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The reigning World Champion Philadelphia Phillies’ roster is stacked from top to bottom.  They own the arms, they boast the lumber, and their defense isn’t too shabby either.  They possess all the swagger a World Series team should have.
To top it off, they’ve managed to capture the best record over a 20-game span by a National League team in [...]

The sport’s top spenders finally cashed in with their first pennant in six years Sunday night, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the AL championship series behind the savvy pitching of Andy Pettitte(notes).
Next up, New York hosts defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series opener Wednesday night. Cliff Lee(notes) is expected [...]

NBA Primetime breaks down every division in the NBA, giving you, the fans, the upcoming season predictions and preview on how each team will pan out for the year.

Eastern Conference: Central Division Preview…

They say that all good things come in threes.
For any player that is able to earn himself three goals in a night, he also might just earn a shower of hats from the faithful fans. That is, if he has a great night in the right building.
But the privilege of hats is only granted to [...]

Top Ten Teams

1. Florida?Still the one.
2. Alabama?Still a tough road ahead, but getting it done.
3. Texas?Not sure they can beat many on this list.
4. Iowa?Knows how to win.

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The Counselor is IN:

1) WR Miles Austin is for real and appears to be on the same page with Tony Romo. No one was for sure what his future fantasy value would be after the great game two weeks ago in Kansas City, 250 yards and 2 touchdowns, because he broke out against the Chiefs. [...]

The Dallas Cowboys host the Atlanta Falcons in a huge statement game. The Cowboys haven’t defeated a team over.500 all season and losing this game could be the difference between making the playoffs and finishing a game out like last season.

Regardless of his horrendous postseason play, Nick Swisher is still upbeat, according to AP sports writer Jay Cohen, who apparently witnessed him frolicking into the clubhouse Friday, donning a chipper smile.
Swisher is hitless over his last 11 at-bats, failing to successfully reach base since his leadoff single off Los Angeles Angels starter Joe Saunders in [...]

The Counselor is IN:
Cardinals:
WR Steve Breaston has a right knee injury and is probable. Breaston saw limited time in practice this week. He will play but the amount of time may vary on how healthy Boldin is for the game.
WR Anquan Boldin is questionable with a high ankle sprain. He has been practicing on a [...]

The Counselor is IN:

This column’s intent is to give the readers an idea of few good players in favorable match ups and a few good players in bad match ups. If you have a great player, then it may not advisable to bench him for someone in the Line ‘em Up section. If I suggest that you bench one of your studs, you can only do this if you have a good option behind him. If you don’t have a good player behind him, don’t bench ‘em. Remember every league is different and I am advising from a standard league.