10:00 AM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
Month: December 2021
3:35 PM ET ATLANTA — Atlanta Falcons starting safety Erik Harris needs season-ending surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle, a source told ESPN on Monday. Harris suffered the injury on the first drive of Sunday’s 29-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers — he appeared in six plays — and was replaced by Jaylinn Hawkins.
3:32 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins have all three of their running backs on the reserve/COVID-19 list this week after at least two positive tests within the position group. Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed each tested positive for the virus, coach Brian Flores confirmed Monday, and were both placed on the reserve
4:49 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team placed defensive tackle Jonathan Allen, having his best season, on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, putting his availability for Sunday’s game at Philadelphia in jeopardy. Washington also placed three other players on the list — backup linebacker and special teamer David Mayo, defensive end William Bradley-King
3:26 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was not ruled out against the Green Bay Packers on Monday, a day after he sprained his right ankle in Sunday’s 24-22 loss to the Cleveland Browns. “The plans are right now, in my mind, for Lamar to be out there,” Ravens coach
3:52 PM ET The Los Angeles Rams placed Jalen Ramsey and Tyler Higbee on the reserve/COVID-19 list, knocking the star cornerback and starting tight end out of Monday night’s key NFC West game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. They join starting right tackle Rob Havenstein, running back Darrell Henderson and cornerback Dont’e
2:03 PM ET Ryan Bader is returning to the Bellator heavyweight division — where he holds the title — for the first time in more than two years. Bader will face interim champion Valentin Moldavsky in a heavyweight title unification fight in the main event of a Bellator card Jan. 29 in Phoenix, the promotion
2:56 PM ET Goalie Anton Khudobin was waived by the Dallas Stars on Monday. Khudobin, 35, has struggled this season. He has a 3-3-1 record with a .873 save percentage, second-lowest in the NHL for goalies with at least seven appearances. He also has a 3.73 goals-against average. Thanks to the stellar play of offseason
3:46 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA promotion Eagle FC will host its first-ever U.S. event on Jan. 28, and there has been a change to the main event. The event, Eagle FC 44, was originally supposed to feature Tyrone Spong (2-0) against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (19-13) in a three-round heavyweight main event. Eagle FC officials
2:07 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — As Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry sits on the precipice of breaking Ray Allen’s career 3-point record, he does so with only one regret over how the last week has played out in the buildup to the milestone. Curry said that while he would have still had the