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First Take broadcasts in hi-def Monday through Friday at 10AM ET on ESPN2. Jay Crawford, Dana Jacobson, Skip Bayless and Michael Kim host with guests and regular contributors.

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Branyan has been somewhat lucky

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft examines May's BABIP numbers and discusses players who are lucky, like Russell Branyan, and others who are not.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Working the Wire: Difficult drops and easy pickups

Brian McKitish, Special to ESPN.com

Brian McKitish takes a look at good players that fantasy owners should (heavily) consider dropping, and then offers some alternatives.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2009

Best of the Blogs: Keep the buzz in perspective

Brendan Roberts, ESPN.com

Brendan Roberts looks through the NFL Nation Blog Network for fantasy-relevant nuggets.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Berry: Love/Hate for Week 13

Matthew Berry, ESPN.com

Matthew Berry offers his start 'em, sit 'em column with a love/hate twist.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2007

Still Alive in the AFC

...contention entirely. Since the Monday Night game still has implications on the NFC races, let's first take a look at how the AFC races will affect your fantasy lineup. We'll examine the...

ESPN Insider Story | December 27, 2004

Believe in Duhon's resurgence

Neil Tardy, Special to ESPN.com

Neil Tardy looks ahead to Week 9 of the NBA schedule and highlights good and poor offensive and defensive matchups to exploit.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

FBO: Week 15 matchup analysis

Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders

After debunking the myth that is the yards-allowed-per-game statistic, Football Outsiders lists a number of players to start/sit this week based on their Week 15 matchups.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

NHL Forecaster: The whiff!

Sean Allen, ESPN.com

Sean Allen previews Week 12 of the fantasy hockey season, discussing the value of missed shots and players like Jeff Carter, who benefits from a four-game week.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Offseason notebook: Outfield shuffle

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the other big moves of the week beyond the Roy Halladay-Cliff Lee trade and John Lackey signing, leading with the Hideki Matsui and Mike Cameron signings.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Week 15 inactives

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft provides "live" reports and analysis on Week 15 inactives.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Called Out: Brady, Hightower debated

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft calls out our rankers for the opinions on players such as Tom Brady, Greg Jennings and Reggie Bush.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

The Super-Early Top 25

Matthew Berry, ESPN.com

Matthew Berry strikes first in the race for the earliest 2010 fantasy football rankings, but then comes back to the present for another weekly edition of Love/Hate.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Center extremely deep this season

John Cregan, Special to ESPN.com

John Cregan breaks down the uncharacteristically deep center position in fantasy this season.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Bowl Mania Predictions

Will Harris, Special to ESPN.com

Fantasy college football analyst Will Harris makes his bowl predictions, stating the case for both opponents before rendering a verdict, a score and assigning confidence points to each pick.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009