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We’ve reached Week 12, which means no more bye weeks. Everyone rejoice! You no longer have to start a mediocre QB since your starter has the week off. We've got full 16-game slates from now until January. Last week, we had two surprise top-10 scoring QBs in Blaine Gabbert and Ryan Fitzpatrick. Each of them threw for over 250 with three and two passing touchdowns, respectively. Fitz-Magic is still starting in place of Jameis Winston, who hasn’t played since Week 9 with a shoulder injury. Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter has…

WEEK 12: Fantasy EPL REVIEW Round 12 was marked by the triumphal return of "Poggy." The Frenchman led United to a much-needed victory, while at the same time reminding the world of how valuable he really is to this team. Both Martial and Lukaku scored, while Rashford assisted on Paul Pogba's goal. Ibrahimovic also found his way onto the field as a late-game substitute. So, as a whole, it was a great day for Manchester United fans, and the 4-1 final score was only the cherry on top. In general, it was a goal-heavy…

Among the many stories coming out of Week 11 was the continued emergence of Vikings’ running back Latavius Murray. Murray began the preseason on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list with an ankle injury. He quickly fell down the depth chart behind dynamic rookie Dalvin Cook and saw just seven touches in September. Once Cook was lost for the season with a torn ACL, Jerick McKinnon dominated fantasy headlines, but Murray’s role slowly increased as well. Murray’s weekly touches increased in every game from Week 4 through…

We finally get all the chips back this week, and a couple of extras. Welcome back into the fold, Greg Olsen, but owners will also have to find alternatives for Robert Woods, as he's set to miss several weeks with a shoulder injury. While you're scouting your waiver wire for replacements, be sure to check on the status of Samaje Perine at the same time. The Redskins running back is in for some serious work after Chris Thompson's injury last week, and since he's still available in over 70% of leagues, he's an easy hook up.…

Antonio Brown was the fantasy star of Week 11, posting a career-high 32.4 fantasy points in Pittsburgh’s victory against the Tennessee Titans. Brown became the first wide receiver to hit the 1,000-yard mark this season, and now trails DeAndre Hopkins by just 3.3 points for the lead as the overall WR1 on the season. Adam Thielen continues to be one of the best fantasy stories of 2017. Drafted in the middle rounds of most fantasy drafts as an upstart WR4, Thielen is the overall WR4 on the year after putting up his third…

If you want to have long-term success in fantasy football, you need to work the wire. Here's a look at the top waiver wire adds of the week, including SMU's Xavier Jones. Quarterback Skylar Thompson, Kansas State % Owned: 1% I don't know about you, but I loved watching Skylar Thompson absolutely tear apart Oklahoma State this past weekend. Thompson threw for 204 yards with three touchdowns and ran for 93 yards and a touchdown. This kid is only a freshman. Move over, Alex Delton. Give me more Skylar Thompson. If he…

With the 2017 Major League Baseball season in the books, teams are already looking ahead to 2018. For a lot of teams, the focus is on their young prospects and whether or not they'll have a chance to make an impact for the big league club. This is the case for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who missed out on the postseason this past season. There's plenty of talent on the Major League club already, but what's waiting down the pipeline has the Pirates optimistic for the future. 10. Steven Jennings, RHP Age: 19 Drafted:…

Get a load of Week 11. Certainly entertaining, and quite possibly the greatest weekend of your life - if you own shares in a select few star wide receivers, of course. Even after a full Sunday's worth of games, Ben Roethlisberger was this week's top-scoring QB. His Thursday night performance against the Titans was nothing short of scintillating, as he stands atop the leader board with 29 PPR points. As for the rest, Week 11 held a few surprises. Here's everything you need to know: Thumbs Up Points for trying. The…

GAMES PLAYED THIS WEEK BY TEAM 4 Games: ANA, ARI, BUF, CGY, EDM, MIN, NSH, NJ, SJ, TOR, VAN, WSH, WPG 3 Games: BOS, CAR, COL, CBJ, DAL, DET, LA, MTL, NYR, NYI, OTT, PHI, PIT, STL, TB, VGK 2 Games: CHI, FLA STREAMING SELECTIONS Because of Thanksgiving this Thursday, there are a lot more NHL games this week. There are 15 games on Wednesday and 14 games on Friday. Unless your team has a lot of injuries or a lot of struggling players, there is likely not room for streaming this week, considering every team will be…

Does anyone else have Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" stuck in their head with all these injuries this season? We can't even go one week without a top-50 player going down for significant time. This week, it was D'Angelo Russell, Mike Conley, and Rudy Gobert that joined the unfortunate club of injured stars. A club that already has already laid claim to Chris Paul, Kawhi Leonard, and Gordon Hayward, just to name a few. Whether they're freak injuries or gradually worsening injuries, these are severely putting a damper on…