Andrew Bogut (Getty)Andrew Bogut underwent more tests on Friday, including a CT scan. Reports are now surfacing that he'll need between two and three months to recover from his left ankle fracture. This ends his fantasy hoops season for all intents and purposes, as even the early side of that timetable is into the beginning of April. Drew Gooden becomes a must-add in most formats and Ersan Ilyasova should see enough minutes moving forward to gain plenty of fantasy relevance. The Bucks will likely look to bring in a veteran free agent big to shore up the team's depth, but it won't be anyone that will challenge Gooden's minutes or have a fantasy impact.

• Other status updates: Dwyane Wade (ankle) will be a game-time decision .. Carmelo Anthony (misc) will sit out the next two games (Friday and Saturday) and says his playing hurt has been a drag to the Knicks on both ends of the court .. Initial tests on Andrea Bargnani's calf revealed no significant damage but he's without a timetable at this point .. Baron

Only true football freaks relish the Pro Bowl (US PRESSWIRE)

The weekend between conference championships and the Super Bowl is one of the slowest on the sports calendar. Only the die-hardest of fans enjoy the Pro Bowl, a meaningless exhibition played half-heartedly by the game's supposed best. But despite the lack of on-field excitement, there is plenty off it. With fantasy basketball in full swing and baseball almost ready for business, owners still face difficult decisions on a daily basis. Fanalysts Brad Evans, Scott Pianowski and Justin Phan are here to help.

On this week's info-rich episode, Brad and Scott discussed the Peyton Manning/Jim Irsay standoff in Indy, DeMarco Murray, the Fresh Prince of Detroit, Joe Mauer and marginal Buccos galore.

Meanwhile in Hour 2, hardwood hero Justin Phan joined the program to talk about the Knicks' downward spiral, Andrew Bogut's fractured wheel, why James Johnson should be on your roster, Eric Gordon and college prospect Thomas Robinson's pro upside. Too busy watching Liam Neeson whoop up on voracious

Andrea Bargnani (Getty)Andrea Bargnani called Wednesday's calf injury "much worse" than the the first one, which cost him six games. Bargnani is due for an MRI on Thursday but figures to be lost for a while in any case. As we saw during his first stretch of missed games, the Raptors will struggle mightily on offense for as long as he's out. Aaron Gray will likely remain as the starter at center by default, but will top out at 20 minutes on most nights. That leaves a combined 124 minutes behind Gray at center and between the two forward spots, which will be divided between James Johnson (SF/PF), Linas Kleiza (SF/PF), Amir Johnson (PF/C), and Ed Davis (PF/C). That means regular playing time for all four players - Johnson deserves near-universal roster consideration, Kleiza and Amir should be very solid options, and Davis should also see an uptick in his season averages. It's hard to say that Leandro Barbosa's stock also improves here, given that Jerryd Bayless is back from his ankle injury. We'll have to see what happens to DeMar DeRozan, who finally turned in a solid performance on Wednesday (44 minutes, 17 points, 6-11 FG, 4-4 FT, 8 boards, 2 steals) but was really pressing during Bargnani's previous absence.

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Pictured above is the expected starting second baseman for the 2012 Royals … Ok, that's not true. The 24-year-old Johnny Giavotella is the early favorite to start at 2B, but the picture does well in representing the Royals product this season. Kansas City plans on serving up a whole lotta youth, currently standing as the youngest team in MLB, with an average age of under 26 years old. With one of the top farm systems in the league and some promising young talents like Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas and Aaron Crow having already arrived, a Royals fan should have every reason to don shades in anticipation of a bright future for the franchise. But the reality is that the Royals haven't finished as high as second place in the AL Central since '95, and their last division title was a decade before that, when they were still a member of the AL West. The immediate future looks like another in a long line of also-ran campaigns for the Royals, but that doesn't mean they are insignificant from a fantasy standpoint.

Let's take a look at what this youthful squad can do for you, the fantasy owner.

Join us as we live blog Wednesday's game action. Stop by and participate in the discussion or just lurk and take it all in. We'll get started at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET.

