We’re right in the middle of spring training, and although there are a lot more games to play in Arizona and Florida, it’s officially fantasy baseball prep season. Let’s start with some sleepers you can get at a discount in your draft, specifically among pitchers (we already gave you some names of sleeper hitters). It appears that quality starting pitching has become a premium in fantasy. Between innings limits on young arms, increased use of bullpens and some teams using “openers” to pitch, you’ll see some big names in the first two rounds of drafts … and that might not be the worst strategy ..read more

It’s that time of year again: The NFL’s supposed “free agent frenzy,” when teams across the league overpay for players who couldn’t earn second contracts with the teams that drafted them. Wooo. Exciting. Of course, the smarter franchises will sit out the early period, letting other teams sway the bigger names with laughably big contracts. Successful teams like the Patriots and Ravens will bide their time and wait for bargains to emerge. It happens every year and 2020 will be no different. So let’s take a peek into the near future and figure out which players will be overpaid in free agency thi ..read more

Any time a sports franchise re-does its logo or goes under a complete redesign, fans get furious. That’s been the case with the Los Angeles Chargers, who appeared to have a new logo — which turned out not to be the case — in 2017 and the Rams, who had a new look leak on Sunday that was roasted (and rightfully so). Will it lead to a re-redesign? That got us thinking: which logos in the NFL are the best and which ones should also be similarly roasted by fans? Here’s a breakdown, including where the Rams’ new logo belongs on the list ..read more

Josh Norman is reuniting with the coach that helped turn him into a star. Weeks after Washington released Norman for cap purposes, the former All-Pro cornerback agreed to a one-year deal with the Bills and Sean McDermott. McDermott spent four seasons coaching Norman as Panthers defensive coordinator, a stretch that included the 2015 season that ended with an All-Pro selection for Norman. He was never really the same after leaving McDermott’s scheme and his familiarity with the system was one of the main factors in him signing on with Buffalo, according to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo. Josh Norm ..read more

The FTW Ultimate Podcast Bracket is back for its second annual iteration. It’s time for some Pod Wars. Last year, Binge Mode made a major run from the 4-seed, upsetting big names on the way to a title win over Crime Junkie in the final. We’ve rewarded Binge Mode’s excellence last year by bumping them up one spot, to binge ma 3-seed. Why? We like when they’ve got something to prove. Also we forgot them when doing the first two seeds, and I was too lazy to go back and change it. When it comes to seeding, we’ve used the scientific “glancing at the Apple Podcast charts and then also just putting ..read more

Juventus and Inter Milan played an important Serie A match on Sunday, but the game was played under extraordinary circumstances. Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, a new coronavirus which is spreading globally, the game was played behind closed doors. It provided a beyond-eerie atmosphere. On television, you could hear individual players talking on the pitch, calling out requests to teammates. When goals were scored, the only sound was the team’s bench and training staff cheering, their yells echoing around the empty stadium. Italy is dealing with one of the worst coronavirus outbre ..read more

Peter Weber’s tumultuous season of The Bachelor will conclude this week with a two-part finale on Monday and Tuesday, and only two women remain from Peter’s original field of 30. In one corner is 23-year-old Hannah Ann from Knoxville, who seems to have won over Peter’s heart despite his initial concerns over her age and readiness for marriage. In the other is another 23-year-old, Madison from Auburn, who has been a leading favorite from the very first one-on-one date, but who also may not be able to forgive Peter for sleeping with other women on the show. We learned last week that Peter’s pare ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers took on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon in a nationally televised game that featured LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard, and Paul George. The Lakers and Clippers are currently in first and second place in the Western Conference, and seem destined for a showdown in the conference finals. Jay-Z was in attendance. This game had HYPE. The game delivered too, staying close until late when LeBron led a Lakers charge to take the game, 112-103, and showed LeBron off as a potential MVP winner, even at the age of 35. The game felt important, and it delivered ..read more