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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xml:lang="en-US" > <title type="text">SB Nation</title> <subtitle type="text">Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.</subtitle> <updated>2025-11-07T19:19:32+00:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/rss/index.xml</id> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.sbnation.com/rss/index.xml" /> <icon>https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/200x200.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1</icon> <entry> <author> <name>Mark Schofield</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[F1 qualifying results: Who takes pole for the F1 Sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix?]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1089075/f1-qualifying-results-sau-paulo-grand-prix-sprint" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/1089075/f1-qualifying-results-mexico-city-grand-prix</id> <updated>2025-11-07T14:19:32-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T12:45:00-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="F1" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The 2025 Formula 1 season may be winding down. But the standings are heating up. Max Verstappen’s sweep of the United States Grand Prix at the end of October, where he won both the F1 Sprint race as well as the United States Grand Prix, brought the four-time Drivers’ Champion right into the thick of […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2244971123.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">The 2025 Formula 1 season may be winding down.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">But the standings are heating up.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Max Verstappen’s sweep of the United States Grand Prix at the end of October, where he won both the F1 Sprint race as well as the United States Grand Prix, brought the four-time Drivers’ Champion right into the thick of the 2025 title chase. But Lando Norris responded with a dominant performance at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and now leads his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri by a single point — 357 to 356 — with Verstappen just 36 points back, sitting on 321. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">And while McLaren already clinched a second consecutive Constructors’ Championship, the fight for second in the standings mirrors the battle for the Drivers’ Championship. At the moment Ferrari has a one-point lead over Mercedes — 356 to 355 — with Red Bull closing the gap thanks to Verstappen’s recent form. Right now Red Bull has 346 points on the year, just ten points behind Ferrari and nine behind the Silver Arrows. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">That means … every point counts. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">This weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix is the penultimate F1 Sprint weekend of the 2025 season, and shortly the field will set the starting grid for tomorrow’s F1 Sprint race, where eight points go to the winner. Lando Norris led the way in the one and only hour of practice earlier today, with Piastri just 0.023 seconds off his teammate’s pace. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">It was a tough session for Verstappen and Red Bull, as the four-time champion finished P17 and Yuki Tsunoda, who had an incident early in the session, finished in P20.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Still, anything can happen when the lap times count for real. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none"><strong>Update: </strong>Lando Norris has taken pole position for the F1 Sprint race at the São Paulo Grand Prix. Read on to see the entire grid, and how it unfolded at Interlagos. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">São Paulo Grand Prix provisional Sprint grid</h3> <p class="has-text-align-none">Here is the provisional starting order for the F1 Sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix, which will be filled in throughout the session.</p> <figure class="wp-block-vox-media-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Row</th><th>Position</th><th>Driver</th><th>Team</th><th>Position</th><th>Driver</th><th>Team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Row 1</td><td>1</td><td>Lando Norris</td><td>McLaren</td><td>2</td><td>Kimi Antonelli</td><td>Mercedes</td></tr><tr><td>Row 2</td><td>3</td><td>Oscar Piastri</td><td>McLaren</td><td>4</td><td>George Russell</td><td>Mercedes</td></tr><tr><td>Row 3</td><td>5</td><td>Fernando Alonso</td><td>Aston Martin</td><td>6</td><td>Max Verstappen</td><td>Red Bull</td></tr><tr><td>Row 4</td><td>7</td><td>Lance Stroll</td><td>Aston Martin</td><td>8</td><td>Charles Leclerc</td><td>Ferrari</td></tr><tr><td>Row 5</td><td>9</td><td>Isack Hadjar</td><td>VCARB</td><td>10</td><td>Nico Hülkenberg</td><td>Sauber</td></tr><tr><td>Row 6</td><td>11</td><td>Lewis Hamilton</td><td>Ferrario</td><td>12</td><td>Alexander Albon</td><td>Williams</td></tr><tr><td>Row 7</td><td>13</td><td>Pierre Gasly</td><td>Alpine</td><td>14</td><td>Gabriel Bortoleto</td><td>Sauber</td></tr><tr><td>Row 8</td><td>15</td><td>Oliver Bearman</td><td>Haas</td><td>16</td><td>Franco Colapinto</td><td>Alpine</td></tr><tr><td>Row 9</td><td>17</td><td>Liam Lawson</td><td>VCARB</td><td>18</td><td>Yuki Tsunoda</td><td>Red Bull</td></tr><tr><td>Row 10</td><td>19</td><td>Esteban Ocon</td><td>Haas</td><td>20</td><td>Carlos Sainz Jr.</td><td>Williams</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">São Paulo Grand Prix F1 Sprint qualifying</h3> <p class="has-text-align-none">Follow along here as qualifying for the F1 Sprint race at the São Paulo Grand Prix unfolds.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">SQ1</h4> <p class="has-text-align-none">12 minutes went on the clock, and the 20 cars had the mandatory C3 medium tires bolted on as the session began. Yuki Tsunoda was the first driver to roar out of his garage, followed shortly by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Norris set the early marker with a 1:10.311, only to be nipped by Piastri with a 1:10.286 as the McLarens threw down the gauntlet to open the session.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The first effort from Charles Leclerc came in at 1:10.762, nearly a half-second behind Piastri and only good for P7. He was shortly dropped to P8 thanks to teammate Lewis Hamilton, and then hometown hero Gabriel Bortoleto pumped in a strong lap of his own to drop Leclerc to P9.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Then it was over to Max Verstappen for his initial push lap. The Red Bull driver only used the C2 hard tires during the single hour of practice, which saw him down in P17 when the session came to a close. Verstappen went purple through Sector 1 on his initial attempt and came in at 1:10.107, putting him up in P1 for the moment.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Norris answered on his next push lap, as he went purple through both Sector 1 and Sector 2 with a thunderous effort, rocketing to the top of the timing sheet with a 1:09.702, putting him more than four-tenths of a second ahead of Verstappen, and more than three-tenths ahead of George Russell, who was now in P2.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Piastri’s second push lap was better than both Russell and Verstappen, but he could not catch Norris, and the Australian settled into P2 for the moment.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">With three minutes remaining in SQ3, the three drivers at risk of elimination were Alexander Albon, Esteban Ocon, Franco Colapinto, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Yuki Tsunoda.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Perhaps the biggest surprise at this point? Pierre Gasly, who was up in P5. The trip to São Paulo brought back some great memories for Alpine, as Gasly and Ocon delivered a stunning double-podium result at this race a year ago, helping Alpine finish sixth in the Constructors’ Championship.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Final runs then began, with Tsunoda’s last effort only good enough for P13. That shortly became P14 thanks to a lap from Oliver Bearman, who rocketed up to P4 on his final attempt.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Tsunoda’s situation got worse when Albon came across the line with an effort good enough for P6, and then a lap from Brotoleto dropped Tsunoda into the elimination zone, and he was knocked out.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">So too were Colapinto, Liam Lawson, Ocon, and Carlos Sainz Jr.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">At the sharp end of the grid, Norris led the way followed by Verstappen, Fernando Alonso, Piastri, Russell, Bearman, Isack Hadjar, Gasly, Bortoleto, and Hamilton rounding out the top ten. </p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">SQ2</h4> <p class="has-text-align-none">SQ2 came next, with ten minutes put on the clock and 15 drivers fighting for exactly ten spots. Hometown hero Bortoleto led the field out, followed by fellow rookie Bearman, Nico Hülkenberg, and Albon.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Hülkenberg’s time of 1:09.735 set the benchmark, but the Sauber veteran was quickly nipped by Alonso and Lance Stroll. Then it was Leclerc, whose first effort was good for P4.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The first lap from Hamilton, however, was only good for P5, which quickly became P6 thanks to Verstappen. But the Red Bull driver’s opening gambit was not the fastest from the field, as he slid into P3, and was dropped to P4 thanks to Hadjar’s opening salvo, as the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls driver jumped into P2.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">That became P3 when the first effort from Norris saw the McLaren driver slide into second behind Alonso. Norris stayed in P2 after Piastri’s first lap, as the Australian driver’s first push lap came in good enough for third.