Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton isn’t a typical “sleeper” considering how much media coverage his speed has gotten over the past couple of years. Fantasy baseball moods change quickly, however, and after he batted .205 in April, he returned to the infamous “wait and see next year” list. That was early in the season and investing in Hamilton […]
2013 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Recap: Los Angeles Dodgers
With new owners at the top of the organization, the Los Angeles Dodgers have opened up their pocketbooks and have acquired plenty of established, Major League Baseball talent. Unfortunately, it has come at the cost of trading young prospects and now the Dodgers see their farm system cracking. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean the system is completely lost as […]
32 Questions in 32 Days: Detroit Lions
As we count down to the NFL season, XN Sports 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 Detroit Lions – Can Reggie Bush give […]
Fantasy Hockey: Carey Price Elite, But His Penalty Killers May Not Be
Carey Price was the last goaltender chosen in the top five in an NHL Entry Draft, back in 2005. He’s put up a couple of solid NHL seasons—he posted a .920 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA in his rookie year and was one of the top goalies of the 2010-2011 season, tying the league-lead […]
Streaming Tight Ends: ADP Adjustments
Using one — or two — of your final few picks to draft a tight end, if you’re into that kind of thing, lays the groundwork for streaming the position throughout the 2013 fantasy football season. I’m an advocate of this strategy, as I’ve said 737 times this offseason, so I’d like to offer a […]
Columbus Blue Jackets 2013-14 Season Preview
2013 ended in heartbreak for the surprising Columbus Blue Jackets, but the suddenly confident club is preparing a new surge. The Jackets finished tied for eighth place in the Western Conference on 55 points, but lost out on the final postseason bid in a tiebreaker with the Minnesota Wild. Had they picked up just one […]
Fantasy Football: Miles Austin The Forgotten Lone Star
Miles Austin has officially become last year’s model. It seems like nobody wants him anymore since the luxurious superstud with all of the features, Dez Bryant, is featured on the Dallas showroom floor. With drafts finishing up over the next week, Austin needs to be on your radar because the price is right, and the […]
Ways To Address Two Western Conference Contenders’ Deficiencies
This era’s CBA has leveled the playing field but in doing so has limited how teams address their existing deficiencies. The Bulls, for example, are in dire need of a young backup big but are already in the tax penalty. There aren’t any free agents on the market who would suit their requirements, but even […]