Month: July 2019

The Yankees are exploring their options. Click Here: Pandora Jewelry New York is “working all angles” ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, general manager Brian Cashman told the New York Post in a text message Monday. The Yankees reportedly want to add at least one starter this month and had been in “regular contact” with the Blue Jays about Marcus Stroman. But, Toronto sent Stroman to the Mets last weekend in exchange for two…

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July may be a time when most American sports take a break, but it also happens to be the month for the premier event of cycling. For the next three weeks, the best cyclists in the world will compete in the 106th Tour de France. The 23-day, 21-stage race spanning 3,480 kilometers (2,162 miles) will set forth from Brussels, Belgium, on July 6 and wrap up in Paris on July 28. This year marks the…

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In fantasy football, consistency is an underrated aspect of drafting, compiling rankings/projections, identifying sleepers and busts, and making weekly start ’em/sit ’em decisions. If you’ve been playing fantasy sports for any length of time, you know how frustrating it can be for a player to lead your team in scoring one week only to put up hardly anything the next. Quarterbacks tend to be more consistent than other positions, but even QBs can vary from…

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If you asked fantasy football owners if they’d rather have a running back who scores 25 points one week and five the next or one who scores 15 every week, the vast majority would choose the latter option. Consistency is what it’s all about in fantasy, and if you can somehow incorporate it into your preseason RB rankings, sleepers and busts, then it’s a valuable tool for your 2019 draft cheat sheet. Everyone’s familiar with…

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Who is the best high school football team in the country? It’s not easy to find the answer in 2019, even among the usual suspects. Forty percent of the schools on this list are from California, Florida and Texas. A lot of these schools will face each other this season. MORE: Top 40 college football players of 2019 We’ll find out who the best team in the country is, and Sporting News will check in…

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The Padres are reportedly pursuing Mets starter Noah Syndergaard, but the sides appear far away from completing a deal. San Diego’s offers for the 26-year-old right-hander have been “especially light,” according to a report from MLB Insider Jon Heyman. The Padres are “not optimistic” about landing Syndergaard and New York’s price tag for him is “too steep for their taste,” according to USA Today. Syndergaard has regressed in 2019 as he holds a 7-5 record…

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The 2019 Fortnite World Cup is here. Epic Games is handing out $30 million in total cash prizes for the weekend after already giving away $10 million during the World Cup qualifiers. Airwaks and RL Grime secured the first major bag of the weekend, winning Friday’s Pro-Am and the $1 million top prize that came with it. And Saturday’s Duos finals handed out $3 million to the champions aqua and Nyhrox. There’s another $15 million…

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Season 4 of “Last Chance U” is back. Netflix’s wildly popular look inside the world of junior college football will once again return to Independence, Kan., to focus on Independence Community College. The fourth season focuses on the Pirates’ 2018 campaign, but those hoping to watch ICC continue its upward trajectory under coach Jason Brown will come away disappointed: It was an unmitigated disaster on and off the football field, culminating with Brown’s resignation after…

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The “Madden NFL 20” release date is almost here and the popular video game series looks to take an extra step this season. There are plenty of new features (which you can read all about below) that should excite football fans. Perhaps the most interesting part is the QB1 mode in which you will be able to play at the college level. You can only choose from 10 teams, but it has been so long…

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As the Toronto Blue Jays geared up to play the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Eric Sogard was scratched from the lineup. He is heading to the team sitting just a few yards away. Toronto announced postgame that Sogard was traded to the Rays in exchange for two players to be named later. MORE: MLB trade deadline dates, predictions In 73 games for the Blue Jays this season, the 33-year-old is hitting .300 in 287…

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