For no apparent reason, here's six guys that peeve me.... and will peeve you, too, this football season...
It's here. Summer is waning, which in certain parts of the country means it's still "punch you in the face" hot and in others, means that the mildest flavors of the fall have already arrived.
Just because I want Michael Vick on my fantasy team doesn't mean that I want to kill your dog. And six other things you need to know for the upcoming football season....
September
This 'Pick 6' details reasons why the Sooners were bound to lose in Week One....
September
Can't get enough Terrell Owens in your life? Well, grab a spoon because now T.O. can join you at the breakfast table. Owens unveiled Terrell Owens' Honey Nut Oats on Thursday.
This Pick 6 is going to steal some of Owens' "part of a balanced breakfast" thunder by picking other sports figures and attaching their recent headline-making abilities to brand-name, a.m. staples....
July
When a 23-year-old rookie pitcher allows just four hits, surrenders one run and strikes out five in six innings en route to his first major league victory, you'd think that line would be enough to grab my attention.
But when the Phillies' Antonio Bastardo beat Jake Peavy on Monday night, it was the left-handed hurler's name that had me doing a double-take... Bastardo? Really?!?
So in honor of Antonio's first Big League 'W,' I'm drudging up a list of some of baseball's most unfortunately-named...
June
So, Zack Greinke is good.
His 6-0 record, 0.50 ERA and 44 Ks have the baseball world buzzing. But there's something about this scenario that says it isn't built to last.
The Royals have a nasty history of dealing great players in horrible trades. Is Greinke next?...
May
There's going to be a lonely telestrator in the NBC broadcast booth this fall: Legendary NFL commentator John Madden announced his retirement from broadcasting on Thursday.
Looking past his often-mocked passion for Brett Favre and his proclivity for onomatopoetic catch phrases, Madden has hit the microphone with some real gems over the years....
April
The best fantasy owners are restless by nature; never happy with their rosters, constantly scouring the waiver wire, looking to snag the next big game-changer. With the 2009 Fantasy Baseball season just a week old, there's a handful of players who have already climbed out of relative obscurity and are being added to rosters everywhere.
Here's six largely undrafted guys who are off to hot starts that may or may not last...
April
While it's way too early to tell what Jay Cutler's impact will be in terms of wins and losses for the Chicago Bears, it's never too early to look at his influence in the realm of fantasy. I mean, it is called fantasy football.
So, here's a 'Pick Six' of players who could be influenced by Cutler blowing into the Windy City...
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