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This is a perfect time of the year for fantasy baseball owners to get one up on the rival owners and pick some players with a great deal of upside from the waiver wire. Many baseball owners are looking forward to Week 1 of the NFL season and might not pay as much attention to their team or the waiver wire as they should. This week's list includes some good young prospects and some solid veterans that could help you down the stretch or in future seasons. These players are available in more than 50 percent of ESPN leagues with…

And just like that, everything is wrapped up in a neat little package. Rankings make fantasy life easy, and since it's Week 1, this might be the final time I get to look like a genius for a while. The rankings below are based intended for PPR leagues and are influenced by last season stats and, of course, favorable Week 1 matchups. Hopefully, they don't make you want to throw your computer out the window.Agree or disagree with Ryan's rankings? Let him know on Twitter! @RyanCook13 Quarterbacks The Colts finally came…

Welcome to the first edition of our wide receiver cheat sheet. We’ll take a look every week at guys who have favorable matchups, unfavorable matchups, and a player who many will be sleeping on for that particular week. In Week 1, we look at a slate of matchups flooded with unknowns, thanks to the uncertain nature of the opening weekend. Favorable Matchups Terrelle Pryor, Sr. vs. Philadelphia Eagles Pryor is going to be the first of many big wide receivers to take advantage of the Eagles secondary this season. Pryor checks…

Playoff chases and Wild Card races have really gotten interesting here in the last three weeks of the season, and there promises to be several close finishes. In addition, fantasy seasons are nearing the home stretch, as well.This time of year, it gets a lot harder to determine which pitchers will actually get two starts. Sometimes it is hard enough to peg a single-start week! With all kinds of crazy weather, innings limits on young pitchers, injuries, and teams expanding to six-man rotations in September, determining if…

WEEK 3 REVIEW The World Cup qualifications break is over, which means the English Premier League resumes this weekend. Therefore, a long overdue Week 3 review is first on the agenda. The derby turned into a “massacre” as Liverpool demolished Arsenal, demonstrating once more how vulnerable Wenger’s side is. Alexis Sanchez’s return had no influence whatsoever, while Klopp’s deadly trio up front gave a glimpse of what might be a season to remember for The Reds. Burnley is taking on the spoiler role West Ham had claimed a…

Carolina Hurricanes (36-31-15, 87pts, 7th in Division) 2016-17 scoring leaders (G-A-Pts) Jeff Skinner        37-26-63Sebastian Aho    24-25-49Victor Rask         16-29-45 Top Prospects (position, age) Julien Gauthier, RW, 19Martin Necas, RW, 18Jake Bean, D, 19 Must Pick: Sebastian Aho Aho had a great rookie campaign and should improve on his 49 points this season. Look for him get top power play minutes and secure his place on the top line. Aho should score between 60-65 points this season. Sleeper…

Florida Panthers From now until the start of next season, I’ll be looking at each NHL team’s prospect situation and assessing each prospect’s projected fantasy value. With all due respect to turnover leagues, I will be focusing solely on keeper and dynasty leagues, because prospects have minimal value in re-draft leagues. Most fantasy leagues vary in structure, so for the purpose of this exercise, I will be referring to leagues that include a main roster and a prospect roster, each with their own respective draft. Last…

This week our fantasy sleeper series comes to a close with the Northwest Division. This is the most improved division in the NBA, and it's filled with guys who could make a big jump this year. The divisions contain two vets who find themselves in improved situations and two young players poised to fill a new role. Of course, the fifth player is our biggest fantasy sleeper of the season, and a player with serious superstar potential. Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets put themselves in a position to contend for…

Welcome to the first edition of Weekly Waiver Targets, where I will offer up some waiver wire suggestions for you every week. Sometimes the goal will be to help you improve your team for the upcoming week, and sometimes my suggestions will be more for the long haul. I will profile one feature player for each position, followed by some of my other favorite waiver wire candidates for each position. Starting next week, I will include some streaming options for defenses. QUARTERBACK Alex Smith, owned in 46% of Fantrax leagues,…

The writing was on the wall in San Diego on Saturday night, and once again, the message read loud and clear: ban the freakin' win.Allow me to set the table. It's Game 1 of the Dodgers/Padres doubleheader. Brad Hand slides in for the ninth. He's protecting a 5-3 lead on the back of two masterful innings from Craig Stammen - a tough act to follow indeed. Hand gives up a leadoff double to Rob Segedin and then strikes out O'Koyea Dickson swinging on a power-packed high fastball. That very pitch is a tasty fruit that's driven…