The Best 25 Games From NBA’s 2013-14 National TV Schedule
The schedule for all 142 games the league will air nationally is here for the perusal of all NBA-hungry eyes. Just a glance at the first few matchups for the 2013-14 season shows that the NBA‘s marketing office has been busy predicting ratings-grabbers. Heavy on talent, rivalries, legacies, and big markets, the national TV schedule […]
2013 MLB Power Rankings – Week 19
This week, there is quite a bit of movement at the top of the MLB Power Rankings. Over the last few weeks, most of the big risers and fallers were in the middle of the pack. But, thanks to some streaking among several teams, the landscape of the top 10 has changed. The Braves and […]
Detroit Tigers: The Peralta – Iglesias Dilemma of 2014
Jhonny Peralta‘s 50-game suspension is good for baseball. Bud Selig, as much as the XN Sports staff has enjoyed ribbing him over the past year, has got this one right. Bud appears to be nipping it in the bud. With the wake of the thirteen suspensions now slowly smoothing out, questions begin to arise as […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for August 7
What day is it? Hump day. One way I love getting a jumpstart on the second half of the workweek is to build my Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup. As has been the case lately, I’m using about half of my budget on pitchers while using strategy plays on offense. Since building my team this […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Wilmer Flores
At just 22-years-old, Wilmer Flores is a post-hype prospect who lost his Top 100 status in 2011 and immediately started to perform like one of the league’s best. Called up on Tuesday for the Mets, Flores could be a great late-season get if he can translate his recent success to the Bigs. Flores was signed […]
Fantasy Hockey: Markov, Timonen On My Do-Not-Draft List
The idea of regression is an important concept in any fantasy sport. As I wrote about in July, identifying regression candidates and avoiding the over-payment that comes with it is key to maximizing value on draft day. Regression is important in fantasy hockey among defensemen. If a defenseman goes from scoring 10 goals one season […]
32 Questions in 32 Days: Baltimore Ravens
As we count down to the NFL season, Sports Jerks will be bringing you 32 questions in 32 days. Each day, we’ll feature one of the most important questions for a different NFL team heading into the opening weekend of the league. Today’s feature team and question? The Baltimore Ravens – How will the losses […]