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Welcome to the last day of the 2016 season ... or is it? Depending on how things turn out, the Indians and Tigers may need to make up last Thursdays rainout with the possibility of playing another game on Tuesday and maybe even on Wednesday if theres a four-way tie for the American League wild-card berths.Lets try this again.Welcome to the last Sunday of the regular season! As has been tradition the last several campaigns, all 15 games are scheduled to start about the same time. The purpose is so all teams in games with playoff implications have to play their regulars and not have the luxury of backing into a playoff berth then scratching their scheduled starter. So for the 179th and final time this year, heres what you need to navigate through the final full slate of the 2016 regular season.PitchingEliteMax Scherzer is scheduled to take the hill for the Washington Nationals in a home tilt against the Miami Marlins. The Nationals will open the playoffs on Friday, meaning Scherzer will be working on regular rest for Game 1. The question is: How long will he be allowed to stay in on Sunday? Scherzer is one win away from the magic 20, so while its highly unlikely the veteran righty tosses his usual seven-or-so frames, hurling five or six keeps him sharp while availing the chance of a win. In terms of DFS, the risk Scherzers outing is cut short takes him out of cash play. Getting some exposure in tournaments is fine unless the club announces a pitch limit.Chris Sale takes the hill at U.S. Cellular Field for the last time. No, I have no inside on an impending trade of the controversial lefty. As of Nov. 1, the venue commonly called The Cell will become Guaranteed Rate Field, forcing writers to finally learn how to spell guarantee properly. The Chicago White Sox have nothing on the line other than pride, so theres a good chance Sale pitches without any restrictions. This means the southpaw is the clear top choice for DFS, especially since the opposing Minnesota Twins fan at an elevated clip with a left-hander on the hill.Justin Verlander takes the ball for the Detroit Tigers in Game 161, with a good chance hell be pitching for the need to play the final game on Monday. The veteran right-hander takes the hill at Turner Field for the final game played in the venue as the Atlanta Braves will move to the newly constructed SunTrust Park next season. As has been well-documented in this space, the Braves have been one of the top offensive teams since the break, but history has taught us to lean on the side of the team with greater motivation. As such, Verlander is in play for all DFS formats, though Sale has the higher ceiling.SolidThe Los Angeles Dodgers are locked into their playoff spot, so other than playing spoiler for the archrival San Francisco Giants, they have nothing to play for. Kenta Maeda gets the start for the NL West champs, and since he doesnt toss more than five or six innings anyway, hes not a DFS option.Kyle Hendricks makes his last regular-season start on the road against the Cincinnati Reds. The Chicago Cubs have stated their Cy Young hopeful will be limited to 100 pitches, likely meaning five innings, but cracking the door open in the event a sixth frame helps the rightys cause for personal gains, perhaps to edge his ERA back under 2.00 or to increase the chance for his 17th win. Because the win is in play, using Hendricks in cash is viable, though he lacks the upside for GPP action.As of this writing, the Baltimore Orioles havent clinched a wild-card berth, meaning Kevin Gausman will have no restrictions against the New York Yankees in the Bronx. There are better plays on paper, but the motivation factor lifts Gausman to GPP consideration.With the Boston Red Sox locked into a series with the Cleveland Indians, Sundays finale is mostly a tune-up game for David Price, though there is some motivation to win for home field against the Tribe. Still, its hard to imagine the southpaw working any more than five frames, despite this game being important for the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.Assuming the Giants have not clinched a date in Citi Field for the wild-card game, Matt Moore will be taxed with getting them there. The lefty faces a Dodgers club more concerned with getting ready for their NLDS meeting with the Nationals. Add Moore to the list of high-upside tournament options working with no restrictions.With so much in flux on the final Sunday, its tough to pinpoint viable contrarian options. Sean Manaea fits the bill as the Oakland Athletics take on the Seattle Mariners in a game the Mariners need to win. Theres a chance Oakland wants to limit the rookies innings, but is there a huge risk leaving him in for six, maybe seven stanzas? The Mariners are tough, but Manaea has the platoon edge over most of the better Seattle sticks. If youre looking to throw a dart at a big pull on the final day off GPPs, Manaea is an intriguing option.As tempting as the narrative is to use Felix Hernandez in a big game, the King isnt missing many bats, while the Athletics are hard to punchout. Therefore, its best to fade the Mariners right-hander for DFS purposes.StreamersJerad Eickhoff is owned in only 46 percent of ESPN leagues, so theres a chance hes available for those in leagues with daily moves. Facing a Mets team thats coming off a playing-clinching win, the Phillies curveball specialist will likely face a lesser lineup. Not only is Eickhoff a great spot starter, hes in the mix for DFS too.Matt Koch earned another start after impressing the Arizona Diamondbacks brass in his first start against the Nationals. This time the 25-year-old rookie draws the San Diego Padres at Chase Field. The lineup the Friars are using is much different from the one contributing the majority of their near-league-leading strikeouts. Still, its not very dangerous, so if you need a miracle, Koch could be your savior.The Texas Rangers have nothing to play for, but since it will be a week before Martin Perez throws again, theres no reason to restrict him against the Tampa Bay Rays. Especially if you need punch outs, consider the lefty an option.AvoidIf there was ever a day to pull out all the stops, its today. That said, you need to be in dire