2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/3)
On Thursday night, the Chicago Bulls forced a Game 7 with the Brooklyn Nets. Meanwhile, Golden State pulled off the biggest upset to date with a series win over Denver. Here’s a recap of the night’s action. Nets defeat Bulls 95-92 in Game 6 After falling behind 3-1 in their series against Chicago, Brooklyn has […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Vezina Trophy Nominees
This is the second post in a four-part series where I discuss who I think should be the nominees for the major 2013 NHL Awards. The first post covered SJN’s Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) nominees. This post will discuss the three goalies I believe are deserving of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s […]
Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers Stock Market: Boo-hrle
We have seen several injury replacements get the call to the big leagues this week along with a surprise trade that may have landed Chris Nelson back in temporary fantasy relevance. We have also seen a few older guys continue to struggle, possibly giving us a glimpse of what we can expect the rest of […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Hiram Burgos
Last week we spotlighted the Mets’ Jordany Valdespin as our fantasy baseball sleeper. Since then, Valdespin has hit two homers and driven in eight over 17 at-bats. Call it the SJN bump. This week, the bump goes to Hiram Burgos, starting pitcher for the Brewers. Burgos didn’t make the team out of spring training. He […]
May 2 Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks
Tonight’s lineup may look a bit different than you’ve been used to. These are deeper rosters for tonight’s late games over at Star Fantasy Leagues. Hopefully these players will bring you, and me, success. Use the promo code SJN when you sign up to get a 40% bonus on your initial deposit. (C) Yadier Molina […]
Denard Robinson and the NFL’s ‘Joker’ Role
He’s a converted quarterback whose upper body might be too small to play running back in the NFL, and he’s stuck behind one of the sturdiest workhorse runners of a generation in an offense led by an abysmal signal caller. The arguments against Denard Robinson as a fantasy commodity, as you can see, are plentiful […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/2)
The 2013 NBA Playoffs rolled along Wednesday night with three big Game fives. Two teams continued their quest to win a series despite an 0-3 deficit. Here’s a breakdown of all the action. Defensive-minded Boston forces Game six with 92-86 win over New York On the brink of elimination a few games ago, Boston seems […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Calder Trophy Nominees
The Calder Trophy is given every year to the player who is deemed “most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League”; that’s just an unnecessarily long way of saying the rookie of the year. To be eligible, a player must be under 26 years old by the middle of September […]