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His words not only captured imaginations of readers, but also those of movie and television audiences. Several of his novels were adapted into successful films, including The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, and Horseman, Pass By (retitled as Hud). Meanwhile, his sprawling, Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Lonesome Dove served as the source material for a popular 1989 television miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall. Younger moviegoers are likely more familiar with Brokeback Mountain, for which he wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay with his longtime collaborator, Diana Ossana....

In the spirit of March Madness, Cleveland.com created a Cleveland Sports March Matchups bracket split into four regions that included the Browns, Indians, Cavaliers and Ohio State to see which player would take the title. In the final tally of Round 1 of the Browns bracket, the No. 16 seed troubled quarterback was voted to advance over No. 1 seed NFL legend Jim Brown. MORE: 16 Best NFL players from Ohio State | Agent: Number of teams interested in Manziel...

In a blog post on his website from May 21, 2019, the author made a deal with fans that he would finish The Winds of Winter, the latest novel in the series that inspired the blockbuster HBO show Game of Thrones, after seeing a welcoming ad from Air New Zealand. In the promo, the airline said it would fly Martin down to New Zealand for free to help inspire him to finish the novel....

The top of this year’s SS rankings is stacked and rivals any other position, but owner philosophy could really shake up how the top players go off the board. That’s true throughout the rankings, of course, and that’s why our tiers, which we call “True Tiers”, group players by type of production as opposed to overall production. If you already have an SB-heavy team, targeting Elvis Andrus or Amed Rosario over Jonathan Schoop or Lourdes Gurriel Jr....

It’s kind of a weird thing, when a fella says that to another fella, but it was said – and subsequently repeated in a few different forms – in the latest Fantasy Source Baseball Podcast (Download or subscribe on iTunes). And the weird thing is, if you listen, it makes sense in context. MORE FANTASY: Headley trade | Top 50 Prospects | Fantasy football QB draft decisions But there’s more to this show than “hot spurt” talk....

Injuries have limited the power-hitting catcher's fantasy appeal the past two seasons, but he might be a hidden value in 2014 fantasy baseball drafts at a thin position. That is, if he can play. Given the early reports from spring training, Ramos might be on the verge of a breakout season.MORE FANTASY: Catcher Podcast | Desmond's ADP value | New Faces, New Places | Join Fantasy Source Let's talk about Ramos' power....

MORE: Get FantasyAlarm.com’s Draft Guide | 30 sleepers However, thanks to a number of factors, namely injuries, Reddick failed to match – let alone build upon – his breakout campaign. He was limited to 837 plate appearances over the past two seasons, and when he was on the field, his power was diminished (24 homers). And since Reddick isn’t much of a batting average weapon (.245 for his career), the lack of home run production was a real drag for fantasy owners who waited patiently for him to turn things around....

Oh, we could've picked some of the kids from Minnesota's heralded farm system, like Miguel Sano, Byron Buxton or Alex Meyer, but there's a very real chance none of them reach the majors before September. We also could've picked one of last year's young sleepers, Aaron Hicks or Kyle Gibson, but they were both so bad, we have a tough time getting back on those bandwagons. Oswaldo Arcia has already been written about on this website, so that doesn't leave us with many options....

That's everybody's draft-day sleeper heading into 2014. The guy Tanaka is throwing to, however, might be the better value pick in 2014. Brian McCann signed a five-year, $85 million deal with the Yankees this offseason. That might seem like a lot for a 30 year old catcher, but New York knows what they are getting here.MORE FANTASY: 1B Preview | All-Sleeper team | Mock Draft | Join Fantasy Source...

Who’s Not: Zack Cozart is in a prime position, potentially batting behind Billy Hamilton and ahead of Joey Votto, yet has never replicated the power/speed combination he flashed in the minors. He’ll be relegated to NL-only and deep mixed leagues this season.MORE FANTASY SOURCE: White Sox | Podcast | Join Fantasy Source Who’s Hurt: Johnny Cueto made three trips to the DL last season. All three times had to do with a lat injury and while it’s nice it’s not his arm, it could suggest there’s something up with his mechanics....

While everyone is familiar with the big-name fantasy stars like Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Stephen Curry, what about the lesser-known players who can elevate your team’s ceiling if you strike gold in the later rounds? Following an offseason full of player movement and roster changes, there are always some under-the-radar moves that have a major impact on roles heading into the new season. There have also been a handful of injuries heading into the 2022-23 season that will have a trickle-down effect on depth charts....

Fantasy football owners should be used to such things by now, but it doesn’t make them any easier to deal with, especially when these players have prime-time games. Hilton plays on Thursday, but Sproles doesn’t play until Monday, which means fantasy owners are taking a risk if they leave him in their lineups. We say don’t take the risk. Here are more of our least favorite plays for Week 12....

We won’t waste too much of your time discussing the studs. After a Thursday Night Football tilt with the Texans, the Eagles (vs. Commanders in Week 10) have extra time to prepare for Taylor Heinicke and company. The Broncos (@ Titans) had a whole extra week to game-plan for Derrick Henry and a feeble Tennessee passing game — pretty exciting for a D/ST allowing the fewest fantasy points to QBs (9....

Before you can set your lineups, you need to know who’s in and who’s out. Here are the latest injury updates for QBs, WRs, and TEs. WEEK 9 RANKINGSQuarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Deshaun Watson injury update UPDATE: ESPN’s Adam Schefter has confirmed that Watson tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Texans fear Watson tore an ACL in practice on Thursday....

For the latest on banged-up QBs Jameis Winston and Sam Darnold, click here; for injury news on Derrick Henry, James Robinson, Rob Gronkowski, and T.Y. Hilton, go here; for updates on ailing RBs Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, David Montgomery, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, go here; for the latest on key pass-catchers Calvin Ridley, Julio Jones, Darren Waller, and more, click here. For all the latest fantasy news, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy....

Remember to check the dates on the ADP data you are following. Data from the beginning of draft season can be misleading and cause you to take someone too early or miss out on them. All ADP averages are taken from the NFFC comparing the period of 5/1/20 to 8/19/20 and 8/20/20 to 8/27/20. MORE FROM FANTASY ALARM: Draft Guide | Ultimate NFL Package DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2020 cheat sheet...

Week 16 WR Rankings (+ denotes injury)More rankings for Fantasy Source members : QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DEF 1. Calvin Johnson vs. NYG 2. Brandon Marshall at PHI 3. Josh Gordon at NYJ 4. DeSean Jackson vs. CHI 5. A.J. Green vs. MIN 6. Antonio Brown at GB 7. Dez Bryant at WAS 8. Pierre Garcon vs. DAL 9. Mike Wallace at BUF 10....

Jordan Matthews, WR, Eagles. There were several “rookie takeovers” Sunday, highlighted by Matthews’ huge breakout game against the Redskins. The 6-3, 212-pound rookie is an athletic freak and can do some serious damage in this Eagles offense if his role continues to grow. Matthews has WR2 potential, so grab him while you can. Alfred Blue, RB, Texans. Blue, a sixth-round rookie out of LSU, drew the start Sunday with Arian Foster (hamstring) inactive....