Drew Brees Played Through Foot, Shoulder Injuries

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees' (foot, shoulder) wife Brittany revealed that the 42-year-old signal-caller was playing through a torn rotator cuff and a torn fascia in his foot. "He's as courageous and as tough a player as I've ever been around," head coach Sean Payton said, via The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Brees' injuries likely […]

Kevin Hayes Stays Hot With Two Points On Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes tallied a pair of assists on Thursday, but his production wasn't enough as his team fell in a 5-4 shootout to the Boston Bruins. With the multi-point performance, the 28-year-old jumped into the Flyers team lead with seven points (two goals, five assists) through the first five games of the […]

Vance McDonald Announces Retirement

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Vance McDonald announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday. McDonald was a second-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2013. He spent four years with the Niners before being traded to Pittsburgh shortly before the 2017 season. McDonald played in 101 career games (77 starts) and finished with […]

Jakub Voracek Logs Three Assists In Win

Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek racked up a trio of assists in his team's 5-4 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. All three of Voracek's helpers were primary assists and he also contributed a plus-two rating and two shots in 17:55 of ice time in the contest. The 31-year-old is looking like […]

Brandon Ingram Drills Four Triples In Losing Effort

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram had a strong offensive performance in a 129-118 loss to the Jazz on Thursday. Ingram scored 23 points on 8 of 14 shooting- nailing 4 of 6 attempts from beyond the arc. He added two assists, a rebound, and a steal in 33 minutes. It was nice to see […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Conference Championships

We are now down to the final four. No more Saturday games, just two games on Championship Sunday in which to win a little lettuce on FanDuel. The Chiefs will host the Bills in a game in which the status of Patrick Mahomes is still somewhat unknown. I like Chad Henne, but let's just say […]

Rudy Gobert Notches Fourth Straight Double-Double

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had a strong overall game in Thursday's win over the Pelicans. Gobert compiled 12 points, 11 boards, four blocks, and two assists in 30 minutes. The French big man had a few dud games earlier this month but has been on a roll lately. Over his last four games, Gobert […]

Donovan Mitchell Drops Season-High 36 Points

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points with seven rebounds, six triples, five assists, and a block in a 129-118 win over the Pelicans. Mitchell had it all going in this one but was particularly strong from beyond the arc, where he shot 75 percent. He became the fastest player in NBA […]

Bo Horvat Pots Another Pair Of Goals

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat posted his second consecutive two-goal game on Thursday by scoring a couple of first-period goals in a 7-3 loss to Montreal. He had four total shots in the game with one block and a minus-one rating. Horvat is minus-two for the season, despite leading the league in goals (5) with […]

Tyler Toffoli Stays Red-Hot With Three-Point Performance

Montreal Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli delivered another multi-point performance on Thursday, racking up two goals and one assist in a big 7-3 win over Vancouver. With him scoring a hat trick against the Canucks on Wednesday, Toffoli is now the third player in NHL history to register his first five-plus goals with a team against […]

Joel Armia Suffers Concussion During Four-Point Night

Montreal Canadiens right wing Joel Armia had a superb outing against the Canucks on Thursday, finishing a 7-3 win with four points. He had two goals and two assists with half of the points coming in short-handed situations. Armia posted a nice plus-three rating in the contest and had three shots on goal. However, his […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 22nd, 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 January 22nd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Anze Kopitar Posts Two Points Against Avalanche

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar had two assists in Thursday's huge win over the Colorado Avalanche. Kopitar's first assist came on the power play as he found defenseman Drew Doughty for the team's first goal. Late in the third period, the Kings captain added another assist on Adrian Kempe's go-ahead goal. Los Angeles went […]

Draymond Green Logs Eight Assists Prior To Ejection

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green piled up eight dimes in just 17 minutes during Thursday's loss to the Knicks before being tossed late in the second quarter following his second technical foul. There appeared to be some dispute as to what Green could have said in the direction of the official, as both […]

Julius Randle Continues Flirting With Triple-Double Production

New York Knicks power forward/center Julius Randle came just an assist shy of logging his second triple-double of the season during Thursday's win over the Warriors, marking his third straight double-double. Randle also tied his season high in rebounds in the process, snatching 17, while adding 16 points and nine assists across his 36 minutes. […]

