Carl Hagelin Starts Life On The Second Line With A Goal

Washington Capitals left wing Carl Hagelin moved to the second line for Monday's meeting with the Ducks and produced some magic straight away in a 4-3 shootout win, scoring his first goal of the season. His new linemates Lars Eller and T.J. Oshie tallied the assists on the play. Hagelin has been off form offensively […]

Alex Ovechkin Grabs Two Assists Monday Night

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin recorded his 13th multi-point outing in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over Anaheim, finishing the game with two assists and a game-high seven shots. Ovi also had six shots that missed the target in 23:25 of ice time. The Capitals captain now has 20 goals and 21 assists for the […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Thursday, December 7th

The 2021 NBA season is finally underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to […]

2022 Fantasy Breakout Candidates - NL Central 

Identifying potential fantasy breakout players in drafts each Spring can be crucial in building a championship-winning roster for fantasy managers. Often times the breakout players, if they do in fact break out, will significantly outperform their draft position and help you find success. It may be a late-round pick performing like a quality contributor who […]

IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14

As we’ve discussed in the past, this IDP Waiver column is intended to help everyone who enjoys the IDP format. That means we offer additions for those in standard IDP formats and those who play in deeper fare. We also strive not to repeat ourselves too much and to give you a variety of options […]

Rafael Fiziev Continues To Dominate With Third-Round Knockout

There is no doubt that Rafael Fiziev has the makings of a future UFC champion. The deadly striker did it again on Saturday night by earning a third-round knockout via wheel kick against a very tough foe in Brad Riddell in the night's co-main event. In 12:20 of action, Fiziev collected 66 significant strikes along […]

Jimmy Crute Has Rough Night In The Cage

It was a tough night at the office for Jimmy Crute on Saturday when he suffered his second knockout/TKO loss in a row, this time in less than one minute at the hands of  Jamahal Hill. In 48 seconds of action, Crute only landed six significant strikes. After winning four of his five contests by […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Will Undergo Hip Surgery, Season Officially Over

Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (hip) will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his hip, officially ending his 2021 season. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the surgery is a measure that will help him heal. The 38-year-old suffered a hip subluxation in the Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and appeared […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 8

Do the Atlanta Hawks even have a wing healthy these days? I guess we'll find out in this week's version of the injury updates! The health and safety protocols have kicked our collective butts in the past month or so, and LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier are the latest victims. That opens up some value […]

Jamahal Hill Earns Big First-Round Knockout

Jamahal Hill ended the night of Jimmy Crute swiftly with a 48-second knockout in the first round of action on Saturday. Hill only tallied four significant strikes, but that's all it took in less than one minute of action. If it wasn't for the arm injury in his last outing, Hill would probably be undefeated […]

Jakob Poeltl Posts His Sixth Double-Double Of The Season

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl found his way to his sixth double-double of the campaign on Monday, notching 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 108-104 loss to Phoenix. He shot 7-for-11 from the field and capped off his line with two assists, one block and three turnovers in 32 minutes. A matchup against […]

Jordan Eberle Nets Lone Seattle Goal In Defeat

Seattle Kraken right-winger Jordan Eberle had the only bright moment on a tough night in Seattle for the home team. He scored early in the second period to cut the Kraken deficit to two at the time. The forward has been the one player who definitely can put pucks in the net for Seattle. His […]

Dejounte Murray Extends Double-Double Streak

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray collected a seventh consecutive double-double in Monday's loss to the Suns, scoring 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting and delivering 14 assists with four turnovers in 34 minutes. He hit both attempts from deep and finished things off with six rebounds and two steals. Murray has looked awesome all […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Only eight quarterbacks eclipsed 20 fantasy points in Week 13 with Kyler Murray leading the way, throwing for just 123 yards, two touchdowns and adding two more scores on the ground. Tom Brady did what Tom Brady does, torching the Falcons for 368 yards and four touchdowns to finish as QB-2 and Justin Herbert came […]

Leonardo Santos Drops Second Straight Bout

With back-to-back losses after not being defeated in the previous eight Octagon appearances, Leonardo Santos suffered a second-round submission at the hands of the very seasoned UFC veteran Clay Guida on Saturday. In 6:21 of action, Santos actually out-struck Guida by landing 41 significant strikes compared to Guida's 15. The issue was on the mat, […]

Chris Paul Bags 12th Double-Double Of The Season

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul recorded his 12th double-double of the season in Monday's win over San Antonio, scoring a game-high 21 points on 9-for-18 shooting and handing out 10 assists with three turnovers. His work on the defensive end included one steal and one block. Paul lost his backcourt mate Devin Booker (hamstring) […]

