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Backups and late-round picks will set your fantasy team apart

Matt Ryan (left) #2 of the Atlanta Falcons

Photo credit: Matt Ryan (left) #2 of the Atlanta Falcons (Getty Images)

A lot of fantasy advice focuses on the early rounds of your draft. But it's hard to make a drastic mistake at the beginning.

So your league's championship will likely be decided by what happens at the end of the draft, where the contenders will separate themselves from the pretenders. When you're filling in backups, it's crucial to make sure you adapt to your starters. If you have an injury-prone...

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Andy Roddick to retire after U.S. Open

Andy Roddick announcing his retirement during Day Four

Photo credit: Andy Roddick announcing his retirement during Day Four of the 2012 US Open. (Michael Heiman/Getty Im

For years he's been the biggest draw at the U.S. Open. On Thursday, Andy Roddick announced that the Open will be the last tournament he plays.

The former world No. 1 announced his retirement at a news conference in advance of his second-round match Friday against Bernard Tomic.

"I have decided that this is going to be my last tournament," Roddick said. "I don't know if...

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Weekend Picks: 'Rock the Bells,' Sixto Rodriguez and more

Nas

Photo credit: Nas (Getty Images)

From old school to today's biggest names, hip-hop's finest - from DMX, Nas, Common to Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick and Naughty By Nature - take the stage at Rock the Bells. (Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m., $99-$250, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J., rockthebells.net)

Fans of the documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" should find a way to score tickets for this concert from Sixto Rodriguez,...

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MTV: The party's over for 'Jersey Shore'

Nicole quot;Snookiquot; Polizzi, Deena Nicole Cortese, Sammi quot;Sweetheartquot;

Photo credit: Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Deena Nicole Cortese, Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola"

America's favorite guidos are finally leaving the beach.

MTV announced Thursday that the upcoming season of "Jersey Shore" will be the series' last hurrah, calling the cancellation the "end of an era."

The sixth and final season of the show, the highest-rated series in MTV's history, will premiere Oct. 4, but eager fans will be treated to a preview of footage from the series on Sept....

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Rolling Stones set to play two shows at Barclays Center: Report

From left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood

Photo credit: From left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones.

The Rolling Stones may "start it up" in Brooklyn.

The Stones are set to play two shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary, Billboard reported Thursday.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood will play the two dates as part of a four-show mini-tour that will also feature two performances at London's O2 arena, according to Billboard.

A...

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Movie Review: 'The Good Doctor' -- 3 stars

Orlando Bloom in quot;The Good Doctorquot;

Photo credit: Orlando Bloom in "The Good Doctor"

The Good Doctor 3 stars Directed by Lance Daly Starring Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson Rated PG-13

"The Good Doctor" stars Orlando Bloom as the classic modern day cinematic loner.

His Dr. Martin Blake is an introverted professional, whose exceedingly proper demeanor disguises perverse impulses and the deep-seated self-hatred that comes with them. He's the medical...

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Movie Review: 'For a Good Time, Call ...' -- 3 stars

From left, Ari Graynor, Justin Long and Lauren

Photo credit: From left, Ari Graynor, Justin Long and Lauren Miller in a scene from "For A Good Time, Call."

For a Good Time, Call . . . 3 stars Directed by Jamie Travis Starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long Rated R

It's been over a year since "Bridesmaids" spurred the tired media narrative that we're living in age of funny women, as if a Y chromosome was once somehow the pre-requisite for quality comedy. Written by and starring talented, funny ladies, "For a Good Time,...

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West Side activists warns visitors of street rat problems

Joseph Bolanos has set up rat warning signs

Photo credit: Joseph Bolanos has set up rat warning signs on his block. (Joseph Bolanos)

Anyone visiting one Upper West Side street is going to get a colorful warningthat they're entering vermin territory.

A community activist recently installed yellow, diamond shaped signs on West 76th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West that warn of "rodent crossing."

Joseph Bolanos, the president of West 76th Street Park Block Association, said he installed the signs...

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'Forbidden' returns ready to mock

Marcus Stevens (left) and Scott Richard Foster from

Photo credit: Marcus Stevens (left) and Scott Richard Foster from "Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking"

After a three-year hiatus, a new 30th anniversary edition of "Forbidden Broadway," the much beloved, Off-Broadway parody of classic and current Broadway musicals, will officially open next week.

We asked Gerard Alessandrini - the show's creator, author and director - about how he went about parodying the newest musicals on Broadway.

'Porgy and Bess' "We have [director] Diane Paulus come...

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Behind the Curtain: Ricky Martin stays with 'Evita,' more

Elena Roger and Ricky Martin perform from quot;Evitaquot;

Photo credit: Elena Roger and Ricky Martin perform from "Evita" onstage at the 66th Annual Tony Awards. (Getty)

Ricky Martin reduces schedule to seven shows a week Just a day after the producers of "Porgy and Bess" announced that Audra McDonald is apparently now well enough to handle eight performances a week, it was revealed that Ricky Martin will now do only seven performances a week of "Evita." Going forward, the role of Che will be played on Monday nights by either Max von Essen or...

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