Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings: Football is Back!
We endured an offseason consisting of men in suits walking in and out of buildings. We endured a three-month stretch when the work “lockout” might as well have been preceded by a four-letter word. But...
View ArticleWeek 2 Fantasy Football Rankings: Building on a strong week
If we learned one thing about the NFL in week one: the lockout certainly did not slow down the offensive numbers. A ridiculous 14 quarterbacks had more than 300 yards, four of which went over 400. 13...
View ArticleWeek 3 Fantasy Football Rankings: The Injury Bug Bites
It shouldn’t surprise any of us. In a game as violent as football, injuries are bound to happen. Top-5 pick Jamaal Charles is out for season. Miles Austin is out until October 16th. Let’s not even get...
View ArticleFantasy Football Weekly Podcast, Sports Radio 1400
WQOW ABC 18’s Stephen Kelley co-host a weekly fantasy football radio show here in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After the jump listen to “Fantasy Football Weekly on Sports Radio 1400” And check out the Week...
View ArticleWeek 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: Put up or shut up
We’re three weeks into the fantasy football season and the surprises just keep on coming. Cam Newton and Matthew Stafford are top-10 fantasy quarterbacks. Coe College alum Fred Jackson is the third...
View ArticleFantasy Football Weekly Podcast 4, Sports Radio 1400
WQOW ABC 18’s Stephen Kelley co-host a weekly fantasy football radio show here in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After the jump listen to “Fantasy Football Weekly on Sports Radio 1400” Stephen Kelley is a...
View ArticleWeek 5 Fantasy Football Rankings: Bye weeks begin
Fantasy football is about more than assembling your favorite players on one team. This week, with six teams on a bye week, strategy element of the game begins to set in. While a week to rest might be...
View ArticleDuke Blue Devils, 903 and Mike Krzyzewski: Class Acts
In 1990, I was a grade-school student who loved sports, and had many teams. However, when it came to college basketball, I was at a loss. I grew up in Chicago. I love Notre Dame football, but beyond...
View ArticleTop 25 Toughest Players to Guard in the NBA: 10-6
Today, I am doing players 10-6. There might be some surprising names in today’s list, but you shouldn’t be that surprised. These are guys are the best for a reason. Here we go! 10. Dwight Howard –...
View ArticleHow Derrick Rose’s injury ultimately impacted the NBA playoffs
Now that Miami has clinched the NBA Finals with a decisive Game 5 victory, we can most accurately assess what impact Derrick Rose’s knee injury may have had in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Think back...
View Article2012 Fantasy Football Preview: D/ST
Football fans, you’re Christmas is right around the corner. Preseason games have already started and the regular season is right around the corner. Nearly as important, the fantasy football season is...
View Article2012 Fantasy Football Preview: TE
The first wave of preseason games are in the books and fantasy football drafts are right around the corner. In the coming weeks, we will prepare you ready for the upcoming fantasy season by breaking...
View ArticleBorussia Dortmund Team News vs Chelsea: Reyna, Schlotterbeck, Duranville
It is looking rather likely that the only American who will feature in the friendly between Chelsea FC and Borussia Dortmund, which will be staged in the Midwestern United States, is Gaga Slonina. Not...
View ArticleThe St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Site is a Totally Vacant Lot
While my grandma was still alive, she often told our family her story of passing by the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre aftermath on her way to work the morning of February 14, 1929. Bessie Banks, 23...
View ArticleWives of Kyle Hendricks, Carter Hawkins are Champions for Shelter Dogs
Last Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs, along with Emma Hendricks (wife of Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks) and Lindsay Hawkins (wife of Cubs General Manager Carter Hawkins) hosted a shelter animal adoption...
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