Panthers Releasing Kawann Short

The Carolina Panthers are releasing two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short on Tuesday after eight years with the team, according to a source. Short was a second-round selection back in 2013 and earned a five-year contract extension in 2017, but he's been mostly an afterthought on the defensive line for most of the four […]

Semyon Varlamov Earns Another Victory On Monday

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov turned aside 20 of 21 shots against to record his seventh win of the campaign as his team defeated the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-1 on Monday. The 32-year-old's victory was his fourth win over his past five starts. Through 11 appearances in this season, Varlamov has […]

Dolphins Sign Jason Sanders To Five-Year Extension

The Miami Dolphins are signing kicker Jason Sanders to a five-year, $22 million contract extension on Tuesday that includes $10 million guaranteed and ties him to the team through the 2026 season, according to a source. The All-Pro is one of the league's top kickers after making 36 of his 39 field-goal attempts in 2020, […]

Clayton Keller Heating Up In The Desert

Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller scored the game's lone goal as his team blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 on Monday. The 22-year-old also contributed a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes and two shots in 16:45 of ice time in the victory. After recording just three points in his first 10 games of the campaign, […]

Mark Scheifele Adds Three Points In Jets Victory

Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday. Scheifele had a goal and two helpers in Monday's contest. Through 15 games, the Kitchener, Ontario native, has seven goals and 14 assists. Scheifele has played exceptionally well in Winnipeg's last five games, with him adding eight points. His […]

Jason Kipnis Signs Minor-League Deal With Braves

The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with veteran infielder Jason Kipnis. The deal includes an invitation to the team's spring camp. Kipnis appeared in 44 games during the 2020 season, slashing .237/.341/.404 with 16 RBI. The 33-year-old has a good chance at earning a roster spot, mainly due to his experience […]

Darcy Kuemper Shuts Out Blues On Monday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper recorded his first shutout of the season as his team defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 1-0 on Monday afternoon. The 30-year-old stopped all 24 shots sent his way in the matinee, improving his line to a 2.26 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage through 12 starts. After the […]

Yankees Sign Robinson Chirinos

Free-agent catcher Robinson Chirinos signed a minor-league contract with the New York Yankees on Monday, adding some uncertainty to the team's catching situation. Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole pitched well with Chirinos behind the plate when the two were teammates in 2019 with the Astros, and there's some speculation that Cole and Chirinos might be paired […]

Bam Adebayo Records Double-Double With Full Line

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was excellent despite his team's loss to the Clippers on Monday night. Adebayo scored 27 points with 12 rebounds, seven assists, two blocks, and a steal in 36 minutes. He shot 12 of 15 from the field, his second-highest field-goal percentage in a game this season. The 23-year-old is averaging […]

Marcus Morris Scores Season-High 32 Points With Six Triples

Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris exploded for a season-high 32 points with six triples, three rebounds, two assists, and a steal in Monday's win over Miami. Morris was the offensive catalyst for Los Angeles, as they were without their two top scorers, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The veteran forward has been red-hot over […]

Daniel Berger Withdraws From Genesis Invitational

Last week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner, Daniel Berger, has withdrawn from the upcoming Genesis Invitational. Berger has missed the cut in his last two starts at Riviera Country Club and likely viewed last week's victory as a nice excuse to skip an event in which he's previously struggled. There are no injury concerns here […]

Jimmy Butler Notches 30-Point Triple-Double

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler had a huge game on Monday night despite his team's loss to the Clippers, as he recorded his second triple-double in his last three games. Butler matched his season-high in points with 30 while adding 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and two steals in 38 minutes. The 31-year-old also went a […]

J.J. Watt Considering Joining The Browns

Free-agent J.J. Watt is "seriously considering" joining the Cleveland Browns, according to a story published on Cleveland.com. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year was released by the Houston Texans last week and is reportedly looking for a market-value contract and a chance to play for a Super Bowl contender. With plenty of cap […]

Jarrett Allen Records Double-Double With Two Blocks

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen had a productive outing despite his team's blowout loss to the Warriors. Allen scored 13 points with 14 rebounds, two blocks, a steal, and an assist in 29 minutes. The 22-year-old has been the lead dog at the five-spot for the last two games, as the Cavaliers are reportedly sitting […]

Draymond Green Hands Out 16 Assists In Three Quarters

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green matched his career-high with 16 assists in three-quarters of Monday's blowout win over Cleveland. Green only had six points but rounded out his line with eight rebounds, two blocks, and a steal. The veteran forward has been on a passing binge lately, as he has 86 assists over his […]

