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http://gty.im/492523834 Uh oh. Two games into the NLCS, the Chicago Cubs are starting to look like the snake-bitten teams of yore. And while this Cubs team was great all season long, fans will be forgiven for being nervous about the two-game deficit. Forget about curses: the fact that the Cubs lost games started by their two best pitchers, Jon…

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars, 47% owned http://gty.im/493267362 Bortles has started to put up some numbers for the Jaguars. He has thrown for 300+ the last two weeks and 298 the week before. He threw four touchdowns last week and three this week. He needs to cut his interceptions, but if he does that, his…

http://gty.im/493286674 The Contender Round of the NASCAR Race for the Chase continued on Sunday at the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Joey Logano had already secured the first spot in the Eliminator Round with a win at Charlotte last week, and the other 11 drivers had a chance to earn their spot with a win here this week. Matt Kenseth…

American League Championship Series Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals http://gty.im/493136590 After defeating the Blue Jays in game 1, the Kansas City Royals looked to take a 2-0 lead going into Toronto with hopes of ending the series there. The Royals would do exactly that, defeating the Blue Jays by a final score of 6-3. On the mound…