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">After the first set of push laps, here was the running order:</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Alonso<br>Norris<br>Piastri<br>Russell<br>Antonelli<br>Hadjar<br>Stroll<br>Verstappen<br>Leclerc<br>Hülkenberg<br>Hamilton<br>Albon<br>Gasly<br>Bearman<br>Bortoleto</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The clock struck two minutes, and the final push laps of SQ2 began. Hadjar was among the first to make their final runs, but a slip at Turn 10 impacted his lap, and he cut the beam with a 1:09.808, which kept him down in P6.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Verstappen’s final lap was only good enough for eighth, leaving the door open for a shocking elimination given some quick drivers that were still on the track, and behind him on the timing page.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Then came a bit of bad luck, as a spin from Leclerc brought out the yellow flag right in front of Hamilton, who had to ease off the throttle. With Hamilton down in P11, that meant he was out, along with Albon, Gasly, Bortoleto, and Bearman.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">But with SQ2 in the books, the ten drivers moving on could do so knowing the soft C4 tires were now available for the final segment of F1 Sprint qualifying.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Those ten drivers finished SQ2 as follows:</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Alonso<br>Norris<br>Russell<br>Piastri<br>Antonelli<br>Hadjar<br>Stroll<br>Verstappen<br>Leclerc<br>Hülkenberg</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">SQ3</h4> <p class="has-text-align-none">Could anyone catch Alonso?</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">That was not the question that faced the grid when Friday began, but it was the question that everyone faced as eight minutes were put on the clock for the final segment of F1 Sprint qualifying. The veteran posted the fastest time in SQ2, setting the stage for a dramatic conclusion to the session.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Mercedes pair of Russell and Antonelli were the first two to attack the circuit on the C4 soft tires, followed by Leclerc, and then the McLaren pair of Piastri and Norris.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Russell set the benchmark, but his time was quickly eclipsed by both Antonelli, and then Norris, who thundered across the line with a 1:09.271 with a lap that was good for P1. Of those five drivers that went early Norris led the way, followed by Antonelli, Russell, Piastri, and Leclerc.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The other five drivers — Hülkenberg, Alonso, Hadjar, Stroll, and Verstappen — remained in the garage.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">One of those drivers was celebrating a bit of an anniversary, as it was 15 years ago that Hülkenberg delivered a shocking performance to take pole position at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix. But his first lap on this day was only good for sixth, more than six-tenths off the time set by Norris.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Piastri then began his second push lap, having gone with a push-cool-push approach. But that lap was only good for third. Norris found a bit more time on his second push lap, improving to 1:09.243.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">As for Verstappen, who posted the fastest Sector 1 in SQ3? His final two sectors saw the time fall off, and he cut the beam down in P6.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">When the checkered flag flew it was Norris at the front of the field, ahead of Antonelli, Piastri, and Russell to set the first two rows.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“It was a little bit tougher than I would have liked,” said Norris to Jamie Chadwick trackside after the session. “We did the job we needed to do, which was to be fastest today.” </p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Mike Rutherford</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[10 must-watch men’s college basketball games for the opening weekend]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/1089072/10-must-watch-mens-college-basketball-games-for-the-opening-weekend" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1089072</id> <updated>2025-11-07T11:33:03-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T11:33:03-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Men's College Basketball" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Who says we have to wait for Feast Week for college hoops to really hit its stride. Opening weekend is loaded with games whose impact will still be felt five months from now. Let’s count down the 10 best you will want to watch this weekend. All times Eastern 10. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/imagn-27519984.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Who says we have to wait for Feast Week for college hoops to really hit its stride. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Opening weekend is loaded with games whose impact will still be felt five months from now. Let’s count down the 10 best you will want to watch this weekend.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none"><em>All times Eastern</em></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>10. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State</strong> (Sunday — 2 p.m./ESPN2)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Bucky McMillan experiment in College Station gets its first real test on Sunday when the 2-0 Aggies hit the road to take on Oklahoma State. The Aggies have averaged over 100 points in their season-opening blowouts of Northwestern State and Texas Southern, but Steve Lutz’s team obviously should provide more resistance. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">If the Cowboys have any hope of crashing the NCAA Tournament this season, this feels like a big early spot for them. Their non-conference schedule is extremely light, and this could very well be their only opportunity to notch a win over a team destined for March Madness.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>9. Vanderbilt at Central Florida </strong>(Saturday — 4 p.m./ESPN+)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The computers LOVE this Vanderbilt team, but the humans aren’t quite sold yet. The Commodores get an early chance to turn some heads with a true road win over a fellow power conference opponent.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The expectations are raised for Mark Byington’s second season in Nashville, and if the Commodores are going to be more than a middle-of-the-pack team in the SEC this year (not the worst thing in the world, by the way), they need to flex a little bit in games of this nature. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>8. Washington at Baylor </strong>(Sunday — 8:30 p.m./ESPN)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">There are some (including your faithful narrator) who believe that not enough attention or credit has been paid to the roster that Danny Sprinkle has put together at Washington for this season. Injuries to USC transfer Desmond Claude (who could be back on Sunday) and Lipscomb transfer Jacob Ognacevic (likely out a couple more months) have tempered expectations even further, but there’s still plenty of reason for Baylor to be concerned about an early home loss here. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">While the college basketball world has fawned over the early production of freshmen like Koa Peat, A.J. Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson, it has largely overlooked what 3-star international recruit Hannes Steinbach has done. Through two games, the 6’11 19-year-old from Germany is averaging 17.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Is he for real? We’ll have a better sense after we see him go up against Scott Drew’s frontcourt. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>7. Towson at No. 2 Houston</strong> (Saturday — 3 p.m./ESPN+)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">Roster retention at the mid-major level is a damn near impossible task these days, but longtime Towson head coach Pat Skerry was able to convince a host of players — including his two leading scorers — to return to the program after a 22-win season a year ago. Chief among those returnees is mid-major All-American Tyler Tejada, who would start for just about every power conference program in America. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Houston will be a double-digit favorite in this game for good reason, but they’ll get far more out of this one than the average first week buy game. Towson is talented and well-coached, and they’ll be heard from at some point this season. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>6. Georgetown at Maryland</strong> (Friday — 6 p.m./FS1)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">Georgetown finishing in the top four of the Big East went from a hot take to an almost overly trendy prediction after the Hoyas knocked off Kentucky on their home floor in exhibition play last week. Ed Cooley’s squad can make his believers look awfully smart with a Friday night win over a Maryland squad that is currently favored to win by 7.5 points. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Buzz Williams certainly knows how to win a rock fight, and this game has all the makings of being just that. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Side note: These two teams have played 65 times over the years, but not once since 2016, which feels wrong. Thankfully, this is the first of a four-game series between the storied programs. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>5. Indiana vs. Marquette </strong>(Sunday —1 p.m./ESPN)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The United Center in Chicago will be the site of the first major test of the Darian DeVries era at Indiana. The Hoosiers rolled past Alabama A&M in DeVries debut, with the head coach’s son, Tucker, canning four threes and scoring 18 points. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Marquette got two games under its belt before gearing up for the Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational. The Golden Eagles had little trouble with Albany on opening night and then hung 100 in an 18-point win over Southern two days later. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">These games matter every bit in the metrics and on the team sheets as the games played in February and early March do. For two teams that many people believe could be destined for the NCAA Tournament bubble, a seemingly meaningless first week game played on a neutral court could wind up being the difference between dancing and staying home come tournament time. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4. Oklahoma at No. 21 Gonzaga</strong> (Saturday — 10:30 p.m./ESPN2)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">You can’t consider yourself a true college basketball sicko if you aren’t staying up past midnight to watch The Kennel rock for a “Bad Boy Mowers Series” game on the first Saturday of the season. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">No one is quite sure what to make of this year’s Gonzaga team. They don’t <em>seem</em> like a top tier national title contender, but we’ve all been wrong about that in the past. They also don’t <em>seem </em>like a team that would flirt with missing the NCAA Tournament, but we’ve also been wrong about that in the past. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Oklahoma at home will be a nice early litmus test for a team that will also face Creighton, Arizona State, Alabama, Kentucky and Maryland all within the next 28 days. After that, it’s safe to assume we’ll have a much better idea of what Mark Few is working with. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3. No. 14 Arkansas at No. 22 Michigan State </strong>(Saturday — 7 p.m./Fox)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The first of three top 25 versus top 25 matchups should be off-the-charts fun. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">There will be athletes all over the floor in this one. The Hogs are loaded with next-level talent in the form of Trevon Brazile, Nick Pringle, DJ Wagner, Darius Acuff and Karter Knox (who missed the season-opener and might not play in this one). Michigan State counters with arguably the best athlete and likely the best dunker in the sport in Coen Carr. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Acuff looks like the next great John Calipari freshman point guard, but it will be extremely interesting to see what he does against a proven commodity in Spartan floor general Jeremy Fears Jr. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Michigan State has a history of slow starts under Tom Izzo, so it would be wise not to overreact if the Hogs leave East Lansing with a big early season win. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2. No. 19 Kansas at No. 25 North Carolina </strong>(Friday — 7 p.m./ESPN)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">It doesn’t get much better than this on the first Friday of the season, and it’s even better with the game being played on campus and not in a sleepy neutral court setting. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The story of the first week of this season has been the out-of-this world production of <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/1088790/college-basketballs-year-of-the-freshman-has-arrived-for-mens-2025-26-season">the sport’s superstar freshmen</a>. All eyes in this one will be on Kansas’ Darryn Peterson and Carolina’s Caleb Wilson, who both put up eye-popping numbers in their collegiate debuts. The inside matchup between KU’s Flory Bidunga and UNC’s frontcourt duo of Henri Veesar and Jarin Stevenson will also be fascinating to watch. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">This is very clearly a prove-it season for UNC head coach Hubert Davis, and hurdle No. 1 is taking care of the Jayhawks in front of a home crowd at the Dean Dome that is desperate for some early season proof that the five months ahead could be special. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1. No. 15 Alabama at No. 5 St. John’s </strong>(Saturday — Noon, ESPN)</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The season’s first top 15 showdown is going to be a doozy. You’ve got one of the best defensive coaches in the history of the sport going up against the head coach who has become most synonymous with explosive offenses. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Expectations couldn’t be higher for St. John’s, which put together a roster in the offseason that certainly appears to be capable of challenging for a national title. There are more questions surrounding Alabama, but the Crimson Tide do have one of the most explosive scorers in the sport in Labaron Philon, a player capable of almost single-handedly winning games of this magnitude. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Garden feels like a proper venue for a showdown like this, even just five days into a season. </p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Nick Simon</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Jayden Daniels’ elbow injury means for fantasy football]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088429/jayden-daniels-injury-elbow-fantasy-football-return-timeline-replacement-waiver-wire-commanders-qb" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1088429</id> <updated>2025-11-07T09:30:37-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T09:30:27-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Quarterbacks" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Waiver Wire" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="NFL" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Nov 7 update: Ian Rapoport is reporting that Daniels got positive news from his MRI and medical opinions. His dislocated elbow does not include any ligament damage and he won’t need surgery. The injury is not as serious as originally anticipated, and the Commanders will not immediately place him on injured reserve. NFL Network’s Ian […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2244706821.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none"><strong>Nov 7 update</strong>: Ian Rapoport is reporting that <a href="https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1986800828301086941?s=46">Daniels got positive news</a> from his MRI and medical opinions. His dislocated elbow does not include any ligament damage and he won’t need surgery. The injury is not as serious as originally anticipated, and the Commanders will not immediately place him on injured reserve.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-text-align-none">NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport <a href="https://www.nfl.com/videos/rapoport-jayden-daniels-suffered-dislocated-elbow-will-miss-several-weeks-gmfb">reported</a> on Monday that Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has suffered a dislocated left elbow and will be sidelined for several weeks. The QB will get an MRI on Tuesday and while he will miss time, there is still a chance that he can return before the end of the season, Rapoport pointed out that Chargers linebacker Khalil Mack suffered a similar injury earlier in the season and ended up missing roughly five weeks.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Daniels sustained the gruesome injury in the fourth quarter of their ugly 38-14 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday night and that has led to head coach Dan Quinn taking <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/11/03/jayden-daniels-injury-dan-quinn/">criticism</a> for leaving the QB in during the tail end of a blowout. The 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year had already been battered by injuries through the first half of the his sophomore campaign, already missing three games due to a knee sprain and a hamstring injury prior to Sunday’s loss.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Commanders have been bitten hard by the injury bug this year with veteran running back Austin Ekeler tearing his Achilles in Week 2 and wide receiver Terry McLaurin missing a chunk of time battling a quad injury. With the team currently on a four-game losing streak and Daniels potentially going on IR, a return to the playoffs seems highly unlikely at this point.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Fantasy Football Impact</h4> <p class="has-text-align-none">Daniels was the No. 3 quarterback in <a href="https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/adp/qb.php">average draft position</a> heading into the season but given his injury situation this year, managers should be used to not having him in their lineups by now. Veteran backup Marcus Mariota will once again take over in his absence and he should be readily available for those that are interested with a rostership of 6.6%. But he hasn’t been very impactful on the fantasy front, averaging just 16.9 fantasy points in the three games that he’s started this season. Options like Sam Darnold, Aaron Rodgers, and Joe Flacco should still be available on the waiver wire for those pressed for options in Daniels’ absence.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Daniels’ injury doesn’t portend good news for Commanders’ skill position weapons like Bill Croskey-Merritt, Deebo Samuel, or Zach Ertz, so managers need to think hard about deploying them in their lineups moving forward. However, a guy who has oddly benefitted from the QB’s absence is backup running back Jeremy McNichols, who has seen increased <a href="https://www.footballguys.com/stats/snap-counts/teams?team=WAS&year=2025&type=snap-counts">snap rates</a> in all three games Mariota has started this season. That’s not to see that you should immediately go out and add McNichols to your roster, but just keep that factoid in the back of your head.</p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Mark Schofield</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[What does the 2026 F1 driver lineup look like after Alpine’s Franco Colapinto decision?]