Stephen Curry Drops 36 Points With Seven Threes

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 36 points with seven triples, six assists, two rebounds, and just one turnover in a 129-98 blowout win over the Cavaliers. After a 2 of 9 performance from beyond the arc in his last game, Curry heated right back up on Monday night to the tune of 7-for-11 […]

Justin Wilson Agrees To Deal With Yankees

The New York Yankees have agreed to a deal with relief pitcher Justin Wilson, pending a physical. Wilson pitched for the Yankees back in 2015 and spent the last two years pitching out of the New York Mets bullpen. Last year, Wilson posted a 3.66 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 19.2 innings, averaging 10.5 K/9. […]

Vladislav Namestnikov Nets Fourth Goal Of The Season

Detroit Red Wings forward Vladislav Namestnikov found the net for the fourth time this season in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago. The Red Wings battled back from a two-goal deficit, with Christian Djoos also scoring, but took their 13th loss of the year in the end. Detroit has improved following a horrible start and […]

Dominik Kubalik Posts Two Goals In Monday's Overtime Win

Chicago Blackhawks winger Dominik Kubalik had a nice two-goal outing on Monday against Detroit, notching the team's second goal and then hitting a 3-2 game-winner in overtime. Mattias Janmark started the scoring for Chicago. Kubalik had four total shots in the game, adding one block. The Czech winger has been pretty quiet since opening the […]

Alexander Volkov Scores Two Goals In Monday's Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Alexander Volkov scored half of the team's goals in Monday's 6-4 loss to Florida. The 23-year-old Russian now has three goals and five points for the year in nine games. Volkov has been very productive for a depth piece, especially considering that he is averaging fewer than 10 minutes per […]

Steven Stamkos Returns With Eighth Goal Of The Year

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos was back in the mix for Monday's clash with the Panthers, scoring his eighth goal of the season in a 6-4 loss. The Lightning captain missed two games due to a lower-body injury and COVID-related issues. Stamkos led all Tampa forwards with 20:50 of ice time, but he was […]

Aleksander Barkov Adds Pair Of Points To His Tally

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov recorded his fifth multi-point outing of the year in Monday's 6-4 victory over Tampa, scoring the team's fifth goal and notching a helper on an Anthony Duclair marker. The Panthers showed off their depth in the contest by having six different goal-scorers. Barkov got on the board for the first […]

Hassan Whiteside Double-Doubles With 26 Points And 16 Boards

Sacramento Kings center Hassan Whiteside had his best statistical game of the year by a long shot on Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Whiteside logged 23 minutes and racked up 26 points, 16 boards and five blocks, all of which were season-highs. He shot 12-for-15 from the field in the game. Playing time has […]

Kyrie Irving Drops Season-High 40 Points Against Kings

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving was simply on fire in the team's 136-122 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Irving shot 9-for-11 from three-point range in the game and 15-for-22 from the field as a whole. He scored a season-high 40 points to go along with four rebounds, three assists, two steals […]

Boone Jenner Enjoys Multi-Point Outing

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner logged his first multi-point outing of the season on Monday, finishing a 7-3 loss to Carolina with a goal and an assist. He combined with Oliver Bjorkstrand to set up Kevin Stenlund to make it 3-1 in the first period after Cam Atkinson had opened the scoring in the […]

James Harden Has Massive Triple-Double With 29 Points

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard James Harden had a monster game in Monday night's 136-125 win over the Sacramento Kings. Harden shot 10-for-18 from the field, including 6-for-10 from deep, on the way to 29 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds. He also had a block and he unfortunately commit a whopping seven turnovers. This was […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, February 15

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 […]

Teuvo Teravainen Has One Goal, Three Assists On Monday

Carolina Hurricanes winger Teuvo Teravainen had by far the best performance of the season on Monday, finishing a 7-3 victory against Columbus with one goal and three assists. The former Blackhawk had managed only three points for the season in nine games prior to Monday's action. Teravainen, who was close to averaging a point per […]

Are We In or Are We Out? With SP Streamer - Bases Loaded Podcast

Michael Simione (@SpStreamer) returns to his stomping ground and joins the show! We discuss names you asked to hear more about via twitter and this time it is all the starting pitchers you wanted to know more about. We even got a few of his hitters he likes to target in drafts as well. We […]

Brock McGinn Puts Up Four Points Monday Night

Carolina Hurricanes winger Brock McGinn recorded four points in Monday's 7-3 victory over Columbus, tallying two goals and two assists. He had three total shots in the game and finished as a plus-three in 11:05 on the ice. McGinn doesn't play much on a nightly basis, but he's been productive in limited minutes with a […]