RJ Barrett Drops Career-High 28 Points In Win

New York Knicks shooting guard/small forward RJ Barrett may have snapped his double-double streak at two contests Thursday, but he responded by pouring in a career-high 28 points during a victory over the Warriors. Barrett's shooting percentages haven't been kind this year, but he shot 10-for-17 overall against Golden State, including 2-for-3 from behind the […]

Kyle Connor Extends Point Streak To Four Games

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor recorded two assists and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Senators. The Michigan native's two assists came in the second period as he setup fellow linemates Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The speedy forward is on the Jets first line and often plays the point […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Secures Double-Double

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and one block in 35 minutes during Thursday's loss to the Lakers. Giannis has been very consistent this season and now has a double-double or triple-double in three of the past four games. He has also posted at least 25 points in […]

LeBron James Scores Season-High 34 Points

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James racked up 34 points, six rebounds, eight assists, one block, and one steal in 38 minutes during Thursday's victory over the Bucks. LeBron also shot 6-for-10 from downtown. The 36-year-old has been sensational this season and Thursday marked his season-high in points. The veteran has posted at least 21 […]

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Drops Season-High 23 Points

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope compiled a season-high 23 points along with three rebounds and one block in 27 minutes during Thursday's win over the Bucks. Caldwell-Pope also notably shot 7-for-10 from beyond the arc. The 27-year-old has been playing well as of late, scoring in double-digits in four of the past five games. […]

Ty Smith Bags Another Point

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Isles, taking his point streak to four games. The 20-year old is now the 11th blueliner in NHL history to start off his career with a point streak of four or more games. He set up Nathan Bastian for a […]

Jordan Eberle Scores First Goals Of The Season

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle opened his goal account for the season on Thursday, finishing an easy 4-1 win over the Devils with two goals. His first marker ended up being the game-winner and he had four shots in total in the contest to go along with two blocks and two hits. Eberle […]

Mathew Barzal Posts Three Points In Isles Win

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal opened the scoring and handed out two assists during a three-point performance in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey. He also led the team with five shots and added one block in 18:43 on the ice. The Isles are off to a nice start to the season, but Barzal […]

Justin Turner Close To Re-Signing With Dodgers?

The Los Angeles Dodgers may be close to re-signing veteran third baseman Justin Turner. The free-agent third baseman has tested the waters and is reportedly looking for a four-year deal that would take him through his age-39 season. However, Turner has been at the heart of the Dodgers success over the past several seasons, including […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Conference Championship Round (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Josh Manson To Miss Six Weeks Due To Injury

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Josh Manson will be sidelined for the next six weeks due to an oblique muscle injury sustained in the first period of his team's 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday. Manson appeared to have suffered the injury while engaging physically with Wild forward Jordan Greenway as both players subsequently assessed […]

Washington Hires Martin Mayhew As General Manager

The Washington Football Team hired San Francisco 49ers executive Martin Mayhew to serve as their new general manager on Thursday. Marty Hurney, who was previously reported as becoming the next GM, will be appointed to a high-ranking front-office role. Mayhew has been an NFL executive since 2001 and will step into his second stint as […]

Thatcher Demko To Start On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will start in net as his team squares off against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. The 25-year-old will make his third start of the campaign, looking to avenge a 5-2 loss against the Calgary Flames on Monday in which he allowed four goals on 31 shots against. The […]

Patrick Mahomes Trending In The Right Direction

Things are trending in the right direction for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (concussion) to play in the AFC Championship against the Bills on Sunday. Mahomes was limited in practice for the second straight day on Thursday and took the majority of the snaps on offense, a good sign that he didn't suffer a […]

Travis Hamonic Questionable On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Travis Hamonic is listed as questionable to play in a rematch versus the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. The 11-year NHL veteran suffered an undisclosed injury in Wednesday's night game versus the Canadiens, skating 15:55 of ice time in the contest. With just two assists, seven shots, seven blocks and four hits through […]