Cleveland Cavaliers 2013-14 Preview

Mike Brown has never finished below second place in the central and, even without LeBron James, he has the roster to build another contender within the next two seasons.
Week 6 XN Sports League of Champions Waiver Wire Pickups

This week was by far the busiest yet as the XN writers hit the waiver wire to snag up breakout players, replace injured ones, and stream kickers and defenses.
Diamond Mining: NLCS Statistical View on Dodgers and Cardinals

XN Sports takes an advanced stats look at the NLCS.
Week 6 NFL Injury Report and Fantasy Football Impact

It was a busy week on the injury reports around the NFL, and especially difficult ones to swallow in cities like Atlanta where Julio Jones went down for the season and in Indy where Ahmad Bradshaw was placed on injured reserve.
Daily Fantasy Football Value Plays: Week 6

Breakdown of this week’s best values on Star Fantasy Leagues, using the dollars per point (DPP) metric. The lower the DPP, the better the deal.
Fantasy Football: Checking in On FPPRR

Rich Hribar examines which running backs have the most fantasy points per route run to find the best PPR waiver wire gems.
Indiana Pacers 2013-14 Preview

Despite missing Danny Granger and a fairly shoddy offense, the Pacers’ defense was good enough to get them to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. This season, it’s Finals or bust for Frank Vogel’s squad.
NHL: Change of Net-Base Size May Have Unintended Consequences

The NHL frequently makes small changes to rules, with one this offseason coming in the size of the base of the net.