Kevin Durant Drops 33 Points Off Bench In Return From Injury

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant finished with 33 points, six rebounds, four assists, one block, and two steals in 28 minutes off the bench during Sunday's win over the Suns. Durant returned on Sunday from a three-game absence due to a thigh injury and didn't miss a beat. The veteran has been hampered by injuries […]

Kohei Arihara Struggles To Find Strike Zone

Texas Rangers pitcher Kohei Arihara struggled with the cold weather in Chicago and lasted just two innings on Sunday. The Japanese hurler issued four walks in the first inning of the game. He gave up five runs on six hits and did not strike out a batter. Of the six hits allowed, three were for […]

Kyrie Irving Pours In 34 Points Against Phoenix

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving compiled 34 points, six rebounds, and 12 assists in 35 minutes during Sunday's win over the Suns. Irving now has a double-double in the past two games along with at least 28 points in three of the last four games. With James Harden (hamstring) still sidelined, Irving's numbers figure to […]

Drew Smyly Roughed Up By Diamondbacks

Atlanta Braves pitcher Drew Smyly's nightmare 2021 season continued on Sunday when he was roughed up by the Arizona Diamondbacks during a 7-0 loss. He allowed six runs in four innings of work. The lefty coughed up two walks and six hits — three of which cleared the outfield fences. Smyly is coming off a […]

Devin Booker Erupts For 36 Points Against Nets

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker finished with 36 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one block in 37 minutes during Sunday's loss to Brooklyn. The 24-year-old was a little quiet in the four games prior to Sunday's, dropping fewer than 20 points in three of those four contests. Nevertheless, the guard is averaging 25.1 points […]

Bryse Wilson Struggles In Loss To Arizona

Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryse Wilson struggled against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. The 23-year-old right-hander allowed three runs on four hits through four innings of work and took the loss. Wilson allowed a solo homer and a two-run shot during the game. Missing bats has been an issue […]

Nelson Cruz Clubs Seventh Homer Of Season

Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz swatted his seventh homer of the season in Sunday's loss to the Pirates. His homer traveled 411 feet at an exit velocity of 107.1 MPH, a no-doubter. Cruz is now tied for 52nd on the all-time home runs list with 424 in his 17-year career. He's slashing .323/.362/.694 with […]

Matt Shoemaker Takes Tough Loss Sunday

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker took a tough loss on Sunday against the Pirates. Shoemaker pitched 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits while striking out two compared to one walk. The veteran right-hander struggled in the first, allowing two runs, but settled in the rest of the way, putting zeros on […]

Jessica Andrade Unable To Earn The Gold

Jessica Andrade (21-9) learned on Saturday that it wasn't so easy to drop weight and try to defeat the flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko. Andrade made it out of the first round but suffered a second-round TKO loss. Through 8:19 of action, Andrade landed 10 significant strikes (47 total strikes) but was taken down on all […]

Madison Bumgarner Tosses Seven-Inning No-Hitter

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner threw a complete-game, seven-inning no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. He struck out seven and didn't walk anyone in the 7-0 victory. The baserunner reached on an error by Nick Ahmed. In Game 1, Zac Gallen had a no-hit bid broken […]

Valentina Shevchenko Continues Dominance

Opening up Saturday night's trio of championship bouts and continuing her run of dominance, Valentina Shevchenko (21-3) defeated challenger Jessica Andrade via second-round TKO. Through 8:19 of action, Shevchenko tallied 32 significant strikes (90 total strikes) along with going a dominant 7-for-7 on takedowns. Shevchenko has shown her dominance at the flyweight level and could […]

Nick Nelson Sent Down To Alternate Site

New York Yankees pitcher Nick Nelson was sent down to the team's alternate site following Sunday's loss to the Indians. Nelson pitched against Cleveland on Sunday, allowing a fair amount of hard contact while surrendering three runs to bring his season ERA to 9.23. Manager Aaron Boone spoke about getting Nelson back on track and […]

Chris Weidman Sustains Gruesome Injury

Suffering one of the most gruesome injuries a fighter can sustain, Chris Weidman (15-6) had an unfortunate ending to his Saturday night. Just 17 seconds into the contest, Weidman threw the first strike (a leg kick), which was checked by Uriah Hall, leading to Weidman sustaining a nasty leg break. The break was very similar […]

Uriah Hall Takes First-Round Victory In Wild Turn Of Events

Uriah Hall (18-9) won his battle with former champion Chris Weidman on Saturday without attempting a strike, landing a takedown or attempting a submission. Just 17 seconds into the round, Hall checked a leg kick from Weidman, leading to a gruesome leg break for Weidman. From a fantasy perspective, there is nothing you can take […]

