Josh Donaldson delivered a walk-off homer in the ninth inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday. Down 4-1, the Blue Jays were able to creep closer and closer throughout the game. The game was tied in the ninth inning when Donaldson came up to the plate, looking […]
Full Story »Rosenthal Blows Cards' Win With GS To Rookie
The St. Louis Cardinals failed to maintain a 3-1 lead in the top of the ninth as they allowed seven runs to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal was brought in to for the save opportunity but couldn't convert. Instead, the right-hander allowed a grand slam to Jason Rogers, which put Milwaukee ahead […]
Full Story »deGrom Throws Six Innings Of One-Run Ball
Jacob deGrom bounced back with a much-needed quality start on Sunday as the New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 for the four-game sweep. In his last start 12 days ago, deGrom allowed six runs on 10 hits through five innings. After a skipped start, the All-Star fired six innings of one-run ball to […]
Full Story »Week 4 Waiver Wire Overview & Free Agent Sleepers
Waiver Wire Adds for Week Four The third Sunday of the season is through, and the wackiness continues. The Cardinals dismantled the 49ers hopes and dreams, while the Bills rebounded from a big loss against the Patriots while sticking it to the Dolphins. And there's still another big matchup on tonight's Monday Night slate. Week 3 was filled with […]
Full Story »Jimmy Graham: Welcome to Seattle
Whether the reports of Jimmy Graham expressing frustration with his role (or lack thereof) in Seattle's offense through the first two weeks were true or not, the sentiment was valid either way. While Graham was targeted eight times in Week 1, he only saw two targets in a Week 2 loss to the Green Bay […]
Full Story »A.J. Green and Steve Smith: Dueling Stars
The Cincinnati Bengals were beating the Baltimore Ravens 14-0 midway through the third quarter, with neither A.J. Green nor Steve Smith doing anything particularly noteworthy. Then, with about 6:30 remaining in the third quarter, Joe Flacco found Steve Smith on the right side, where he broke two tackles and scampered for a 50 yard touchdown. […]
Full Story »Marshawn Lynch Exits Early - Carroll: "Nothing To Be Alarmed By"
Marshawn Lynch was listed as active going into their 4:25 home opener against the Chicago Bears, yet he started the game on the sidelines. This is not a completely foreign sight, as Lynch has occasionally taken the first few drives off as he continues to get loose when dealing with a nagging injury. What was […]
Full Story »Initial Report on Ben Roethlisberger: Sprained MCL, Out At Least Four Weeks
CBS Sports has just reported that Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger does not have any damage to his ACL, and that he is dealing with an MCL sprain that should sideline him for roughly four to six weeks. Anyone who saw the play that he was injured on are probably reading this with their jaw […]
Full Story »Ben Roethlisberger Escapes With MCL Sprain, Likely Out 4-6 Weeks
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered what looked like a scary injury on Sunday afternoon, but fortunately he seems to have avoided anything serious. CBS NFL Insider Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) has reported that Roethlisberger suffered no damage to his ACL, but did sustain an MCL sprain. Former NFL head team physician David J. Chao, […]
Full Story »Marshawn Lynch active versus the Bears
After some late-week injury-report theatrics, Marshawn Lynch is reported as active versus the Bears in Week 3. The only concern for Lynch owners is that Seattle might run up the score so much, so quickly, that Seattle may choose to rest Lynch a bit. Through two weeks, however, the big back has played nearly 80% of […]
Full Story »Eddie Lacy and Davante Adams Upgraded to Probable
With some nice depth on the team, the Green Bay Packers may have been served well by backup RB James Starks and WR Ty Montgomery. In some very positive news for the Packers, however, both RB Eddie Lacy and WR Davante Adams have been upgraded from questionable to probable, after some concern and hand-wringing throughout the week. […]
Full Story »Dolphins RB Lamar Miller & TE Jordan Cameron Expected to Play
Ian Rappaport tweeted around 4:00 AM that both Jordan Cameron and Lamar Miller are expected to play for the Dolphins this afternoon. The news coming 12 hours before gametime figures to be a great sign for Dolphins fans and all interested parties. After playing over 80% of snaps in Week 1, Miller played closer to 60% in Week […]
Full Story »Fierce 40: College Football 2015 Rankings – TCU Horned Frogs (#2)
Welcome to the Fierce 40 series of my 2015 College Football Rankings, where I will be counting down the top 40 ranked teams in the NCAA. Today I will be analyzing the TCU Horned Frogs, 2 overall for the 2015 college football season. I will be releasing one NCAA team preview per day, providing my analysis on each team in […]
Full Story »Jason Witten Active Against Atlanta
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten would almost have to be close to death, blind, and deaf in order not to see playing time - and even then it would be likely he'd suit up anyway. Despite some (and by "some", we mean that one guy overheard cussing to himself while sitting alone at Buffalo […]
Full Story »Ladarius Green Declared Inactive
The San Diego Chargers are reporting that tight end Ladarius Green, who suffered two concussions within an 11-day span, has moved from doubtful to inactive as the Chargers take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Green had been suffering from headaches this week and was limited during practices. Sensing that their tight end would be […]
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