Wednesday's schedule of games (all times ET):
7:00pm - NYK@CLE, CHA@WAS, NJN@PHI
7:30pm - MIA@DET
8:00pm - IND@CHI, MIL@HOU, NOR@OKC
8:30pm - ATL@SAS, MIN@DAL
9:00pm - TOR@UTA
10:00pm - DEN@SAC
10:30pm - POR@GSW, LAC@LAL

Amar'e Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony (Getty)No, we're not going to see the Knicks win like this on most nights. Carmelo Anthony and Iman Shumpert combined for 1-of-16 shooting, six assists, and four turnovers, while Landry Fields, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Tyson Chandler combined for 22-of-34 shooting, nine assists, and no turnovers. The Knicks pounded the hapless Bobcats to the point that Mike D'Antoni saw fit to give playing time to all 13 of his active players - his five starters averaged 29 minutes. New York out-rebounded Charlotte by 20 (53 to 33) and out-assisted them by 16 (26 to 10). A win is a win, and the Knicks sure needed this one, but what will be more notable is how they follow up this performance collectively and over the remainder of their current road trip (Wed @CLE, Fri @MIA, Sat @HOU), as well as how deferential Melo remains once his wrist/ankle/thumb are no longer giving him issues. Anthony hoisted only seven shot attempts in the win after averaging 26.3 in his previous four games, and he'll of course settle in somewhere in between as the D'Antoni offense moves forward.

We won't see Baron Davis play on Wednesday, but it does look like he'll make his Knicks debut sometime this weekend. Davis obviously will get his minutes at point guard when he does return, so how does it affect Iman Shumpert and Landry Fields? It shouldn't affect either tremendously, given that they are averaging 32 and 31 minutes on the season, respectively. Davis won't play big minutes, particularly right off the bat, and it's more likely that we see little-to-none of Toney Douglas and Mike Bibby (averaging a combined 33 minutes over the past two weeks) than see Shumpert and Fields lose much playing time. How the starting assignments are divvied up remains to be seen, but Fields has been picking up his production at the right time, averaging 15.8 points on 53-percent shooting, 4.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 36 minutes over the past four games.

Two things have well-fed LA fans ecstatic - 1a) The team's imminent sale, 1b) Dodger Dogs. (US Presswire)

A season ago, the Dodgers were a franchise in financial upheaval. The messy McCourt divorce tarnished the image of the iconic brand. MLB seized control. Bankruptcy was filed. Fan cries escalated. Despite having arguably the game's best all-around hitter and most-dominating starting pitcher, distractions off the field negatively impacted production on it. The Dodgers, hanging around the NL West basement over much of the season's first half, were 10 games below .500 at the break heading nowhere.

But the season's second act ushered in brighter days. Thanks to the muscle of Matt Kemp, golden arm of Clayton Kershaw and surprising bullpen, the Dodgers seared down the stretch, eventually finishing the season with a laudable 82-79 record.

LA's strong finish combined with new ownership — the team is slated for auction in late January — has momentum moving in a positive direction entering 2012. Come April, the fresh start could storm the Dodgers out of the gate. At Chavez Ravine, renewed hope

Is Redcoat Tavern that way? (US Presswire)

As you probably have heard by now, Prince Fielder and the Tigers reached an agreement in principle Tuesday. As first reported by Yahoo's Tim Brown, it's a nine-year, $214 million deal.

Lots of things to discuss about this deal, both in the real-life baseball world and in our numbers racket. Load up the bullets:

• Fielder can mash, no one will dispute that. The Tigers could regret this deal later in the decade, but Fielder's production should be safe for a while. He doesn't turn 28 until May. Opposing pitchers will be shaking on the mound, dealing with the one-two punch of Miguel Cabrera and Fielder.

But where is everyone going to play? Cabrera is only 13 months older than Fielder and he probably doesn't want to slide into a DH role yet. Do the Tigers dare use Cabrera at a more challenging defensive position? He was an outfielder and third basemen in the Florida days. (Cabrera only needs 10 appearances or five starts at a new position to pick up the eligibility in the standard Yahoo! game. Given the state of third base in fantasy baseball today, I'd like to see him at the hot corner, at least temporarily.)

Can Fielder or Cabrera handle the challenge of staying focused in a DH role? Cabrera has struggled with that assignment for his career, albeit it comes in a tiny sample of 100 at-bats: .230/.306/.370. And is there an ego hit that comes with being asked to be a batter only before you reach your 30th birthday? Jim Leyland has some intriguing challenges on his hands for 2012.