Fantasy sports: What's the big deal? (Crookston Daily Times)
What's the big deal? I'll tell you what the big deal is. Fantasy sports are the greatest thing since the invention of baseball's designated hitter.
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Mustangs top HGH in Fantasy game (Santa Maria Times)
Fantasy became reality for about two dozen of the area's biggest kids Saturday afternoon at Hancock College's John Osborne Baseball Field.
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Despite Olympic decision, baseball is an international game (Sports Illustrated)
Congratulations to the South Korean national baseball team for beating Cuba and taking the gold medal in the Olympics. Beijing was the last appearance for baseball in the Games, barring a reinstatement. Don't hold your breath -- the International Olympic Committee is dominated by Europeans with a low regard for baseball. They see baseball as a sport with little international participation.
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Experts find statistical gains, injuries key down the stretch (USA Today)
The beginning of September is perhaps the last major milepost in a long and winding fantasy baseball season. In Sports Weekly's experts leagues, the Leagues of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR), a couple of former champions are threatening to run away with the American and National League titles.
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NCAA trying to block fantasy leagues' move into college football (The Palm Beach Post)
The multimillion-dollar business of fantasy football is about to get bigger, younger and more controversial.
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Business Beat: Don't sweat fantasy figures, expert says (The Capital Times)
When it comes to wasting office time playing fantasy sports, I know many who would plead guilty. But have your ever considered what it costs your company? A new survey from a Chicago-based business consultant estimates a $10.5 billion hit to the U.S. economy from work time spent on fantasy sports. That's almost 30 times the annual budget for the Madison Metropolitan School District, or nearly ...
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What's Your Name: Fantasy Football Edition (Chicagoist)
Last year, we were Wrecks Grossman. But with Kyle Orton's ascension to starter , we feel the need to bench our fantasy football team name. But one can't draft without a kickass name. And with our draft approaching, we still haven't decided yet what to name our 2008 squad. At least we've found help. Fantasy Team Names let fantasy sports fans submit and rank team names. While they have ...
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The rise and fall of fantasy politics in US (The Economic Times)
What we have here— to borrow a line from the old movie Cool Hand Luke—is a failure to communicate. By all rights, we should be having a fierce debate over the role of government.
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Rockies' Holliday hits his way atop player rankings (Sports Illustrated)
Who is the most valuable fantasy player going? Are saves "worth" more or less than stolen bases? How do you compare a hitter to a pitcher on an equal playing field? We at Rototimes.com have a tool called the Player Rater, and each week I will discuss the top-50 fantasy baseball players based upon the rankings provided by this tool using the following parameters: a 12-team mixed league using ...
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Fantasy Football: Develop formula to enjoy success (Colorado Springs Gazette)
The cliché goes "You can't win a fantasy draft in the first round, but you can lose one." The reality is that fantasy leagues usually are won in rounds 3 through 10 and by making transactions during the season.
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