Miguel Andujar Activated From Injured List And Optioned

New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar (hand) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and optioned to the team's alternate site on Sunday. Andujar strained his right hand during spring training, though he's been able to remain somewhat active at the team's alternate site, which is where he'll be until the team sees fit […]

Jimmy Crute Has Night Stopped By The Doctor Early

Unfortunately, Jimmy Crute (12-2) sustained an injury to his ankle on Saturday night, leading to the doctor stopping the bout at the conclusion of Round 1. Through one complete round of action, Crute landed 18 significant strikes (34 total strikes) and landed all three of his takedown attempts. Prior to the loss, Crute had won […]

Anthony Smith Starts Off Saturday With TKO Victory

On a main card where every single bout was stopped by a finish on Saturday, Anthony Smith (35-16) displayed solid striking before earning the TKO stoppage. Smith landed a kick that injured Jimmy Crute. At the end of the round, the doctor was forced to stop the bout due to injury. The sixth-ranked Smith pulled […]

Mike Ford Goes Yard For First Time This Season

New York Yankees first baseman Mike Ford belted his first home run of the season in Sunday's 7-3 loss to the Indians. Ford went back-to-back with Gio Urshela in the fourth inning, crushing a 3-1 fastball 409 feet into the right-field seats. The 28-year-old is batting just .133 since being recalled- though good matchups await […]

Tristan Jarry Blanks Boston On Sunday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped all 30 shots in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Bruins. Jake Guentzel scored the only goal in the game 4:03 into the third period with Brian Dumoulin and Sidney Crosby setting him up. Jarry has been in excellent form lately with nine wins in 11 games, and he finally […]

Zack Collins Records Three Hits In Victory

Chicago White Sox catcher Zack Collins went 3-for-3 with three singles and a walk in Sunday's victory against the Texas Rangers. Collins got the start with catcher Yasmani Grandal struggling and getting the day off. Collins is unlikely to make much of an impact with Grandal entrenched as the starter. Collins is now hitting .206 […]

Gio Urshela Belts Two-Run Homer

New York Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and three strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Indians. Urshela got the scoring started for the Yankees in the top half of the fourth inning, driving an 0-1 fastball into the right-center seats. He did strike out three times, which especially hurts […]

Mikhail Grigorenko Enters The Lineup Sunday Night

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mikhail Grigorenko will replace Kole Sherwood in the lineup for Sunday's road contest against the Lightning. The 26-year-old Russian has posted two points in four games against the Bolts this season. He sits on nine points for the whole campaign, recording 24 shots in 25 appearances. Grigorenko last played in a […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (4/26/21) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The week of the single-game slate is finally coming to an end on Monday with the last game of this week. Whoever came up with the schedule did not do Leicester any favors as they play this game Monday to finish on this matchday and then they have the first game of […]

Jake Arrieta Suffers Tough Loss

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta suffered a tough loss on Sunday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Arrieta started his day off by loading the bases before issuing a walk to Travis Shaw. That run would be all the Brewers needed to pull off the victory. Arrieta would finish with a line of six innings with […]

Shohei Ohtani Goes Deep In Win Over Astros

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani homered in the team's 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday to avoid the sweep. The long ball left his bat at 107.1 mph and traveled 440 feet to give the team a 3-2 lead at the time in the eighth inning. It was his seventh home […]

Jose Abreu Starting To Heat Up

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu has started to heat up. Abreu went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run on Sunday. The slugger has now hit .269 with three home runs and seven RBI over his last seven games. It was only a matter of time before Abreu got going and managers […]

Joonas Korpisalo In Blue Jackets Net Versus Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will start Sunday's tough matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 26-year-old had a nightmare the last time he faced the reigning Stanley Cup champs as he got chased from the game with just 5:41 played in a 6-4 defeat on April 9. Korpisalo gave up three goals on […]

Michael Kopech K’s 10 In Second Start

Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech was impressive in his second start of the season on Sunday versus the Texas Rangers. Kopech drew the start with Lucas Giolito being pushed back to Tuesday. The right-hander was electric on Sunday and allowed four hits, one run, zero walks and struck out 10 over five innings. Kopech […]

Jameson Taillon Charged With Second Loss

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon was saddled with his second loss of the season on Sunday against the Indians. Taillon pitched four innings, allowing four runs on five hits while striking out six and permitting zero free passes. The former Pirate was cruising through three scoreless innings before the wheels fell off in […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Makes 37th Start On Sunday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will pick up his 37th start of the campaign on Sunday against Columbus. He has won 27 of his previous 36 with a 2.08 goals-against average, a .930 save percentage and four shutouts. The Jackets have, however, caused a few headaches for Vasilevskiy this season as he has suffered […]