It’s fun to draft young players and rookies in fantasy football, but reliable vets often provide the most value. Here are nine older guys to keep in mind. No napping allowed.
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Former NFL and California record-setting wide receiver Sean Dawkins has died at the age of 52.
After a standout collegiate career at Cal, Dawkins was selected by the Colts with the No. 16 pick in the first round of the 1993 NFL draft.
His death, which was announced by Colts owner Jim Irsay on social media late Thursday evening, was a shock to the NFL world.
“Rest in peace, Sean Dawkins,” Irsay posted on Thursday night. “I am shocked and saddened. My prayers and condolences to Sean’s family.”
Rest in peace, Sean Dawkins. I am shocked and saddened.
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Spieth knew better than to give a quote about Phil Mickelson and the Ryder Cup betting allegations after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Jordan Spieth fired off a bogey-free 63 on Thursday at the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship. He leads the field by one stroke, but that performance wasn’t enough to pull focus away from the golf bombshell of the week.
Despite holing out for an eagle on the par-5 16 and carding five more birdies, there were far more pressing subjects to discuss.
José Bautista, whose dramatic home run in Game 5 propelled Toronto to the 2015 ALCS, has signed a one-day deal to retire with the Blue Jays.
1. Netflix got a viral moment earlier this week when a scene from Untold: Johnny Football revealed that Johnny Manziel watched no film at all while with the Browns.
That was pretty much the only thing you learned in the show, and I’m not sure how many NFL fans actually thought Manziel studied film based on how he played.
The documentary had a lot to work with. Manziel revealed he had planned to party and spend as much of his money as possible before killing himself. He claimed the gun he used to take his life malfunctioned.
The show spent about 30 seconds on this entire subject.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tom Kim plays a shot on the tenth hole during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 10, 2023. | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Tom Kim did his best to avoid another muddy disaster at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He did so while keeping his ankle stable too.
During the opening round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, viewers may have noticed Tom Kim’s white pants and how he pulled them up to his calves.
“I didn’t want to get myself dirty,” Kim said when asked about his pants. “Just don’t like it.
ESPN’s Dianna Russini, who has emerged as one of the network’s top NFL reporters, is leaving the worldwide leader for The Athletic, according to a report from Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
Per Marchand, Russini will become The Athletic‘s top NFL insider, where she will write, appear on video platforms and work with podcasts covering the league at large.
Russini and ESPN were in active contract negotiations, as the network very much would have liked to have kept her onboard, Marchand reports.
The Cowboys running back steps into a bigger role and is still being undervalued in fantasy drafts. So are several other RBs. Meanwhile, Miles Sanders and others are overvalued.
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Ewing lapped the rest of the AIG Women’s Open field on Friday morning as she fired off a 66 to take a hefty lead.
The American golfer, Ally Ewing, is chasing her first LPGA major championship. Ewing has made the first two days of the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath look easy.
She fired off a 66 on Friday to best her Thursday 68 to sit at 10-under and hold a five-shot lead over Andrea Lee and Minami Katsu entering the weekend.
As many others struggled on Walton Heath, Ewing thrived.
Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don continues his draft rankings series with some wide receiver marks he doesn’t agree with. See if you agree.