Month: August 2019

Patrick Reed is hoisting up another trophy at The Northern Trust. Reed, who also won the event in 2016, was victorious for the first time since winning the 2018 Masters Tournament. He moved into contention during the third round Saturday and carded 2-under 69 in the final day of play Sunday to edge out the rest of the field. Reed finished the weekend 16 under. It is his seventh PGA Tour victory and it officially…

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Kevin Harvick came away with the checkered flag Sunday at the Consumers Energy 400 after he chased down Joey Logano in the final laps. It was Harvick’s second win of 2019 while Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson placed second and third, respectively. Logano ultimately finished in 17th place after dealing with fuel issues, which forced him to make a late pit stop. Harvick might have edged out Logano on the Michigan track, but Logano maintains…

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Fantasy football features a wide array of owner types: Conservatives (“stick to the rankings”), rookie lovers (“zero-RB is the best draft strategy”), and risk-chasers (“cheat sheets are for losers”). It’s the latter group that will enjoy this list the most, but the conservatives might actually get the most out of it, as they can turn it into a de facto “do-not-draft” list. We try to predict sleepers and busts every year because of how important…

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In the world of PPR fantasy football leagues, it’s obvious how valuable receptions are. After all, they’re the ‘R’ in the format name! Every catch matters, and it has to be factored into rankings and cheat sheets. Whole tiers of sleepers and your draft strategy can shift simply by making each catch worth a point. Some of the players who receive the biggest boost in PPR formats are obvious. It didn’t take a genius to…

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Week 1 of the 2019 NFL preseason schedule gets underway Thursday, and one of the night’s highlights will be Chargers vs. Cardinals with the debut of No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray. Los Angeles is coming off a 13-3 season, but fell short to the Patriots in the AFC divisional round. The Chargers are led by Anthony Lynn, who is going into his third season with LA and faces the task of corralling running back…

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The 2019 NFC playoff field should look similar to the group the Rams navigated on their way to the Super Bowl last season. Five of the six teams are positioned to return to the postseason. Although there are reasons to like teams like Atlanta, Carolina, Minnesota, San Francisco and Seattle, there’s enough uncertainty with each to avoid a major playoff investment in any of them. That leads to Dallas, Green Bay and Chicago rounding out…

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Are the 2019 Mets a team of destiny? For anyone trying to make that case, Exhibit A would be the stunning events at Citi Field on Friday, when the Mets rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to shock the Nationals, 7-6. Trailing by three runs entering the bottom of the ninth, Todd Frazier launched a towering, three-run homer just inside the left-field foul pole off Nationals closer Sean Doolittle to tie the game.…

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WWE SummerSlam 2019 takes place on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. The lineup includes Brock Lesnar defending the Universal championship against Seth Rollins in a WrestleMania rematch along with Becky Lynch defending the “RAW” women’s championship against Natalya. So far, nine matches have been announced, but more will be added in the days to come. With the big event comes plenty of speculation. Sporting News is tracking some of…

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When it comes to making AFC playoff predictions ahead of a given NFL season, you start with the Patriots. New England has been to eight consecutive conference championship games, going 5-3 and going on to win the Super Bowl in three of the past five trips. Last season, the Chiefs became the Patriots’ sixth AFC title opponent in that stretch, joining the Ravens, Colts, Broncos, Steelers and Jaguars. Although there are few more teams vying…

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Golf’s postseason gets underway on Thursday with the Northern Trust Open, the first of three tournaments in the FedEx Cup playoffs. The top 125 players on the FedEx Cup points list are eligible to compete this weekend at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey. The tournament, which became part of the FedEx Cup playoffs in 2007, has traditionally been held either in New York or New Jersey. All but four of the…

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