data-mm-id=”_dh675lj0d”>Welcome back, folks. The weekly grind of fantasy football season is upon us. As in the past two years, I will list the best waiver wire pickups available and break down the toughest start 'em, sit 'em decisions every week of the year. It will not guarantee victory each week but it'll make your team better. Probably. I can't promise anything, really. Such is the nature of fantasy football. With that confidence boost out of the way, here are the five best fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2 after a whirlwind Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season. (All stats via ESPN PPR leagues)Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams (Available in 97 Percent of ESPN Leagues) You know how Matthew Stafford got tunnel vision to Cooper Kupp last year and basically on…

data-mm-id=”_vuzdizjy6″>Last night the New Orleans Saints squeezed out a 20-17 win over the Carolina Panthers on the other Monday Night Football game. It was not a pretty affair and a garbagetime Panthers TD gives the illusion that it was closer than it was. But the Saints obviously don't care. A win is a win. Afterwards, Michael Thomas (who had seven catches for 55 yards) was captured talking trash to Panthers defensive lineman Derrick Brown in the tunnel as the pair walked back to their respective locker rooms. Brown got so worked up about it that he tried to go after Thomas, rounding the corner and had to be held back from presumably entering the locker room.Here's the video. Here is the video of Derrick Brown charging at Michael Thomas after the Saints-Panthers gamepic.tw…

data-mm-id=”_qhvjiozkw”>The Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves got into a fight less than two minutes into their game Tuesday night. It started when Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels began scrapping near mid-court, then everyone got involved and at one point Draymond Green put Rudy Gobert in a full-on chokehold. It was nuts. Check this out:Wolves vs. Warriors fight pic.twitter.com/u3P6yAVJaf— Timberwolves Clips (@WolvesClips) November 15, 2023And here's a longer look with a replay:The Warriors and Timberwolves got chippy just two minutes into their in-season tournament game 😳Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels were all ejected. pic.twitter.com/m7UvULewa2— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 15, 2023Here's a close-up of Green …

data-mm-id=”_0zb22fgh1″>After the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 27-24 in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, Skip Bayless had a nuclear hot take. Not surprisingly. The Bills fell to the Chiefs in a tight game that went down to the wire. It was all but decided when Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal with 1:47 remaining in the game. Kansas City was able to run out the clock on the next possession. After the game, Bayless took to Twitter and announced how much he hated kickers: I JUST HATE HUGE NFL PLAYOFF GAMES BEING DECIDED BY LITTLE GUYS WHO DON'T EVEN PLAY FOOTBALL. HAPPENED TO GREEN BAY LAST NIGHT. JUST HAPPENED TO BUFFALO. KICKED IN THE STOMACH BY THE KICKER.— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) January 22, 2024First off, Skip needs to…

data-mm-id=”_82n6i8zge”>The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship Game and are headed to Super Bowl LVIII. After the game, Travis Kelce celebrated on the field with his cheering section, which included girlfriend Taylor Swift and brother Jason Kelce. The two future Hall of Fame brothers shared an emotional moment and it was clear both were close to tears. Here's a look at what happened as Jason encouraged his little brother to "finish it":"Finish this motherfucker" – Jason Kelce to Travis Kelce. pic.twitter.com/ewmLYm1M7H— Olivia Reiner (@ReinerOlivia) January 28, 2024That's a really nice moment for the two brothers who clearly support each other fully. Jason was a much more subdued presence at this week's game …

data-mm-id=”_h8l8yu6qc”>The long national nightmare is over.No, not the presidential election — United States men's soccer playing in major tournaments.There's no more lackluster defending or stagnant attacking to see. No more questionable substitutions — Gregg Berhalter got fired, after all — but as far as fulfilling dreams in the Copa America and Paris Olympics, the U.S. men swung and missed twice.Thirty-two days after the USMNT failed to qualify for the Copa America knockout stage with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay, the men's Olympic squad crashed out of the Paris Games with a painful 4-0 quarterfinal beatdown by Morocco at Parc des Princes on Friday.The Olympic team should be commended for rebounding from a 3-0 defeat to host France in its tournament opener. A 4-1 v…

data-mm-id=”_uwcavd8u9″>The biggest potential NBA free agent isn't an All-Star player. It is All-Star broadcaster, Charles Barkley, the league's best and most popular analyst for his frank and entertaining commentary on TNT's "Inside the NBA," the gold standard for sports studio shows.Barkley is in the third year of a 10-year, $210 million deal with TNT, and he's already stated he would hit the open market if his current employer doesn't honor his full contract. TNT — which was excluded in the NBA's new broadcast rights deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime — is suing the league to stay in the mix, and Barkley has an out clause if TNT loses NBA games.RELATED: Barkley says Caitlin Clark negativity tied to WNBA’s ‘petty jealousness'In…

data-mm-id=”_nhy290rz4″>The No. 16  LSU Tigers will face off against the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia, South Carolina. This SEC showdown which is also the College Gameday location is sure to be one of the best matchups of the week and a game you will not want to miss out on.WATCH: NCAAF Games Live | Stream on FuboThe LSU Tigers are entering the game with a 1-1 record after a disappointing loss to USC in the Modelo Vegas Kickoff game, and a blowout win against FCS opponent Nichols. Led by starting quarterback Max Nussmeier, the Tigers are looking to begin their SEC schedule with a win.On the other sideline, the South Carolina Gamecocks are coming into the game off to a great start to their season after beating Old Dominion in week one and then surprisingly beating Kentucky by…

Manchester City are reportedly in talks with West Ham over the fee required to sign Lucas Paqueta this summer, with the Brazilian ready to join the Premier League giants.

Pep Guardiola s side attempted to sign Paqueta last summer but the deal fell through amid the possibility of the 26-year-old being sanctioned for breaking betting rules.

Personal terms agreed

City landed Matheus Nunes from Wolves instead, but that move has reaped little reward, and their interest in Paqueta has remained.

It s been claimed that City and Paqueta have already come to an agreement on personal terms, and transfer expert Rudy Galetti has revealed City are now in talks with West Ham over the fee required to land the playmaker.

He wrote on X: Talks ongoing between #ManCity and…

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan admits he s not a fan of Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and reckons he s a fair-weather player .

The Egypt international has only contributed two goals in his last eight outings for the Reds and that led to the 31-year-old being benched in their 2-2 draw against West Ham on Saturday.

before entering the pitch as a substitute and that has led to his future at Anfield being discussed.

with rumours the Saudi Arabian side were willing to pay as much as £200m for the Egyptian.

The Reds stood firm and held onto Salah with the forward contributing 24 goals and 12 assists in all competitions this term but ex-Crystal Palace chairman Jordan doesn t think there s much to like about Salah.

Jordan told talkSPORT…