A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– CBSSports.com announced the availability of its 2009 suite of fantasy baseball products on Monday. Included in the launch is the addition of auction-draft software.

– AOL’s Fanhouse has signed with NBC Local to syndicate relevant content on NBC Local sites. It’s the first syndication deal for Fanhouse.

– If you’re waiting to get your Australian rugby fantasy team going on Fox Sports for 2009, make sure you do so before the season opens on March 13.

– New job posting: Writers for The Biz of Baseball.

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A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

– “iLove College Football 2008,” from Fandora’s Box and supported by PA SportsTicker and The Sports Xchange, promises to help iPhone users track the scores and fantasy stats every Saturday.

– FantasyFootballStarters.com will now stream its weekly radio show, “The Red Zone,” live via its website.

– A report by online-ad tracking company PubMatic says that prices for display ads hit their lowest level in the third quarter, continuing a downward trend through the year.

– The Chicago Tribune reminds us that the sports calendar is packed right now, and seeks perspective from people with varying viewpoints.

– This blogger has six reasons that you should be playing fantasy basketball.

– NCAA athlete graduation rates are at an all-time high and outpacing the rates of non-athlete students. (Unfortunately, that’s all bound to turn around by next year’s report now that fantasy college football is killing amateurism.)

– John Madden will miss his first week of NFL action since 1980 this Sunday, as he takes a one-week rest offered by Dick Ebersol. Cris Collinsworth will fill in on Sunday night.

– Former 49er defensive back Merton Hanks just might beat you in fantasy football. He could definitely wiggle his neck better in celebration of doing so.

A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

• NBC is getting positive marks for its coverage of the Olympics so far.
• If you’re tracking your college fantasy team, you’ll find SEC contests in the same ol’ place for a while.
• Fantasy Baseball Dugout is planning to step outside of the lines by launching a fantasy college football site.
• MyFantasyLeague.com will add to its lineup of information sources this season.

A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.

• Rotohog will offer two new styles of play for the 2008 season.
• FantasyJungle.com is adding a free salary-cap game for the coming football season.
• The FLW fantasy fishing prize gains mention in the mainstream media.
• BearDawg is bringing a survivor-pool setup to a fantasy football game.
• Sabermetrics are becoming so widely accepted that not only is there an article about it, but it appears on Forbes magazine’s website.
• Many fantasy players on the go can now sign up for CBS Sports’ new “Ultimate Sports Application” for mobile phones.
• For those fantasy football players too antsy to wait for the season to begin, Fantasy Sports Live is launching a fantasy game Thursday to track exhibition performances.
• Will NBC’s digital presentation of the Olympics forever alter the way online video streaming is treated?
• Open Sports has decided to get weekly takes this year from quite possibly the most annoying TV sports personality to come out of Bristol.