I firmly believe fantasy football is what is driving the NFL’s surge in popularity. Unlike sports that play a lot of games (like basketball, baseball and hockey) you only have to set your roster once per week, and the stats are clear enough that it’s relatively easy to know who to pick (unlike say, soccer). There’s a…

Thank God Deadspin is teaching us the value of not gambling...oh wait, this isn’t about billions of dollars a year spent on lottery tickets?