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A total of 14 FBS schools remain unbeaten, including 10 schools from the Power 5 conferences. Our playoff picks from last week remain the same, at least for this week. A look at Sporting News’ bowl projections for the 2015-16 season heading into Week 8. A total of 41 bowls are on the schedule, and 80 FBS teams will play in bowl games this season. Here’s a look at our picks for all those bowls, including the second College Football Playoff....

Wilson has made himself a rock-solid MVP candidate early in the season, and he’s done it in a way that’s been just as awesome for his fantasy owners. He seems to throw balls that no one else can, putting passes on an absolute dime at angles that most QBs wouldn’t even think of. To top it all off, he gets one of fantasy’s best QB matchups in Week 9, a meeting with the Buccaneers’ leaky pass defense....

As has become a Friday custom, here are college and pro football picks from our suite of prognosticating partners: Massey-Peabody, who we affectionately refer to as The Quants, are coming off an excellent week in the NFL but a disappointing one in college. In the NFL, their Big Plays (best bets) went 2-1 for the second straight week with the Chargers (+6) beating the Seahawks outright, and the Jets (+8) covering in a 31-24 loss at Green Bay....

— 2016 Summer Olympics (Friday night). Prediction: 13.6; final rating: 13.7. — 2016 Summer Olympics (Saturday night). Prediction: 14.8; final rating: 14.2. — 2016 Summer Olympics (Sunday night). Prediction: 15.2; final rating: 14.9. — Final rounds of Olympic golf and John Deere Classic. Predictions: 0.6 and 0.8; final rating: 0.6 and 0.7. — Major League Baseball, Rays-Yankees. Prediction: 1.4; final rating: 0.7. — NFL preseason, Cowboys-Rams. Prediction: 2.5; final rating: 2....

Before we answer that question, let’s sort out some terms that are often used interchangeably: strength training, weight training, and resistance exercise. Strength training is the broader term that encompasses the other two. Strength training refers to any exercise that uses some form of resistance to strengthen the muscles. The resistance forces the skeletal muscles to contract. The resistance can be created by using weight machines, hand-held weights, resistance bands (e....

Nieves penitentes are elongated blades of hardened snow and ice found in some of the most extreme, high-altitude environments on Earth—cold and dry regions above 13,000 feet. In these spots, UV radiation is high, humidity is low, winds are extreme and the temperature fluctuates dramatically. That makes it difficult for life to exist. Nieves penitentes range from just a few inches in height up to 16 feet and are normally oriented towards our sun....

While the Xbox Series X and S are some of the most powerful consoles available today, there may be some trouble brewing with the machines. Despite its improved performance, one Xbox Series X owner has uncovered a strange glitch that sees it unable to play the new games available on the Series X at peak performance. Posting their findings to Reddit, vzplan explained that when testing the performance between their two Xbox Series X consoles, one was slower than the other by 5%....

Schools are back for some pupils, non-essential shops can reopen again on June 15 and outdoor markets are already trading. You can drive-thru a McDonald’s, you can travel anywhere in England to sightsee exercise (as long as you can make it back home before you go to sleep) and, according to government ministers, you can travel across the country to find childcare if you have COVID-19 symptoms. But the government is seen by many to be giving mixed messages....

He may also be the first president dismissed in the 62-year history of the Bank if its board of directors votes him out this week. Last week a special committee declared that he violated ethics rules by setting up his female companion, Bank employee Shaha Riza, in a high-paid State Department post. He is accused of doing this and then launching an internal-corruption probe, a seemingly hypocritical act that has many on the Bank’s 10,000-person staff calling for his resignation....

Tom Brady (vs. Cowboys), Dak Prescott (@ Patriots), Aaron Rodgers (@ 49ers), Josh Allen (vs. Broncos), and Jared Goff (vs. Ravens) are all facing difficult matchups. Fantasy owners probably don’t need to be talked out of starting Goff and maybe even Brady, but Prescott and Rodgers will be tough for many to bench. WEEK 12 NON-PPR RANKINGS:Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker On the flip side, Jacoby Brissett (@ Texans), Baker Mayfield (vs....

At this point in the season, you can never sit your studs unless they’re hurt. The only big-time decisions fantasy owners have to make are about what player they believe has the best matchup to be an RB2/3 or WR3 that you can plug into the FLEX spot and get production out of. It’s not easy, but targeting matchup-based FLEX plays is certainly the way to go, especially this week when many RBs have solid matchups....

Using Glennon allows a running back combo of Aaron Jones and Alvin Kamara with a receiver combo of DeAndre Hopkins and Tyler Lockett. It can definitely be worth it. MORE WEEK 14 DFS: Best stacks | Best values | Lineup Builder FanDuel Picks Week 14: NFL DFS lineup for GPPs QB Mike Glennon, Jaguars vs. Titans ($6,600) Remember earlier this season, when you probably laughed at our selection of Jake Luton as our GPP quarterback?...

Even worse, DeMarco Murray, Eddie Lacy, and Alfred Morris seemed to disappear from their teams’ respective game plans, making them difficult to trust as we head into the fantasy playoffs. All have potentially favorable matchups this week, complicating the situation. Do you dare risk it? That’s what we’re here to help you figure out. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from our Week 14 fantasy football RB rankings to assist you with those tough start or sit decisions....

MORE WEEK 4 RANKINGS: QB | RB | WR | DEF | K FIVE STAR 1. Jimmy Graham, Saints @ Cowboys 2. Rob Gronkowski, Patriots @ Chiefs FOUR STAR Martellus Bennett, Bears vs. Packers. Bennett has scored the second-most points among all fantasy tight ends this year and is clearly a big part of the Bears’ red-zone offense. We’ve seen this before early in the season from Bennett, so it’s fair to curb your enthusiasm, especially against a Packers’ defense allowing the fewest fantasy points per game (FPPG) to TEs....

At this point in the season, target and matchup trends have emerged, and we can feel reasonably comfortable with certain guys who didn’t have a lot of fanfare early in the season. The trouble is with guys who started hot and have since slowed down. Mike Williams, Will Fuller, even DeSean Jackson to some extent – are these guys reliable plays or did they just have their hot streaks right off the bat?...

My strategy is usually to find cash game value plays for my lineups. Many times, you don’t need to overthink rostering value plays in tournaments provided that you look to diversify your lineup in other areas. Be sure to check out the RotoQL Trending Players Tool to quickly identify who the top value plays are each week. This article should just be one piece of the puzzle in deciding your Week 7 DFS picks....

Following Bortles’ dismantling of the Bears’ defense in Chicago on Thursday night, coach Gus Bradley made it clear again: Chad Henne will be the No. 1 in Week 1 against Philadelphia, unless he’s injured and can’t play. Still, on Friday, Bradley announced that Bortles will get some time with the starters in the next preseason game against Detroit. Don’t expect Jaguars to stray from the Bortles backup plan they’ve had since they took the rookie No....