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1089064/2026-f1-lineup-colapinto-alpine-red-bull" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/1089064/what-does-the-2026-f1-driver-lineup-look-like</id> <updated>2025-11-07T09:06:00-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T09:06:00-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="F1" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The 2026 Formula 1 grid is nearly complete. On Friday ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Alpine confirmed that Franco Colapinto will be back with the team for next season. So let’s take stock of how the 2026 driver lineup looks ahead of the 2025 season. McLaren Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2245371041.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p>The 2026 Formula 1 grid is nearly complete.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">On Friday ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Alpine confirmed that Franco Colapinto will be back with the team for next season. </p> <p>So let’s take stock of how the 2026 driver lineup looks ahead of the 2025 season.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="Zovfwr">McLaren</h3> <p>Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are signed for McLaren for the 2026 season. Norris signed a new “multi-year” deal with the team ahead of the 2024 season, which will keep him in Woking through 2027. As for Piastri, he signed a “multi-year” extension with McLaren during his 2023 rookie season, which will see 2026 as the final year of his deal.</p> <p>Ahead of the Australian Grand Prix McLaren <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/2025/3/11/24383521/oscar-piastri-mclaren-f1-contract">announced</a> a “multi-year” extension for Piastri, that will keep him in Woking beyond the 2026 season.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="hI5fTu">Ferrari</h3> <p>Ferrari’s driver pairing is set for the 2026 campaign. Charles Leclerc put pen to paper on a new contract in January of 2024 that will keep him with Ferrari for “several” seasons. As for Lewis Hamilton, the contract he signed with Ferrari is reportedly for two years, with an option for a third. That means he will be in place for at least 2025 and 2026.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="F2kJNn">Aston Martin</h3> <p>Both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are signed through the 2026 season. Alonso signed a contract extension in April of 2024 to remain with the team through at least 2026, while Stroll announced a new deal with the team last summer that will keep him with the team for “2025 and beyond.”</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="HYgGEq">Haas</h3> <p>Haas is one of the F1 teams with a completely new driver lineup for the 2025 season. Esteban Ocon joins the team after driving for Alpine the past few seasons, while Oliver Bearman is one of the rookies joining the grid for the 2025 campaign.</p> <p>Both drivers are on a deal with Haas that runs through the 2026 F1 season.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="n0hQUA">Williams</h3> <p>When Hamilton decided to leave for Ferrari starting in 2025 — and Leclerc having already redone his deal with the Scuderia — it made Carlos Sainz Jr. the biggest free agent on the driver transfer market.</p> <p>Speculation followed Sainz from track to track, but ultimately Sainz cast his lot with James Vowles and Williams on a multi-year deal with “options to extend” beyond the 2026 season.</p> <p>That is also the last year of the deal his new teammate, Alexander Albon, signed in the spring of 2024.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="5K26B9">Audi</h3> <p>Lost in the news over Cadillac joining the grid for the 2026 season is the fact that the American team will not be the only “new” team on the grid. The 2025 season marks the final campaign for Sauber, ahead of Audi taking over that operation as a works team in 2026.</p> <p>But ahead of the 2025 season, Audi lined up their driver pairing on long-term deals. Nico Hülkenberg was confirmed as Audi’s first F1 driver ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix and is signed with the team through 2026. As is incoming rookie, and 2024 F2 Drivers’ Champion, Gabriel Bortoleto.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Cadillac</h3> <p class="has-text-align-none">Formula 1’s newest team will debut with a pair of drivers who are anything but new to the grid.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Earlier this season Cadillac announced that veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez will be their two drivers when next season begins. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Alpine</h3> <p class="has-text-align-none">As many expected, Alpine confirmed earlier this season that veteran Pierre Gasly will be back with the team, having signed a “multi-year extension” that will keep him in Enstone through 2028.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">However, the second seat was a matter of debate.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">That is, until today, when Alpine confirmed that Franco Colapinto will be back for 2026. Colapinto has not scored a point yet with Alpine, but the team is betting on the future, starting with their challenger for the 2026 season. Alpine’s last major upgrade to the A525 came at the Spanish Grand Prix, and the am has since then completely turned the page to 2026.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Now their driver pairing is set as well.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Mercedes</h3> <p class="has-text-align-none">Mercedes began the year with both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli on expiring contracts, with Russell on the final year of his current deal and the rookie Antonelli on a one-year contract. As the season lingered without any news on the contractual front — and rumors persisted regarding Team Principal Toto Wolff pursuing Max Verstappen — whether this would remain their driver lineup into 2026 remained a matter of debate.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">But the team put that to rest ahead of the United States Grand Prix, signing the two for next season. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="w1VJZD">Red Bull</h3> <p>Here is where the remaining intrigue begins.</p> <p>Max Verstappen signed a long-term deal with Red Bull back in the 2022 season that can keep him with the team through 2028. Despite lingering rumors of a potential move to Mercedes, the Silver Arrows have retained George Russell and Kimi Antonelli for next season, and Verstappen will be back next year. </p> <p>As for who his teammate will be, Red Bull believed they put that matter to rest with a new deal for Sergio Pérez last summer, but as the results failed to follow, they moved in a different direction for 2025. The team parted ways with Pérez and signed Liam Lawson to a one-year deal for this season.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">But then Lawson struggled, and the team promoted Yuki Tsunoda to Red Bull and dropped Lawson to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. </p> <p>Whether Tsunoda has done enough to keep that seat for next season, or the team turns to rookie Isack Hadjar who has shined this year at VCARB, remains to be seen. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="ODs4Hv">Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team</h3> <p>Now we turn to Red Bull’s sister team.</p> <p>VCARB began this year with a pairing of Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar, with Hadjar making the leap from F2 and Tsunoda being passed over for the spot at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen.</p> <p>But as Liam Lawson struggled to open the year, he was dropped to VCARB, and Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull. </p> <p>There is every expectation in the paddock that Hadjar will earn a promotion to Red Bull for next season. Whether that means that VCARB will have Tsunoda and Lawson for next year — or rising star Arvid Lindblad will take one of those spots — is an open question. </p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Mark Schofield</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Franco Colapinto is returning with Alpine F1 for 2026 in a bet on the future]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1089053/franco-colapinto-is-returning-with-alpine-f1-for-2026-in-a-bet-on-the-future" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1089053</id> <updated>2025-11-07T08:45:57-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T08:43:32-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="F1" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Alpine confirmed today that Franco Colapinto will be back in the car to begin the 2026 Formula 1 season, ending months of speculation over his future on the grid. The team announced the move on November 7, 2025 — with 7/11/25 adding up to 43, Colapinto’s racing number — and the team also announced the […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2245346804.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Alpine confirmed today that Franco Colapinto will be back in the car to begin the 2026 Formula 1 season, ending months of speculation over his future on the grid.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The team announced the move on November 7, 2025 — with 7/11/25 adding up to 43, Colapinto’s racing number — and the team also announced the news at 10:43 a.m. local time in Brazil, a nod to Colapinto’s 43 and Pierre Gasly’s 10. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">However, some might be wondering: Why?</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The answer lies not in Alpine’s past, but in the team’s future.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Both Alpine and the young driver have struggled this season. Colapinto was signed as a reserve driver after a turn with Williams last season, when he stepped into the seat after the team parted ways with American driver Logan Sargeant. After a strong start, where he scored points in two of his first four races, Colapinto faded down the stretch. With Williams signing Carlos Sainz Jr., he was given a chance ot move to Alpine.