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The fantasy football season is winding to a close, and most leagues are hosting their championship games in Week 17. That creates one final, crucial set of lineup decisions for fantasy managers. Managers with elite starting quarterback options like Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels don’t have to worry about the quarterback position. Those … Read more
It’s Christmas, and while I’m not Santa Claus, that will not stop me from making a list and checking it twice, all to find out who’s naughty or nice. Eight teams remain in the College Football Playoff, and none are perfect. As far as fans are concerned, that’s a good thing. It leads to more … Read more
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Wendy Whitman Cobb is Professor of Strategy and Security Studies at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS). Leaders of NASA sit in an awkward position. While they are the head of a … Read more
Bobby Slowik knows that he needs to get Joe Mixon back on track. The Texans’ run game, which has carried an inconsistent offense all season, has sputtered in recent weeks. Mixon averaged 95.5 rushing yards per game over his first eight games of the season. In his past four appearances, that’s down to 50.8, including … Read more
NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 08: Matteo Guendouzi of SS Lazio competes for the ball with Scott Francis McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 08, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images) Between the … Read more
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a series of tweets I share on a weekly basis regarding player and team defensive performances, all from a fantasy lens. I’m going to be sharing some of that same information with you here. I use this each week as I am making my own lineup … Read more
The NFC playoff picture is starting to take shape, as the Washington Commanders earned a massive win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to set themselves up for their first playoff berth in four years. Washington also eliminated Dallas and San Francisco with its upset of Philadelphia. The Los Angeles Rams lead the Seattle Seahawks … Read more
Ravi Shastri and the Australian Cricket Team | Image: AP India and Australia are all set to play the fourth test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy on Boxing Day (26th December, the day after Christmas) at the MCG. India and Australia are currently tied 1-1 in the series with India and Australia winning one … Read more
Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, … Read more
“Did you get the note about fuel?”, said the delivery driver of that morning’s press car. “99 RON only, got it” I replied. This is an exchange often limited to the realms of exotic sports cars arriving, think something like a Porsche 911 GT3 or a Maserati MC20. It once happened for an Abarth 124 … Read more