Tyler Higbee Unlikely To Practice Early In Week

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (knee) is not expected to suit up for any of the team's practices early in the week ahead of Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. Higbee injured his knee during the NFL Championship Game, hauling in two receptions for 18 yards prior to his departure. Kendall Blanton emerged in […]

Punahele Soriano Loses Second Straight Bout

After scoring two impressive victories upon entering the UFC, Punahele Soriano has now lost his last two contests, including his split decision in Saturday's fight against Nick Maximov. In 15 minutes of action, Soriano was able to rack up 45 significant strikes (74 total strikes), actually out-striking Maximov statistically. The difference came in the ground […]

Jared Goff Eyes Improvement Heading Into 2022 Season

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff had an uninspiring first fantasy campaign with his new franchise, even as he completed a career-high 67.2 percent of his passes. Sacked a career-high 35 times, Goff was unable to find the same success that he did while with the Rams, where he went to two Pro Bowls. Entering another […]

Nick Maximov Remains Undefeated After Split-Decision Win

Remaining undefeated in the UFC, Nick Maximov used his ground game and wrestling skills to pull out a split decision on Saturday. In 15 minutes of action, Maximov collected 29 significant strikes (60 total strikes) but really dominated in the control-time department, controlling Soriano for 8:45 of the contest. A rising star in the middleweight […]

Saints Set To Hire Dennis Allen As Next Head Coach

The New Orleans Saints are on track to promote defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to their head coach position, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Allen would take the place of longtime head coach Sean Payton, who stepped down from his role last month. Allen has previous head coaching experience, having led the then-Oakland Raiders to a […]

Carlston Harris' Night Ended In First Round Via TKO

Carlston Harris' bid for three straight wins in the UFC came to a crash on Saturday night as he fell to Shavkat Rakhmonov via first-round knockout on the main card of action. Near the end of the first round, Harris took a spinning head kick that dropped him to the mat. Rakhmonov was able to […]

Golden State Increases Klay Thompson’s Minutes Limit

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson has had his playing time cap elevated to 30 minutes ahead of Monday's game against Oklahoma City. Thompson has scored in double figures in each of his 11 appearances this season, averaging 16.3 points and 2.8 made triples per contest. It remains unlikely that the Warriors will thrust […]

Shavkat Rakhmonov Earns Third Straight Finish On Saturday

Less than one round of action is all it took for young rising star Shavkat Rakhmonov to go 15-for-15 in his professional career. A big spin kick to the head of Carlston Harris dropped him, leading to a flurry of strikes from Rakhmonov to end the contest 4:10 into the first round. In the one […]

Sam Alvey Unable To Break Winless Streak

Things continue to go downhill for the aging Sam Alvey, who was submitted in the second round of his contest on Saturday against Brendan Allen. Alvey is now winless in his last eight contests, with seven of those being losses and one a draw. In 7:10 of action, Alvey collected 24 significant strikes but absorbed […]

Otto Porter Jr., Andre Iguodala Will Return For Monday’s Game

Golden State Warriors small forwards Otto Porter Jr. (back) and Andre Iguodala (hip) have been given the green light to suit up for Monday's contest against Oklahoma City. Porter's return after a three-game absence will also see him return to the starting five, bumping Moses Moody back to the second unit. Prior to going down, […]

Brendan Allen Secures Submission Victory On Saturday

Stepping in on less than a week's notice, Louisiana native Brendan Allen went up in weight class to meet Sam Alvey in a main-card showdown on Saturday night. Wanting to avenge his loss to end 2021, Allen did just that to secure a second-round submission against the declining Alvey. With the win, Allen has now […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Will Be Sidelined Tuesday

Brooklyn Nets center LaMarcus Aldridge (ankle) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against Boston as he continues to work his way back from a sprained left ankle. Aldridge's absence is set to mark his fifth in a row, and should pave the way for Blake Griffin to play a significant role in the frontcourt, […]

Tresean Gore Hits A Roadblock In Debut

With the TUF tournament championship canceled due to injury, the matchup finally came to be, but for Tresean Gore, it did not go as planned on Saturday. Suffering the first loss of his professional career, Gore was out-struck and landed only 57 significant strikes (86 total strikes) compared to Bryan Battle's 112 significant strikes. The […]

LeBron James Earns Probable Tag For Tuesday’s Game

Los Angeles Lakers point guard/small forward LeBron James (knee) has been deemed probable to play in Tuesday's contest vs. the Bucks after making a somewhat surprising return to action Saturday. James, who missed five games with a knee ailment, was able to log a triple-double across 40 minutes in his return to action, so it's […]

Zach LaVine Returns To Action Monday

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine (back) has been cleared to take the floor for Monday's contest against the Suns, returning from a two-game absence due to a back ailment. LaVine, who will not face a minutes restriction, will likely bump Troy Brown Jr. from the starting five, thereby zapping him of his DFS intrigue. […]

