Hernandez had advanced stages of CTEHernandez had advanced stages of CTE
Hernandez had advanced stages of CTE
Day: September 21, 2017
Dodgers rally in Philly, cut magic number to 1Dodgers rally in Philly, cut magic number to 1
The Dodgers finally cut their magic number to one to clinch the National League West with a 5-4 comeback win over the Phillies on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park, snapping a four-game losing streak and setting up a likely celebration during a homestand that opens on Friday night. The Dodgers’ magic number for home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs is seven.
Cowboys’ Elliott admits to ‘bad effort’ in lossCowboys’ Elliott admits to ‘bad effort’ in loss
Cowboys’ Elliott admits to ‘bad effort’ in loss
State officials mull future of Detroit Grand PrixState officials mull future of Detroit Grand Prix
State officials mull future of Detroit Grand Prix
Most-Picked Players: TOUR ChampionshipMost-Picked Players: TOUR Championship
NOTE: Both fantasy games will begin anew with the Safeway Open on Oct. 5-8. PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf presented by SERVPRO The TOUR Championship punctuates not only the 2016-17 season but also a busy and challenging Segment 4. With 12 tournaments, including two majors, a World Golf Championship and four FedExCup Playoffs events, ownership fatigue for the game’s top talents was certain to settle in. Yet, as we learned last week, the breadth of value kept the coffers full. Paul Casey at No. 12 is the most surprising outside the top 10. He’s been a monster in the Playoffs in recent years and he’s been a horse at East Lake, but the Englishman also has been one of the most durable and reliable options on the board all year. In short, if there was going to be someone in the next tier of popular choices for whom gamers would run dry on starts, it’s not a shock at all that it’s Casey. With only 30 in the field, we’re treated to the full array of ownership percentages below. NOTE: Rob’s Rating refers to where our Fantasy Insider slotted a golfer in his Power Rankings (“PR”) and other preview material. Owned Rank, Player Percentage, Rob’s Rating 1st Justin Thomas 59.2% PR6 2nd Justin Rose 57.4% PR2 3rd Marc Leishman 56.3% PR5 4th Jordan Spieth 53.3% PR1 5th Dustin Johnson 50.0% PR3 6th Jon Rahm 47.2% PR9 7th Jason Day 45.1% PR8 8th Rickie Fowler 38.3% PR4 9th Matt Kuchar 24.5% PR13 10th Patrick Cantlay 21.9% PR15 Golfers in the Power Rankings and outside the top 10 in most owned Power Ranking, Player, Owned Rank, Percentage 7 Paul Casey 12th 20.4% 10 Kevin Chappell 21st 4.4% 11 Webb Simpson 19th 4.6% 12 Brooks Koepka 11th 20.4% 14 Sergio Garcia 14th 15.3% 16 Gary Woodland 25th 2.8% 17 Pat Perez 24th 3.0% 18 Hideki Matsuyama 13th 19.0% 19 Jason Dufner 20th 4.5% 20 Daniel Berger 22nd 4.3% 21 Xander Schauffele 29th 1.8% 22 Adam Hadwin 27th 2.4% 23 Tony Finau 15th 10.3% 24 Brian Harman 30th 1.3% 25 Charley Hoffman 16th 9.1% 26 Patrick Reed 17th 6.6% 27 Russell Henley 26th 2.7% 28 Kevin Kisner 23rd 3.2% 29 Kyle Stanley 18th 5.2% 30 Jhonattan Vegas 28th 1.8% PGA TOUR Fantasy One & Done presented by SERVPRO Given that the TOUR Championship is the 40th tournament included, it wasn’t a reach to think that there would be a surprise atop the ownership percentages, but if you would have circled Marc Leishman as that guy even as recently as at the beginning of the FedExCup Playoffs, you’d have had little company. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the Aussie is the latest winner on the PGA TOUR, that he prevailed at the BMW Championship in dominating fashion or that he finished third at the Dell Technologies Championship two weeks prior, but he’s still an upset over the likes of Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson for whom it could have been assumed that gamers were holstering for East Lake for months. Yes, it’s likely that each stole “votes” from the other two, but Leishman emerged as the shiny, new toy when least expected. Enjoy reviewing the full field of 30 below. Owned Rank, Player, Percentage 1st Marc Leishman 13.0% 2nd Jordan Spieth 11.6% 3rd Justin Thomas 10.0% 4th Dustin Johnson 9.2% 5th Justin Rose 5.5% 6th Jason Day 5.3% 7th Patrick Cantlay 5.1% 8th Hideki Matsuyama 3.0% T9 Kevin Chappell 2.8% T9 Paul Casey 2.8% 11th Rickie Fowler 2.7% 12th Brooks Koepka 2.6% 13th Jon Rahm 2.4% 14th Sergio Garcia 2.3% 15th Matt Kuchar 2.1% 16th Daniel Berger 1.9% 17th Pat Perez 1.6% T18 Tony Finau 1.5% T18 Charley Hoffman 1.5% 20th Webb Simpson 1.2% 21st Patrick Reed 1.1% 22nd Jason Dufner 1.0% 23rd Brian Harman 1.0% 24th Kevin Kisner 0.8% 25th Gary Woodland 0.7% 26th Russell Henley 0.7% 27th Kyle Stanley 0.5% 28th Xander Schauffele 0.5% 29th Jhonattan Vegas 0.4% 30th Adam Hadwin 0.4%
From fire-knife dancing to the Tour ChampionshipFrom fire-knife dancing to the Tour Championship
From fire-knife dancing to the Tour Championship
Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for Week 3Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for Week 3
Matthew Berry’s Love/Hate for Week 3
Bulls ‘willing to work with’ Dwyane Wade on buyoutBulls ‘willing to work with’ Dwyane Wade on buyout
If Dwyane Wade wants to leave the Chicago Bulls, John Paxson says the franchise are “willing to work with him”.
Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson likely team’s top trade assetDetroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson likely team’s top trade asset
At one time, I avoided trade rumors – unless the rumor was based in reality. The reasoning was simple: Why spend precious time on something that nine times out of 10 never happens? But as I enter my 10th season covering the Detroit Pistons, I’ve been convinced to look at it another way. Not that
Report: NBA’s pursuit of draft lottery reform based on research that fans hate tankingReport: NBA’s pursuit of draft lottery reform based on research that fans hate tanking
The NBA’s Board of Governors will vote on the league’s proposal to reform the draft lottery this month. As it currently stands, the team with the worst record in the league gets the best chance at the No. 1 overall pick, the second-worst team gets the second-best chance, and so on down the line