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The outspoken former major-league pitcher and ex-ESPN analyst, appearing on this week’s “StewPod” on Yahoo Sports, was firm in his assessment of Tim Tebow’s chances of parlaying a professional baseball contract into a major-league appearance. MORE: Tebow gets his first baseball offer “There is absolutely no chance that he would ever set foot on a big-league diamond to play in a big-league baseball game in the regular season,” Schilling said....

The real-life Lesbian du Jour, Ellen DeGeneres, took in the show at the Creative Artists Agency screening room in Los Angeles. The 39-year-old former stand-up watched from the middle of the next-to-last row of the tiny theater, holding hands with her girlfriend, “Volcano” actress Anne Heche. At the private party, they were joined by 175 well-wishers, including DeGeneres’s mother and a host of celebrities, who had to dodge paparazzi to nibble risotto balls with the Gay Couple of the Moment....

With that in mind, let’s look at some of the undervalued players on DraftKings that provide salary relief so that you can fit some of the aforementioned top plays into your squad. All five players live in the $3,500-5,100 range and have been averaging at least 5x value (fantasy points equal to or greater than 5 times the player’s salary) the last couple of weeks on DraftKings (prices as of Feb....

“I came up to the door and she came running down the stairs and gave me a big hug,” said Elizabeth Calder, a friend since the girls were 4 or 5. There were boxes and boxes of presents to open, sent by well-wishers from around the nation: 55 bouquets of flowers, ice cream from Ohio, a gift from Katie Couric. Someone even sent salami. “I’m getting all these things,” Elizabeth Smart marveled, “and I don’t know anybody, but everybody knows me....

Nene, as her six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren called her, was the backbone of the entire family. The pandemic robbed her loved ones from visiting her during the holidays, or giving her a proper goodbye during her final days. As has tragically become the case for many around the world, she died alone in an overcrowded hospital, hers being the Hollywood Presbyterian hospital in Los Angeles—the location of my birth 35 years ago....

Wary of another Waco, this time the FBI clearly knows its quarry. The agency wants to persuade as many of the Freemen as possible to surrender; a woman and child came out Friday night, leaving fewer than 20 people holed up on adjoining ranches outside Jordan, Mont. The most strident voices among the holdouts, federal sources say, are Jacobi and Skurdal, who moved to the compound last September from a fortified log cabin in Roundup, 150 miles away, where agents had tapped the phone and fax....

This is where we have to point out that it's just four games and Hamilton wasn't expected to be a .300 hitter and blah blah blah — the bottom line is Hamilton was expected to steal bases and score some runs, and so far this year, he's done neither of those things. He's 0-for-13 and got thrown out on his lone steal attempt — which came after he entered Friday's game as a pinch runner....

According to the redacted report from the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination, Hufnagel admitted to bringing the woman into the parking garage of his apartment building and, with the garage door closed, asking her more than once to have sex with him in his apartment. The two-month investigation conducted by UC-Berkeley also showed Hufnagel’s conduct included sexually charged text messages, and on one occasion asking the reporter to have a “three-way” with him and a friend....

Operation Homefront will receive $3.6 million, the full gavel price, from the sale. This amount sets a record for a charity vehicle donated by a manufacturer, surpassing the previous record, held by the first retail 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, by $600,000. The charity, a national nonprofit, is focused on building strong, stable and secure military families. “We are deeply grateful to our friends at Chevrolet and Barrett-Jackson for choosing Operation Homefront as the beneficiary of this incredible auction,” said Brig....

What if… The Answer Man cometh, people. Soak in the knowledge of all things College Football Playoff: MORE FIRST-AND-10: What’s next for Urban’s Buckeyes? ACC What if Clemson loses to North Carolina in the ACC Championship Game? The Tigers are out of the CFP. Period. A loss to UNC would be a bigger collapse than North Carolina QB Marquise Williams throwing two interceptions in the end zone — on the same play in the same spot of the end zone — in a now unthinkable season-opening loss to South Carolina that will (no matter what) keep the Tar Heels from the CFP, too....

This is why coaches are paid millions upon millions of dollars. MORE: 15 highest-paid coaches | Hayes: Baylor stakes claim to king of Texas | Stadium photos This is why, when universities have the opportunity to secure a man who transcends the sport and the idea of coaching, does it really matter what it costs? “There’s not a better investment for Baylor,” says Baylor president Ken Starr, “than Art Briles....

SPLITS TO KNOW - Hanley Ramirez is 10-for-25 (.400) with three extra-base hits lifetime against Jordan Zimmermann. - Lucas Duda (2-for-16) and Curtis Granderson (1-for-12) are hitting just .107 against Aaron Harang. However, David Wright is 12-for-28 with five extra-base hits against the Phillies’ big righty. - Desmond Jennings (2-for-18), James Loney (6-for-33), and David DeJesus (1-for-14) are hitting a combined .138 against R.A. Dickey. Freddie Freeman (10-for-16, 4 doubles) and Chris Johnson (9-for-21, 4 doubles, HR) have both hit well against Mat Latos....

Matt Holliday, OF, Cardinals. Holliday is coming alive. He went 3-for-5 with three RBIs in a 7-1 win against the Braves. He finished 6-for-13 with five RBIs in the three-game series and pushed his average back up to .285. Eric Hosmer, 1B, Royals. Hosmer capped a fantastic series against the Padres by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs in an 8-0 win. Hosmer went 7-for-15 in the series and improved his average to ....

The identity of both Egg and Ice Cream were revealed after they each lost a “sing-off” to a fellow, anonymous contestant. Their identities were revealed to be Olympic skater Johnny Weir (Egg) and Professional Gamer Ninja (Ice Cream.) These guesses did not line up with fan predictions, which guessed Ice Cream was actor Freddie Highmore. Some fans were on the right track in guessing Egg’s identity after a clue led hinted that the contestant might be an athlete....

The juvenile female shark, measuring 2.7 meters long, was trapped in a gill net cast by fishermen off Auckland’s Orewa beach on Thursday, the Department of Conservation (DOC) told New Zealand public radio station RNZ. Clinton Duffy, technical advisor for the DOC marine species team, told RNZ the animal was likely 5 or 6 years old, and was a decade away from reaching maturity. He said the shark had net entanglement marks “all over it,” which likely explain how it died....

Visit a shoe store with a pair of well-worn sneakers and have the staff check the soles for your wear patterns. This, combined with your weight and height, will help determine the best shoe for you. Plan to spend at least $70, and replace every 100 miles. Begin by walking for 30 minutes, three times a week, if you’re starting from scratch. Then slowly integrate running into your workout until you’re running the full 30 minutes each time out....

The last time we saw the A’s, they were walking off the field in Kansas City, vanquished in 12 innings after blowing leads of 2-0, 7-3 and 8-7. That was the wild card game, which Oakland was playing because of a 22-33 record over the final two months of the season that turned what had been a six-game lead in the American League West into a finish 10 games behind the Angels....