Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Red hot Mark Scheifele, waiver wire steals Dobber launched his fantasy hockey website DobberHockey back in 2005 and has been Puck Daddy's resident fantasy hockey 'expert' since 2009. Ian Gooding has been the associate editor for DobberHockey since early 2015.  Now that the trade deadline has passed, teams are looking more closely at prospects to help improve their … [Read more...]

San Jose Sharks, please make this LMFAO remix your new goal song The key to a good goal song is having one that will make fans want to get out their seats to join in the celebrations.  Take the Buffalo Sabres, for example. In a contest earlier this season fans selected “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool as the song to hear after every goal scored by the home side. It was a brilliant choice … [Read more...]

Raiders beef up secondary, add CB Sean Smith Other teams may have gotten the headlines on Wednesday, as the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants and Houston Texans gave major money to free agents, but the Oakland Raiders haven't exactly been stingy. On Thursday morning news came that they have signed veteran cornerback Sean Smith to a four-year, $40 million deal with half of that money … [Read more...]

Recapping NL LABR: Stacking Dodgers LABR (League Of Alternative Baseball Reality) has been around for 23 years and is one of the biggest in the industry. I flew to Phoenix to participate in the NL-Only in person auction Sunday night, and while I understand few want to read about another’s fantasy team, I’ll use the results (which can be found here) as a starting point to go over general … [Read more...]

NFL Winners and Losers: Giants, Texans, Jags blow up NFL market This free-agent class will be historic, and it might not be for any on-field accomplishments. For years and years to come, NFL teams will feel the effects of the enormous contracts that were tossed around when free agency officially started on Wednesday. The market has been completely reset. Quarterbacks will look at Sam … [Read more...]

Puck Daddy Countdown: Raising draft age, expansion, Yzerman vs. Drouin (Ed. Note: The column formerly known as the Puck Daddy Power Rankings. Ryan Lambert takes a look at some of the biggest issues and stories in the NHL, and counts them down.) 8. Raising the draft age There's a story going around that the NHL might raise the draft age to 19. Pat LaFontaine, working these days for the … [Read more...]

Jose Aldo knocks Conor McGregor's power three months after getting KO'd by him Jose Aldo is going to say whatever it takes to get an opportunity to avenge his 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor. Even if what he says does border on nonsensical. The former UFC featherweight champion appeared on the Brazilian TV show "Extra Ordinarios" after McGregor’s loss and immediately went to work … [Read more...]

NCAA Hockey 101: Big Ten tighter than it should be As we head into the final weekend of regular-season play in the Big Ten, just about anything could happen. Minnesota is up four points on Michigan atop the conference, and it's possible that the Wolverines could pull ahead. The Gophers host lowly Wisconsin for a pair, while Michigan hosts Penn State, so it's not particularly likely, but it's … [Read more...]

Rafael dos Anjos mocks Conor McGregor for tapping out: 'Be a man' UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered his first UFC loss on Saturday at UFC 196, submitting to a rear-naked choke courtesy of Nate Diaz. The second-round finish halted McGregor's plans of taking over the welterweight division, and potentially a run at the lightweight title, as well. UFC 196’s main event was … [Read more...]

Murray and Mathews: early fantasy reaction In an attempt to further erase Chip Kelly from the annals of Philadelphian history, the Eagles are reportedly finalizing a deal to trade RB DeMarco Murray to the Titans. While the terms of the deal won’t be revealed until Wednesday, it appears as though Philly is the early winner. The No. 1 fantasy back two years ago, Murray struggled mightily in … [Read more...]