Jerome Ford is poised to lead the Browns backfield, but he just lost Jameis Winston as QB. Is Ford still a fantasy football lock this week? (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)We’re approaching Christmas and I’m feeling a little traditional, so I decided to give you a list of make-or-break players at each position this week, including defense. A Christmas gift at every post!Tis the season for fantasy miracles and potential boom weeks that can lead you to your Fantasy championship!Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles RamsWe don’t traditionally think of it that way, but Stafford is by nature more of a…
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Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, right center, participated in a full-contact workout Wednesday as he works to recover from a knee injury. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard participated in the contact portion of practice Wednesday for the first time this season, but coach Tyronn Lue said there is still no timetable for the return of the team’s best player, who has been absent. season while dealing with a right knee injury.Leonard will travel with the Clippers for games in Dallas (Thursday and Saturday) and Memphis (Monday), but he will not play in either game, Lue said. The…
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Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-CastBrian Cashman and the New York Yankees have struck again in their post-Juan Soto pivot, this time acquiring former MVP Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs. Although pitching has been at the forefront for the Bronx Bombers so far this offseason, acquiring the two-time All-Star slugger is the first step in trying to build an offensive lineup that Cashman hopes will bring back the Yankees to the Fall Classic in 2025. .Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the deal many thought was inevitable, why Yankee fans should temper their offensive expectations for Bellinger, and why the Cubs…
Minnesota’s Sam Darnold is only the third quarterback in NFL history to reach 3,500 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes and a 100+ passer rating in his first 14 games with a team .Photograph: Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesPrior to this season, Sam Darnold’s strongest contribution to the NFL canon was “see ghosts”.Darnold was one of several quarterbacks selected early in the first round to go with the New York Jets. After leaving Florham Park, he alternated between backup and starter roles in Carolina and San Francisco before ending up in Minnesota. He now leads one of the hottest teams in the NFL.…
Forwards Chris Wagner and Tye Felhaber, the latter of whom just signed a new two-way contract with the team, have been placed on waivers. Wagner was cleared and Felhaber’s placement was announced Wednesday.Wagner played 22 games with the Avalanche this season and 5 with their AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Wagner scored a goal with each club in each of those periods. He had already been placed on exemption on November 14. Due to waiver requirements, Wagner had to be placed on waivers again in order to be returned to the AHL, which was announced Tuesday morning. He was cleared…
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Adam Silver felt he had to do something. For years, All-Star players – guys like Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Devin Booker – did their best to avoid injuries more than anything else, which turned the NBA All-Star Game into a Unforgettable defenseless exposure. Last season the league went retro, reverted to East versus West and the final score was 211-186.This year, the NBA has shaken up the Sunday game: the 24 All-Star players will be divided into three teams of eight and they, plus the winning team of the rookie/sophomore Rising Stars match, will play in a four-team tournament…