Nicolas Claxton Receives Questionable Tag For Tuesday

Brooklyn Nets center Nicolas Claxton (hamstring) has been deemed questionable to suit up for Tuesday's game against the Celtics due to a tight left hamstring. Claxton was held to just five minutes in Friday's outing due to the ailment, having since been unavailable Sunday, allowing Blake Griffin to step in and see 30 minutes as […]

Jimmy Butler, Max Strus Set To Suit Up Monday

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler (toe) and shooting guard/small forward Max Strus (quad) are on track to play in Monday's game against Washington. Butler has been the engine that makes Miami go this year, averaging 21.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists, in addition to adding 1.8 steals per game. Strus returns from a […]

Tyler Herro Will Miss Monday’s Contest

Miami Heat point/shooting guard Tyler Herro (knee) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Wizards as he battles a sore right knee. Herro has proven to be an adept points producer during his third season, having scored in double figures in 17 consecutive games en route to averaging 20.1 PPG thus far in […]

EPL Betting Picks for Matchweek 24: English Premier League

We're back after a short hiatus due to the PL taking a short break followed by the FA Cup Fourth Round ties at the weekend. We also have a shortened matchweek with just nine games on due to Chelsea's participation in the World Club Championship. But there's still some intriguing games to get through. Back […]

De'Aaron Fox Picks Up Questionable Tag For Tuesday

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox (ankle) has been deemed questionable to suit up for Tuesday's game against Minnesota due to a sore left ankle, but he was able to practice in full Monday. Fox has been sidelined for each of Sacramento's past eight outings, paving the way for Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell to […]

Bryan Battle Earns Decision Win Saturday

Still undefeated since his run on TUF, Bryan Battle earned a unanimous-decision victory over Tresean Gore (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) on Saturday to move to 8-1 in his professional career. Battle dominated on the stat sheet, collecting 112 significant strikes (119 total strikes) compared to Gore's 57 significant strikes. The takedowns were not quite working for […]

Steven Peterson Unable To Get The Victory After Missing Weight

Missing weight was the first problem for Steven Peterson, who would go on to drop a split decision to Julian Erosa in the main-card opener on Saturday night. The stat columns were close, with Peterson landing 148 significant strikes (174 total strikes), but he was unable to land any takedowns. Erosa landed three of his […]

James Harden Earns Questionable Tag For Tuesday’s Game

Brooklyn Nets point guard James Harden (hamstring) has been deemed questionable to suit up for Tuesday's contest against the Celtics as he continues to work through a tight left hamstring. Harden has missed Brooklyn's past two outings due to the ailment, but with the team returning home, the possible absence of the league's second-highest assist […]

Kemba Walker Will Miss Monday’s Contest

New York Knicks point guard Kemba Walker (rest) has been ruled out for Monday's game vs. the Jazz. Walker's minutes total has been held in check (22.1 average) over his last eight contests, with just one such outing seeing him score in double figures. His absence stands to allow RJ Barrett and Alec Burks to […]

Julian Erosa Does Enough To Get Split-Decision Nod

On a main card full of close bouts, Julian Erosa pulled out the first of three split-decision victories on Saturday night. Through 15 minutes of action, Erosa tallied 155 significant strikes (163 total strikes) and landed three of his five takedown tries. With the two veterans going back and forth statistically, it was the ground […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 17 - James Harden, Zach LaVine, De'Aaron Fox, Darius Garland, Malcolm Brogdon

Heads up that I'm getting to this early on Monday so I can watch the Bulls against the Suns and do my podcast for the game. Double-check the latest injury reports before you go full speed ahead on any adds. This should give you a quick, general idea though. Lots of strange, questionable injuries creeping […]

Packers Expected To Hire Rich Bisaccia

The Green Bay Packers are expected to hire former Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coordinator, according to sources. The Packers special teams unit was yet again a huge problem in 2021 and was almost single-handedly responsible for their Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers in […]

Brian Hoyer Doesn't Plan To Retire

New England Patriots impending free-agent quarterback Brian Hoyer doesn't have plans to retire this offseason, according to a league source. Hoyer was the primary backup to rookie Mac Jones in 2021, but it's unknown if the Patriots will try and bring the veteran signal-caller back in 2022. The 36-year-old Hoyer has plenty of experience, but […]

Kevin O'Connell High On Kirk Cousins

Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator and soon-to-be Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has conveyed his belief in quarterback Kirk Cousins and is high on him, according to sources. The Vikings front office must decide on Cousins' future due to his $45 million salary cap hit in 2022, but O'Connell apparently wants to move forward […]

Kyler Murray Upset With Cardinals?

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray unfollowed the team's official Twitter and Instagram accounts on Sunday, leading to speculation that he's upset with the team. Murray also got rid of any Cardinals-related photos from his personal Instagram account. It came after he led all QBs in the Pro Bowl by going 18-for-27 for 160 yards, three […]