This actually started as a response to Austin Waldron’s most recent article posted over on ”Too Many Men On The Site”  http://toomanymenonthesite.com/   My diatribe became long and I felt that the work put into it deserved a little more than keeping it as just a comment. I respect your article Austin, but have a slightly different-and more realistic view of the Kovalchuk scenario and how it will pan out.
I apologize in advance for continuing to beat up a subject that most of us are entirely fed up with.
Ilya Kovalchuk is an elite NHL talent, only just entering his prime. Simply put….he’s [...]

Back in the saddle after a couple weeks of unfulfilling holidays. We kinda ran outta gas on the UFA signings and even the RFA signings have slowed to a near stop.
Where and when is K-Chuk gonna sign….so we can stop talking about it? We all pretend it’s a big mystery but COME ON! The guys gonna sign in LA and I must say that for the first time in years I’ve been impressed with how a GM is handling a contract negotiation with a prima donna player. Kudos Mr. Lombardi for what you’re doing. Damn straight Kovie wants to play [...]

It is being reported (by Cliff Lee himself) that after an all-day flirt fest with the New York Yankees, the Seattle Mariners have decided to deal their rent-an-ace in division to the Texas Rangers.
The fantasy focus of this deal is of course that Lee is going to a better team with infinitely better run support.  Even with very little help from his offense, Lee has been as dominant as expected, going 8-3 with a 2.34 earned run average and now he has the added bonus of not having to pitch a shutout every time he takes to the mound.  There [...]

Multiple reports are surfacing this morning that LeBron James is indeed planning on signing with the Miami Heat to form the uber trio to end all uber trios along with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.
Sources close to the situation say that barring a last second change of heart, James will leave $30 million on the table.
I think Wade and Bosh kind of gave as faint a hint as they are legally allowed to when they both said in an ESPN interview they were willing to take less overall money if needed to add another free agent.
Thanks to the $58 million [...]

If the Miami Heat want to create a super team that will make the Celtics trio look like childs play, they are almost there.
Multiple reports have sources close to the situation putting Chris Bosh in a Miami Heats uniform.
The deals cannot be officially announced until tomorrow, but this is a done deal and this was long expected to be the outcome.
LeBron James or not, this is a huge coup for the Miami Heat, Bosh is one of the leagues best power forwards and by default he and Dwayne Wade form arguably the best tandem in the NBA.
With Bosh in the [...]

In my first column here at Fantasy CPR we bring ourselves to an important yet underrated position in the game of Fantasy Football; quarterback.
Everyone rants and raves about how you have to stock up at running back, and while they’re not wrong, it is a slightly misguided statement.
You can always find a breakout runner or a rookie stud to plug into your RB/WR slot; finding a surprising monster breakout season from a quarterback isn’t nearly as common.
So after your done picking your preference as a starter, or looking to find a steal after you’re done loading up your roster with [...]

For those Madden addicts out there desperately clicking away to find the best team to fit your style, you’re in luck.
ESPN has begun slowly but surely leaking full team ratings on the gaming portion of it’s site.
So far the Bills, Broncos, Chiefs, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Raiders, and Chargers ratings have all been released.
And damn, some of these ratings are harsh, or maybe a more appropriate word would be… Disparaging.
You can view the link that will take you to the eight teams updated so far by clicking here.

Hitting Heads Up:
I can almost guarantee you that Clint Barmes is available in your league, unless you are in the deepest of deep leagues.  Despite hitting .407 with 2 homers and 7 RBI over the last week coming into last night, the Rockies’ middle infielder raised his average to .252 and has a season total of 6 home runs.  Barmes continues to be red hot going going 2-4 with an RBI on Thursday night.  Barmes can be a nice fill in player for someone looking for a boost and he has added benefit because he can play either short or [...]