The runs scored category has to be the most overlooked of the hitting options...
The runs scored category has to be the most overlooked of the hitting options in fantasy baseball, as owners rarely draft for it and simply assume the numbers will be there. Guys who hit home runs are...
View ArticlePicture this: It's draft day. You thought you had your next pick...
Picture this: It's draft day. You thought you had your next pick planned, but the team selecting in front of you snagged your guy. With time running out, you panic and select somebody -- but not the...
View ArticleEvery few years, a prospect like Andrelton Simmons -- or more recently...
Every few years, a prospect like Andrelton Simmons -- or more recently Francisco Lindor -- arrives in the majors and makes a tremendous defensive impact that validates everything the scouts were saying...
View ArticleAs we get to the end of August, baseball's other trade deadline...
As we get to the end of August, baseball's other trade deadline approaches: the waiver trade deadline. At this stage of the season, general managers have already put a significant number of the players...
View ArticleThe AP preseason Top 25 is filled with talented teams and quarterback...
The AP preseason Top 25 is filled with talented teams and quarterback questions, Heisman candidates and potential problems at linebacker or wide receiver. And the 10 teams at the very top have a path...
View ArticleESPN Sunday Night Baseball continues its predominantly National League summer...
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball continues its predominantly National League summer tour tonight with its third visit this season to AT&T Park for a matchup of the past two NL pennant winners. There...
View ArticleFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis, who tore...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis, who tore his left ACL on Nov. 8, will undergo "cleanup" knee surgery that will sideline him indefinitely, league sources confirmed to...
View ArticleWhen Jameson Taillon was drafted with the second pick of the 2010 draft by...
When Jameson Taillon was drafted with the second pick of the 2010 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, most figured the Texas high-schooler would cruise his way to the majors and become an impact arm in...
View ArticleESPN's Buster Olney is on vacation this week, but he's still...
ESPN's Buster Olney is on vacation this week, but he's still compiling roundups. View Monday's roundup here. I felt the pop in my elbow and knew exactly what had happened. It was April 1, two nights...
View ArticleCollege football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be...
College football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be here before you know it. Those of us at Scouts Inc. -- Kevin Weidl, Steve Muench and I -- spent the summer scouring tape and...
View ArticleDuring group play of this year's Olympics, Carmelo Anthony surpassed...
During group play of this year's Olympics, Carmelo Anthony surpassed LeBron James to become the leading scorer for the USA in Olympic men's basketball competition, a record he extended as the U.S. won...
View ArticleThis weekend sees the return of the Bundesliga with the prospect of a...
This weekend sees the return of the Bundesliga with the prospect of a fascinating battle for the title to come. With Pep Guardiola now entrenched in Manchester, former Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid...
View ArticleWhich players will bounce back this season? We project the 12 comeback...
Which players will bounce back this season? We project the 12 comeback candidates to watch, including a new Knick and four of the NBA's biggest stars. To be a comeback player, you have to be up, go...
View ArticleOnly eight tight ends posted 100 or more fantasy points last season, and only...
Only eight tight ends posted 100 or more fantasy points last season, and only nine tight ends were able to tally 10 or more points in a game on at least four occasions. That might make it seem like...
View ArticleThe Kansas City Royals appear back in playoff contention with an eight-game...
The Kansas City Royals appear back in playoff contention with an eight-game winning streak, and those investing in Danny Duffy, Alex Gordon, Ian Kennedy and others from the defending champs are...
View ArticleFantasy football owners probably don't realize just how good New England...
Fantasy football owners probably don't realize just how good New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis was last season and before he tore his ACL in Week 9. Even with most of his value coming...
View ArticleCollege football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be...
College football is almost upon us, which means the 2017 NFL draft will be here before you know it. Those of us at Scouts Inc. -- Kevin Weidl, Steve Muench and I -- spent the summer scouring tape and...
View ArticleThe reality is that all coaches are on the hot seat. Even Alabama's Nick...
The reality is that all coaches are on the hot seat. Even Alabama's Nick Saban, who has won four of the past seven national championships, jokes (sort of), "What are they going to do to me when I lose...
View ArticleWith college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college...
With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25...
View ArticleWith college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college...
With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25...
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