Fantasy Football: Winning the Draft with your Second Running Back

The 2013 fantasy football season is at our doorstep, and one thing is certain: you need running backs. Check out any Mock Draft in any format and you’ll see 10-15 running backs gone in the first two rounds. Many self-congratulating fantasy owners will tell you not to worry, as it’s the later rounds of the […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Brian Flynn

For all the negative things that can be said about the Marlins’ lineup and their abysmal record, their young pitching staff has been one of the best in baseball. Anchored by the phenom Jose Fernandez, the Marlins rank 10th in the entire league in ERA (3.71) and 7th in starter ERA (3.75). The problem with […]
Week 23 MLB Injury Report: Cabrera, Puig, CarGo

It’s playoff season so this is the worst time to see a key fantasy contributor go down. It’s also the most common time for injuries with five months of wear and tear taking their toll. An injury at this point in the season could very well spell the end of that player’s fantasy season so […]
Fantasy Football: Tight End Streaming Options for Week 1

We finally, at long last, get to deploy the strategies we’ve obsessed about for these past eight months. I’m going to lay out a few tight end streaming options every week for those who did not invest heavily in the position during their various August drafts. If you waited until the 12th or 13th round […]
Week 1 Fantasy Football Defensive Matchups by Position

Regardless of how high you drafted them, every player is going to run into tough matchups. It’s not just defense that’s important but how they perform against specific positions – for our needs, in terms of fantasy points allowed. A quarterback is much more likely to have a top-10 finish against New Orleans or Buffalo […]
Minnesota Wild 2013-14 Season Preview

Minnesota’s massive spending spree last summer was enough to get the Wild back into the postseason, barely. GM Chuck Fletcher’s aggressive moves should start to pay real dividends this season and beyond. Zach Parise and Ryan Suter were instant hits in Minnesota, regardless of the immense cost. Parise led the squad in both goals (18) […]
2013 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Recap: Arizona Diamondbacks

We head east and take the Interstate-8 to the I-10 on our way to Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona as we continue our our Prospects Recap series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The D’backs made some noise this offseason by radically rearranging their farm system with trades that shipped former number one prospect Trevor Bauer to Cleveland, but added more depth by […]
XN Sports Week One Fantasy Football Player Rankings

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros