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Who to Grab for the Second Half
NFL This week strikes me as a time of particularly obvious waiver-wire adds. The names jumping out or being thrown around are either guys who have probably been picked up in at least half of the serious l...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

2010 First-Half Fantasy Awards
NFL Now that every NFL team has at least eight games in the books it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the first half of the season – to take a look at the fantasy players who have performed b...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Right and Wrong Last Week
NFL Raise your hand if you’ve gotten into a heated argument with dudes in your league about rules and/or roster moves. Yep, it’s happened to all of us. It affects friendships, and it can even ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Athlon Interview: Jamie Dixon
College Basketball Athlon Sports: Are you surprised that after all you have accomplished, people still seem to undervalue your program and assign specific characteristics to it? Jamie Dixon: We were picked No. 1 in t...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball

Start/Sit for Week 9
Fantasy Back by popular demand are our weekly predictions. I took a week off to write about a dynasty matter last week, and even the dynasty owners filled up by inbox asking where the weekly predictions were....
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

Winning Matchups for Week 9
Fantasy Brandon Tate’s touchdown last week was a fluke – a broken play that gave his quarterback, Tom Brady, added time and gave Tate an opportunity to slip behind the coverage. But the ‘why...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

All-Time Running Backs in NFL
NFL 1. Jim Brown In his short, nine-year career with the Cleveland Browns, the talented runner ran through and around defenses to lead the league in rushing eight times. He led in touchdowns five times, ...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL

Brains or Money?
MLB Is it money or is it brains that wins World Series titles? I say you can’t do it without brains, and money certainly gives teams a better opportunity. But the Giants proved that making shrewd pe...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Sports Lite
News Just a quick thought before we get rolling … The kid at the Safeway checkout line wants to know, Cowboy fans: paper or plastic. …The worst job in America? It’s gotta be playing qua...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

Game 5 Preview
MLB With a chance to close out the World Series, the Giants send ace Tim Lincecum to the mound tonight in a Game 1 rematch with Texas starter Cliff Lee. The Giants dealt Lee the first postseason loss of h...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

All-Time Giants/Rangers Team
MLB Just having a little fun researching during the World Series, we select our All-Time Giants-Senators/Rangers Team. This exclusive club is for players who spent time with both organizations. With the S...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Game 4 Preview
MLB The Rangers’ Colby Lewis was just what the Texas fans ordered last night to get the home team back in the series. Mitch Moreland and Josh Hamilton supplied the offense. Tonight Texas will send T...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Rangers will rebound in Game 2
MLB How important is Game1? Today in the Giants’ clubhouse, it’s huge. On the other side, it’s no big deal, just one game. But the reality is that of the 41 World Series played since the...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Pitchers' duel became batting practice
MLB What we expected in Game 1 of the World Series was some kind of 12-inning, scoreless struggle for offense, won courtesy of a walk, stolen base and sac fly. What we saw was an offensive free-for-all co...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Kitna, Fantasy Gold?
Fantasy Kitna? Uh, I’ll take a pass Without a doubt, the hottest free agent to cross over the wires this week was Dallas’ Jon Kitna, who took over the reins to one of the NFL’s richest of...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

World Series Facts
MLB • The Giants share one World Series record with the rival Dodgers. Both franchises have lost 12 World Series. The Dodgers have won six, the Giants five. The Yankees, winners of 27, have also lost...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

World Series Primer
MLB Why the Giants believe they can win…. Pitching, pitching and pitching. Then there’s that little matter of clutch hitting up and down the lineup. Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanc...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Brad Stevens, Butler Basketball Coach
College Basketball Brad Stevens orchestrated one of the most compelling NCAA Tournament runs in college basketball history last spring — just 10 years after quitting the business world to accept a volunteer coachi...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Basketball

Rangers' Bats vs. Giants' Arms
MLB As has been the case all season and throughout the playoffs, we expect outstanding pitching in the World Series. The Giants feature four starters (Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Jonathan Sanchez and Madison...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Unexpected Heroes
MLB Going into the season, most baseball experts expected the Yankees and Phillies in the World Series. Coming out of the season, most experts still expected the powers from New York and Philadelphia to f...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Stock Market Report
Fantasy We are all usually skeptical about trying something new. Trying a new restaurant or entrée, relying on a new co-worker for a project, or checking out a new band or album push us too far outside our c...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

Sports Lite
News Eat you hearts out, couch commandos. I’m typing this column while Jenn Sterger whispers sweet nothings in my ear. … That NFL P.R. machine never misses a beat. Take Sunday’s Bronc...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

For Real, or Get Real
Fantasy Week 7 gave us some screwy results on the NFL landscape, including lots of numbers that will send folks dashing to the waiver wire in the coming days. But who among Sunday’s big performers are r...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

Cam Newton, QB Auburn
College Football The multitalented signal-caller led the Auburn Tigers to a hard-fought win over LSU, giving Auburn the inside track to the SEC West title, an a No. 1 ranking. Newton threw for just 86 yards, but ran 2...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: College Football

Broncos Surprises
Fantasy The Denver Broncos were fantasy poison this summer. No one wanted Kyle Orton or any of his common receivers, other than perhaps Eddie Royal. The Broncos wouldn’t hold up – no way – w...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

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