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With only nine games on the MLB schedule Thursday, many of the league’s biggest stars are not in action. This adds to the challenge for DraftKings daily fantasy players, who must rely heavily on scoring points from unlikely sources.  The lack of big names is particularly evident on the mound, where Corey Kluber is the only pitcher priced above $11,000.   Here are five inexpensive sleeper picks for September 17….

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Major League Soccer will battle to sign Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season with the 30-year-old Portugal forward unhappy with his treatment at the Bernabeu. (Le10Sport – in French)   Manchester United hope left-back Luke Shaw, 20, will only…

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Buy Photo Gov. Brian Sandoval holding a specialized plate for United Soccer League President Jake Edwards. The USL officially announced a professional soccer team for Reno Wednesday.(Photo: Seth A. Richardson/RGJ)Buy Photo It’s official: professional soccer is coming to Reno. United Soccer League President Jake Edwards made the announcement Wednesday at Aces Ballpark with Mayor Hillary Schieve, Gov. Brian Sandoval, Aces Owner Herb Simon and Aces President Eric Edelstein in attendance….

Niloufar Ardalan, left, views for the ball during a match in 2006. (AP) The Iranian women’s soccer team will be short one player when it travels to Malaysia to compete in an indoor soccer championship next week. That’s because, according to local reports, the team captain doesn’t have a passport — her husband refused to sign papers to allow his wife to renew it. Niloufar Ardalan, 30, is married to sports journalist…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic manager Ronny Deila says football “is never in a straight line up to heaven” as he contemplates mixed early season form before his team’s Europa League match against Ajax in Amsterdam (Herald) Deila says if he does not lead Celtic to the Premiership title this year, then he should be sacked. (Various) He finds it “unbelievable” that there is talk of…

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Niloufar Ardalan, left, views for the ball during a match in 2006. (AP) The Iranian women’s soccer team will be short one player when it travels to Malaysia to compete in an indoor soccer championship next week. That’s because, according to local reports, the team captain doesn’t have a passport — her husband refused to sign papers to allow his wife to renew it. Niloufar Ardalan, 30, is married to sports journalist…

DETROIT — The U.S. women’s soccer team is gearing up to play Haiti at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ford Field. The only thing is, up until last week, the opponent was supposed to be Australia. However, the Aussies’ strike against its own federation last week changed all of that. Some fans had expressed disappointment that the opponent had changed, especially since Australia was a World Cup opponent for the U.S….

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Niloufar Ardalan, left, views for the ball during a match in 2006. (AP) The Iranian women’s soccer team will be short one player when it travels to Malaysia to compete in an indoor soccer championship next week. That’s because, according to local reports, the team captain doesn’t have a passport — her husband refused to sign papers to allow his wife to renew it. Niloufar Ardalan, 30, is married to sports journalist…

Los Angeles, Hamburg, Rome, Budapest and Paris will compete to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect the winner at a vote in Lima, Peru, in September 2017. Toronto mayor John Tory announced on Monday that the Canadian city had decided not to bid for the Games, citing other priorities. The IOC changed the rules in August…

Swimming’s world governing body FINA has strongly criticized the organizers of next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro over what it says are substandard facilities and “disrespect” for aquatic events. FINA, which oversees some of the Olympics’ most-watched events, attacked the organizers and Rio mayor Eduardo Paes on various grounds including slashing the seating capacity at the main pool, according to a FINA letter obtained by The Associated Press. Athletes’…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The captain of the Iranian women’s soccer team will miss the Asian Cup tournament as her husband has confiscated her passport in a domestic quarrel, local media has reported. The dispute between 30-year-old midfielder Niloufar Ardalan and her husband, sports journalist Mahdi Toutounchi, touches on the rights of women in the Islamic Republic. Under Iranian law, husbands can stop their wives from traveling outside of…

St. Louis was named Tuesday as one of the three finalists to host the 2018 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. Buffalo and Pittsburgh are the other cities in contention. Chicago and Tampa, which had been under consideration, are out. The event has already been awarded to USA Hockey, which is choosing the site. The event annually brings together the best players, under the age of 20, in the sport and…

Frisco has a new sports goal: to become the home for the National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. No one will confirm whether a deal has been reached. But a sign of progress came Tuesday night with the City Council’s unanimous approval of $39 million in improvements at Toyota Stadium, where the museum would be housed. Local officials and the Hunt Sports Group entered exclusive negotiations with the U.S….

MLB announced this year’s 30 nominees for the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award on Monday. The announcement came in advance of 14th annual Roberto Clemente Day, to be held at big league parks across the circuit on Wednesday. Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award, the Roberto Clemente Award not only represents part of MLB’s effort to acknowledge the legacy of one of the game’s all-time greats but also to motivate its…