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Sports Lite
News Happy holidays, everyone. God bless Mr. Scrooge and God bless Tiny Tim Lincecum. …News flash: Yankees GM Brian Cashman says he’s incensed by Cliff Lee’s decision to sign with the Ph...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Rapid Robert: Dominant Pitcher, Dedicated Soldier
MLB Having met Bob Feller just once, back in the 1980s, I was impressed by his clear memory, how in touch he was with the game at that time, and how critical — perhaps even bitter — he was tow...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Sports Lite
News Hey, everybody. I’m in a great mood today. Why? It’s the holidays, the only time of the year when I can crank up my Burl Ives’ Greatest Hits CD without people looking at me funny. &h...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Offseason Winners and Losers
MLB The winter meetings are over, but the hot stove season of winter is still going strong. There are yet a few significant dominoes left to fall. And at least one, Cliff Lee, will have repercussions acro...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Redskins' Circus Still in Town
NFL Maybe it was too much to think that Mike Shanahan could undo years of damage in Washington just because he was the new sheriff in town. Maybe it was ridiculous to think that order would immediately be...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL

John King of CNN
News John King is CNN’s chief national correspondent and the anchor of the hour-long John King, USA, which runs Monday through Friday at 7 P.M. eastern time and addresses the topical issues of the da...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Sports Lite
News Took the family to the last Harry Potter movie the other night, except it wasn’t the last Harry Potter movie. Just like Brett Favre’s season, the fun never ends.…
Did you see thos...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Ira Berkow
News After a distinguished career in journalism that included 26 years at the New York Times, reporter and sports columnist Ira Berkow retired in 2007. A native of Chicago, Berkow, 71, received the Pulitze...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

5 Matchups to Watch This Week
NFL Most weeks, New York’s Dustin Keller mixes in with the rest of the league’s mediocre fantasy tight ends. Not this week, though. Keller and the Jets offense face a New England defense they ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Westbrook to the Rescue
NFL Now that Frank Gore has been ruled out for the rest of the season (hip), the 49ers will hand the ball to veteran Brian Westbrook, who gained 136 yards on Monday in relief of Gore.Prior to Monday, West...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Gerhart Stock Rising, Westbrook is back
Fantasy Whether you’re turning over every stone to try and prepare your team for the playoffs, or you’re a dynasty/keeper owner looking for future sleepers, there are several reasons to follow the...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

A Naked Bootleg and Six-Fig Newton
News Welcome to Sports Lite, everybody. Just so you know, I’m giving 110 percent and taking it one paragraph at a time. …Nothing says office Christmas party like cash bar, and nothing says Big...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Free agent advice
Fantasy As I’ve stated before in this space, I don’t think fantasy saviors tend to reside on the waiver wire at this point in the season – nor should they. If anyone worth weekly starting co...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Time for Jeter to Save Face
MLB No matter how you hold the prism, the light coming through the other side indicates that Derek Jeter’s contract should be three years for $48 million. Yes, that is how we projected it a month ag...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Go ahead, drop these guys
NFL We’re a week beyond the end of the byes at this point. Frankly, there shouldn’t be too many truly worthwhile pieces available on your waiver wire. Those that are were probably mentioned in...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Mary Wittenberg
News Mary Wittenberg is President and CEO of the New York Road Runners and Race Director of the ING New York City Marathon. This year’s race, the sixth during her tenure, took place on November 7, st...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Big Points on Turkey Day
NFL Thursday will offer fantasy owners three contests that should bring fantasy points in the bunches. All three games feature high-powered offenses hoping to make a statement.Dallas’ afternoon cont...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Sports Lite
News Got to make this one quick, folks. I’m busy bidding on Vince Young’s stinky shoulder pads on eBay. …
So the Vikings finally got around to canning Brad Childress. The last straw wa...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Holmes, Maclin, Hill still rising
NFL TSA pat downs and full body scans are dominating the news. Well, along with Barbara Bush ripping on Sarah Palin and The Pope making an amazing statement about the use of condoms preventing the spread ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Valuable players are out there
Fantasy There are many qualifications for a player’s stock to be rising. Typically, I look at under the radar guys who should be on your radar — the super-sleepers, if you will. But this week, in ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Boomer Esiason
NFL Boomer Esiason played his collegiate football at the University of Maryland, where he set numerous school passing records as a left-handed honorable mention All-America quarterback in 1982 and ’...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL

Waiver Wire
NFL By Matt Schauf RapidDraft.com Well, crap. I pointed out last week in my targets writeup over on our site that Rob Gronkowski had drawn eight looks in the loss to Cleveland, which more than doubled...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Sports Lite
News Sports Lite. So easy a caveman could read it. …The biggest surprise of the college football season? Texas’ collapse. The Longhorns have lost six out of seven and are in danger of not play...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Fun times in the sports world
News Sports Lite. The official column of all those happy campers in the Vikings’ locker room. …According to reports, a representative for quarterback Cam Newton demanded money to play at Missi...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Are you ready for Thursday football?
NFL Every year when the NFL rolls out its Thursday night schedule it tightens the “work week” a bit for fantasy owners. There are now fewer days to observe injuries and analyze player trends. ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

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