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WEEK 22 RANKINGS: PG | SG | SF | PF | C Here is the early edition of The Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for Monday, March 23rd. Make sure to check FantasyAlarm.com for an updated version before tip-off. Point Guards Shooting Guards Small Forwards Power Forwards Centers DRAFTKINGS: NBA $100K Sharpshooter $100,000 in total prizes; first place wins $10,000! - Free contest entry with first deposit using this link! Mark Kaplan is a fantasy basketball expert for FantasyAlarm....
The MLB night slate is very thin when it comes to pitching. On a typical night, there might be 8-10 pitchers narrowed down to 3-4 for the Playbook, but I only find four of any interest. MORE: Early games | Friday’s SP rankings, splits and more Gio Gonzalez is the top option tonight. I really don’t feel he is that far above the other options, so if you want to take a chance on the youngsters or an aging veteran to free up some cash, I could go with that as well....
I’ve previously written about why I don’t believe in using a top-300 or whatever list. I’ve also written about why it’s so important to understand/use the tiering model at a draft. In the current piece I will give some thoughts about how I see people improperly drafting, how I see them asking the question incorrectly, and how I think some people are missing the boat completely when it comes to handling the draft....
We’ve covered the prospects in MLB farm systems, so now it’s time to turn our attention to the guys being imported from abroad to fantasy baseball draft pools this spring. There isn’t a transcendent talent like Jose Abreu or Yasiel Puig in the current class, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be very good. It’s rational to fear that foreigners – Cubans especially – are in danger of being overvalued thanks to the success of their predecessors....
New York-based Searchlight Capital is attempting to buy a controlling stake in Latécoère. Searchlight already owns 26 percent of Latécoère, which was founded in 1917, after buying shares in April, and is now moving to acquire the rest with its latest offer. There are concerns among unions that any takeover by a private equity company will lead to job losses as it did in 2015 after a similar situation at Latécoère, the radio station France Bleu reported....
First elected in 2020 and reelected last month, Greene has become one of the most controversial members of Congress, known for her incendiary remarks, and with Republicans ready to take control of the House in January, she is poised to gain power. Her expanded influence in the chamber should be cheered by hardline conservatives, but instead she has gotten some pushback for breaking with the far right in order to stick with current party leaders....
ESPN no longer will telecast NASCAR races. To say ESPN will be missed by all wouldn’t be accurate. All networks have their loyal fans and ardent haters. MORE: 10 questions for 2015 | Ranking best crew chiefs | Earnhardt expects to be even better | Danica vs. Jay Mohr | Chase tweaks But ESPN had been part of the NASCAR culture for decades. ESPN first televised a NASCAR race in March 1981, two years after the network launched....
Setoodeh: After doing this movie, are you a better driver? Hirsch: It’s all green screen. But I’d come off “Into the Wild,” where I’d done intense preparation, so just out of habit, I prepared quite a bit, even though I didn’t have to do a lot of driving. I got in contact with Jimmy Johnson, the NASCAR pro. What do you drive? A black Toyota Prius. But I go-kart like a mofo....
Even with Derby winner Country House bowing out to remove any chance of a second consecutive Triple Crown and Maximum Security not having an opportunity for redemption, there’s still plenty of reason to watch, led by how new favorite Improbable can fare against mostly new horses. Need help picking your horse in the 144th running of the Preakness? Here’s everything to know, including updated odds, SN’s expert picks and our guide to betting on horse racing....
Matthew Tonello, a father of three, was with his youngest child Emmett in the kitchen when an SR-22 four-door plane plunge into the master bedroom of his house, reported ABC News. The pilot of the single-engine plane, believed to be the only passenger, died immediately upon impact. Soon after, the whole house was ravaged by flames. Tonello said he and his toddler son were knocked to the floor because of the force of the impact....
The rally kicked off Friday in South Dakota’s Black Hills and is expected to attract roughly 700,000 people for a 10-day event geared toward motorcycle enthusiasts. But as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread across the country, Fauci and other public health officials are sounding the alarm that the rally could cause a massive new outbreak. “I’m very concerned that we’re going to see another surge related to that rally,” Fauci said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press....
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the president have clashed on several occasions over the course of the pandemic with differing opinions on the situation as well as how to handle it. Speaking in the final presidential debate this week, Trump said: “It will go away and as I say, we’re rounding the turn, we’re rounding the corner. It’s going away.”...
“I am not going to get ahead of the President,” Fauci said during an appearance on MSNBC. “I told others when they asked, and I will repeat it for you, that it is on the table and under consideration. There are going to be a lot of factors going into that. I have expressed that I would be in favor of that if the President decides to do that and if the individuals involved in advising him are in favor of doing that, I would be in favor of doing that....
Two months ago, Biden set a benchmark to fully vaccinate 160 million adults and ensure 70 percent receive their first shot by Independence Day. The country is still at least weeks away from the goal. Around 149 million adults are now fully vaccinated and 66.7 percent of adults have received at least their first dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fauci appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press to call on conservatives and anti-vaxxers to “put aside all of their differences” and get vaccinated....
“The Chinese Communist Party believes it’s in a generational fight to surpass our country in economic and technological leadership,” Wray said during the discussion at the Hudson Institute in Washington D.C. During the event, Wray outlined several ways the Chinese Communist Party is currently engaging in counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts. The Chinese government is actively working to steal American people’s data and intellectual property, including that related to the fight against the coronavirus, he said....
EaseVRx, a prescription-only, immersive virtual reality system, “uses cognitive behavioral therapy and other behavioral methods to help with pain reduction” in adults—specifically lower back pain, the FDA said. The EaseVRx device is intended to be used at home and consists of both a virtual reality headset and a handheld controller. An additional “breathing amplifier” is attached to the headset and assists the patients with controlled breathing exercises. The virtual reality program within the headset then uses a variety of therapies to aid in the physiological symptoms of back pain....
REGEN-COV, which is a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab, is made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and was authorized for use as a post-exposure preventative treatment on August 10. The injectable and infusible prescription medication is designed for people 12 and older who weigh at least 88 pounds. The FDA stressed that this treatment is only to be used for those who have been exposed and are at risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms....
While this fear is not specifically listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), which mental health professionals use to diagnose disorders, it may meet the criteria for specific phobia in some people. Specific phobia is a common anxiety disorder outlined in the DSM-5. Specific phobia is an intense and irrational fear of something that presents little to no danger. The fear is often so strong that a person will go to significant lengths and make marked efforts to avoid the trigger of the fear, even if they realize the fear is disproportionate to the event....