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Colapinto was then promoted to the seat alongside Pierre Gasly as Jack Doohan struggled to open the 2025 campaign, making his Alpine debut at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in May. But following their surprising sixth-place finish in the Constructors’ Championship last season, buoyed by a double podium from Gasly and Esteban Ocon at the São Paulo Grand Prix, where the grid is this week, Alpine is mired at the back of the grid with just 20 points, 40 points behind ninth-place Sauber. Colapinto has struggled as well, with his best finish, a P11, coming at the Dutch Grand Prix. He has yet to score a single point with Alpine.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Why not make a move for a replacement?</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The reason? The belief at Alpine that better days are ahead, and that Colapinto will thrive when 2026 arrives.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Within the team, there is hope for the team’s future.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">It starts with the engine. Alpine is winding down its internal power unit program, with the team set to become a Mercedes customer team for 2026. That could give the team a higher-performing power unit, as the Renault <a target="_blank" href="https://www.grandprix.com/news/alpine-admits-renault-engine-still-a-weakness.html" rel="noreferrer noopener">engines have lagged behind the competition</a> in recent seasons. There is a belief in the paddock that Mercedes will be ahead of the game when the new regulations arrive next season, which could see Alpine benefit as well.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">That is just one of the reasons that Alpine quickly turned the page from 2025, putting all their eggs in the 2026 basket when the new regulations and new power units arrive. Gasly discussed this with the media, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1085684/pierre-gasly-alpine-f1-usgp" rel="noreferrer noopener">including </a><em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1085684/pierre-gasly-alpine-f1-usgp" rel="noreferrer noopener">SB Nation</a></em>, at the United States Grand Prix last month. “I have high expectations for the team; they know it,” said Gasly. “I think I’m very optimistic for the right reasons. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“The people we have. A lot of belief in all the changes we are making. It’s quite a big change for us also, switching power-unit manufacturer. All the processes we are changing, the people that we have at the factory, the new people coming in, there’s just something that seems to come together.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“We haven’t worked around these things which degraded the performance. So I think we figured out the package. We know what’s limiting. We know what we would like to change, but it’s not worth doing it this year,” added Gasly.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mistakes-renault-made-10-years-ago-have-doomed-alpine/" rel="noreferrer noopener">Speaking with </a><em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mistakes-renault-made-10-years-ago-have-doomed-alpine/" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Race</a></em> ahead of this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix, Alpine Executive Director Flavio Briatore put the focus on 2026 in simple terms.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“We don’t have the capacity to develop the 2025 car and a 2026 car,” said Briatore. The team brought its last major upgrade package to the Spanish Grand Prix in June, and Briatore posited that further upgrades might have seen the team only climb a spot or two in the standings.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Instead, Alpine is betting on 2026, a strong start, and getting ahead of the field when the new regulations arrive and a new season begins. It is a recipe the sport has seen before, when Honda went from ninth in the 2008 standings, to Constructors’ champions the following year under the Brawn banner.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“That was our belief when we made the decision, but it was a bit of an underestimation because everybody has done a better job than us,” added Briatore.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“In the beginning our car was P6/P5. After that, everybody improved the car a lot, and we are not where we expected. So that is why we took the risk to put all the effort into the 2026 car.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Then there is Gasly himself. Alpine announced a multi-year extension with the veteran driver through the 2028 season, and it is not hard to see why the Enstone-based operation made that decision. Even with the struggles this season, and the underperformance from the A525, Gasly has dragged that car to 20 points on the year, sometimes barging into Q3 on a day where the A525 might still be one of the slowest cars on the grid. Gasly has managed to extract every bit of performance out of Alpine’s challenger, and the extension makes him a foundation of their future and potentially brighter days.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">But the team needs to get more out of the seat alongside Gasly to make it work.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The belief at Alpine is that Colapinto’s form will improve with a better car, and perhaps match what we saw from him when he stunned the grid upon his arrival with Williams midway through the 2024 campaign. Even during the summer, when Briatore was questioning Alpine’s decision to promote him to the grid, the longtime F1 figure conceded that the A525 was a difficult challenger to handle.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">In Friday’s announcement, Briatore pointed to that element of the team’s season.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“I’ve been following Franco’s progress throughout his time in Formula One and I have always believed that he has the right attributes and potential to be a top driver who can grow with the team. Our decision to continue together for 2026 is a clear indication of our commitment and strong support for Franco as he develops as a race driver,” said Briatore. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“It has been a tough year for the whole team, and it hasn’t been the easiest scenario to perform in, however both Franco and Pierre have done their best to help put the team in the best possible position for next season. With the line-up of Pierre and Franco, we have a good blend of experience, speed and talent that will help drive the team forward and hopefully give our fans something to cheer and shout about next season.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">However, a more consistent challenger may help Colapinto deliver the best version of himself next season.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">If that transpires, Alpine’s bet on the future may just pay off.</p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>James Dator</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rico Dowdle turned his sexy thrusting fine into something amazing]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1089052/rico-dowdle-turned-his-hingle-mccringleberry-fine-into-something-amazing" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1089052</id> <updated>2025-11-07T09:07:26-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T08:25:38-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="NFL" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[It’s one thing to flag Rico Dowdle for only doing two pumps of a Hingle McCringleberry, but now the NFL has fined the Panthers running back. Dowdle celebrated his second touchdown against the Packers on Sunday with an ode to the classic Key & Peele sketch, getting flagged for two pumps when it really should […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <p class="has-text-align-none">It’s one thing to flag Rico Dowdle for only doing two pumps of a Hingle McCringleberry, but now the NFL has fined the Panthers running back.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Dowdle celebrated his second touchdown against the Packers on Sunday with an ode to the classic <em>Key & Peele</em> sketch, getting flagged for two pumps when it really should have been three before a flag was ever thrown. </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="bluesky-embed" data-bluesky-uri="at://did:plc:p5j4vwyzfszgxitowipeb32v/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ocs4u5ek2j" data-bluesky-cid="bafyreieczle56axvprgjsnzsosxnkvnl2es2odgunj73bk3yzc4pq3a4n4"><p lang="en">Rico Dowdle: /stops at two pumps/gets flagged anyway(the Panthers missed the ensuing extra point)</p>— <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p5j4vwyzfszgxitowipeb32v?ref_src=embed">Christian D'Andrea (@trainisland.bsky.social)</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p5j4vwyzfszgxitowipeb32v/post/3m4ocs4u5ek2j?ref_src=embed">2025-11-02T20:10:20.658Z</a></blockquote></div></figure> <p class="has-text-align-none">It led to the Panthers having fun with it on social media, Coach Dave Canales weighing in, and even Keegan Michael Key himself saying that the NFL was wrong for tossing the flag after two pumps. It was all in good fun, but the NFL wasn’t laughing — fining Dowdle $14,491 for the celebration, which the league said was an “obscene gesture.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">While the money is only a tiny drop in the bucket, Dowdle turned the situation into a chance to do good. After initially teasing that he was going to start a Go Fund Me to pay the fine, he really did start a fundraiser — but to give money to children being adopted and foster care in North Carolina through the charity “Children’s Home Society of North Carolina.” <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/t3fc4t-support-childrens-home-society-of-nc">Dowdle said in his fundraiser: </a></p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p class="has-text-align-none">“After much thought I’ve launched a GoFundMe for my fines. Key said I got three pumps but I guess the NFL disagrees</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Actually, 100% of what is raised through this fundraiser will be sent to Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. Children’s Home Society promotes the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family. They specialize in education and prevention programs, family preservation, and adoption and foster care.