This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Sunday provides us with MLB baseball all day. It also gives us a lot of options to pore over for our DFS lineups, which isn’t always the easiest thing to navigate. That’s why I have these recommendations for you pulled from the 14 games included on the DFS docket. The first pitch is at 1:35 p.m. ET. Pitching Luis Castillo, SEA at OAK ($51): I didn’t expect any problems for Castillo after he was dealt to the Mariners, but it’s still… Source link
Read More »UFC president Dana White says he helped broker deal for Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski to join Raiders in 2020, but Jon Gruden ‘blew it up’
UFC president Dana White said he helped set up a deal for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski to join the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2020 free agency period, but then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden “blew the deal up.” White told the story during the “UFC with the Gronks” broadcast for UFC 278 on Saturday night. He said he never planned to tell the story, until Gronkowski asked him about it on the broadcast. “I worked to put that deal together for Brady and Gronk to come to the Raiders,” White said…. Source link
Read More »Giada De Laurentiis takes a ‘leap’ with growing e-commerce platform Giadzy
Giada De Laurentiis — known for her nearly 20 years on Food Network as a celebrity chef, cookbook author, and restaurant owner— is ready to take another “leap” with her personal brand and e-commerce site Giadzy. De Laurentiis said she’s on a mission to “bring real, good, authentic, organic ingredients from Italy to the United States” and provide a place for her fans to buy ingredients she often uses herself. However, the chef told Yahoo Finance that the decision to dive into Giadzy “took… Source link
Read More »Leon Edwards stuns Kamaru Usman with late head-kick KO for welterweight belt
Kamaru Usman was less than a minute from history when Leon Edwards created history of his own Saturday in the main event of UFC 278 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Edwards caught Usman with a left kick to the head with 56 seconds remaining in a fight Usman was about to win. Usman went down instantly and Edwards won the UFC welterweight title in stunning fashion. He never bothered to follow Usman to the ground. He raised his arms in the air and began the celebration. It was arguably… Source link
Read More »Leon Edwards stuns Kamaru Usman with late knockout to take welterweight title
Leon Edwards waited until the very last minute of a fight he was losing to unleash a perfectly placed head kick to knock out Kamaru Usman and lift the UFC welterweight title. Edwards’ stunning last-minute victory at UFC 278 on Saturday in Salt Lake City ended Usman’s 19-fight winning streak. [Full recap.] UFC 278 live blog UFC 278 main card full results, highlights Welterweight: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman by KO (head-kick) at 4:04 of R5: Middleweight: Paulo Costa def. Luke Rockhold by… Source link
Read More »Oleksandr Usyk’s masterclass vs. Anthony Joshua should open door to undisputed title bout vs. Tyson Fury
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after beating Britain’s Anthony Joshua to retain his world heavyweight title at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Oleksandr Usyk stood in the pocket for the better part of 36 minutes on Saturday, daring one of the hardest hitting heavyweights in recent times to hit him. Usyk would duck his head, slide his torso to the right or glide a step to his left to evade the bombs being thrown by former… Source link
Read More »Usyk defends unified titles with split decision over AJ
Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles Saturday with a split decision win over former champion Anthony Joshua in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Judges scored the contest 115-113 for Joshua, and 115-113 and 116-112 for Usyk. [Full recap.] [It’s fantasy football season: Create or join a league now!] Oleksandr Usyk… Source link
Read More »Usyk extends title reign with split decision nod over AJ
Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in action during their heavyweight title fight for the IBF, WBA and WBO belts at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) Anthony Joshua seemed to sense he needed to do something dramatic when the ninth round of his bout for the unified heavyweight titles with Oleksandr Usyk began in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. And Joshua came out and was blistering Usyk, ripping him with body shots… Source link
Read More »Panthers lose rookie QB Matt Corral to likely season-ending foot injury; Matt Rhule still not naming a starter
Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Matt Corral left Friday’s preseason game in a walking boot after injuring his foot against the New England Patriots. On Saturday, head coach Matt Rhule told reporters that MRI imaging revealed a Lisfranc ligament injury in Corral’s left foot that he called “significant” amid reports that it’s likely season-ending. “I hate it for him,” Rhule said. “I hate it any time one of our guys is hurt. And I thought he was playing well too. … “I know Matt’s a battler,… Source link
Read More »Keyontae Johnson
Florida basketball standout Keyontae Johnson is transferring to Kansas State. The 23-year-old forward announced his decision on Instagram on Saturday. His next game action will mark the first time he’s played since he collapsed on the court during a 2020 game against Florida State, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition and placed in a medically induced coma. Johnson was upgraded to stable condition days after being admitted to the hospital. He was released after 10 days and eventually… Source link
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