Philipp Grubauer Gets Quick Hook On Monday Night

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer had six wins on home ice and a respectable .908 save percentage. It took just 5:07 to erase all of that on Monday night along with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh scored three times in a 200 second span to chase the starting Kraken goalie. The opening goal was Jeff Carter […]

Adrian Phillips Picks Up Knee Injury In Monday's Win

New England Patriots defensive back Adrian Phillips (knee) exited Monday's game against the Buffalo Bills early with a knee injury and did not return. The 29-year-old suffered a knee injury late in the game. He racked up five solo tackles before leaving. The severity of his knee injury is unknown at this time, and he's […]

Sidney Crosby Keeps Rolling With Two More Points

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby just took a little while to get going this season. With a two point night in Seattle on Monday night, the center extended his point streak to six games. He scored the game winning goal 4:42 into the first period as Jake Guentzel found Sidney Crosby wide open. Crosby shot […]

Jarrett Allen Misses Just Two Shots During 25-Point Performance

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen had it going on all night against Milwaukee on Monday, shooting 10-for-12 from the field to get a team-high 25 points in a 112-104 loss. He was perfect at the line with five attempts and collected nine rebounds with two blocks and two turnovers in 38 minutes. Allen saw his […]

Jeff Carter Scores Two Goals In Easy Pittsburgh Road Triumph

Pittsburgh Penguins center Jeff Carter put two pucks into the back of the net on Monday night as the Penguins won easily on the road 6-1 over the Seattle Kraken. Carter opened the scoring which featured a three goal barrage in the first 5:07. His goal at 1:47 was off another nice play by Danton […]

Bobby Portis Crashes The Boards Hard Again

Milwaukee Bucks forward/center Bobby Portis recorded a second consecutive game with 16 rebounds on Monday, adding 10 points to collect his third double-double in a row in a 112-104 win over Cleveland. He shot 4-for-12 from the field and 2-for-7 from outside, while delivering three assists with one turnover and blocking one shot. Portis has […]

Jake Guentzel Extends Point Streak To 13 Games Monday

Pittsburgh Penguins left-winger Jake Guentzel just keeps on scoring. On Monday night in Seattle, Guentzel had a down night from a shots standpoint with just two. However, those two shots both found their way for goals in a 6-1 road win over the Seattle Kraken. Guentzel first set up Sidney Crosby at 4:42 of the […]

Clay Guida Continues To Impress With Submission Victory

Continuing to amaze, future UFC Hall of Famer Clay Guida earned a second-round submission 1:21 into the second round on Saturday. He went 2-for-7 on his takedown tries, but the resilient attack of his ground game allowed Guida to keep Leonardo Santos off-balance enough to get the victory. In 6:21 of action, Guida tallied only […]

Devin Funchess Released By The 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers released wide receiver Devin Funchess (undisclosed) from the practice squad injured list Monday. He was placed on the 49ers practice squad injured list last Tuesday and ultimately released from the team on Monday. Funchess hasn't played a game since 2019 and has now been released by two teams in 2021. The […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Marks 27th Birthday With 27 Points

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 27th birthday with 27 points in 27 minutes in Monday's win over Cleveland, hitting all three shots from deep and going 9-for-19 overall from the field. He was also nearly perfect at the foul line with a 6-for-7 effort, adding 12 rebounds to his tally with two assists, […]

Drew Doughty Endures Rough Night In Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had one of those nights in Vancouver on Monday night. It was not just the two Canucks' power-play goals but Doughty was on the ice for the two even-strength goals as well. The Kings' defenseman did little offensively or to fill the stat sheet for that matter. He had […]

Brendan Allen Suffers Tough Defeat Saturday

In a much-needed win for Louisiana native Brendan Allen, a defeat was unfortunately in the cards and he suffered a second-round TKO loss to Chris Curtis on Saturday's main card. In 8:02 of action, Allen tallied 43 significant strikes (44 total strikes) while missing on all three of his takedown tries. Keeping the bout upright […]

Nikola Jokic Records His Third Triple-Double Of The Season

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic posted his third triple-double of the season on Monday, finishing a 109-97 loss to Chicago with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists. He bagged a pair of steals as well and had three turnovers in 36 minutes while shooting 6-for-17 from the field and 1-for-5 from downtown with a […]

Cal Petersen Allows Four Goals On Monday Night

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen took the loss on Monday night against the Vancouver Canucks. He allowed four goals on just 30 shots in defeat. Two of the goals yielded were on the penalty kill, as Los Angeles looked a little mesmerized by the Vancouver power play. It was the second consecutive loss for […]