Friday, November 6

...Bundesliga affair between Paderborn 07 and Koblenz. The visitors get the draw. ESPN2 will be at the track all day as we progress through our six propositions. Perhaps appropriately, early Streakers are putting all their...

Need wacky numbers? Look to the WAC

Will Harris points out the best matchups for Week 10 of the College Football Challenge.

Player Rater: Fast and slow starts

Seth Landman looks at where players rank on the player rater based on their per-game averages, highlighting four strong and four poor starters.

Can Gordon make a move in Texas?

Mark Garrow previews the eighth race in the Chase, set for Sunday at Texas.

NHL Forecaster: Stalking their prey

Sean Allen previews Week 5 of the NHL season, suggesting fantasy owners exploit favorable matchups for goaltenders Cristobal Huet and Pekka Rinne.

Second Talladega race up for grabs

Mark Garrow previews the seventh race in the Chase, set for Sunday at Talladega.

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

Sean Allen ponders the question of how long you should wait on your sleepers before deciding this isn't their year and running the risk of watching them live up to their potential on someone else's roster. Plus, weekly forward news, notes and rankings.

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Open Ice: Boosting your plus/minus

Sean Allen lays out a strategy owners can use to boost their plus/minus using widely available players and without exceeding games-played limits.

...the #88 Delphi Chevrolet poses with the winniner trophy after winning the NASCAR Nationwide series Kroger 'On Track For Cure' 250 race at the Memphis Motorsports Park on October 24, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo...

Quarterbacks on the rise

Will Harris points out the best matchups for Week 8 of the College Football Challenge.

Can Hamlin continue short-track success?

Mark Garrow previews the sixth race in the Chase, set for Sunday at Martinsville.

Open Ice: Backup goalie roulette

Sean Allen looks at the available backup goaltenders who have the best shot at becoming starters this season.

CB Corner: Explaining Austin's big day

KC Joyner uses his advanced defensive metrics to find valuable WRs based on the cornerbacks defending them, as well as receivers to avoid based on bad matchups. There might be another Miles Austin lurking on your waiver wire.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Oct 11, 2009; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Oakland Raiders corner back Stanford Routt (26) tracks down New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith (12) after a pass reception during the first half...