The Rush: WNBA playoffs semifinals are set after Sun survive Wings
The WNBA playoffs semifinals are set after Sun survive Wings, Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens stunned onlookers by running a 4.38 40-yard dash and Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz smashes a record on the field. Plus, Yahoo Fantasy expert Matt Harmon lets you in on a secret… a sleeper to pick up in your fantasy football draft!
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- JJ back in, takes a shot, misses it. Diana Jones keeps it alive. Hiedeman, two in a row.
JARED QUAY: With training camp winding down plenty of NFL teams are still looking for an undercover A-lister like a needle in a haystack. And I think we found someone who might be that guy.
- I got out late! I got out late!
JARED QUAY: That big guy in the black shorts is 48-year-old Terrell Owens, running a sub-4.5 40-yard dash!
- How did he do that?
JARED QUAY: Someone on site clocked the Hall of Famer at a 4.38 which puts him in the top 30 receivers who ran the 40 at this year's NFL combine. That is way better than my fastest 40 time when I played at Miami, I'll tell you that. Not going to tell you the time, but it's faster. TO's old team can't really use him. Sure, they got quarterback issues, but the 49ers all set at receiver.
For fantasy junkies like me, the NFL preseason is a perfect place to pin down some potential sleepers for my draft board. And we here at The Rush have drafted Yahoo Sports fantasy expert Matt Harmon to find us a fantasy boss, presented by Saints Row. The time has come for you to be your own boss with Saints Row, available in stores for Xbox and PlayStation.
MATT HARMON: My fantasy boss this week is 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. And listen, I know some of you out there still have your feelings hurt about what happened in the first half of the year, when you drafted him a little too high in fantasy last year. But I'm telling you to take weeks 1 through 7 and just crumple them up and throw them in the trash.
Brandon Aiyuk was in the doghouse last year. He's not in the doghouse anymore. And as a matter of fact, once week eight got around and he started getting regular playing time with the 49ers offense, and getting reincorporated into the passing game, he was a top 20 fantasy receiver from week 8 to the end of the season. Like, this guy was who you wanted him to be last year.
And this year? Oh man, he has absolutely taken another step. I mean, this guy can beat man coverage. He can win as an X receiver, and that is so important, now that this 49ers offense is retooling itself, becoming a more aggressive unit as a downfield passing group with Trey Lance taking over. I love the way Trey Lance's skill set as a passer overlaps with Brandon Aiyuk.
And look, Deebo Samuel's a great player. But that's not quite the same synergy that he had with Jimmy Garoppolo. You can get Brandon Aiyuk rounds and rounds and rounds after you get Deebo Samuel, and I wouldn't be too shocked if their fantasy finishes are pretty close.
I love the way the 49ers are building right now. I love the confidence that this team has coming into the season. I can't wait to watch this offense, and I can't wait to draft Brandon Aiyuk in fantasy. Man, the 49ers are looking good and building their team, and so can you with Saints Row. Play today.
JARED QUAY: A rookie was busy making boss moves on the baseball diamond on Wednesday. This is Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting a ball with a measured velocity of 122.4 miles per hour.
That means Cruz owns the record for the hardest hit baseball in the Statcast era. Yes, the Pirates did lose the game 14-2, and yes, they're in last place. But you can't dim this man's shine right now! If things don't go well in Pittsburgh, maybe Cruz can switch to tennis, because with a serve like that, he'd be like the male Serena Williams.
And speaking of that Serena, we need you to win this US Open. It's coming up next weekend, guys. In fact, this is going to be the Serena Williams--