Will Jamaal Charles be with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017? Chiefs GM John Dorsey said he sees the tailback as a Chief, though it was much less than an ironclad statement from the K.C. executive.
PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO If there was ever a week when gamers could get curious and explore alternative options, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am presented it. With only actual scoring measured before bonus points are applied, we can get away with savings starts on the usual suspects. Toss on a three-course rotation and dicey weather conditions, and we’re almost encouraged to. However, and of course, this isn’t how most of us played it. After all, the bonus points for having the winner in your starting lineup in the final round is 250. It would be foolish to ignore that potential payoff even if the odds are against connecting with it. So, there aren’t any surprises among the most owned. Focusing on potential gems on the periphery, Shane Lowry slots 18th at 8.7 percent. The Irishman will likely feel right at home in the unfavorable weather. He’s in his third appearance but first when Mother Nature didn’t cooperate. Despite his withdrawal due to shoulder discomfort during the first round of last week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open, Pat Perez creeps in at 20th overall with 8.4-percent ownership. Certainly, successful tournament history doesn’t hurt. He’s missed only two cuts and finished inside the top 10 in 2014 and 2015. Gary Woodland is 24th in shares at 6.0 percent. While he’s 0-for-2 in the event and making his first appearance in six years, it doesn’t hurt to have his length in your lineup. His form over the last several months doesn’t dissuade, either. Like for so many, it’s just a matter of time before everything falls into place before he’s a winner again on the PGA TOUR. NOTE: Rob’s Rating refers to where our Fantasy Insider slotted a golfer in his Power Rankings. Golfers in the Power Rankings and outside the top 10 in most owned PGA TOUR Fantasy One & Done presented by SERVPRO If you’ve been making the time to review ownership percentages weekly and you’re like me, you’ve found greater fascination in the distribution in the newer fantasy offering at PGATOUR. There’s no doubt about gamers’ allegiances (i.e. no bench option), and the absolutism of the decision never fails to generate buzz. After all, this is what makes the game so compelling. Note the top two in shares at Pebble Beach. Only two more gamers selected Brandt Snedeker than Phil Mickelson, both of whom with multiple victories in the AT&T. If we allow ourselves the innocence to accept that all gamers considered all of the variables that play into crossing off either name, then we can fairly say that it was a tossup. I’ll often dissect reasoning for support, but when the devotion is so evenly balanced among the pacesetters, it’s better if I just get out of the way and enjoy the anomaly with everyone else. Justin Rose in third at 13.0 percent is a mild surprise even though he’s atop my Power Rankings. It feels like an aggressive move for gamers who need a jolt, but I love it given the factors entering the tournament. If he delivers, it’s the kind of timing that can sustain you for a while. Ranked fourth, Dustin Johnson is the other multiple winner of the AT&T in the field. His success in inclement weather is documented, but he’s not impervious to the big number in it, either. No one is. (Well, maybe Tom Watson.) Eliminating DJ this early is bold. He needs to come through for the 7.0 percent on board. Among those outside the top 10, Jimmy Walker ranks 11th with 2.6 percent, Shane Lowry slots 12th at 2.0 percent, Jason Day checks in at 17th with 1.1 percent and defending champion Vaughn Taylor is 22nd with 0.6 percent.
The Colts parted ways with LB D’Qwell Jackson on Thursday. "We are grateful for all of his contributions to the organization and wish him the best," Chuck Pagano said in a statement.
TORONTO (AP) — Left-hander J.P. Howell and the Toronto Blue Jays have finalized a $3 million, one-year contract.
While many of their fans dug out of a blizzard 1,200 miles to the North, the Red Sox were out in full force five days ahead of the first official workout for pitchers and catchers.
Jockey has no recollection of spill that caused injuries
The board that oversees a proposed Las Vegas NFL stadium is set to meet publicly Thursday for the first time since an instrumental backer of the project pulled out the deal. The meeting of the stadium authority board comes as questions remain over the funding for the facility following the withdrawal of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his multimillion-dollar pledge toward the $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat domed stadium that could house the Oakland Raiders. Adelson and his family had pledged $650 million and the Raiders $500 million, with the stadium authority putting up $750 million in Las Vegas tax revenues.
Dont’a Hightower has played a vital role for the Patriots in two of their Super Bowl triumphs, but that wasn’t enough to get him to the parade. Why? The linebacker seems to have an issue with weather.
For the Miami Marlins, the magical phrase that marks the beginning of baseball is tinged with sadness this season. The absence of charismatic ace Jose Fernandez will cast a shadow over the sun-splashed fields of spring training. ”We spent a lot of time this offseason trying to measure the size of that long and dark shadow,” team president David Samson said.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Texans will hold their 2017 training camp at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
