http://blogs.smarter.com/sports Read the Smarter Sports Blog for news and rumors on the MLB, NFL, NBA, NFL and more. Plus, check out our sporting goods buying guides and funny sports videos. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I noted last Friday, the first few weeks of the fantasy basketball season are of the utmost importance. I promise when you look back at the end of the season at the roster of the championship team you will see that many of their big contributors are players they scooped up ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/11/06/fantasy-stock-watch-3-players-on-their-way-down/ For the first time since 2000 the New York Yankees finish the season as Major League Baseball's World Series Champions. The Philadelphia Phillies made a valient effort to defend their title but ultimately the Yankees were too talented to be denied their MLB record 27th World Series title. To put ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/11/05/deals-on-new-york-yankees-championship-gear/ If the NBA is where amazing happens, the AT&T Center is where extermination happens. In case you haven't seen the first NBA highlight of the year that has gone completely viral, take a look here. A word of caution, if you are a bat lover you may not want to see what ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/11/04/manu-ginobli-plays-batman/ As you read in yesterday's post, this past weekend was an incredible one for sports. Having Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League all playing at the same time makes late October and early November a real treat (is it too late for Halloween puns?) ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/11/03/major-league-soccer-merchandise-deals/ This past weekend in sports was one of the most eventful of the year. It was the first weekend of the NBA season, the midway point of the NFL season, the start of the MLS postseason, and the final stretch of the MLB season. Sprinkle in some big games in ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/11/02/the-biggest-sports-stories-of-the-weekend/ Fresh off of fantasy baseball and right in the middle of fantasy football, the start of the fantasy basketball season could not come at a more hectic time. Yet, here we are in week one of the NBA schedule with a few days of games already under our belts. An NBA ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/10/30/5-underrated-fantasy-basketball-players/ Halloween is often thought of as a holiday for children but it really is an occasion for both young and old to dress up and have some fun. With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year there will be even more reason to stay out late trick-or-treating or to attend ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/10/29/funny-adult-sports-themed-halloween-costumes/ People under the age of 25 might not realize it but men's tennis in the United States was immensely popular in the 1980s and 1990s. And arguably no player during that time span was more popular than Andre Agassi, whose flashy clothing, abundance of charisma and undeniable talent made him ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/10/28/andre-agassis-dirty-little-secret/ After a nearly five month break in the action, the 2009-10 NBA season is finally upon us as the Boston Celtics head on the road to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first of four games tonight. A lot has happened across the NBA since the Los Angeles Lakers ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/10/27/new-nba-season-new-nba-gear/ After grinding out 162 regular season games and nine playoff games, the New York Yankees finally punched their ticket to the World Series Sunday night with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It will be the Yankees first trip to the big dance since 2003 when ... http://blogs.smarter.com/sports/2009/10/26/the-weekend-in-sports-yankees-world-series-bound/