Fantasy football draft strategy: When to select a running back
In the fourth of a six-part fantasy football draft preview series, The Post looks at running backs. Next week: wide receivers. Imagine an old-man voice: When I was young, we had to get up off the couch...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson hasn’t learned a thing in 2 years since suspension
Adrian Peterson offered up his first long-form interview since his 2014 suspension for child-abuse charges, and it looks like the whole experience has taught the Vikings’ star running back who the real...
View ArticleWeek 1 lessons: Russell Wilson puts Seahawks in awkward spot
It’s only one game, but … 1. Russell Wilson’s legend continued to grow. Refusing to leave the game with a gimpy ankle, he fashioned his 19th fourth-quarter comeback in 65 games as a starter, even...
View ArticleHow to recover after this risky fantasy football strategy just imploded
You drive to work every day. You listen to the traffic reports. You make decisions based on those reports, knowing things can change in an instant. Which is quite similar to how you approach your...
View Article5 recent scandals that rocked the NFL before Josh Brown
Since becoming NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell has been beset by a string of criticism for the league’s handling of myriad controversies. Here’s a look: Bountygate (2012) Goodell’s reputation took its...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson’s injury drama a tough call for fantasy owners
It is fantasy playoff time in most leagues, so if you have made it this far, you have overcome the injuries that beset all teams. Now, all the months of work come down to some must-win weeks, so it...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson makes pitch to sign with Giants
The Giants’ struggling ground game could be a thing of the past. Former league MVP Adrian Peterson said Thursday that if the Vikings were to release him before next season because of his massive...
View ArticleGiants shouldn’t bother with faded turn-off Adrian Peterson
The Giants should not be in the market for a big-ticket, injury-prone running back about to turn 32, whether he has a history of personal baggage or not. Even if said running back goes by the name...
View ArticleWhy Adrian Peterson’s cryptic Giants tweet is so intriguing
It seems Adrian Peterson can’t get the Giants out of his mind. The former NFL MVP — who told ESPN a few weeks ago that if the Vikings were to release him before next season and he became a free agent...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson’s fantasy about Giants doesn’t make sense
Who knew Adrian Peterson is such a big fan of Will Tye? The re-signing of the young tight end from Stony Brook must be what Peterson was referring to Wednesday evening when he tweeted, “The Giants have...
View ArticleAdrian Peterson is a free agent — now do Giants care?
Adrian Peterson will be out there, free to sign on March 9 with any interested team, after the Vikings announced Tuesday they will not pick up the 2017 option on the future Hall of Fame running back....
View ArticleGiants coach leaves the door open for Adrian Peterson
INDIANAPOLIS — Ben McAdoo said Wednesday the Giants will take a look at Adrian Peterson — as they would any other free agent — to see if making a run at the future Hall of Fame running back makes...
View ArticleFault lies with Bud Selig for this disgraceful Hall of Fame class
A group picture can be worth a thousand words. Baseball’s Hall of Fame publishes a terrific quarterly magazine, “Memories and Dreams.” It is loaded with fascinating stories, copies of documents and...
View ArticleNFL’s 30 best free agents — and the teams that will lure them
Post NFL writers Brian Costello and Paul Schwartz rank the 30 best players expected to become unrestricted free agents when the NFL’s signing period opens Thursday: 1. Alshon Jeffery, Bears WR There...
View ArticleWhy Eddie Lacy was the ultimate fantasy football bust
Your local amusement park introduced a new ride this year, and it’s called the 2015 Fantasy Football Season. This roller coaster takes you on unexpected dips and dives — from multiple high-round...
View ArticleMVP? Worst exec? The best and Chip Kelly worst of NFL 2015
The 2015 NFL season Serby Says awards, hermetically sealed in a jar kept overnight at varying intervals at the homes of both Jim McNally and John Jastremski, are ready to be revealed: MVP Cam Newton...
View ArticleEverything to watch for during NFL wild-card feast
Twelve teams. Twelve dreams. The NFL playoffs begin Saturday with Chiefs at Texans, followed by Steelers at Bengals. On Sunday, we get Seahawks at Vikings and Packers at Redskins. Supe’s on. This is...
View ArticleThe one fantasy football playoff RB that’s worth the risk
If you thought the Great RB Catastrophe of 2015 was over, get your head out of the calendar. The fantasy choices for postseason leagues and daily formats are as gruesome this week as they have been all...
View ArticleWhat the Vikings will need from their most special player
MINNEAPOLIS — The Vikings have been one of the NFL’s true surprises this season, thanks in large part to Adrian Peterson’s equally surprising return to on-field greatness. Both success stories face a...
View ArticleFantasy football draft strategy: When to select a running back
In the fourth of a six-part fantasy football draft preview series, The Post looks at running backs. Next week: wide receivers. Imagine an old-man voice: When I was young, we had to get up off the couch...
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