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When most people selected Todd Gurley with their first-round pick in fantasy football drafts, they were holding out hope that they’d get the same version of the Los Angeles Rams running back that we saw in previous seasons. Instead, the versatile running back has seen his role become somewhat limited in Sean McVay’s offense. In […]

The New York Giants will travel to Foxborough to face the undefeated New England Patriots on Thursday night. At first glance, there aren’t many fantasy football implications for New York. But if you’re interested in playing someone on the Giants, Golden Tate could be a big-time sleeper play this week. Yes, the Patriots are heavy […]

After having two straight road games, the New England Patriots will return home to host the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football in Week 6. The Patriots come into this game as heavy favorites — understandably so. New England has gotten off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2015 season. […]

The NBA has become a sport where there’s nearly as many teams contending for the championship as there are teams tanking for the number one pick in the NBA Draft. The teams that have been associated with the latter in recent years include the New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are entering a new era with the start of the 2019-20 season. Despite the loss of Anthony Davis last June, the Pelicans are among the most exciting teams this year with the presence of 2019 top draft pick, Zion Williamson. Though the expectations are low for the Pelicans this year, they […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most surprising teams in the NFL this season. Besides the New England Patriots, San Francisco is the only other undefeated team in the league. In Week 6, the 49ers have a chance to expand their division lead over the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. Both […]

Week 5 of the 2019 NFL season opened with high drama when the Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams, 30-29, on Thursday Night Football. However, it was their NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers that stole the show with a dominating 31-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns to finish the week.  Meanwhile, the Washington […]

With each passing NFL Sunday, two of the league’s major storylines remain the same: Christian McCaffrey’s unmatched dominance and the New England Patriots’ historically excellent defense. McCaffrey and the Patriots’ stingy defense are touched upon in this article, in addition to a rough outing from a veteran kicker and breakout performances from two talented young […]

Even with the firing of Joe Maddon as their manager, the Chicago Cubs did right in the first place by bringing him in to right the ship back in 2015. All he managed to do was lead the team to the playoffs in four of his five seasons, including one postseason trip that resulted in […]

All the rage over the past few offseasons has been the willingness to give first-time, young baseball minds a chance at their first managerial gig. From recently-fired Andy Green and Brad Ausmus to super-successful Aaron Boone and Alex Cora, the mantra of letting former MLB players or baseball minds jump right into managing a team […]

When Kevin Durant speaks these days, a whole lot of people cringe. He is not exactly the most popular figure on social media, and his habit of getting into it with virtually anonymous fans has never been a great look. But sometimes, he says things that are right on the money. On Tuesday morning, Durant […]

For the first time in his NBA career, Mike Conley will be suiting up for a team other than the Memphis Grizzlies. He will be forming an impressive backcourt duo with Donovan Mitchell on the Utah Jazz. Last season, Conley played in 70 games and averaged 21.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 6.4 assists. It was […]

Zion Williamson kicked off his NBA career on Monday night with an exciting performance against the Atlanta Hawks, resulting in a 133-109 victory for the Pelicans. The hype surrounding Zion’s name has been growing for months, and it was finally time for fans around the globe to see what he brings to the table in […]

Amari Cooper is a big-play receiver and a legitimate number one option for most any team in the NFL. His acquisition not only saved the Dallas Cowboys after a 3-5 start in 2018, but ended up catapulting the team to an 11-5 record and even a playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Wildcard Weekend. […]

The Indiana Pacers will be deploying a starting lineup that features Myles Turner as the only returning starter until Victor Oladipo returns from injury. Last season, Turner’s production was highlighted by a league-leading average of 2.7 blocks per game. He averaged 13.3 points and 7.2 rebounds to go along with that impressive achievement. While he […]

We’re already to Week 6 of the fantasy football season, and the waiver wire pickups are starting to get more important with bye weeks in full swing. The Bills, Bears, Colts, and Raiders all have the week off, which puts fantasy owners in a spot of needing to find suitable replacements for players like Josh […]

In need of a new manager after the firing of very successful Joe Maddon, the Chicago Cubs are looking for not only someone to lead the team but they are also in need of players to help this team get back to the playoffs. After having made the playoffs in four of the past five […]

The New York Yankees are already up 2-0 on the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS. With a deep and loaded lineup as well as one of the best bullpen units in baseball, the Yankees are hoping to make a World Series run. However, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is always thinking towards the future. Just […]

John Wooden. Echoes stirring. Bill Walton yelling about whoever is the coach when it turns sour. The UCLA Bruins are a blue-blood program in history, but this university only needs a rubber duck without holes in it to get clean in the college basketball tub known as life. Hello there, man without holes Mick Cronin! […]

The question heading into the 2019-20 NBA season is; was the Orlando Magic worthy of their playoff run or a by-product of a terrible division? One out of these five teams one must win the Southeast Division. Can the Magic repeat as division champs or will they be surprised by the upstart Atlanta Hawks or […]

