Who’s Not: After starting the year on fire, Jeff Locke managed a 6.12 ERA in 57.1 second-half innings. His season ERA looks good at 3.52, but that was just because he was yanked from the rotation before he could completely ruin it. … Free agent pitcher A.J. Burnett says he will retire if he doesn’t come to an agreement with the Pirates. Considering Burnett had a 3.30 ERA with a 9....
Should anything change, we’ll have the latest updates on Smith-Schuster right here, so check back before kickoff. For the latest on other injured WRs, such as Julio Jones, DeAndre Hopkins, and T.Y. Hilton, check here; for more on Todd Gurley, click here. And if you’re looking for the Week 16 weather forecast, go here. Week 16 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker...
Bell’s return will likely occur soon, but when? We have the latest rumors about the situation. For more fantasy football coverage, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy. Week 9 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker Is Le’Veon Bell playing in Week 9? Recently, CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported that the Steelers executives thought that Bell could return to the team and re-sign with the squad ahead of Week 9....
Here’s what’s going on right now, with a lot of RBs dominating this week’s report. MORE FROM FANTASY ALARM: Draft Guide | Ultimate NFL Package Ryquell Armstead, Devine Ogizbo stock rising The release of Leonard Fournette has created shock waves through the fantasy world as many people had taken the much-maligned back in the third, and even second, round of their draft. Recovery from such a loss can be difficult, but if you understand the structure of the depth chart behind the starters, you can figure things out....
This week’s watch list tries to take that into account. We’ve targeted some matchups that we expect to be good, especially for QBs, TEs, and D/STs. We’ve also suggested some of the names at running back and wide receiver that may have been mostly ignored as the season wound down but could still be good pickups, like Kerryon Johnson and Breshad Perriman. But you’ll also find names below that are generally thought of as backups....
For updates on injured late-game RBs Elijah Mitchell, Darrell Henderson, and Melvin Gordon, go here; for more on banged-up pass-catchers George Kittle, Tyler Lockett, and Curtis Samuel, click here; for an update on Lamar Jackson, go here; for an update on Josh Jacobs, click here. For all the latest fantasy updates, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy (Links coming soon) WEEK 4 STANDARD RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker...
For more news throughout the week, follow us on Twitter @SN_Fantasy, and for daily fantasy football picks and advice, bookmark the SN Fantasy DFS page. Is A.J. Green playing in Week 13? After leaving the door open ajar for Green (hamstring) to return this week, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis pretty much shut it on Monday, at least according to Bengals’ beat writer Paul Dehner. He thinks Lewis calling Green’s situation “pretty cloudy” almost ensures that the star wideout won’t suit up this week....
As kickers go, the only perennially sure thing at this point is the Ravens’ Justin Tucker (aka Bad MotherTucker, Optimus Nine, or the GOAT-leg). While the Baltimore baddie has never finished an NFL season with the points crown, he has also never recorded under 128 points in his 10-year career, and he’s averaged 138.5 points over the past six seasons. His made field-goal percentage? A sizzling 91.1 percent. From under 50 yards, he’s at 95....
While some start-or-sit discussions get rushed with six teams playing on Thanksgiving, we’ll undoubtedly take having Tua Tagovailoa (vs. Texans in Week 12), Geno Smith (vs. Raiders), Tom Brady (@ Browns), and Trevor Lawrence (vs. Ravens) back in our QB rankings. All four QBs profile as startable options, with Tagovailoa and Smith being must-starts in juicy matchups. Injuries are the only thing that could cause problems this week, as Matthew Stafford (concussion), Justin Fields (left shoulder), and Kyler Murray (hamstring) will all need to be monitored....
As we’ll do every week this season with the help of our friends at Fantasy Alarm, let’s break down the top pickups and project how much of your FAAB budget you should bid on them. DOMINATE YOUR LEAGUE: Get the Fantasy Alarm NFL Season Pass! Week 14 Fantasy Football FAAB Advice: Waiver wire QB pickups, streamers Taysom Hill (NO). Hill is going to be a popular streaming option at quarterback this week....
Like millions of Chinese urban professionals, the trio is simply enjoying their newfound freedom of mobility. Before the 1980s nearly all Chinese made do with bicycles, but the country’s economic transition has unlocked a passion for autos. More than 2 million cars were sold in China last year–80 percent more than in 2002. And with the car boom, Chinese are discovering the joy of road trips. That’s turned out to be a blessing for local farmers like Liu Jinglong....
The shooting occurred shortly before 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday at a gas station located in a Walmart parking lot in Wallisville, Texas. Homicide detectives with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to calls of a shooting at the gas station and arrived to find one man suffering from gunshot injuries. In a video update shared Tuesday by Lt. Robert Minchew with the HCSO’s homicide unit, Minchew said the man had been shot in the leg....
Though no body has ever been found, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen ruled Wednesday that there was probable cause that Paul Flores killed Smart and his father Ruben Flores helped to hide her body. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Smart before she went missing and will stand trial on a murder charge for her suspected death. Ruben Flores will face an accomplice charge for his alleged assistance in burying her body, according to AP....
David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, were taken into custody on suspicion of reckless arson, El Dorado County authorities said. Though the pair have not been formally charged, they were jailed via Ramey warrants, which are issued prior to the filing of criminal charges. In the California penal code, reckless arson is a less severe charge than malicious arson. If the men do end up facing charges, the prosecution would only have to prove that their actions caused the blaze, not that they intentionally started it....
An article, co-authored by two of the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulators and published in the Lancet, backed holding off on booster doses for the general population. The co-authors argued that people having side effects from boosters could fuel vaccine hesitancy, that there wasn’t sufficient data to support widespread boosters and that more lives could be saved if those doses were used for initial vaccinations in lower and middle income countries....
“You know, in all fairness to so many of my U.K. friends, they kind of ran around the corner of the marathon and joined this in the last mile,” the infectious diseases expert said during a Thursday interview on the CBS News podcast The Takeout With Major Garrett. “I think that would be a good metaphor for it.” He added, “They really rushed through that approval.” Following approval from the U....
The FBI’s priority list documents, obtained by The Young Turks Thursday, lay out the Bureau’s 2018 fiscal year focal points in counterterrorism, cyber crime and counterintelligence. The 2018-19 “Threat Guidance” documents describe black identity extremists (BIEs) as those who “use force or violence in violation of criminal law in response to perceived racism and injustice in American society.” The files claimed some BIEs acted in hopes of “establishing a separate black homeland or autonomous black social institutions, communities or governing organizations within the USA....
The scam occurs when cybercriminals use skimming codes on payment-processing websites to steal credit card information and other personal identification, according a report by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). The hacking technique usually targets “third-party vendors,” the report notes. That is in line with the FBI’s statement that those most at risk of this type of hacking are small and medium-sized businesses, as well as any government agencies that accept credit card payments online....
This new product, called Semglee, is designed to help improve glycemic control in adults and young patients with type 1 diabetes and in adults with type 2 diabetes. It can serve as a substitute for the popular—but pricey—long-acting insulin, Lantus. The two are near copies in terms of their safety and effectiveness. The main difference is in the price. The cost of a month’s worth of supply of Semglee reportedly ranges from $150 to $190 without insurance....