“</p></blockquote> <p class="has-text-align-none">One heck of a way to turn the silliest fine of the NFL season into an incredible chance to do good. Still, everyone knows you get two pumps for free.</p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Ricky O'Donnell</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[7 Ja Morant trade suitors, ranked by likelihood to land Grizzlies star if he hits market]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/1089020/ja-morant-trade-suitors-teams-ranked-wizards-kings-rumors" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1089020</id> <updated>2025-11-07T14:05:00-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-07T08:00:00-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="NBA" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Ja Morant’s attitude is becoming a problem for the Memphis Grizzlies once again, and this time there’s more trade speculation around the star point guard than ever before. The Grizzlies suspended Morant for one game last week after he reportedly beefed with coaches following a listless performance in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2244889195.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none"><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/1088598/ja-morant-grizzlies-coach-subs-video-quote-future-nba">Ja Morant’s attitude is becoming a problem</a> for the Memphis Grizzlies once again, and this time there’s more trade speculation around the star point guard than ever before. The Grizzlies suspended Morant for one game last week after he reportedly beefed with coaches following a listless performance in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Morant’s recent media sessions have been even less unenthusiastic, and he’s on the record saying <a href="https://x.com/Matt_Infield/status/1985565744004735398">he has no joy</a> playing basketball in Memphis right now.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Grizzlies lead executive Zach Kleiman <a href="https://x.com/DrewHill_DM/status/1892283916310237689">emphatically denied any interest in trading Morant</a> following last year’s trade deadline, but the Grizzlies have essentially collapsed since he gave that quote. It’s hard to imagine there can be a sustainable relationship between the player and team going forward without a radical transformation. While the Grizzlies pile up losses this season amid a myriad of injuries, Morant’s production and efficiency have both suffered.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">This feels like a classic case of a player who needs a chance of scenery. Here’s seven teams that should be interested if the Grizzlies are willing to play ball. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">7. Houston Rockets</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">I don’t think the Rockets are a great fit for Morant, but their dire need for a skilled ball handler and potentially short timeline with this version of Kevin Durant means they at least deserve a mention. The Rockets have put up fantastic offensive efficiency numbers so far without a dependable point guard on the roster, but the schedule has been soft, and it’s hard to imagine them surviving the Western Conference gauntlet without one. Houston has plenty of future draft picks to spare, and it’s possible the price on Morant gets low enough that he’s worth the risk. Ime Udoka’s culture of accountability could be just what Morant needs, and on Houston he would be one of the guys instead of The Guy. I’m still not really buying it. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Rockets are a very low-volume three-point shooting team — No. 29 in three-point rate entering Friday — and Morant is a very low-volume three-point shooting point guard. While his ball handling against pressure would be welcome, Morant is also not a good defender and would compromise what’s shaping up to be an elite unit. I’m intrigued by how Morant could improve Houston’s pace as the <a href="https://stats.inpredictable.com/nba/ssnTeamPoss.php?season=2025&po=0&frdt=2025-10-21&todt=2025-11-05&view=off&sort=aotop&order=DESC">Rockets currently sit with the third-slowest offense in basketball</a>, but it feels like the team doesn’t need to swing this big to fix their ball handling issues. </p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">6. Phoenix Suns</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The elephant in the room with any potential Suns deal is that they have already traded all of their future first-round picks through 2032. There’s not much on Phoenix’s roster that would interest Memphis outside of Khaman Maluach, and the Suns likely wouldn’t be willing to include him in a deal. It still feels like the Suns are worth including on this list just because a) they’ve always been hyper-aggressive in hunting star talent under Mat Ishbia, b) they could really use an upside swing with youth, c) this roster still needs a point guard unless they want to go full-time Point Book. If Memphis really gets desperate to move off Morant, maybe there’s a small chance the Suns can land him in a multi-team deal. I could see Phoenix being interested, but this landing spot still feels highly unlikely.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5. Toronto Raptors</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Raptors have been solid so far despite getting absolutely nothing from their highly-paid starting point guard. Immanuel Quickley is struggling so far in a prove-it year coming off an injury-shortened season, and it’s easy to imagine Toronto searching for creative solutions if he fails to get it going soon. The Raptors’ offense never gets to the rim — No. 29 in rim frequency at time of publish — and they take a ton of mid-range shots, which makes sense for a team led by Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes. Morant would add rim pressure, and he’d give this roster a level of playmaking it doesn’t currently have. Toronto ideally needs some pull-up three-point shooting out of its point guard that Morant doesn’t provide, and despite his passing excellence, I worry he’d clash with Ingram and Barnes for shot attempts without dependable spacing around him. I don’t love the fit here, but there’s an opportunity in the East this year, and the Raptors have a hole at lead guard. A deal built around R.J. Barrett and Grady Dick is at least something to think about.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. Miami Heat</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Heat look pretty good to start the season, and they still don’t have Tyler Herro in the lineup yet as he recovers from an ankle/foot injury. Miami’s culture of discipline could be the best possible fit for Morant if he’s willing to buy-in. Erik Spoelstra remains an S-tier head coach, and he would likely figure out a way to get the best out of the mercurial point guard. Right now, Miami’s offense is playing at by far the fastest pace in the league, and Morant is an easy fit in that style. The catch is that the Heat don’t set any ball screens this year, preferring to attack in isolation, and it’s possible Morant that wouldn’t love that. The Heat have a history of going star-hunting, and Morant figures to pique their interest as the type of younger star who rarely becomes available. If the Grizzlies are intrigued by Kel’el Ware or Kasparas Jakucionis, there could be a pathway to a deal here. I think Miami is the best possible landing spot for Morant if he’s traded, but it would require a level of buy-in he hasn’t been giving in Memphis. I’m just not sure the Heat can out-bid other interested teams.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. Washington Wizards</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Wizards are poised to have a ton of cap space next offseason, and they’re essentially doing an “ethical tank” this year by allowing a super young roster to test the limits of their skill sets as losses pile up. Washington wants <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2025/6/26/24454887/nba-mock-draft-2026-aj-dybantsa-cameron-boozer-darryn-peterson-tank">Darryn Peterson or Cameron Boozer or A.J. Dybantsa</a>, but if they fall out of the top-3 of the lottery, trading for Morant in the summer makes a lot of sense. Washington does not have a high level playmaker on the roster to set up the likes of Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, and Morant could provide that. With a less intriguing 2027 draft looming, the Wizards can’t play the lottery game forever, and Morant would offer them a potential franchise star who still fits the timeline of their young pieces with a skill set to help them develop.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. Minnesota Timberwolves</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">Would the Grizzlies have any interest in Rob Dillingham? It sure seems like the Wolves don’t. After trading a premium future draft pick to move up into the top-10 of the 2024 draft to select Dillingham, Minnesota has rarely played him this year, instead opting to go with an older version of him without as much upside in Bones Hyland. The Wolves obviously have a big issue at point guard going forward with Mike Conley aging out of relevance. A backcourt of Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo doesn’t have quite enough playmaking, and it’s clear the Wolves didn’t want to fully invest in a Point Ant look judging by the original Dillingham deal. It’s been hard to get a feel for Minnesota so far in part because what was supposed to be an elite defense has been struggling horribly. The defense should return to form soon, and if that happens the Wolves are theoretically in the middle of their championship window, which makes a risky bet on Morant potentially intriguing. Morant and Edwards would be a show-stopping backcourt, while I have some questions about how functional it would be, I’d be extremely invested in seeing how it plays out. This is probably the most fun potential landing spot for Morant, and it seems somewhat plausible.