DeMar DeRozan Leads Spurs With 28 Points

San Antonio Spurs guard/forward DeMar DeRozan finished Monday's 100-97 loss to Charlotte with a game-high 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting. He was 6-for-7 at the line and played some very efficient basketball with zero turnovers in 35 minutes, five assists, two rebounds, and one steal. Derrick White had 21 points as the second-best Spurs scorer. […]

Terry Rozier Notches 24 Points Monday Night

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier had three triples and shot 6-for-17 overall from the field en route to 24 points in Monday's win over the Spurs. He boosted his score big time at the line with a 9-for-10 effort, adding six assists, three rebounds, two steals, and one block to his line. Devonte' Graham re-entered […]

Gordon Hayward Gets Going Again With 27 Points

Charlotte Hornets small forward Gordon Hayward had a team-high 27 points in Monday's win over San Antonio, shooting 9-for-19 from the field, including 3-for-4 from downtown, and 6-for-6 at the charity stripe. He also picked up seven rebounds, six assists, and one steal with three turnovers in 37 minutes. Hayward entered the contest off the […]

Nick Solak Stays Hot, Homers Again

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak went 2-for-4 with a solo home run on Monday. Over his last four games, he's hitting 6-for-14 (.429) with two home runs. Overall, Solak is 12-for-37 (.324) with four home runs but has an uninspired BB-K of 1-13. He hit 32 home runs in 2019 between triple-A and the […]

Non-Roster Matt Bush Strikes Out Two Batters

Texas Rangers non-roster pitcher Matt Bush struck out two batters in a perfect inning of work on Monday just hours after it was announced that reliever Jose Leclerc would miss significant time with an elbow injury. The club will now be without its two top relievers — Leclerc and Jonathan Hernandez — for an extended […]

Ross Stripling Strikes Out Seven But Struggles

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ross Stripling struck out seven Detroit Tigers hitters without issuing a walk on Monday. However, the right-hander was hardly effective and he allowed three runs on five hits — including a solo homer — through 3.2 innings. Stripling continued to struggle with the effectiveness of his fastball and all seven strikeouts […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, March 22

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

2021 NFL Mock Draft - Round 1 Breakdown

It's draft season!  The 2021 NFL Draft is still a few months away, but it's never too early for a mock draft. The upcoming offseason figures to be one of the more fascinating in NFL history.  With nearly half the league projected to have a new starting quarterback, trades will be a major part of […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 23rd, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for March 23rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for March 23rd, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for March 23rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Ilya Sorokin Wins Eighth Consecutive Start

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin earned his eighth straight victory on Monday night, backstopping his team to a 2-1 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The 25-year-old, who hasn't lost a game since January, improved to a perfect 6-0 in the month of March while stopping 36 of 37 shots against in the game. […]

Filip Gustavsson Earns First Career NHL Win

Ottawa Senators goaltender Filip Gustavsson captured his first career victory in his first ever NHL start as his team defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Monday night. The 22-year-old, who made his NHL debut in a 8-save relief appearance last Wednesday, was outstanding in this one - turning aside 35 of 36 shots against in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/23/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Depending on the time you read this, we are either over or under two days until the NBA trade deadline. Although the ramifications of those deals will mostly be felt after the trade goes down, they still have the potential to create chaos in lineups over the next couple of days. Players […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/26/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is over, so if you want some DFS action for basketball, you've got to go back to the pros. There are six games in the Association tonight. There are a lot of stars that are actually hurt and a lot of players that are affected by that. We […]

Evan Longoria Has Yet To Play Field This Spring

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (plantar fasciitis) has hit very well this spring, compiling a .474/.500/1.211 slash line with four home runs and 10 RBI. However, he has yet to play the field for the Giants. It makes sense that Giants have tried to keep Longoria off his feet as much as possible […]

Marcus Semien Homers In Second Straight Game

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman/shortstop Marcus Semien went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, and two RBI in Monday's win over the Tigers. Semien got off to a bit of a quiet start this spring, but he's heating up now with three extra-base hits and three RBI in his last two games. The 30-year-old […]

Freddy Galvis Plates Two Monday

Baltimore Orioles shortstop Freddy Galvis had a nice day at the plate in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Pirates, going 2-for-3 with a single, a double, and two RBI. The 31-year-old has had a decent first spring with the O's, posting a .296/.321/.444 slash line with one home run and four RBI over 27 at-bats. […]

