6 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers - Later-Round Values With Upside (2025)

Finding a sleeper who significantly exceeds expectations is a great way to strengthen your position as a contender for the fantasy football championship. In this article today, I'll analyze a few fantasy football players available outside of the top-150 picks who can put you over the top this season. These are my later-round fantasy football […]

Is Tyjae Spears Out for the Season? Fantasy Football Outlook and Injury Update (2025)

Injuries have dogged Tennessee Titans’ running back Tyjae Spears for his entire career. He had already torn his ACL twice—in both high school and college—before entering the NFL. After a promising rookie season, Spears missed five games and saw his production decline while dealing with ankle sprains and hamstring pulls. As we enter Week 1, […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 23 (September 1 - September 7)

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! We are nearing the stretch run of the baseball season, but that does not mean we can abandon our teams. There are still several high-end players available on the waiver wire that can be the difference between us winning or losing our leagues. Our series about FAAB fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups continues […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 23 (September 2 - September 8)

Welcome, everyone, to our starting pitcher fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for Week 23 of the 2025 season (September 2- September 8). In this weekly piece, we search for starting pitchers rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo! leagues. For deeper leagues, we try to find pitchers rostered in less than 30 percent of […]

Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 1? Brandon Aubrey, Jake Elliott, Eagles D/ST Outlooks

The 2025 NFL season is almost here, and it will kick off with a Thursday Night matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. Of course, both teams have high-powered offenses and maintained most of their offensive roster makeup, with the Cowboys in particular making key additions. Thus, the matchup projects to be highly […]

Nick Mariano's Week 22 Waiver Wire Picks - Get 'Em While They're Hot (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Ready or not, September is coming to party as the finish line appears on the horizon. Your focus should be narrowed as your paths to victory get clearer by the day! Get ready for expanded rosters and being forced to juggle some depth pieces […]

Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 23 (September 1 - September 7)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 23 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of September 1 - September 7, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Draft Rankings

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football rankings Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings NFL rookie fantasy football rankings Best ball fantasy football rankings Superflex fantasy football rankings Dynasty fantasy football rankings […]

Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (September 1 - September 7)

And just like that, it's time to greet the final calendar month of the season with our starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball Week 23 - Monday, September 1 through Sunday, September 7. This column provides readers with who is pitching, the opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on an array of metrics. Keep us bookmarked […]

Fantasy Baseball Closer Depth Charts - MLB Bullpens and Saves

Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies, and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Relief pitchers are becoming increasingly important […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/1/2025)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We have a solid slate of games ahead of us on this first day of September. We have exactly a month to let Green Day know to wake up. Enough of the jokes, let's get on with this 13-game slate. The weather isn't providing us with much help today, unfortunately, as it […]

Chase Elliott Under Playoff Pressure After 17th-Place Darlington Finish

Chase Elliott hasn't been very fast at Darlington with the Next Gen car, and his woes continued in Sunday night's Southern 500, where he finished 17th and frequently ran even worse than that as his average running position was 18th and he only earned the 19th-highest driver rating. Elliott spent much of the second half […]

Despite Hendrick Mediocrity, Kyle Larson Remains Pretty Safe in Playoffs

In a race where the Chevy teams were unexpectedly out to lunch, Hendrick Motorsports placed no cars in the top 15 for the first time on an unrestricted oval since the 2019 Southern 500, a shocking display for a team that had won 16 times there. That includes utterly dominating the last two races with […]

Opening-Lap Crash and Botched Pit Stop May Have Sunk Alex Bowman's Playoff Hopes

After making the playoffs by the skin of his teeth last weekend, Alex Bowman became something of a longshot to advance to the Round of 12 after a miserable Southern 500. Bowman's day effectively ended almost as soon as it started because he suffered damage while checking up to avoid the multi-car opening lap melee. […]

Darlington Master Erik Jones Comes Up Short but Still Finishes Third

Although Erik Jones has typically been an average driver over the general NASCAR Cup Series schedule, he has always been a Darlington master, especially in the Southern 500, which he won in 2019 and 2022, and Sunday night's Southern 500 was no exception. In a race where the Toyotas had dominant speed, Jones came to […]

