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At least one or two times a year tennis fans get an early-round matchup of two heavyweights at a major tournament when very good players are unseeded, usually due to injuries. This is one advantage tennis has over the NFL or NBA, where early-round playoff matchups are often one-sided and of little consequence. That should not be the case in the NBA playoffs this season. Assuming the Oklahoma City Thunder make the playoffs, you could make a case for any Western Conference playoff team to advance to the NBA finals....

Some of the players below (Dansby Swanson, Didi Gregorius) don’t have to worry about starting jobs, while others might begin the year in a platoon or at Triple-A. That just creates more opportunities for value during your draft, though, so don’t be discouraged if your favorite breakout pick has a slow start. The baseball season is long, and all it takes is one injury or hot streak for an under-the-radar player to really take off....

Who’s Not: For the second year in a row, Lance Lynn got off to a fast start and then faded in the second half. His rotation spot is not safe with all the talented arms in St. Louis. At the very least, Joe Kelly is a threat to send Lynn to the pen. … Like all players suspended for PED usage, Jhonny Peralta faces questions about future performance. But if you like gambles, that should ensure he comes at a very discounted price this spring....

That means fantasy basketball season is right around the corner, and The Sporting News is here to help you prepare for your draft. If you’ve been locked in to fantasy football and slacking on your fantasy hoops research, we have you covered with top 200 player rankings, the top 20 players at each position and one sleeper for all 30 NBA teams heading into the new season. We also had 10 members of our TSN staff run through a draft for our company fantasy league, using the results as a Mock Draft template to give readers an idea of where players may be selected....

One of the reasons why so many gamers have been enjoying Elden Ring is due to how challenging and fun the bosses in the game are. Though players do not need to fight most of Elden Ring’s bosses to beat the game, many fans still want to defeat them. Mohg, Lord of Blood is one of the most beloved bosses in the game. He is a Demi-God that players can fight against in Mohgwyn Palace....

The previous trailer for the fan game highlighted the Devil May Cry-like combat and showed off Trunks’ ability to turn Super Saiyan. The newest Dragon Ball Demon Breaker trailer not only introduces Goku and Vegeta, but also shows off notable improvements from six months ago. The environment is more developed, and the character models appear more refined. The trailer also highlights three different ki-blast types, which will add to the combo-driven combat....

Super Mario Maker 2 released in June of 2019, meaning it took just over a year for this monumental goal to be reached. As the name implies, any player can design and create custom levels and upload them, allowing other players to go through and attempt to clear it. Over the last year there have been some truly impressive creations made within the game, but for each enjoyable map someone publishes there are countless less enjoyable levels, often called “Little Timmy” levels by fans since they appear to be designed by younger players....

Before we break down our picks and strategy, here are the most notable scoring rules for FanDuel contests: four-point passing TDs and half-point PPR. WEEK 15 DFS: Best values | Best stacks FanDuel Picks Week 15: NFL DFS lineup for GPP tournaments Sunday main slate, $60,000 budget QB Justin Herbert, Chargers vs. Titans ($8,300). Last week, we did not strike gold with Geno Smith, who struggled against a resilient Panthers’ defense....

The USA and England will kick off a Black Friday matchup at 2 p.m. EST, and you can lock in a $125 bonus when you sign up for the latest FanDuel World Cup promo. This offer gives all new players the chance to turn a $5 bet into a $125 bonus win or lose. New players who take advantage of the FanDuel World Cup promo ahead of England vs. USA game will have access to a Bet $5, Get $125 bonus offer....

Ali was exceptional, scoring three goals, as the Maldives’ side put in an impressive performance against their Bangladeshi opponents. He was also named Goal’s Player of the Week. Fasir opened the scoring for New Radiant with a penalty in the 19th minute before Abahani equalised. But Fasir came up with two goals to complete his hat-trick and put his side firmly in the driving seat. Also in the fray for the honour were Daniel Segovia of Bengaluru FC and Murat Yakshiyev of Altyn Asyr - both of whom were impressive in the games this past week....

It appears that fans at the AFC divisional playoff game at Mile High Stadium decided to sneak in some marijuana for a mid-game smoke. MORE: Playoff live blog | Neck exam will dictate Manning’s future | Turf monsters How do we treat this? Is it the "new cigarette?" Sure, Coloradans can smoke marijuana in public. But you can't do it at the stadium? While many may be quick to say "Dude, it's legal, don't worry about it," it takes more than just a week to get used to seeing people toking up at public sporting events....

The package in undoubtedly awesome, and something that neither Nintendo or LEGO have done thus far. The two companies must be very confident, as the item’s asking price is a whopping $229.99 USD. That’s nearly three times the price of an NES Classic. RELATED: LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System Revealed Many Nintendo fans agree on this sentiment, as they’ve taken to Twitter to complain about LEGO and Nintendo’s outrageously high price....

The loss didn’t affect Real Madrid’s position in the table. Solari’s men still top the group with 12 points. Another team from the group that qualified. Roma, also lost against Czech club Viktoria Plzen. Solari decided to rest Ramos, Kross, and Modric, who are regular starters for the Spanish giants. Madrid didn’t have anything to lose as they would have topped the group no matter what the result. The Argentine manager’s decision to drop the first team players came back to haunt him....

Episode 5 of Vh1 Couples Retreat kicked off with the cast gathering for a chat in the morning. Jess was missing after the previous night’s argument with Daniel. Everyone claimed they heard the couple arguing in their room. But when asked, Daniel denied it, saying they were just talking loud, but weren’t fighting. Claudia didn’t believe what he was saying, and decided it was time she stood up to him and called Daniel out....

As some may recall, the western release of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE was censored compared to the Japanese version. This included things like making certain costumes less revealing, changing the ages of young characters who were sexualized, changing dialogue, not releasing the Hot Springs scenario, and more. According to reports, these changes were made because of Nintendo, the game’s publisher, as opposed to the staff that developed it at Atlus....

RELATED: Fantastic Movie Prequels (& Ones That Aren’t Worth Your Time) However, prequels can be a fickle thing. Audiences must want to learn more about the world in which the story is told. Whether they’re generated in a quick turnaround to capitalize on success, or are the result of decades of fan loyalty, here are iconic movie and TV franchises that earned their right to delve into history. 10 The Mummy Though it received mixed reviews from critics at the time, The Mummy has come to be known as an icon of late 90s action-adventure movies....

You might be able to do this in a single-league format, if you’re lucky. But depending on your strategy, you’re more than likely going to end up with a part-time player somewhere if you resort to bargain hunting at the end of the draft. That was my situation in the NL-only draft I took part in last night. Because I spent big on getting some name players, and made sure I had two excellent catchers, I was stuck having to make it up elsewhere....

Here are nine players who should come at a bargain price but have the potential to return early-round value in the 2016-17 NBA season. MORE: Get the 2016-17 Fantasy Basketball Draft Guide! 2016 fantasy basketball sleepers 1. D’Angelo Russell, G, Lakers. First off, Byron Scott is an idiot and kept Russell on the bench for a good portion of the season because he is an overrated coach and was too focused on the Kobe Bryant retirement parade....