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This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Saturday in the (ball)park, I think it was the Fourth of July. Nope, I’m mistaken. It’s the 16th. With an opener that sweaty, I probably need an All-Star break as much as anybody. This Saturday, the main slate of DFS contests on Yahoo consists of 10 games starting at 4:05 p.m. EDT or later. Here are my recommendations. Let’s make this a successful weekend! Pitching Max Fried, ATL at WAS ($50): Among pitcher who aren’t heavy on the… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. All 30 teams will take to the diamond Friday, which should make for a fun night of baseball. There is one day game, with the Cubs playing the Mets at Wrigley Field. That game does have a bit of intrigue as former Met Marcus Stroman will start for the Cubs. Among the important series is the Yankees playing host to the Red Sox. Another AL East matchup that is all of a sudden impactful is the Rays taking on the red-hot Orioles. Out… Source link

“I should be on a postage stamp, because that’s the only way I’ll ever get licked,” Muhammad Ali once said. Peter Villegas, the chairman of the California State Athletic Commission, joined the board of the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, in February. An avowed Ali fan, he’d even named his daughter, Alisandra, or Ali, for short, after the champ. Lonnie Ali, Muhammad’s widow, was traveling to California in April and arranged to meet Villegas. She traveled to his Los… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. Thursday brings 13 games across baseball, only two of which have early start times. One of those afternoon games could be a high-scoring affair between the Padres and Rockies at Coors Field. As far as the evening games go, there are some key matchups, including a series between the Rays and Red Sox. The White Sox and Twins will also battle in a matchup between AL Central teams hoping to make the playoffs. In the National League,… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. The Open Championship Fife, ScotlandSt. Andrews Links (Old Course) – Par 72 – 7,313 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $14M The Preview The 150th edition of the Open Championship finds itself poetically on the sacred grounds of the birthplace of golf, as the Old Course at St. Andrews plays host to the final major of the season along the coast of Scotland for the first time since 2015. A true links test, the Old Course features wide… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. There will be a lot of day baseball Wednesday, with five games carrying early start times. Among them could be a great pitching matchup when Charlie Morton and the Braves take on Chris Bassitt and the Mets. The evening portion of the slate is not short on top-tier pitchers, either. Among the big names who are expected to take the mound are Shane McClanahan, Zack Wheeler, Shohei Ohtani and Tony Gonsolin. Keeping in mind that runs… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. A doubleheader between the White Sox and Guardians propels us to 16 games across baseball Tuesday. There are some big-name pitchers scheduled to take the mound, including Gerrit Cole for the Yankees. Chris Sale is also expected to make his season debut for the Red Sox against the Rays. The Braves will send their strikeout machine Spencer Strider to the hill in Atlanta in what is a big start against the Mets. With so many pitchers… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. There will be 10 games played across baseball Monday, including a doubleheader between the Royals and Tigers. While that’s not exactly an exciting matchup, the headline of the night will be the Braves hosting the Mets. After falling in a big hole at the start of the season in the NL East, the Braves have cut the Mets’ lead to 1.5 games. It will be a battle between two aces, as well, when Max Scherzer faces off against Max Fried…. Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. We’re midway through July and approaching the All-Star break, but don’t take your foot off the gas. Keep it going on the DFS front! Sunday has 14 games on the slate as usual, with only the Peacock game not included. Looking for some insight for your lineup? Here are my recommendations. Pitching Julio Urias, LAD vs. CHC ($50): It’s a little surprising that Urias is 7-6, given that he has a 2.57 ERA and pitches for a team with a… Source link

LAS VEGAS — The third day of of the Las Vegas Summer League started out with a bang as two top-five draft picks squared off. It was the Paolo Banchero (No. 1 pick) and Keegan Murray (No. 4 pick) show, and it lived up to every expectation and then some. The game needed sudden-death double overtime and Banchero’s Orlando Magic secured the win, 94-92, over the Sacramento Kings in the main gym at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Magic had a comfortable 18-point lead with 5:26 left in the game…. Source link