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. Sacramento Kings</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Kings need youth, the Kings need an upside swing, and the Kings still need a long-term solution at point guard. Sacramento already tried to acquire Jonathan Kuminga from the Warriors this offseason, and Morant feels like a similarly distressed asset that could interest the team. The Beam Team was only two years ago, but it feels like a decade ago as most of that roster has broken apart and been replaced by Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Russell Westbrook. New lead executive Scott Perry is going to put his stamp on this team eventually, and trying to land Morant is certainly one way to do it. I do not think Sacramento is a great fit from Morant’s perspective, because Sacramento isn’t a great fit for anyone historically-speaking, but they could build their schemes around his strengths and potentially deploy his rim pressure next to a great dribble-handoff operator in Domantas Sabonis and an elite shooter in Zach LaVine. Start with Malik Monk for a potential deal and add pieces from there. The Kings need to inject some excitement, and swinging for Morant would certainly qualify. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Mitchell Northam</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[6 transfer portal stars already making big impacts in women’s college basketball]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1089045/transfer-portal-womens-college-basketball-south-carolina-oluchi-pierre-ncaa" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1089045</id> <updated>2025-11-06T20:44:31-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-06T20:44:31-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Women's College Basketball" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We’re just a few days into the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season, but it’s already apparent that some transfer portal players are going to work out very well at their new programs. One, for example, is Louisville’s addition of Laura Ziegler. While the Cardinals fell to No. 1 UConn in Annapolis, Maryland in her debut, […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="Oluchi Okananwa" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2245410064.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">We’re just a few days into the 2025-26 women’s college basketball season, but it’s already apparent that some transfer portal players are going to work out very well at their new programs.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">One, for example, is Louisville’s addition of Laura Ziegler. While the Cardinals fell to <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1086833/uconn-womens-basketball-louisville-navy-annapolis-germany-shutdown-trump-espn">No. 1 UConn in Annapolis, Maryland</a> in her debut, she powered Jeff Walz’s team with 15 points and 18 rebounds. On the other side of that matchup, former USC guard Kayleigh Heckel had 14 points and two assists in 23 minutes off the bench for the Huskies.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">In Paris, former Auburn guard Taliah Scott made a big difference for No. 16 Baylor in <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1088701/duke-baylor-womens-basketball-score-kara-lawson-emilee-skinner-acc">its upset of No. 7 Duke</a>, tallying 24 points, five rebounds and three assists in the Lady Bears’ 58-52 triumph over the Blue Devils. At Ole Miss, four transfers scored in double figures in the Rebels’ season-opening win over Norfolk State. In Notre Dame’s thrashing of Fairleigh Dickinson, Kansas State transfer Gisela Sanchez had a double-double, and former Duke guard Vanessa de Jesus scored a career-high 22 points. And one of the more high-profile transfers of the offseason, MiLaysia Fulwiley, tallied 21 points, seven steals and four rebounds in her debut for LSU.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Here are six other transfers that stood out in their first games with their new squads.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ta’Niya Latson, South Carolina</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">Latson hadn’t played alongside Raven Johnson in about four years, but the chemistry between the two former high school teammates was obvious as South Carolina defeated Grand Canyon with ease. Latson, in her debut for Dawn Staley’s well-oiled war machine, had 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting to go along with four assists and a steal in 28 minutes of action. While the Gamecocks have typically been a team that has leaned on its strong post play, they may be better off playing through <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1088534/south-carolina-womens-basketball-score-raven-dawn-staley-taniya-latson">their trio of elite guards this season</a>.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“She makes things easier. My instinct is to go her way,” Johnson said of Latson. “It’s like that. She brings out the best in me, honestly. She makes me play harder.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Oluchi Okananwa, Maryland</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">In her debut for the Terps, the junior guard knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers en route to a stat line of 18 points, two rebounds and three assists in just 17 minutes as Maryland ran away from Loyola, 80-26. She followed that up by collecting 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals on Thursday in a comfortable victory over UMBC. Okananwa — who was the ACC Tournament MVP as a sophomore and the ACC Sixth Player of the Year as a freshman at Duke — looks like she could be the bus driver this year for Brenda Frese’s Terps.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Haleigh Timmer, Oklahoma State</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">An import from South Dakota State, Timmer is off to a solid start with the Cowgirls. She posted 18 points, five rebounds and six assists in a win over New Orleans, then tallied 22 points in a victory over East Texas A&M. She’s 10-of-15 from 3-point land to start the season, and should continue to give Jacie Hoyt’s side a threat from behind the arc.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“She’s a winner,” Hoyt said of Timmer. “I mean, we were just talking the other day as a team, I think she’s won like 88% of the games that she’s played in in college. That is insane.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Last-Tear Poa, Arizona State</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">After spending three seasons at LSU where she averaged 15.3 minutes per-game, Poa seems positioned for a crucial role with the Sun Devils in Molly Miller’s first season. In Arizona State’s season-opening win over Coppin State, Poa dished out a career-high 10 assists. She also had five points and four rebounds in 29 minutes of action. Poa, who is in her sixth season of college basketball, could provide a steady hand in the backcourt for the Sun Devils as the first year of Miller’s tenure progresses.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Kyra Gardner, Idaho</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">After spending three seasons at Washington State, Gardner came back to Pullman, Washington earlier this week and torched the Cougars, notching career highs in points (26), rebounds (nine), 3-pointers (six), and steals (five) as Idaho won 87-85. It’s the first time the Vandals have won at Wazzu since 1998. She’ll be a player to keep an eye on this season in the Big Sky.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Khamil Pierre, N.C. State</h2> <p class="has-text-align-none">In the lone matchup of the week featuring two teams ranked inside the top 10 of the AP Top 25 preseason poll, Pierre was a differencemaker for the Wolfpack in their 80-77 win over Tennessee in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday. The <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/2025/7/15/24468386/khamil-pierre-nc-state-womens-basketball-sec-acc-transfer-portal">junior forward from Vanderbilt</a> led N.C. State in both scoring and crashing the glass, finishing with 21 points and 14 boards. Across her last three contests against the Lady Vols, Pierre is averaging 19 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">“I don’t think we guarded her at all. She’s a really good transition player. I think she’s one of the best players in the country,” Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell said of Pierre. “We can’t seem to find her on a box out, and if we do get a stop, she’ll go get it and put it back in.”</p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>James Dator</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[NFL Expert Picks for Week 10 of 2025]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088944/nfl-expert-picks-for-week-10-of-2025" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1088944</id> <updated>2025-11-06T14:53:42-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-06T14:53:42-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="NFL" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[With just over half the season gone we’re now into the mad rush to the finish. A lot has been made of the parity in the NFL, and it’s stunning to see all 32 teams are still technically in contention — and realistically we have as many as 24 teams who could still make the […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2243487206.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">With just over half the season gone we’re now into the mad rush to the finish. A lot has been made of the parity in the NFL, and it’s stunning to see all 32 teams are still technically in contention — and realistically we have as many as 24 teams who could still make the playoffs based on how these final games play out.