A.J. Allmendinger Impresses at Southern 500

A.J. Allmendinger had one of the most low-key impressive races of his career in Sunday night's Southern 500, as he finished fifth in a race where Chevrolet and Ford both badly struggled. This marked the first time Allmendinger was the highest-finishing Chevy driver in a Cup Series race on an unrestricted oval since Martinsville in […]

Walter Nolen to Open Season on PUP List

Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Walter Nolen (calf) has been placed on the PUP list and will miss at least the first four games of the 2025 season. It's crushing news for Arizona, which spent its 16th overall pick on the Ole Miss product. During his final year at school, Nolen totaled 48 tackles, 14 tackles […]

Dameon Pierce Ahead of Schedule, Ready for Season

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce (quad) told KPRC's Aaron Wilson that his recovery is ahead of schedule and he feels ready for the regular season. "It's really a couple weeks ahead of schedule, which is a blessing," Pierce said. "I feel ready to go." The Florida product missed six games last season and didn't […]

Jordan Love May Wear Thumb Brace During Season

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is still wearing a brace on his surgically-repaired left thumb, and he may continue to wear the brace as the regular season gets underway. "It'll be some weeks having to brace it up and just keep it protected," Love told ESPN's Rob Demovsky. "We'll play it by ear as […]

Bears Head Coach Admits Offense Could Face Learning Curve

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson acknowledged that his team's offense will evolve throughout the 2025 season. "We might have to ebb and flow a little bit after that opening game," Johnson told ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "Usually, it'll take up until the bye week. I think it's placed at just the right time (Week 5) […]

Shemar Stewart Draws Praise From Defensive Star

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart earned the praise of Trey Hendrickson, who returned to the field this week and was able to observe his new and returning teammates in action. "A great football player with a tremendous amount of potential," Hendrickson said of Stewart, via Geoff Hobson of the team's official website. "And I […]

Walker Buehler to Join Phillies Rotation on Sept. 12

After signing a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, right-hander Walker Buehler will have to wait a little while to debut with the club. Philadelphia plans to have Buehler make one start with Triple-A Lehigh Valley before it brings him up to take the ball against the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 12, […]

Jorge Mateo Not Ready to Return

Baltimore Orioles utility player Jorge Mateo (hamstring) will not return from the 60-day injured list when rosters expand on Monday, interim manager Tony Mansolino told reporters. Mateo has been out since early June with elbow and hamstring problems. The 30-year-old has been on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk since Aug. 20, and he'll spend […]

Jake Burger Could Return on Monday

Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger (wrist) faced live pitching on Sunday and could come off the 10-day injured list Monday, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters. Burger suffered a sprained left wrist on Aug. 17, continuing an injury-marred season for the 29-year-old. He has taken a total of three trips to the IL while also […]

James McCann Dealing With Lower-Back Tightness

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher James McCann (back) was scratched Friday with tightness in his lower back and did not play in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Diamondbacks instead started Adrian Del Castillo, who has mostly served as a DH when he has played this year. Shortly after starter Gabriel Moreno landed on […]

Pablo Lopez Dominant in Triple-A Rehab Start

Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo Lopez (shoulder) was outstanding in a rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. Lopez threw 5 2/3 innings of scoreless, four-hit ball while striking out seven and walking one on 82 pitches (52 strikes). It was the third and likely final rehab start for Lopez, who has been sidelined with […]

Mitch Farris Could Start for Angels on Tuesday

The Los Angeles Angels could call up minor-league left-hander Mitch Farris to start Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. The Angels need starting help after optioning Jack Kochanowicz to Triple-A and placing Tyler Anderson (oblique) on the 15-day injured list. That may lead them to Farris, […]

Nolan Schanuel hasn't Resumed Baseball Activities

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel (wrist) has not resumed baseball activities since he went on the 10-day injured list with a left-wrist contusion on Aug. 24, according to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Schanuel now looks likely to miss more than 10 days, and it's unclear when he'll be able to […]

Jorge Soler Ramping Up Activities

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler (back) is making progress in his recovery from inflammation in his lower back. Soler has begun increasing activities in the field, including shagging fly balls, while taking batting practice on "several" occasions and hitting off a high-velocity machine, Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register reports. Soler has been […]