Undervalued – SP CC Sabathia: With the emphasis in most fantasy leagues focusing on securing premium hitters early, it comes as no surprise that Sabathia is falling into the early mid-rounds of fantasy drafts. However, his current overall ADP of 60 (15th amongst starting pitchers) still is alarming. The veteran has lost a couple of MPH off his fastball, but still managed to post a stellar 1.12 WHIP and win 15 games a year ago. Concerns over elbow issues that cost him time a year ago are justified as is the fact he’s had 12 seasons of 180+ innings. If he winds up being your #2 fantasy starter you’re in great shape. He’s still a top 10 option on our board.

Overvalued – RP Mariano Rivera: There’s no question that the Yankees’ longtime closer is sure-fire, first-ballot Hall of Famer.  A major knee injury cost him a good part of his 2012 season and many were surprised to see the 43-year old come back.  Like most of his teammates on the 2013 edition of the Yankees, Rivera is far past his prime. With great value always available in the later rounds and even off waivers with relief pitchers there’s no way we can endorse making him a top 100 pick and 7th overall player at  the position to go off the board, which is where his current ADP suggests he’ll be going.

Sleeper – OF Brett Gardner: After missing nearly his entire 2012 campaign with lingering elbow issues, Garnder has slipped the minds of many owners entering this year’s drafts/auctions. He was on the radar as a nice sleeper pick before Curtis Granderson went down and now his value rises even further. Don’t forget he averaged 45 steal per 150 games in the previous four seasons before last year’s misfortunes. His contact rate (90%) suggests a good chance he’ll improve his average (career .265 hitter) and produce a solid OBP which will lead to 80-90 runs atop the Yankees lineup.

Bust – 3B Alex Rodriguez: Limited to just 221 games over the past two years, the 37-year old’s status for a return this season is still up in the air. Add to it the fact his name continuously keeps popping up in the performance-enhancing drug scandals and it is becoming more evident we will never see the player we remember as A-Rod again. His .274 average and .444 slugging percentage over the past two years suggest even bigger disappointment ahead. Let some other owner in your league waste their time and roster resources with this fading star.

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MadeMan.com just keeps pumping out of gallery of hot Olympians, these Aussies made the list...

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It's hard to believe it's 20 years since the original Dream Team took on the world...

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No, it's not the Miracle on Ice, but the Americans' landmark victory over the favored Canadians at their own game, on their own ice, may come to be remembered as a sea change in Olympic hockey.

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Thirty years ago one of the most defining moments in US Olympic histoy happened:

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TotalSports.com looks at 25 female olympians to watch...

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With the Winter Olympics here we look at the 21 year-old Finnish figure skater:

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From USA Today...

Jamaica's bid to have its bobsled team compete in this month's Olympics has come up short.

The list of nations who qualified and entered bobsled events at the Vancouver Games, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, failed to include Jamaica — which had spent the last few weeks hoping that a slot opened in the field.

Those hopes were dashed, and on Wednesday, the Jamaicans acknowledged that all chance for 2010 was gone.

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from the LA Times...

That Rio won the 2016 Summer Games is easily understandable.

The International Olympic Committee fancies itself a force in global affairs. As in the case of breaking Olympic ground by giving the 2008 Olympics to China, the world's most populous country, Friday's vote was a chance for the IOC to say that by giving the Olympics to South America for the first time it will have aided the development of Brazil, the most populous country on the continent.

That Chicago was eliminated in the first round, as shocking as it seemed, also was surprisingly understandable, given the IOC's byzantine internal politics, its fractious relationship with the country whose companies have been its cash cow and the way the host-city election system is structured.

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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps returned to the pool on Sunday at the Charlotte UltraSwim, but he was far from golden. Phelps ended up winning two of the five events he entered at the UltraSwim in his first real competition since the 2008 Beijing Olympics last August, when he won a staggering eight gold medals in eight attempts.

“For my first meet back, I have no complaints,” Phelps told the Charlotte Observer.

Phelps was returning from a three-month ban after pictures of him smoking marijuana out of a bong surfaced in February.

Last week it was Baltimore adult entertainer Theresa White that came out with some new revelation's about America's Golden Boy, including a threesome with her and a friend.

According to the stripper Phelps' staminia is as good in the pool as it is in the bed.

"The sex lasted for about three hours. Michael should get another Olympic gold for marathon love-making!"

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