straits to use German Marquez at Coors Field or Chase Whitley in Arlington.HittingThink of it this way: You only have one more chance to agonize whether to get exposure to or fade Coors Field this season. With Marquez working for the hosts and the bullpen collectively doing the honors for the guests, the runs should be crossing the plate left and right. The left-handed unit for the Rockies is in the best spot, so Charlie Blackmon, Carlos Gonzalez and David Dahl get their final of many mentions this season. The Brewers dont have many lefties to deploy against Marquez other than Scooter Gennett,?but in that venue, it doesnt matter. Ryan Braun, Chris Carter and Domingo Santana are all candidates to end the season with a round-tripper.If the White Sox wanted to sit their regulars, theyd have been doing it already. Admittedly, they dont really have any prospects to look at, so theres no reason Adam Eaton, Melky Cabrera, Jose Abreu and Todd Frazier wont be playing against still promising but raw Jose Berrios. The Twins rookie has surrendered 12 homers in just 51 1/3 major league innings.With their come-from-behind victory Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals are still battling for the right to travel to Queens to take on the Mets. This puts Matt Carpenter and Brandon Moss in a great spot with the platoon bump over Ryan Vogelsong. Righties Aledmys Diaz, Stephen Piscotty, Jedd Gyorko and the rejuvenated Yadier Molina are considerations as well.Most likely to hit a homer: Hell have to do it against ground ball specialist Aaron Sanchez, but you know David Ortiz will be looking to leisurely stroll around the bases one last time ... in a regular-season affair.Most likely to steal a base: Lots of choices for this honor, so Ill close out the season with a personal favorite, Jose Peraza.Adidas NHL Jerseys 2020 .C. Lions has come to an end. Banks told TSN on Jan 2 that he had no interest in playing out the option year of his contract with the Lions in 2014, and he again made that clear in a conversation with Lions GM Wally Buono last week. Nike NFL Jerseys 2020 . 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Nike Baseball Jerseys . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room.METAIRIE, La. -- The Saints young secondary is going to have to grow up even faster now.New Orleans top cornerback, Delvin Breaux, has a fractured fibula, coach Sean Payton said Monday. Breauxs absence is expected to last about six weeks, Payton said, which likely means more action for a trio of cornerbacks -- P.J. Williams, DeVante Harris and Ken Crawley -- whod never played a regular season snap before Sundays loss to Oakland.Their encore will come this Sunday against the New York Giants, whose offense features two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning and a receiving corps led by one of the biggest young stars in the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr.Theyre going to see that we have young corners and theyre going to try to attack that, Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro said. Everybody knows that.The Saints allowed Oaklands Derek Car to throw for 319 yards, one touchdown and two 2-point conversions on Sunday, including one conversion to give the Raiders the lead for good at 35-34 with 47 seconds left. Crawly, an undrafted rookie out of Colorado, was covering veteran receiver Michael Crabtree on that decisive play.Payton gave his first-year cornerbacks mixed reviews.There are snaps they played very well and there are some snaps obviously weve got to get cleaned up, Payton said. There are some things theyve got to get better at here and I think they will from Week 1 to Week 2.The youth movement at defensive back came as part of an effort to overhaul a defense that has ranked second-to-last in the NFL the previous two seasons. But the Saints could be increasingly exposed for their decision to go young now that Breaux will be sidelined more than a month. He did not play in the fourth quarter of Sundays loss, when Oakland scored 22 points.Delvins a great player. Hes one of the best corners in this league and its going to hurt us, Vaccaro said.Payton said the Saints wont radically change their defensive scheme in the wake of Breauxs absence, but will miss their ability to rely on his skills in one-on-one coverage of an opponents top receiver.Weve got to underrstand who were playing and what were trying to take away, Payton said.dddddddddddd So I dont think by any means you start with a whole new plan. Obviously, losing a good player like him can alter some things youre wanting to do coverage-wise.The Giants are coming off a season-opening, 20-19 victory over Dallas in which Manning passed for 203 yards, which is by no means a big day in the modern NFL. But he also passed for all three of New Yorks touchdowns.The Saints could get some veteran secondary help from Sterling Moore, who was signed last week but did not play Sunday. Moore said he joined the squad a little too late to be involved in the game plan for Oakland, but expects to play against the Giants, a team he knows from his three seasons with Dallas from 2012 to 2014. He also faced New York last season while with Tampa Bay.Moore said he can help New Orleans young defensive backs scout the Giants passing attack by sharing the knowledge that Ive had going against certain receivers.Williams, technically a second-year player out of Florida State who spent his rookie season on injured reserve, started against Oakland.He said he, Harris and Crawley are definitely looking to get better, but werent entirely discouraged by how they played in their first regular season game.We competed at a high level in the game. We challenged the receivers, Williams said. Theres always little things we can fix with techniques, knowing situations, knowing where theyre aligned.Vaccaro, who started as a rookie in 2013, now makes a lot of the calls for the secondary. He said he can relate to the challenges some of the Saints defensive backs face in getting so many live snaps so early in their careers.I remember my rookie year my head was spinning going into a game, Vaccaro said. Each game, it gets easier and easier. You get less nervous. You get more comfortable.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '