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 […]

Janne Kuokkanen Set To Return On Sunday

New Jersey Devils right wing Janne Kuokkanen (hand) is expected to be back in the lineup on Sunday against Philadelphia after he missed Saturday's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh. The 22-year-old is having a solid rookie campaign with 21 points in 41 games. He's been a top-six forward for the team and should take up his […]

William Borgen Sits Out On Sunday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman William Borgen (forearm) won't play on Sunday against the Rangers, with Colin Miller taking over his spot. The rookie blue-liner just returned from a fractured forearm, and it looks like the team doesn't want to overwork him. He's expected to return to the lineup in Tuesday's rematch with the Rangers. Borgen is […]

Dustin Tokarski Faces Rangers On Sunday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski will face the New York Rangers on Sunday in his 10th start of the year. He enters the contest with a 2-7-2 record and has a 3.23 goals-against average with a .914 save percentage. The Sabres shocked Boston on Friday with a 6-4 win to pick up some momentum, but […]

Danny Duffy Goes Five Scoreless Innings To Beat Tigers

Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy tossed five scoreless innings in the team's 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, their third straight win over Detroit this weekend. Duffy's ERA now sits at 0.39 -- one earned run in 23 innings in four starts -- giving him the lowest ERA in the American League. […]

Igor Shesterkin Looks To Return To Winning Ways

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will try to end a two-game losing streak in Sunday's contest against Buffalo. The Russian netminder crushed it last week against the Devils with two shutouts but hasn't managed to beat the Islanders and the Flyers this week. His record has dropped to 13-11-3, and Shesterkin now owns a […]

LJay Newsome Throws Four Scoreless Innings

Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Ljay Newsome was called on Sunday to throw the final four innings against the Boston Red Sox. The Mariners were in dire need of some length, given that starting pitcher Nick Margevicius left after only recording one out. He performed admirably, allowing no runs on two hits while striking out four. […]

Jarred Kelenic Out With Non-COVID-19 Illness

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic (illness) was not in the lineup at the alternate site Sunday. Despite some speculation that this was the result of an impending call-up to the big club, it was reported that Kelenic is dealing with a non-Covid illness. The Mariners sent Kelenic to the alternate site at the end of […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Set To Miss 7-10 Days

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (knee) is expected to miss seven to 10 days with an MCL sprain and won't play on Sunday versus the Devils. He'll be replaced by Samuel Morin. Gostisbehere has had a bit of a scoring surge during the second half of the season but still boasts only 16 points in […]

Austin Hays Goes Deep Twice To Halt A's Streak

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Austin Hays hit two home runs (his first of the season) on Sunday to help beat the Oakland Athletics by a score of 8-1 to halt their 13-game winning streak. Hays went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, one walk and one strikeout in the contest. He's now hitting .267 on […]

Nick Margevicius Only Records One Out

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Nick Margevicius endured a disaster of an outing against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, exiting after only recording a single out. A week after leaving a start mid-batter with arm fatigue, Margevicius once again struggled with his command. He allowed four runs on two hits and four walks, two of […]

Brian Elliott Takes On New Jersey On Sunday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott will guard the cage on Sunday against New Jersey, looking to improve a 12-6-5 record. It will be Elliott's third start in four games with Carter Hart (knee) currently out. Alex Lyon started the previous matchup with the Rangers on Friday. Elliott has registered a 2.88 goals-against average this season […]

Max Fried Has No Timetable For Return

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Max Fried (hamstring) was cleared to throw a side session and complete some fielding drills on Friday, but there is no timetable for his return. Fried strained his right hamstring while advancing from second to third base on a wild pitch on April 13. The 27-year-old southpaw remains day-to-day. Fried got […]