Fantasy Risers: Julian Edelman

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Sunday, September 20th 2009. Under Fantasy Football, Featured Tags: Joey Galloway, Julian Edelman, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Randy Moss, Tom Brady, Wes Welker

Eat your heart out, Wes Welker. With the Patriots usual slot-man unexpectedly inactive for Sunday's match-up with the New York Jets, Tom Brady found himself confiding in a rookie receiver. And I mean really confiding. How's sixteen targets, for ya? Welker could only salivate over all the possibilities from the sideline. You give ... Continue Reading

The art of the argument in Major League Baseball

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, September 20th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver, Joe Girardi, lou Pinella, New York Yankees

Other than the occasional Family Guy rerun, my television rarely strays from ESPN. While watching Sportscenter the other night, I happened upon some Yankees highlights and had a most interesting revelation. After a called third strike to Alex Rodriguez that appeared just off the plate, Yankee manager Joe Girardi rushed out ... Continue Reading

Fantasy Risers: Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, September 18th 2009. Under Fantasy Football, Featured Tags: Anthony Gonzalez, Austin Collie, Fantasy Football, Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning, Pierre Garcon

Their lines from Sunday aren't going to make you fall off your chair. You won't be racing your friends to the waiver wire. But maybe you should be. Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon, the immediate beneficiaries of extra targets and playing time in the wake of Anthony Gonzalez's knee injury, are worth ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (September 18th) Gonzalez out until week 8, Kolb to start if McNabb can’t, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Friday, September 18th 2009. Under Featured, NFL Tags: Anthony Gonzalez, Brett Favre, Buffalo Bills, Darren Sproles, Donovan McNabb, Eric Mangini, Indianapolis Colts, Kevin Kolb, LaDainian Tomlinson, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, paul posluszny, Philadelphia Eagles, Pierre Thomas, San Diego Chargers

Colts' Anthony Gonzalez Eyeing Week Seven Return Whew. Peyton Manning and Gonzalez owners can breathe a collective sigh of relief. While it's great news that Gonzalez is officially coming back in 2009, losing him for the next six weeks hurts the Colts offense. Not to mention leaves a hole in your receiving corps. ... Continue Reading

What to watch this weekend

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Thursday, September 17th 2009. Under NCAA Football, NFL Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Bobby Bowden, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, cincinnati bearcats, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Wannstedt, Drew Brees, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Fresno State Bulldogs, Lane Kiffin, navy football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oregon State Beavers, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh football, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Volunteers, Urban Meyer, Virginia Tech

Back by popular demand, sportschump.net has once again decided to preview the weekend’s most important match-ups. For those of you who don’t eat, drink and sleep SportsCenter, here’s what you should be watching this weekend. (10) Boise State at Fresno State – (Friday, 9:00 pm – ESPN – BSU minus 7.5) The ... Continue Reading

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: NFL Week 1 Awards

Posted By Matt Gentile On Thursday, September 17th 2009. Under NFL

It's great to bring the weekly NFL awards back to The Red Zone Report. In week one, I noticed that some games were low scoring affairs. In fact, in only five games did the winner score more than 30 points. And ironically, one of those teams was the Baltimore Ravens. That ... Continue Reading

Matt Gentile’s 2009 NFL Power Rankings: Week 2

Posted By Matt Gentile On Thursday, September 17th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

1. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) Even without Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh’s defense still looked like the best in the league. Ben Roethlisberger threw a career-high 363 and looked poised, but they still need the run game to improve. 2. New York Giants (1-0) No superstar receiver, no problem. The Giants looked complete all-around and could ... Continue Reading

NFL Quick Hits (September 16): Vick OK’ed to practice, Pats’ Mayo out with sprained MCL, Tomlinson a game-day decision, and more

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Wednesday, September 16th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Charles Grant, Darren McFadden, Darren Sproles, Jerod Mayo, Justin Fargas, Kansas City Chiefs, LaDainian Tomlinson, Matt Cassel, Michael Bush, Michael Vick, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Will Smith

Michael Vick Taken Off Exempt List, Okay to Practice Jeff Garcia just cried. Now that the Eagles have Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, Garcia, and an active Vick, decision will have to be made. Vick should be ready to go in week three and is a strong candidate for some serious action in ... Continue Reading

NFL Fantasy Football Start & Sit Week 2: Big day for Berrian, Flacco to fall flat

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, September 15th 2009. Under Fantasy Football Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Austin Collie, Baltimore Ravens, Bernard Berrian, brandon marshall, Carolina Panthers, Cedric Benson, Chicago Bears, Chris "Beanie" Wells, Chris Wells, Cincinnati Bengals, Darren Sproles, DeAngelo Williams, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Eddie Royal, Greg Olsen, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Flacco, Kansas City Chiefs, Kevin Smith, Knowshon Moreno, Kyle Orton, LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson, Louis Murphy, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Pierre Garcon, San Diego Chargers, Santana Moss, Todd Heap, Washington Redskins

There were plenty of huge performances that could have potentially rescued your entire team, despite the countless eggs laid by supposedly "stud" fantasy options. A few of my week one picks made the latter list, so if you haven't already, hit up my Start and Sit Week 1 Review to get ... Continue Reading

Kevin Roberts’ 2009 NFL Power Rankings: Week 2

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, September 15th 2009. Under NFL Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

1. New England Patriots (1-0) Sure, luck had something to do with it, but Tom Brady's clutch 4th quarter play showed us all what we needed to see. This offense is slowly getting back to where it needs to be. 2. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) Picked up right where they left off: Playing great ... Continue Reading

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