Amidst labor negotiations, Commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the regular season on Monday, October 10. Negotiations will continue on Tuesday, October 18, when a federal mediator will meet with both sides. If somehow a deal gets done between the owners and players, then the 2011-2012 NBA season will commence, albeit shortened. Life will go on but who really benefits from a shortened NBA season?

There are players in fantasy that you just either love or loathe. Here are 7 players that I either love and 4 players I loathe.

The tight end position is considered an afterthought once the main three positions have been drafted. There are dynamic players at the position that offer promise of things to come such as Jermichael Finley, Vernon Davis and Mercedes Lewis. Here are the top 30 tight end rankings with projections for the top 5.

Getting an elite wide receiver is key to a fantasy draft. These are the guys you can count on every week to produce points in a position where the seven of the top ten players change from year to year. Here are the top 50 wide receiver rankings with projections for the top 10.

Running backs are the bread and butter of any fantasy team. A hot running back can carry a team to a championship, a la ’10 Arian Foster or ’08 DeAngelo Williams. Without an elite RB, a team is destined to fail. Here are the top 40 running back rankings with projections for the top 10.

The quarterback position has risen in importance in the fantasy game thanks to more spread offenses and three receiver sets. There are really only 7 elite fantasy quarterbacks available in 2011 and then there’s a drop off with everyone else. Here are the top 30 quarterback rankings with projections for the top 10.

Ever since Wade partnered up with LeBron James and Chris Bosh in Miami to form “The Big Three”, nearly everyone outside of Miami has taken pleasure in their failures throughout the season. They showcased themselves in a grandiose ceremony, crowning themselves champions for “not five, not six, not seven” years…

In the Final Power Rankings for the season, Chicago closes out on top. They surprised everyone by winning 60 games. San Antonio comes in at #2, Miami, Boston and LA round out the final five.

The 2011 NBA trade deadline was one of the busier trading days in recent memory. In fact, Sporting News NBA writer Sean Deveney tweeted that almost 10% of the entire NBA was traded. With the deadline come and gone, it’s time to breakdown the winners of the deadline.

This year’s version of the Big Game features two of the most historic and tradition-rich franchises in NFL history, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. Together, they have won 9 Super Bowls. They did not play each other this season, but they did play in 2009 in Pittsburgh that the Steelers won 37-36 thanks to a 19-yard catch by Mike Wallace as time expired.