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Fantasy Football Advice Podcast 11-12-11
Stephen Kelley of WQOW ABC 18 co-hosts a weekly fantasy football radio show in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. After the jump you can listen to “Fantasy Football Weekly” on Sports Radio 1400.
Stephen Kelley is a contributor at The Sports Bank where he covers Fantasy Sports and Pro Drafts. You can follow him on Twitter @stephen_tsb.
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49ers Jim Harbaugh: Already Coach of the Year in the NFL
Everything has seemed to come up roses for the San Francisco 49ers this season, and more specifically Jim Harbaugh. He was able to leapfrog to the NFL and not even have to relocate from the metropolitan area where he coached college. His squad had minimal expectations coming into the season and now it looks like the second best group in the NFC.
Offense sells tickets and defense...
Packers Players Look a Lot Like Their Wives, Says Technology (Video)
According to a new online dating service and NBC 26 Green Bay, many players on the Green Bay Packers roster show a very strong resemblance to their spouses. FindYourFacemate.com is a new service that uses facial recognition technology to match couples based on how similar the facial layout.
Sounds nuts, but watch the NBC 26 segment after the jump, and see for yourself. Maybe this...
Obama speaks to fans before Carrier Classic
As you know, President Barack Obama is a huge college basketball fan. (He’s also the most impressive of my 619 Twitter followers by the way) On Veteran’s Day, the Commander-in-Chief addressed the crowd of 8,100 who took in the Michigan State Spartans vs North Carolina Tar Heels game, the first to ever be played on an aircraft carrier.
And not just any carrier, the same exact...
Sandusky Lives Next to an Elementary School; Penn St Debt Downgraded?
The Penn State pedophile scandal is all-encompassing; the fallout from it is only in its infancy. And I hate to use a term relating to children when reporting on a child rape case, but the adverse effects on PSU have only just begun. This story is filled with sick, sordid details, and today we learned what might be the creepiest of all- Jerry Sandusky LIVES NEXT TO AN ELEMENTARY...
Illini Open New Season and Court With Victory Over Loyola 67-49
The state of Illinois has produced only one college basketball national championship, and it wasn’t accomplished by the Illinois Fighting Illini; although they were just a couple 3-pt FGs away in ’05. Depaul made the Final 4 in ’80s glory years under Ray Meyer, but no further. SIU has won a lot of games in March lately, but they haven’t cut down the nets either.
I doubt...
Rapid Reaction: Minnesota Gophers 70, Bucknell Bison 58
The Bucknell Bison gave the Minnesota Gophers all that they could handle in the season opener on Friday night.
Winning by a score of 70 to 58, the Gophers were challenged all night by a pesky Bison team.
Trevor Mbawke led the way for the Gophers, which will have to be the theme on most nights throughout the 2011-12 season.
Jumping out to an early 7-0 lead, it appeared that the...
Minnesota Gophers, Bucknell Bison Open Season in Moments
The 2011-12 Gophers basketball season will tip off momentarily, as the Bison from Bucknell come to town.
The Gophers, who ended last season losing 10 of their last 11 games, look to get off on the right foot against the perennial NCAA tournament darling Bison.
The Gophers will rely heavily on the shoulders of senior forward Trevor Mbakwe.
Mbakwe, who dominated preseason foes Bemidji...
Cowboys Cheerleader Kelsi Reich & Bills WR David Nelson; Dallas vs Buffalo Sunday
Kelsi Reich is a member of the world famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. You can see some of her “work” here. Reich is dating Buffalo Bills’ WR David Nelson.
Dallas plays Buffalo Sunday; should be interesting.
h/t, photo credit Busted Coverage who point out that she’s quite possibly the most Jesusy or Christy cheerleader in history.
Her Twitter bio reads: “Trust in...
Minnesota Twins Shakeup at GM Makes No Sense
This past week Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad dismissed general manager Bill Smith from his role despite giving him the dreaded vote of confidence after the team’s ninety-nine loss season. It was mentioned that the change was due to philosophical differences and that Smith was offered another role within the organization in baseball operations.
I can understand that there would...
How the Vikings Can Stay Competitive with the Packers
Leslie Frazier and the Minnesota Vikings will play at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football this week. The Packers are around two touchdown favorites-which is a boatload in the NFL. Fans from Green Bay are unique in the fact that they enjoy their beverages either way. They partake in them to celebrate if the club wins, and they consume them in excess after a loss to drown their...
