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Albert Chen

Albert Chen is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. He has covered baseball, the NFL and college football.

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Fantasy

Book Excerpt: Inside the War Between FanDuel and DraftKings

By Albert Chen
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NFL

Book Excerpt: Inside the War Between FanDuel and DraftKings

By Albert Chen
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MLB

How the Rockies learned to pitch effectively in Coors Field

By Albert Chen
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MLB

The three best things you missed Wednesday night in baseball

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Bumgarner, Giants look capable of another run

By Albert Chen
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MLB

How MLB's Statcast is changing game of baseball

By Albert Chen
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MLB

MLB trade deadline winners and losers

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Picking second half X-factors in AL and NL

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Scout's takes: Which early starts are for real?

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Meet the man working miracles for the Pirates

By Albert Chen
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MLB

2016 MLB season preview: San Francisco Giants

By Albert Chen
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MLB

2016 MLB season preview: Texas Rangers

By Albert Chen
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MLB

2016 MLB season preview: Pittsburgh Pirates

By Albert Chen
With or without star defensive lineman Shaq Lawson, Clemson's defense proves it's one of the nation's finest
College Football

No Shaq Lawson? No problem as Clemson defense dominates Oklahoma

By Albert Chen
Walk-on, The Wild Side: Baker Mayfield has a price to pay for everyone who has ever doubted the Oklahoma QB
College Football

Walk-on, The Wild Side: Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield

By Albert Chen
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Sportsperson

Case for Kansas City Royals for SI's '15 Sportsman

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Champion Royals construct a lasting legacy

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Syndergaard, Mets prove they won’t back down

By Albert Chen
No Trick, Just Treat: Undefeated Temple hopes to add to its dream season and put a scare into the Power Five
College Football

No Trick, Just Treat: Temple looks to put a scare into the Power Five

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Which Johnny Cueto will Royals get in Game 2?

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Blue Jays claw back into ALCS with Game 5 win

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Royals' Chris Young secretly shines in Game 4

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Game 3 a redemption outing for Jays’ Ryan Goins

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Ace Johnny Cueto at last arrives for Royals

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Royals' comeback stuns Astros to force ALDS Game 5

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Keuchel stays red hot at home, buoys Astros to win

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Astros put Royals on ropes with win in Game 1

By Albert Chen
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MLB

ALDS preview: Can Royals hold off upstart Astros?

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Pirates' Cole set for NL wild-card game duel

By Albert Chen
Evolution is in the air: Oklahoma's makeover reinforces need to adapt in college football
College Football

Evolution is in the air: Oklahoma's makeover and the need to adapt

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Fielder leads Rangers, Price makes case for AL Cy

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Bartolo Colon solid while Cardinals, Pirates lose

By Albert Chen
Yippee Ki-yazy: How Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave got over his case of the yips
College Football

How Wisconsin QB Joel Stave got over his case of the yips

By Albert Chen
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College Football

Embracing the craziness of CFB trick plays

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Mets' offense even better with Wright's return

By Albert Chen
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MLB

The Mets and Brewers' trade saga was bizarre from start to finish

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Picking five players who could be second half's biggest X-factors

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Pete Rose's presence stole much of the spotlight at 2015 MLB ASG

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Todd Zeile went from MLB to Hollywood, with Charlie Sheen's help

By Albert Chen
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MLB

These four teams need to make a trade this summer

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Francisco Cervelli, the pitcher whisperer, is Pirates' quiet MVP

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Led by Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays look like AL East's best team

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Why Lance McCullers could be the X-factor for the Astros

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Big Red One: Cincinnati's Todd Frazier is one of baseball's best

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Joc Pederson has Dodgers' defense looking World Series-worthy

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Flash in the pan: Dee Gordon out to prove hot start is no fluke

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Disco Mania: Improved Cubs have reason to think best is yet to come

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Getting scouts' takes on starts by A-Rod, Utley, Beltran, more

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Chris Archer takes aim at Cy Young as emerging ace of Rays

By Albert Chen
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MLB

Can Toronto's six rookies help end Jays' long playoff drought?

By Albert Chen
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