Brandon Funston

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brandon Funston

I've been working in the player-focused world of fantasy sports for nearly 30 years. In fantasy, we celebrate or bemoan individual efforts regardless of the outcome of their team's results. So, a couple of decades ago, when I was presented with an opportunity to join a fantasy-inspired March Madness competition, I jumped at the chance.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Lukas Weese |Hannah Vanbiber |Jason Jones |Dan Santaromita |Brandon Funston |Scott Phillips | +2 more

Last weekend, Kendrick Lamar won five Grammy awards for his song "Not Like Us," taking his total to 22.In the Super Bowl halftime show performance, Lamar insisted he wants to highlight rap as an art form.“I just think about the culture," Lamar said. “It’s always that for me, first, I'm not even bulls***ing. When people talk about rap, the conversations I hear they think 'it’s just rap', it’s not an actual art form. “So when you put records like ("Not Like Us") at the forefront, it reminds people… This is just as big of an art form and a genre as any other genre."

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Brandon Funston |Jess Bryant

Welcome to our fantasy baseball 2025 draft kit, offering award-winning rankings (and award-winning writers), projections, a customizable cheat sheet, sleepers, strategy, and everything in between - basically whatever you need to run roughshod over your leaguemates this season!Be sure to check back here often.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Brandon Funston

Last year, Paul Skenes had an ADP of 261. Drafters were choosing between him and other intriguing arms like Taj Bradley and Shane Baz or an injured Max Scherzer. Skenes produced a $30 season (auction-league value), sixth among all pitchers. Jackson Merrill went a few picks later and rewarded his drafters with a $26.7 showing. Drafters who wanted the even more hyped youngsters jumped on Jackson Holliday at 177 or the technically-not-a-prospect Jordan Walker at 120.

2 months ago | myheraldreview.com | Brandon Funston |Oskar Garcia

You have before you ’s fifth annual Super Bowl party prop sheet. This year’s version for Super Bowl LIX is, frankly, better than ever. If you want to use our party prop sheet for your own Super Bowl gathering, we offer a PDF that can be downloaded, printed out, or emailed to friends and family. But if you want to take things to the next level, we encourage you to play along with us live and give the online Q&A form a try.