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Baseball

Banking on Mr. Smile: Is Francisco Lindor Really Worth $341 Million?

Francisco Lindor ordered chicken parmesan. Mets owner Steve Cohen ordered ravioli.  The two met for dinner just days before Opening Day, which also doubled as Lindor’s self-imposed deadline to negotiate…

1 year ago Justin Sweetwood

Soccer

Does Josef Martinez’s Repaired Knee Repair Atlanta United?

Josef Martinez is back as Atlanta United open against Orlando City. Ben Baer looks at the Five Stripes' bid to rebound from a down 2020 and other storylines out of…

1 year ago Ben Baer

Soccer

Are the Sounders Still the Sounders Without Jordan Morris?

MLS is set to start 2021 on Friday night with two Western Conference clashes, including a different version of the Seattle Sounders hosting Minnesota United. How much will they miss…

1 year ago Ben Baer

Golf

FRACAS Looks to Harbour Town: Our Model’s Winner, Value Picks and Fantasy Plays

A green jacket for Hideki Matsuyama. With the win, he jumps up seven spots in our FRACAS standings to 19th in the world. Other big gainers for the week are…

1 year ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads

Premier League

Only Mohamed Salah: The Numbers that Crown the Egyptian King

Mohamed Salah holds hero status in Liverpool, having helped them to their first top-flight English league title in 30 years. Should the Egyptian be considered as one of the all-time…

1 year ago Michael Reid

Soccer

This Week So Far: Neymar Steps Up

Our rolling football blog where we look underneath football’s gleaming exterior to try and work out why what happened, happened and why that other thing didn’t.

1 year ago Matt Furniss, Duncan Alexander

Soccer

Chasing Perfection: The Team Five Games Away From a Perfect Season

Juventus Women are just five games away from perfection: a 100% winning record.

1 year ago Andy Cooper

NFL

Will the Vikings Defense Return to Form in 2021?

Evolution or Revolution is a series that analyzes whether a team needs a few tweaks or a fundamental reboot. The 2021 season cannot play out much worse the last one…

1 year ago Ben Spratt

Soccer

How the Women’s Super League Hit the Ground Running and Never Stopped

Today marks 10 years since the first ever matches in the Women’s Super League were played. Every single kick, tackle and goal has been analysed, so here are the best…

1 year ago Matt Furniss, Jonny Cooper

NBA

Mamba Anniversary: A by-the-Numbers Celebration of Kobe’s Last Game

After Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s bizarre rendition of the national anthem, the 18,997 fans inside Staples Center were treated to something far more familiar. At the end of an illustrious…

1 year ago Tom Webber