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The Bengals beat the Chiefs 28-6 on Sunday. That's two in a row. E-mail from my dad, Sunday evening: "You have altered Bengals reality." No further message. There are probably other explanations, but I accept that one. By observing the Bengals' s...

Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal break down Week 11 in the NFL, examine the mystery of home teams failing to cover the spread, and guess the Week 12 lines. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter ...

The Cardinals coaches can't make up their minds, and the rest of the Week 11 news.

Each week, the Fantasy Island contestants will submit a preview for each of that weekend's games. The best preview from each game will be selected and combined with the others into one comprehensive guide, and points are awarded based on how many ind...

Only I could win four out of five of my major prop bets, go 3-and-0 with my best bets against the spread, and not have a dime to show for it. Yes — I too loaded up on a three-team teaser with the 49ers over the Rams. Neither team won, so as a r...

Before getting to the Week 11 picks, let's take a moment to honor the incompetence of the NHL commissioner.

If a tie in the NFL is bad, then a tie in fantasy football is considerably worse. There are plenty of silver linings to be found on both sides after Sunday's 24-24 draw between the Rams and 49ers. While they didn't win, the Rams outplayed an elite di...

Cousin Sal joins Simmons to guess the Week 11 NFL lines. Then Bill's 7-year-old daughter offers her brief analysis of the NHL lockout. To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter here. Previou...

Joey Votto's ludicrous bat has Cincinnati climbing the charts, while interleague play wreaks havoc on our rankings.

The week in college basketball.

It's time again for the most important weekly feature on the Internet: Fantasy Fantasy Football. Throughout the NFL season, we'll be evaluating five fantasy football gurus as they tell us who to start and sit each week. Using a highly flawed method b...

In this look back at Week 11's action, we identify the fabulous linebacker who seems to be making everyone else on his team superstars, the pair of rookies who made our Friday column look wise, and the head coach who deserves credit for trying to pul...

It's time we acknowledge everything and everyone we appreciated from this week's slate of NFL games.

Big week already in the BQBL; if Thursday night is any indication we should have some really good bad performances in Week 11. But before we get to Sunday's carnage, lets answer some mail from our fellow BQBLers. Look! Chicks! Two of 'em! Fr...

Before we tackle the "Quick Picks" for Week 11, we have to mention the latest episode of America's new favorite show, TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-BOWWWWWWWWWW! I'm on Team Tebow for four reasons ... 1. I love how he drives every NFL expert, ...

Hey you, yeah you with all the disposable income. You know what stimulates the economy? Casual sports gambling! But we're not throwing you in the deep end without some floaties, here. The Triangle has contracted two of Vegas' most astute handicappers...