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What Avengers: Infinity War’s $640-million-dollar opening weekend will buy you in the sports world

nullIt's official. Avengers: Infinity War—the penultimate chapter in Marvel's now decade-plus superhero saga—is a hit. Actually that's understating it a bit. It's the biggest opening weekend film in the history of films and weekends, racking up $258 million domestically and another $382 million worldwide for an astounding $640-million-dollar debut. Before the film eclipses a billion (sometime on Friday, according to eye-popping projections), we decided to take a look at what that tidy weekend sum will buy you in the weird, wild, obscenely expensive world of sports. Grab your black card and join us:
Kirk Cousins as your starting quarterback until the age of 52
Federer + Nadal + Djokovic's prize money x 2
Bryce Harper 2K19 and A-Rod in his prime batting 2-3 in the same lineup
Neymar cubed
32,000 pairs of the Eminem x Carhartt x Air Jordan 4 Retros Jimmy Butler wore while torching the Bulls for 38
The Washington Capitals (don’t worry, they throw in the playoff cur..

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You can now purchase wearable wings, although they do pose some problems

Look, it’s not like we don’t want to walk around with an enormous, life-sized, fully functional set of angel wings strapped on our backs. They’re awesome! They make us feel strong! Because, like you, we at The Loop are majestic beautiful angels, capable of achieving anything we put our minds to: writing that novel, crushing Pebble Beach, folding fitted sheets, pretending Jordan Spieth is looking right us when he waves to the gallery. (We’re totally friends.)
We are talking about The Crooked Feather, an actual company devoted to the production and sales of enormous wings that runs a lively Instagram and makes way more money than you think. The company was started by Alexis Noriega, who designs then builds the costumes and, in the field of homemade wing production, is crushing it. Wings cost between $1,000 and $3,000, and Noriega is booked two months out, so if you need to get a Halloween order in, move now.
We are all for individuality and manned flight, but the fact is wearing a set of..

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FANTASY PLAYS: Daily fantasy strategies for baseball, golf

The foundation of every strong daily fantasy baseball lineup starts at the pitcher slot. Starting pitchers are often the most expensive and projected to earn the most points on any given day, making it the most important lineup decision for daily fantasy players.

Focusing on strikeouts can help you make the right choice. In particular, strikeouts per dollar spent. Starting pitchers that generate value there often represent the best value overall at the position.

Strikeouts are king in daily contests because they’re worth the equivalent of an earned run allowed, and they’re the most predictable pitching statistic compared with innings, runs, hits and wins. The best combination is a strikeout pitcher facing a lineup of strikeout-prone hitters.

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While it’s often easy to identify which starting pitchers are most capable of generating strikeouts on a daily basis, sometimes it’s less obvious to identify the best matchups for strikeouts. The best approach is to ..

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Skip Bayless hits new low, calls out high-school basketball star for…not picking Bayless’ alma mater

Nicholas Hunt(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)To paraphrase a “Team America” quote, when you look at Skip Bayless,you see the true ugliness of human nature.
Bayless, everyone's favorite vitriolic, all-CAPS YouTube comment come to life, hit a new low Monday night. Following five-star basketball prospect Romeo Langford's decision to attend Indiana University, the garbage spewing personality decided to chime in with a take that turned to ice once it left his lips:
https://twitter.com/RealSkipBayless/status/991103029452591105
Yes, because Vanderbilt basketball is a cauldron of champions. It's churned out legends like Will Perdue, Festus Ezeli, and John Jenkins, and they had that historic 1965 Elite 8 run. People forget about that. Why would Langford go to a university that's won five NCAA Championships and served as an NBA springboard, where each game is treated like homecoming by the state? Oh, and Bloomington's a mere 90 minutes from Langford's family. C..

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