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NHL '21: Melting Pot in the Central

This NHL season will be like no other, and not just because of the ongoing pandemic. The fallout of COVID has changed much more than...

Jan 10, 202111 min read

NHL '21: Three-Way Standoff Out West

This NHL season will be like no other, and not just because of the ongoing pandemic. The fallout of COVID has changed much more than...

Jan 8, 202111 min read

NHL '21: The King of the 'Canadian' North

This NHL season will be like no other, and not just because of the ongoing pandemic. The fallout of COVID has changed much more than...

Jan 8, 202111 min read

NFL Halfway Point: Power Ranks & Predictions for 2020's Conclusion

I never actually got around to predicting the 2020 NFL Playoffs and the Super Bowl, partly because I wasn't sure that either would even...

Nov 5, 202012 min read

The NY Mets Ownership Change Could Not Have Happened at a More Opportune Time, Here's Why

Now that the sale of the New York Mets franchise is finally official (no more Alex Rodriguez and Jeniffer Lopez meddling with the...

Oct 31, 20204 min read

NHL STANLEY CUP PREVIEW

The impossible has happened, one of my preseason predictions has ACTUALLY come true. Yes, that the means the Tampa Bay Lightning and...

Sep 19, 20208 min read

NFC South Preview: Brady vs Brees Round One

The NFC South has been the New Orleans Saints' division in recent years for the most part, at least ever since the Atlanta Falcons made...

Sep 13, 20208 min read

NFC East Preview: Cowboys & Injuries

The NFC East was the division that nobody wanted to win in 2019. New York and Washington were helplessly out of it, in perennial rebuilds...

Sep 13, 20209 min read

NFC North Preview: Ain't No Rest for the Rookies

The NFC North went mostly as I expected last season. The Green Bay Packers powered their way back into a first place 13-3 finish with a...

Sep 12, 20208 min read

NFC West Preview: The Next Generation

In 2019, the NFC West was flipped on its head. The bruised and battered San Francisco 49ers of the last few seasons were finally healthy,...

Sep 11, 20208 min read

AFC East Preview: Fall of a Dynasty

It has been the New England Patriots' division pretty much since I started watching the sport, and I turn 27 in October. There is no...

Sep 11, 20208 min read

AFC West Preview: Chasing Champions

The AFC West didn't deviate too far from expectations last season with the Kansas City Chiefs rolling to a runaway division title at 12-4...

Sep 10, 20207 min read

AFC South Preview: A Division of Inches

Generally one of the tighter divisions, because no team really ever stands out, the AFC South was exactly that in 2019... average. The...

Sep 9, 20208 min read

AFC North Preview: Following the Flock

Last year the Cleveland Browns had all the hype going into the season, but it ended up being Lamar Jackson's Baltimore Ravens that...

Sep 8, 20207 min read

NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Conference Finals

After watching my Conference Semifinals picks go 3/4 (the only incorrect pick being the Dallas Stars over the Colorado Avalanche), I find...

Sep 6, 20207 min read

Fantasy Football PREP: Running Backs, Minimize Risk & Maximize Gains

If you read my 2019 Running Back Preview, you might remember that like most fantasy managers, the running back position is very important...

Sep 5, 202017 min read

Fantasy Football PREP: Team D/ST, Double Up & Dominate (+Kickers)

My 2019 Team D/ST sleepers & busts article yielded hit or miss results, which contributed to my decision to change the way I thought...

Sep 2, 202013 min read

Fantasy Football PREP: Tight End, Prioritizing Consistency

Back in Winter we discussed whether or not the tight end position was a dying breed in fantasy, but I don't believe it is. I still think...

Aug 31, 202011 min read

Fantasy Football PREP: Wide Receiver Deep Dive

If you missed my Wide Receiver Top 50, check it out before getting too wrapped up in sleepers. This article will be a team-by-team deep...

Aug 29, 202020 min read

Fantasy Football PREP: Wide Receiver, Top50

This year I'll be splitting up wide receiver into two articles, the WR Top50 (which as you would expect will breakdown the top 50 ranked...

Aug 26, 202013 min read

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