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The reigning Olympic figure skating champion announced Tuesday that a torn labrum in his left hip will keep him from competing in Sochi. After two months of aggressive treatment, doctors told Lysacek last week the injury was not going to improve and he was risking permanent damage if he kept training. "This has been my entire life, training and representing my country," Lysacek told The Associated Press, pausing to fight back tears....

And, most importantly, an all-but certain second consecutive trip to the Olympics for Charlie White and Meryl Davis. The reigning Winter Games silver medalists danced their way to victory at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday to win their sixth national title — one more than the record five they had shared with American ice dance pioneers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. "Coming into this competition, there was so secret we were going after that sixth title, the sixth record-breaking title," Davis said....

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But when it comes to the 2015 Kentucky Derby, a good number of bettors will approach the big day with tranquility. They will step to the window, call out an exacta box of American Pharoah and Dortmund and go on their merry way. Frankly, that may be all there is to do when it comes to wagering upon the 141st running of America’s most famous horse race. There just may be no beating trainer Bob Baffert’s 1-2 punch of likely race favorite American Pharoah and probable second betting choice Dortmund....

Considering the hype surrounding Miller as he climbed through the minor leagues, it’s easy to feel underwhelmed by his production up to this point. While there is a fresh wave of new, more exciting pitching talent entering the league, now is hardly the time to cast Miller aside, as he could prove to be a valuable sleeper for the 2016 season. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Early mock draft | 2016 Fantasy Alarm Draft Guide...

However, the table is set for him to be among the most successful fantasy baseball sleepers in 2016. MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Early mock draft | 2016 Fantasy Alarm Draft Guide While solid, Chen’s numbers over the last couple of seasons won’t blow your mind, but ERAs in the mid-3s and WHIPs hovering around 1.22 deserve more respect when considering the unforgiving environment of the American League East. With his move to Miami, Chen leaves one of the game’s most hitter-friendly venues for one that promises to favor pitchers – even with the closer and shorter fences....

Sure, quarterback is insanely deep again this year, but it’s also one of the most important positions to back up considering the point totals you expect — nay, demand — from your starter(s). These sleepers become even more vital in two-QB leagues. MORE SLEEPERS: One from each team | 12 WRs | 7 QBs | 14 RBs | 9 TEs Stand, sit or lie down, whatever’s comfortable, and check out our fantasy QB sleepers....

We still don’t know who the Cavs will face or who will have home-court advantage. MORE: Must-see conference finals photos The Cavs await the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder-Golden State Warriors Western Conference finals series. If OKC, which is currently up 3-2, wins the series, the Cavs will have home-court advantage based on their 57-25 regular-season record. If the Warriors recover to beat the Thunder, they will get home-court advantage based on their NBA-record 73-9 regular-season mark....

The quarterback position seems to produce at least one or two sleepers every year. Last year, Matt Ryan shot through the rankings to be the second-best quarterback in standard leagues after producing only one top-five finish in his first six years in the NFL. In 2015, Cam Newton was easily the best fantasy quarterback after coming off a subpar ‘14. This year, like past years, has the chance for a quarterback or two to sneak out of the middle of the pack into a top-five slot....

Before we get there, though, the Patriots will open the 2017 NFL season on Thursday, Sept. 7, hosting the Chiefs at Gillette Stadium in prime time. Beginning with that NFL season-opener, here is the entire prime-time schedule for Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football, as well as the 2017 schedule for International Series games in London and Mexico. 2017 NFL schedule: Thursday Night Football All kickoff times are 8:25 p....

Our wide receiver sleepers for 2018 are made up of players who will hit or miss. There are plenty of underdrafted rookies, second-year talents, and forgettable veterans who may put it all together and be this year’s surprise breakouts. Or they could end up spending a big chunk of the year on the bench. There’s just no knowing exactly how these wild cards are going to perform. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2018 fantasy football cheat sheet...

The majority of this week’s draftees were born in 2000, and ESPN wanted to find out just how much these 21st-century babies knew about the 1990s in a segment called “Name the 90’s.” You’d be surprised (and disheartened, maybe) at all the stuff they missed. Coby White, Jarrett Culver, Rui Hachimura, Cam Reddish, PJ Washington, Darius Garland and Jaxson Hayes all put their ’90s knowledge to the challenge. They didn’t do so well....

Over at BigGuyFantasySports.com, we do our best to quantify “consistency” in our “Clutch Report”. Our formula gives us a better idea of how consistently a player performs to an expected level. For example, in a 12-team PPR format, a running back must earn over 11 fantasy points each week to earn a “Clutch Game”. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2019 Fantasy Cheat Sheet It stands to reason that the more consistency a player provides, the more beneficial he is to a fantasy team....

On Sunday, Mexico’s interior ministry released a statement saying that Mexican authorities had identified nearly 1,100 migrants and asylum seekers traveling with the group, dubbed the “2020 caravan.” Video published online on Saturday appeared to show migrants and asylum seekers clashing with Mexican troops as they tried to push through a gate at a bridge crossing between Tecun Uman, Guatemala and Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers were stopped in the southern states of Chiapas and Tabasco, with the Mexican government working to allow some to stay in the country, while returning others home....

Walmart “Since many items purchased between Oct 16, 2020 and Dec 25, 2020 are gifts, all items with shorter return windows have an extended return time frame allowing more time to return unwanted items,” Walmart says on its website. The extended return date for your items differs according to what your standard return window is: For standard return windows of 14 days, the extended return date is January 8, 2021For 30 days, it’s January 24, 2021For 60 days, it’s February 23, 2021For 90 days, it’s 90 days from delivery date...

These rankings are merely where we placed them based on how good we think these teams are at the beginning of the season. The weekly rankings will be revealed every Sunday, just like in 2020. The next rankings will be revealed on Sunday, Sept. 5. There will be a handful of games on Aug. 28, and the season gets fully underway the following week with games starting Wednesday, Sept. 1 through Monday, September 6....

You can’t control injuries or weather, among other things, but you can control how much you factor past (and projected) consistency into your player evaluations. DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Ultimate 2021 Cheat Sheet At BigGuyFantasySports.com, we’re devoted to helping fantasy owners find more consistentcy during the draft and throughout the season with our “Clutch Report” section. Based on your scoring format and number of teams in your league, we figure out the “Clutch Factor” (CF) that a player must exceed each week to earn a “Clutch Game....

The key here is that no matter which approach was taken by the Bavarian automaker, the truth remains the same. Both the iX and the i4 are very good cars. Full stop. Not good electric cars. No qualifiers. Good cars. As tested in the i4 M50 grade, the sedan carries with it all the typical design hallmarks of an electric vehicle, blended with the sleek styling of the 4 Series....