Notre Dame Basketball Recruiting Class Ranked in Top 20
In recent years, Notre Dame college basketball has been more nationally relevant than Notre Dame college football. Sounds kind of weird doesn’t it? Then again look at who the top three projected teams in the Big Ten: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan- all traditional football powers.
Irish basketball, that is Notre Dame men’s basketball, not a version of the sport from the Emerald...
Purdue Boilermakers Have Top 15 Recruiting Class
This year, and probably next, are proverbial rebuilding seasons in West Lafayette, Ind. After that, Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers are ready to reload. And they’ll do so with one of the nation’s top recruiting classes, as a highly-praised quartet signed National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 season.
This group should help the Boilermakers stay nationally relevant...
Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB/RB
Thursday games return to the NFL schedule and for another year they once again annoy fantasy owners. The shortened week requires increased diligence in keeping up with injury reports and lineup changes. With the fantasy playoffs right around the corner, this is no time to start slacking. Do the extra work and reap the rewards.
Quarterbacks
Could Impress: Ben Roethlisberger. The...
#18 Wisconsin and Minnesota Battle For The Axe (Game Preview)
This Saturday, the #18 Wisconsin Badgers (7-2, 3-2) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-7, 1-4) will meet for the 121st time which ranks as the most-played rivalry in FBS history.
In the last decade, the Badgers have been in full control of Paul Bunyan’s Axe as they go into the latest installment of the series winning the last seven games, including thee of them...
The Chicago Cubs are going to be awesome … maybe
Hello again, everybody! It’s Friday, it’s probably snowing and it is time to ramble!
Cub’s fans are downright giddy about the offseason and cannot wait to see what Theo and Jed have in their head.
The Cubs have Sandy Jr. coming in today and they may decide to have one or two more candidates come in, but I think it is fair to say that in less than a week, the Cubs’ brass...
Michigan State Lands Top 10 Recruit in Gary Harris
What a HUGE GET for Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans! Gary Harris from Hamilton Southeastern high school is one of the top ten players in the nation. He hasn’t signed a letter of intent yet, but multiple sources report his verbal commit to Mich St. on national signing day.
For more on Harris check out Inside the Hall
— Kyle Neddenriep of The Indianapolis Star — confirmed...
Carrier Classic: ’09 National Championship Rematch Reaches New Heights
For the Michigan State basketball team, the tests that the players take in the classroom are probably a breeze compared to the tests Tom Izzo gives them.
How’s this for a multiple-choice question? To open your season you will:
a) Face a #1 ranked UNC squad
b) Face a top-ten Duke team at Madison Square Garden
c) Face a Gonzaga team in a game that has packed much more...
#1 North Carolina Tar Heels: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and...
#2 Kentucky Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and...
Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
Thursday games return to the NFL schedule and for another year they once again annoy fantasy owners. The shortened week requires increased diligence in keeping up with injury reports and lineup changes. With the fantasy playoffs right around the corner, this is no time to start slacking. Do the extra work and reap the rewards.
Wide Receivers
Could Impress: Jeremy Maclin. The...
MLS Player David Testo Comes out of the Closet
There are openly gay former players within some of the four major sports, but no player has come out of the closet while still being a member of an active roster. We came much closer when current Phoenix Suns CEO and team president came out.
And now former MLS player David Testo, who was very recently a part of the soccer league, has come out.
According to ESPN:
The former Montreal...
NCAA Completes Ohio St Investigation; Big 10′s “Other Scandal”
The Ohio State University has both metaphorically and literally “sent out a press release on Friday at 6pm” quite a few times this past year. They’ve had a lot of bad news to disclose to their media contingent regarding Jim Tressel, Terrelle Pryor, Boom Herron, Devier Posey, free tattoos, NCAA sanctions etc.
And that’s when you send out a media release of that sort, at...
DePaul, UIC Signing Day Synopsis
DePaul coach Oliver Purnell inked two players Wednesday to a National Letter of Intent with DeJuan Marrero and Jodan Price. Marrero is a 6’5” forward from Gary, Ind. and Price is a 6’7” guard/forward from Beverly Hills, Mich.
Marrero averaged 22.1 points and 15.3 rebounds per game as a junior at Gary’s Bowman Academy. The two-time member of the Times of Northwest Indiana...
Why Isn’t the Big Ten Network Covering the Penn State Situation?
Last night, as the Penn State board of trustees met to discuss the firing of Joe Paterno, and a press conference with a trustee was broadcast live, ESPN and CNN covered the event. When PSU students took the streets and some even flipped over a television news van, both cable networks had cameras rolling and talking heads squawking.
At the same time, Chicago-based BTN, which stands...
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