Patriots Officially Name Eliot Wolf To Oversee Personnel Department
The New England Patriots officially named Eliot Wolf as executive vice president of player personnel on Saturday. Wolf will oversee the overall direction of the personnel department, the management of the salary cap and is in control of the 53-man roster. He's effectively the Patriots' general manager under owner Robert Kraft after previously serving as... Read More
Sebastian Aho Joins Exclusive List With 10th Postseason Point
Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho bagged his 10th point of the 2024 playoffs in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rangers, becoming the 10th player in NHL history to reach the mark in at least six consecutive postseasons. He's the third active player in the group, joining Boston's Brad Marchand and Colorado's Mikko Rantanen. Aho has... Read More
Junior Caminero - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero is slashing a gaudy .315/.378/.573 with six home runs, five doubles, 16 RBI, and 14 runs scored over 89 at-bats (22 games) with Triple-A Durham this season, but Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times believes it's... Read More
Jack Leiter - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in Keeper Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jack Leiter made his long-awaited major league debut this season and has struggled, which could have caused many fantasy managers to cut ties with the former number two overall selection. In two starts at the major league level, Leiter has a hefty 12.91... Read More
Igor Shesterkin Suffers First Postseason Loss
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin was defeated for the first time in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday as the Carolina Hurricanes put four pucks past him. Shesterkin had a poor start by allowing three first-period goals, and he had to settle for a 4-3 defeat in the end after Carolina scored a... Read More
Mika Zibanejad Takes Point Streak To Eight Games With An Assist
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad kept his prolific form going with an assist in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Carolina. He set up Alexis Lafreniere for a game-tying goal early in the third period. Zibanejad joined Brian Leetch as the second player in Rangers history to record multiple eight-game point streaks in the playoffs. Playing... Read More
Gavin Stone - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12 Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After struggling to begin the 2024 campaign, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Gavin Stone has turned in three consecutive quality starts and is worth rostering in most standard formats. Stone's first four starts (18 innings) produced a 6.00 ERA and 1.78 WHIP,... Read More
Cole Irvin - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Similar to his Baltimore teammate Dean Kremer, Cole Irvin is another pitcher fantasy players seem to shy away from. However, he's got four wins on the season to go along with a tidy 2.90 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Okay, the strikeouts are... Read More
Frederik Andersen Returns To Win Column Saturday
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen returned to winning ways on Saturday against the Rangers, helping the team stave off elimination in a 4-3 win. Returning to the crease after sitting out Game 3 of the second-round series, Andersen stopped 22 of 25 shots. He gave away a bad goal at the start of the third... Read More
Taj Bradley - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in all Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley made his season debut on Friday, May 10 and looked quite impressive after opening the season on the 15-day injured list with a pectoral injury. Bradley pitched six innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits and... Read More
Dean Kremer - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kremer continues to get very little love in the fantasy community. We get it to an extent: he doesn't have the strikeouts you hope for in a starter, and people get worked up about peripherals. But let's look at what he does... Read More
Denny Hamlin The Best Active Driver At Darlington
Denny Hamlin is a four-time winner at Darlington Raceway and has a good chance of grabbing a fifth win at "The Lady in Black" in this weekend's Goodyear 400. Among active drivers, Hamlin leads the series in wins, average finish (8.4) and laps led (978) at this track, and with the way that his No.... Read More
Alexandar Georgiev Suffers Second Consecutive Loss
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev enjoyed a good outing on Saturday against Dallas but still had to suffer a defeat. He was beaten for the third time in these playoffs after allowing two goals on 21 shots. The Stars grabbed a 2-1 series lead with a 4-1 win, hitting two empty-net goals late in the... Read More
Ryan McMahon Collects Four Hits Saturday
Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 8-3 win over the Rangers. While all four hits were singles, the 29-year-old is having a fine season so far, slashing .303/.391/.462 with five home runs, 21 RBI, and 16 runs scored. The former second-round MLB draft pick... Read More
Tyler Reddick Should Dominate Early At Darlington
Look for Tyler Reddick to lead early and often in the Goodyear 400 this weekend. Reddick qualified his No. 45 Toyota on the pole for this weekend's race at Darlington, a track where he has finished third or better in three of the four races in the Next Gen era. Reddick led 90 laps the... Read More