emerges At Martinsville

Chris Buescher had struggled in 2022 at times but put together a very good lap on Friday. He qualified fourth at Martinsville and is nestled among five other Ford cars in the top ten. Buescher has placed 13th or better on the track in four of his past five appearances. That included finally breaking into […]

Cole Custer Continues Ford Wave At Martinsville

Some names are not used to being this high but Cole Custer was among the Ford wave during qualifying at Martinsville. Custer finished third behind Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott on Friday afternoon. Custer, like Almirola, does not have the track record of some of the top-tiered drivers. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver has never qualified […]

Aric Almirola Qualifies Second For Saturday Night's Race

Aric Almirola nearly pulled off a pole position run on Friday afternoon but came up just 0.105 seconds short. He settled for second or outside of Row 1 when the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 starts Saturday night. Again, as the track conditions cooled, that was when some interesting trends started to emerge. Almirola and […]

Chase Elliott Nets Pole At Martinsville

Chase Elliott got around the Martinsville "Paperclip" faster than anyone else on Friday afternoon. His time of 19.694 seconds was good enough to wind up on the pole for Saturday night's Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400. The Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver is one of the few drivers to win other than Martin Truex Jr. recently. […]

Nathan Eovaldi Strikes Out Seven In 2022 Debut

Boston Red Sox right-hander Nathan Eovaldi allowed three runs over five innings in a 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees on Opening Day. Eovaldi struck out seven and walked one in the 11-inning loss to New York. The veteran hurler tossed 76 pitches, 56 of which went for strikes in his 2022 debut. Two […]

Gerrit Cole Allows Three Runs On Friday

New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole allowed three runs over four innings in a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings on Friday. Cole struck out three and walked one in his team's Opening Day game. The veteran right-hander threw 68 pitches in the outing, a no-decision. He gave up all three […]

Jose Berrios Roughed Up On Friday

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios did not fare well in his Opening Day start against the Texas Rangers on Friday. Berrios got just one out in the game while coughing up four runs on three hits and two walks. He was replaced in the game by Tayler Saucedo after throwing 34 pitches, 18 of […]

Xander Bogaerts Leaves Friday's Game With Injury

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts left Friday's game early after injuring his hamstring. Bogaerts departed following a 10th-inning single in which he was seen favoring his leg on his way to first base. He was replaced by Jonathan Arauz at shortstop in the 11-inning loss. Boston manager Joey Cora told reporters after the game […]

CJ Abrams Making MLB Debut On Friday

The San Diego Padres are starting CJ Abrams at shortstop and batting him eighth for Friday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Abrams is making his MLB debut after making the team's Opening Day roster but not getting into the game on Thursday. The 21-year-old is regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball and […]

Steve Cishek Ejected From Friday's Game

Washington Nationals right-hander Steve Cishek was ejected from his team's game against the New York Mets on Friday night after he hit Francisco Lindor in the face during the fifth inning. Lindor was the only batter Cishek faced in an outing that spanned just two pitches. It didn't appear that Cishek intentionally hit Lindor, but […]

Joshua Dobbs Signs With Browns

Free-agent quarterback Joshua Dobbs signed with the Cleveland Browns on Friday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The move puts Dobbs fourth in command behind Deshaun Watson, Baker Mayfield and Jacoby Brissett, though he could move up the depth chart if Watson gets suspended or Mayfield finds himself traded. The 27-year-old had minimal game experience with […]

Francisco Lindor Leaves After Hit By Pitch

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was removed from his team's Friday night game against the Washington Nationals after getting hit in the face by a Steve Cishek pitch. Cishek hit Lindor during the fifth inning, prompting both teams' benches and bullpens to clear out. On the bright side, Lindor was able to exit the […]