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Senate tries to get to bottom of steroid use in sports, but it never gets beyond the top brass.

Jordan Shipley has some catching up to do.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have finalized a five-year deal to hire Rutgers coach Greg Schiano as their new head coach.

Rounding up Friday's deals in NFL free agency.

Here are the most interesting stories Friday in the AFC North: Is Baltimore Ravens tailback Ray Rice primed for a big game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? Morning take: Baltimore's offense is at its best when Rice is running well, and Tampa ...

Skeptical that matchups matter in fantasy football? Football Outsiders checks the numbers to prove you're better off picking on the worst defenses in the league than starting league-leading players. Plus, the best and worst fantasy matchups of Week 10.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2010

Bill Barnwell looks at myths and realities of the 2010 NFL season at its midpoint. For example, the Ravens' defense? Not elite. Mark Sanchez? Hasn't advanced. The 49ers? Could still win the NFC West. Points are defended with metrics and history.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2010

The NFL will announce by Wednesday that, effective this weekend, even first-time offenders face suspension for "devastating hits" and "head shots," according to the league's senior vice president of football operations.

Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders breaks down the best and worst individual performances of NFL Week 5, with an eye toward a few QBs who seemed to have big days, but whose stats were misleading.

Story | Conversation | October 11, 2010

Washington placed Albert Haynesworth on the trade block, but don't expect a deal this week if it doesn't go down in the next 24 hours. Plus, with Darrelle Revis back in the fold, how good are the Jets? And could Ray Rice be the league's second-best RB?

Blog | Conversation | September 08, 2010

Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders does his final "Quick Reads" -- detailed, metric skill-position analysis -- and wraps up the 2009 season in the process. He ranks the five best and worst among QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs. There's a surprise at QB No. 1.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2010

Football Outsiders evaluates Week 14 in the NFL. A few thoughts among many: There is a way to beat the Saints (and the Colts, for that matter); something is wrong with Carson Palmer; and sheesh, the Rams are not very good.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Football Outsiders checks in with its weekly look at players whose matchups will elevate or deflate their fantasy value Sunday. Plus, as temperatures drop, they look at the effect weather has on fantasy performance.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Football Outsiders applies their metrics to skill position players for Week 6. The findings: Drew Brees' day versus the Giants was among the best quarterback performances in the past 15 years and Tom Brady's day versus the Titans was pretty darn close.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Football Outsiders' Quick Reads study for Week 5 reveals much, including: Roddy White is an elite WR, Larry Johnson really misses the Chiefs' old O-line, it might be VY time in Nashville and there was actually a QB worse than Derek Anderson on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009