In fantasy sports, a “bust” is deemed any player whose performance in the year doesn’t live up to his draft position. It doesn’t necessarily mean these players will have bad seasons, nor does it mean they won’t contribute to their teams in real life. But it does mean that NBA fantasy owners should exercise extreme […]

It is without question that the Golden State Warriors will be entering the new campaign as a considerably weaker side than they have ever been in the past half decade. The summer exit of Kevin Durant and the long-term injury to Klay Thompson all but guarantees that the Dubs will find life difficult in an […]

The first month of the season is now completed and fantasy football owners are clamoring to find replacements for their injured players. Luckily for you, this article will inform you of the injuries that could affect your fantasy team and some possible low-owned options to replace your injured players. At this point in the season, […]

The upcoming season will provide Malcolm Brogdon with a great opportunity to showcase more elements of his skill-set than when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks. Brogdon is already coming off a season with solid averages of 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 28.6 minutes. Being a member of the ’50-40-90 club’ with […]

When the Atlanta Braves signed former American League MVP and veteran third baseman Josh Donaldson to a one-year, $23 million deal last winter, there were plenty of skeptics coming out of the woodwork. Donaldson was just one year removed from a season in which he hit 33 homers and posted a .944 OPS. But he […]

The upcoming NBA season will feature a vastly different look for the Golden State Warriors’ starting lineup around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. With Klay Thompson sidelined beyond the All-Star break due to a torn ACL, Glenn Robinson III is facing an opportunity to compete for the Warriors’ starting small forward role. He will need […]

Louisville Cardinals coach Chris Mack is heading into the 2019-20 college basketball season with one of the best group of freshmen in the country. Having left the comfy confines of the Xavier Musketeers for a then-embedded in scandal Louisville program, he’s done a more than stellar since taking over for Rick Pitino. Plenty of it […]

The center position in the NBA may be changing but the way that the most productive players in fantasy basketball generate points has not. There likely won’t be much change in the inclusion of individuals that ranked in the top tier at the center position for fantasy scoring last season. There were a few honorable […]

The American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins is sure to feature plenty of slugging. Both teams finished 1-2 in both home runs and total runs scored. The Twins and Yankees also finished second and third, respectively, in terms of OPS. New York has traditionally dominated the Twins in […]

Not all of the change that the Golden State Warriors franchise has experienced recently was negative. They managed to at least not be left empty-handed after Durant decided to depart for the Brooklyn Nets. Both sides facilitated a sign-and-trade deal that sent the All-Star, D’Angelo Russell, to the Warriors. There should be little concern about […]

Nine minutes. Nine minutes is all the Washington Nationals had the league in the 2019 National League Wild Card game, but those nine minutes were all at the end of the contest, and they were the ones that meant the most. Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader let up a bases-clearing single to 20-year-old phenom Juan […]

After sitting out the entirety of the 2018-19 campaign due to a back injury, Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is finally make his highly-anticipated debut this coming season. This has been one year in the making, and at this point, the anticipation is definitely high for the 14th overall pick of the 2018 Draft. […]

California Governor Gavin Newsom isn’t relenting even after the NCAA wrote a “Dear Mr. Governor” open-letter to him. SB 206, legislature that would allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, is all but set to be enacted in a few years. The governing body of college sports was hoping, through some public discourse, it […]

The American League Divisional Series kicks off on Friday afternoon, as the top-seeded Houston Astros square off against the Tampa Bay Rays. Houston steamrolled teams in the second half to clinch their third consecutive AL West title, winning an MLB-best 107 games. The Rays had to battle practically up until the last weekend just to […]

Small forward is one of the most important positions in basketball. You need strong play from your wings in today’s NBA, and having a lengthy small forward who can shoot is almost a requirement in order to join the NBA’s elite. However, in fantasy basketball, only numbers matter. But the importance of the SF position […]

One season, he’s the savior. The next, he’s the scapegoat. There’s no other way to describe the up and down career of Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston. In 2019, he was given the job and probably his last shot at redemption. And so far, he’s the savior once again. But for how long? Through […]

Now that the dust has settled and we have our respective MLB Wild Card Game winners, it is officially time for the Division Series. The National League is up first, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves doing battle on Thursday afternoon. I broke down that series in depth here. The Los Angeles Dodgers […]

The Oakland Raiders snuck past the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4 with a 31-24 victory. That win pushed them to 2-2 on the year. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears once again proved to have an incredibly dominant defense in their 16-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. This moved their record to 3-1 in […]

Kyle Kuzma has received quite a bit of positive attention as of late. Is the Lakers forward deserving of this praise, or does this recognition simply come along with being a member of the Los Angeles Lakers? To an outside eye, Kuzma is the third star on a Lakers roster that includes LeBron James and […]