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Edging on the midway point of the season, it seems fairly obvious that fantasy owners really need to take the good with the bad. It's a yin-yang kinda season, and if you need further convincing, just take a look at Amari Cooper's 44-point performance and yet another QB injury, this time Carson Palmer, to know what I'm talking about. Yep, each week has plenty of good and bad karma, and with another Sunday slate in the books, it's time to recap all of the happenings: Thumbs Up We don't often give defenders the credit…

With the World Series just around the corner, the 2017 Major League Baseball season is close to wrapping up. For most teams, as well as their Minor League affiliates, the season ended almost a month ago. The San Diego Padres were one of the worst teams in baseball for another straight season, finishing 71-91 and fourth in the NL West. While there might not be too much hope on the Padres right now, there is plenty waiting down the pipeline, including top prospect MacKenzie Gore. 10. Josh Naylor, 1B Age: 20 Drafted:…

Games Played this Week by Team 4 Games: ANA, CGY, CAR, LA, PIT, 3 Games: ARI, BUF, CHI, COL, CBJ, DAL, DET, EDM, FLA, MIN, MTL, NSH, NYI, NYR, OTT, PHI, SJ, STL, TB, WSH, WPG 2 Games: BOS, NJ, VAN, VGK Streaming Selections Unintentionally, all five of this week's Streaming Selections are prospects that have a lot of potential in the coming years. Having young guys on your fantasy team is exciting because of their long-term potential, but so far these five have made the most of their time early in the season. I'd be…

We opened the NBA and fantasy basketball season on Tuesday with two potential conference finals matchups. Sounds great, right? Well, just a little over five minutes into the first quarter of the Boston/Cleveland showdown, Gordon Hayward came down hard. It looked like he just hurt his back at first, but then you heard Marv Albert break the news, “Heyward broke his leg! Hayward has broken his leg.” No matter what team you root for, you never want to see something like this happen. Unfortunately, Hayward wasn’t the only…

We’re back with another wide receiver matchup report. This week is NFC East heavy and features a few receivers who have been fantasy disappointments to this point in the season. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Twitter @JonSauber. Favorable Receiver Matchups Alshon Jeffery vs. Washington Last week, Jeffery racked up double-digit targets for the second time this season. That’s a good sign for the Eagles’ number one wide receiver. He had the chance for two more big plays, but he was interfered with by…

Are Aaron Rodgers owners done mourning his season-ending injury yet? No, probably not. Week 6 was a rough one at the top. Rodgers broke his right collarbone, ending his season, and both Tom Brady and Drew Brees looked like mortals despite each having a plus matchup. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there, WITH A NEW COLLARBONE! Sorry Aaron, didn’t work. Stepping in under center in Green Bay is the incredibly uninspiring Brett Hundley. No thanks. We only have two QBs on a bye this week but one of them happens to be the…

WEEK 8: Fantasy EPL REVIEW Last weekend was, most of all, another show of force by Manchester City in an utter demolition of Stoke, led by an ever more impressive Kevin De Bruyne. The “silent assassin” doesn’t find the score sheet often, but there is rarely a goal-scoring play in which he’s not somehow involved. The only troublesome fact for City is that, like most of Pep’s teams, this one also has a problem keeping clean sheets, and it is something that can come back to haunt them eventually. Then, there were the two…

One of the headlines in Week 6 was the fallout resulting from the trade of Adrian Peterson from New Orleans to Arizona. Peterson hadn’t shown anything in his brief stint as a New Orleans Saint other than rust and age, rushing for just 81 yards through four games. Immediately following the trade, I texted my friend who is a die-hard Cardinals fan and congratulated him on Arizona furthering their quest to re-create the 2009 all-Pro team. Peterson proceeded to make me look like an idiot (save the jokes, please) and appeared to…

It is never easy to foresee the unforeseen. Injuries happen every day in the NHL, and here at FanTrax, our goal will be to help you try to stay on top of those maladies with our weekly Injury Report. Counting all the latest bumps, bites, and bruises, there were 67 players held out of lineups. Several of those are long-term injuries from a previous year. Those players are likely not going to return or have retired. Here are some of the more notable maladies out there and their possible prognosis. Injury Updates Centers…

We welcome back into the fold some familiar faces this week, but also say goodbye to the likes of DeAndre Hopkins, Matthew Stafford and the prodigal son, DeShaun Watson. It's safe to say no home team is a guaranteed certainty this week, especially with Sunday night's blockbuster between the Falcons and Patriots on the cards. For those of you in a standard PPR league, your rankings follow as below. Quarterback Rankings Rank  Player  Team  Opponent  1  Tom Brady  NE  vs. ATL  2  Matt Ryan   ATL  @NE…