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The big story as we enter Week 10 are injuries. The league is absolutely riddled with that, and that could define the back-end to the season. In Green Bay the Packers will need to adjust to like without Tucker Kraft, who tore his ACL in Week 9. The Commanders’ season is effectively done with Jayden Daniels’ dislocated elbow. Then we sprinkle in some temporary intrigue with a team like Tampa Bay, who are still reeling with the loss of Mike Evans, but in Week 10 also have to contend with Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin, and Haason Reddick all being banged up — potentially missing a key game against the Patriots.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">In short: It’s anyone’s season, and it’s impossible to predict what will happen in the NFL each week — just ask the Vikings and Panthers, who beat the Lions and Packers respectively. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Here are our picks in Week 10.</p> <figure class="wp-block-vox-media-table"><table><thead><tr><th>Week 9</th><th>Mookie Alexander</th><th>James Dator</th><th>Chet Gresham</th><th>Brandon Lee Gowton</th><th>Jared Mueller</th><th>R.J. Ochoa</th><th>Ricky O’Donnell</th><th>Mark Schofield</th><th>Nick Simon</th><th>Matt Warren</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>TNF: Raiders vs. Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos</td><td>Broncos </td></tr><tr><td>Falcons vs. Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td><td>Falcons</td><td>Colts</td><td>Colts</td></tr><tr><td>Browns vs. Jets</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td><td>Browns</td></tr><tr><td>Saints vs. Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Saints</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td><td>Panthers</td></tr><tr><td>Patriots vs. Buccaneers</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Buccaneers</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Bucs</td><td>Patriots</td><td>Buccaneers</td><td>Buccaneers </td></tr><tr><td>Ravens vs. Vikings</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Vikings</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td><td>Ravens</td></tr><tr><td>Bills vs. Dolphins</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td><td>Bills</td></tr><tr><td>Giants vs. Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Giants</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td><td>Bears</td></tr><tr><td>Jaguars vs. Texans</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Texans</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Jags</td><td>Jaguars</td><td>Texans</td><td>Jaguars</td></tr><tr><td>Cardinals vs. Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Seahawks</td><td>Cardinals</td><td>Seahawks</td></tr><tr><td>Lions vs. Commanders</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td><td>Lions</td></tr><tr><td>Rams vs. 49ers</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td><td>Rams</td></tr><tr><td>SNF: Steelers vs. Chargers</td><td>Steelers</td><td>Steelers</td><td>Chargers</td><td>Steelers</td><td>Chargers</td><td>Steelers</td><td>Chargers</td><td>Steelers</td><td>Chargers</td><td>Chargers</td></tr><tr><td>MNF: Eagles vs. Packers</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Packers</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Packers</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Eagles</td><td>Eagles</td></tr><tr><td>Bye: Bengals, Cowboys, Chiefs, Titans</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025 Pick record</td><td>79-54-1</td><td>79-54-1</td><td>85-48-1</td><td>87-46-1</td><td>71-62-1</td><td>75-58-1</td><td>89-44-1</td><td>82-51-1</td><td>83-50-1</td><td>86-47-1</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Nick Simon</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Best DFS picks for Raiders at Broncos in Week 10]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1088793/raiders-broncos-dfs-showdown-picks-week-10-tnf-best-plays" /> <id>https://www.sbnation.com/?p=1088793</id> <updated>2025-11-05T18:37:59-05:00</updated> <published>2025-11-06T14:00:00-05:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Kickers" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Quarterbacks" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Running Backs" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy football start/sit advice" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Team Defense" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Tight Ends" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="Fantasy Football Wide Receivers" /><category scheme="https://www.sbnation.com" term="NFL" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season kicks off tonight with an AFC West rivalry featuring the Las Vegas Raiders visiting the Denver Broncos. Denver enters as a 9.5-point home favorite, with an over/under of 42.5. The Broncos are looking to maintain their lead atop the division while the Raiders are looking to bounce back […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/gettyimages-2244674001.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season kicks off tonight with an AFC West rivalry featuring the Las Vegas Raiders visiting the Denver Broncos. Denver enters as a 9.5-point home favorite, with an over/under of 42.5. The Broncos are looking to maintain their lead atop the division while the Raiders are looking to bounce back after falling short in their overtime loss to the Jaguars this past Sunday.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Below, we will take a look at the best DFS plays for this Thursday night showdown.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Captain’s Picks</h4> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos (FLEX $13,800, CPT $20,700)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">It hasn’t always been pretty, but Nix has been getting the job done this season and has a chance to run the Broncos’ win streak up to seven this evening. The second-year quarterback is averaging roughly 21 fantasy points per game in DFS and his 17 passing touchdowns is tied for the third most in the league heading into Week 10. That can be attributed to his sheer volume of throws as he ranks sixth in the NFL with 35.8 pass attempts per game.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Nix’s running ability has also boosted his fantasy value this season as he is one of just nine QB’s with over 200 rushing yards for the year. The Raiders are a middle of the road team when it comes to defending the run against opposing QB’s this season, so there is a chance that the Broncos’ signal-caller could get loose on a few plays tonight.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders (FLEX $12,000, CPT $18,000)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">Oh hey, Bowers is back from his knee injury and he casually caught 12 targets for 127 yards and three touchdowns in the Raiders’ overtime loss to the Jaguars on Sunday. No big deal. After a month-long hiatus, the second-year All-Pro just casually resumed his dominance upon his return and gave an immediately jolt to the Raiders offense. And with the team dealing Jakobi Meyers ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, he may be in line for even more targets.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Yeah, Bowers as a potential captain’s option is a no-brainer here, even against a tough Denver defense.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">J.K. Dobbins, RB, Denver Broncos (FLEX $10,600, CPT $15,900)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">Dobbins has been a central figure of the Broncos’ offense all season long and contributed 61 rushing yards in their 18-15 victory over the Texans this past Sunday. The veteran back has just been all around solid and enters tonight’s matchup ranked sixth in the NFL in total carries with 135 and fifth in the NFL in rushing yards with 695.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">He’s certainly making good use of all the touches he gets every week as he <a href="https://sumersports.com/players/running-back/?plays=100">ranks</a> in the top 10 in metrics like rushing EPA, yards per carry, success rate, and explosive run rate. That means you’re more often than not in good hands with Dobbins in your lineup and he’s worthy of captain consideration.</p> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Value flex plays</h4> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">R.J. Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos (FLEX $7,600, CPT $11,400)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">While Dobbins is getting most of the work out of the backfield for the Broncos, Harvey is starting carve out of a role for himself as his backup. He punched in two touchdowns in their win against the Cowboys two weeks ago and then turned five receptions into 51 yards and a touchdown against the Texans this past Sunday. The rookie is heating up and he’ll most likely get plenty of touches once again tonight.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Denver Broncos Defense (FLEX $6,800, CPT $10,200)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">The Broncos’ defense has been wreaking havoc all season and enters Week 10 leading the league in sacks with 40 while yielding just 18.4 points per game. Tonight, they have a chance to really get after Raiders QB Geno Smith, who is tied for the most interceptions in the NFL this season with 11 and has a high sack rate of 7.8%. Denver can definitely come away with a turnover or two in this one.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Michael Mayer, TE, Las Vegas Raiders (FLEX $4,600, CPT $6,900)</h5> <p class="has-text-align-none">Just because Bowers is back doesn’t mean that Mayer can’t eat as well. The Raiders No. 2 tight end is just a few weeks removed from his 50-yard, one-touchdown performance against the Titans and still got seven targets even with Bowers back in the lineup this past Sunday. And with Jakobi Meyers now gone to Jacksonville, there’s a chance that Mayer could get more looks in the coming weeks. Don’t sleep on him.</p> ]]> </content> </entry> </feed> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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