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By now everyone's been exposed to Lin-sanity, a condition that overcomes its victims when they witness the mad skills that sports' latest and greatest sensation, Jeremy Lin, put on display last week. Not since FernandoMania swept through baseball in 1981 on the left arm of pudgy young left-hander, Fernando Valenzuela, has someone gone from being so obscure to the center of attention as quickly. (Before you write in, yes, there was Tim Tebow, but he was already a star when he exploded on the NFL scene).
On the floor and especially in the NBA record book, the Harvard product has been keeping some very heady company -- LeBron, Kobe, CP3, Magic, Sir Charles, Bird, and yes, even his royal Airness -- with his (still active) streak of five-straight 20-point, seven assist...
With every team playing a seven-game schedule in Fantasy Week 7 (May 14-20), there will be no shortage of two-start pitching options. That means that some pitchers, like Hiroki Kuroda, Trevor Cahill, Bud ... more »
Wei-Yin Chen, SP, Baltimore Orioles: Opponents are hitting just .224 against him over the past two weeks, and that includes a matchup with Josh Hamilton when the Texas Rangers did not seem to have an answer for Chen. With a... more »
Max Scherzer, Tigers: I am a sucker for Max Scherzer. I admit it. I mentioned him as a buy-low last week in my Star Wars column and I am back again. Still striking out 10.34 guys per 9 innings, he's just currently being... more »
Worth a second look: Ryan Doumit, Twins After a slow start, Doumit has picked it up of late, batting .417 (5 for 12) with three homers over his last four games. Maybe it's just a hot streak or maybe it's the... more »
Welcome back to Win, Lose or Save, the show where relievers compete for the coveted closer role at the risk of both injury and humiliation. Lately, the challengers have had a leg up in the competition, with fan ... more »
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