Richaun Holmes Posts Huge Line With Just One Missed Shot

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes bounced back in a big way from a quiet game in his last outing. Holmes scored 17 points with 16 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal in 35 minutes of a win over the Cavaliers. Amazingly, the 27-year-old committed just one turnover and made 8 of his 9 […]

Tyrese Haliburton Scores Career-High 28 Points

Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton scored a career-high 28 points in Monday's 119-105 win over Cleveland. Haliburton added four triples, two assists, one rebound, one block, and a steal in 36 minutes of action. The rookie seems to be past his minutes' restriction- he's logged at least 34 minutes in two of his last three […]

Moses Brown Grabs Season-High 17 Rebounds

Oklahoma City Thunder center Moses Brown finished with four points, 17 rebounds, three blocks, and one steal in 34 minutes during Monday's win over the Wolves. The rookie has seldom played much of this season but has seen his minutes pick up in March with Al Horford missing quite a few games this month. Brown […]

De'Aaron Fox Bounces Back With Strong Performance

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox struggled in his last outing but put that in the rearview mirror after Monday's performance. Fox dropped 30 points with six rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a triple in a 119-105 win over the Cavaliers. He shot just 1 of 5 from the three-point line, as his struggles from […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Pours In 33 Points

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns compiled 33 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, one block, and two steals in 38 minutes during Monday's loss to the Thunder. Towns has two double-doubles in the past three games and has posted at least 24 points and 10 rebounds in that stretch as well. As a focal point of […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Drops 31 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points, three rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and one steal in 34 minutes during Monday's win over the Timberwolves. In four of the past six games, Gilgeous-Alexander has posted at least 30 points and has been in a great groove recently. The youngster is averaging a […]

Cincinnati Inks Heath Hembree To Minors Deal, Invite To Camp

Right-handed reliever Heath Hembree has joined the Cincinnati Reds on a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to the team's big league camp. Hembree appeared in seven Cactus League contests with Cleveland and allowed just one earned run over 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight batters. Hembree scuffled during the abbreviated 2020 season, posting […]

David Dahl Departs Early Due To Knee Ailment

Texas Rangers outfielder David Dahl (knee) was lifted from Monday's Cactus League contest against Colorado after fouling a pitch off of his right knee. After the game, manager Chris Woodward indicated that Dahl was fine moving forward and that he would have stuck with the outfielder if the ailment had happened during the regular season. […]

Chicago Options Reynaldo Lopez To Alternate Training Site

Chicago White Sox right-handed pitcher Reynaldo Lopez will not be making the club's Opening Day roster after he was optioned to the alternate training site Monday. Lopez is coming off a rough 2020 campaign in which his opponents' 91.1 mph average exit velocity, .511 xSLG and .396 wOBA all ranked among the lowest 10 percent […]

Albert Pujols Hit By Pitch, Sustains Wrist Contusion

Los Angeles Angels first baseman/designated hitter Albert Pujols (wrist) has been diagnosed with a left wrist contusion stemming from the hit by pitch that he sustained Monday in Cactus League play versus the Cubs. In addition to the X-rays coming back negative, manager Joe Maddon expressed optimism that Pujols would be OK moving forward. After […]

Martin Jones In Sharks Net On Monday Night

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will make his 18th start of the season in Monday's matchup against the Kings. The 31-year-old has split a pair of starts against Los Angeles this season, but he has a nice 14-5-3 career record against his former team. Jones impressed by beating Colorado at the start of the […]

Julio Teheran Departs Monday’s Outing Early

Detroit Tigers right-handed pitcher Julio Teheran (back) exited Monday's Grapefruit League start versus Toronto early due to back tightness. Teheran struck out three batters over two innings prior to his departure, lowering his spring ERA to 2.45. After a disastrous 2020 campaign with the Angels (10.05 ERA), Teheran is looking to reclaim a full-time starting […]

Philipp Grubauer Chases 19th Win On Monday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer will go for his 19th win of the season in Monday's meeting with the Coyotes. The German netminder has looked like a brick wall lately, notching six straight victories and allowing only three goals during the stretch. He started the run with a 2-1 overtime success against the Coyotes on […]