RotoWire is your premium fantasy sports resource. We pioneered real-time fantasy sports news and Player Notes back in 1997 when the Internet was just taking flight.

We've stayed ahead of imitators with the most in-depth analysis, the fastest real-time news and the largest scope of coverage of any fantasy sports site or app.

RotoWire.com

Our quality has won us many industry awards – it's why we have high-profile partners such as ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, DraftKings and NBA.com.

We're Board and Hall Of Fame members of the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association and Fantasy Sports Writers Association. We're regularly invited to the top fantasy expert leagues, such as the USA Today Sports Weekly Baseball LABR league, Tout Wars, Yahoo! Sports experts leagues and more.

Our Innovations
  • The Fantasy Industry's first real-time player news in 1997. (You'll notice all our competitors copied our format that uses a "news" and "analysis" for each player note. We invented that in 1997).
  • The Fantasy Industry's first real-time customized cheat sheet in 1998.
  • The Fantasy Industry's first free online commissioner service in 1998 (we learned our lesson and later went pay).
  • The first online site to offer a fantasy sports magazine in print in 2000.
  • The first web site to offer wireless player updates in 2004.
  • Pioneered the DFS lineup optimizer in 2012.
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Expert League Titles

Our staff does very well in experts leagues, as evidenced by our recent titles:

  • 2023 Fantasy Football Index expert auction league [Jerry Donabedian]
  • 2022-23 FSGA Experts Hockey Champions League [Michael Finewax]
  • 2022 Sirius XM MLB Fantasy Dynasty [Clay Link]
  • 2021 Fantasy Football Index Experts Poll [Chris Liss]
  • 2021 FSGA NFL Expert League [Chris Liss]
  • 2021 Scott Fish Bowl – Highest Finishing Expert (4th overall) [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2021 Dynasty Owner Experts Championship [Joe Bartel]
  • 2021 King's Classic [Jim Coventry]
  • 2020 NFL Sin City Showdown [Jason Thornbury]
  • 2020 Tout Wars – AL [Chris Liss]
  • 2019 Sirius XM Post-Draft Draft [Mario Puig]
  • 2018 The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational - Overall Champion [Clay Link]
  • 2018 CBS Sports Analysts - AL [Clay Link]
  • 2018 Sirius XM MLB Fantasy Dynasty [Clay Link]
  • 2018 Sirius XM Best Ball [Jeff Erickson]
  • 2018 NFBC Main Event League [Scott Jenstad]
  • 2018 The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational - League 4 [James Anderson]
  • 2018 LABR - Mixed [Derek VanRiper]
  • 2018 Tout Wars - Mixed Auction [Tim Heaney]
  • 2018 Arizona Fall League NFBC Experts [Tim Heaney + Derek VanRiper tie]
  • 2017 FSTA MLB Expert League [Derek VanRiper]
  • 2015 LABR - NL [Derek VanRiper]
  • 2015 Tout Wars - AL [Chris Liss]
  • 2015 PFF Going Deep Expert League [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2015 NFBC Main Event (12th place) [Chris Liss]
  • 2014 Head2Head.com College Footabll Experts League [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2014 Tout Wars Mixed League Auction [Derek VanRiper]
  • 2013-14 Roto Community Hoops Challenge [Kyle McKeown]
  • 2013-14 SiriusXM Dynasty League Basketball [Kyle McKeown]
  • 2012-13 Yahoo! Sports Experts Basketball League champion [Shannon McKeown]
  • 2012-13 SiriusXM Dynasty League Basketball [Kyle McKeown]
  • 2011-12 SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio Hosts Fantasy Basketball League [Andre' Snellings]
  • 2011-12 CBSsports.com Experts Fantasy Hockey League [Darryl Houston-Smith]
  • 2011 USA Today AL LABR Champion [Chris liss]
  • 2011 Yahoo! Sports Experts Baseball League champion [Jeff Erickson]
  • 2010-11 Roto Community Hoops Challenge [Kyle McKeown]
  • 2010-11 SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio Hosts Fantasy Basketball League [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2010 SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio Hosts Playoff Fantasy Football League [Jeff Erickson]
  • 2010 World Championship of Fantasy Baseball - 8th place overall [Dalton Del Don]
  • 2009 Mixed Tout Wars [Chris liss]
  • 2009 Yahoo! Sports Experts Baseball League champion [Chris liss]
  • 2008 Yahoo! Sports Experts Football League champion [Chris liss]
  • 2008 The Metro Sports Fantasy Football League [Chris liss]
  • 2008 Sports Illustrated/Citizen Sports Fantasy Football Experts League [Chris liss]
  • 2007 $50,000 Fantasy Jungle Fantasy Football Grand Prize Winner [Mike Doria]
  • 2007 NL Tout Wars [Jeff Erickson]
  • 2007 Fantasy College Football Invitational chamption [Jeff Erickson]
  • 2006 CBS Sportsline 5x5 NL Expert Draft league [Erik Seigrist]
  • 2006 Yahoo! Sports Experts Baseball League champion [Chris liss]
  • 2005-06 Yahoo! Sports Experts Hockey League champion [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2005 Yahoo! Sports Experts Football League champion [Chris liss]
  • 2004-05 Yahoo! Sports Experts Basketball League champion [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2004 CSBC / CBS Sportsline Fantasy Basketball champion
  • 2004 Creative Sports NL Expert League champion
  • 2002 Fantasy GMs College Football Expert League champion (first college expert league using player names) [Peter Schoenke]
  • 2001 FSTA Baseball champion
  • 2000 FSTA Football champion
  • 2000 Gridiron Grumblings Expert League Champ
Company History

In 1997, three Northwestern graduates, Peter Schoenke, Jeff Erickson and Herb Ilk, came up with an idea that changed the fantasy sports market forever: to provide real-time news and analysis for fantasy sports junkies like themselves. RotoNews.com was born and revolutionized the industry.

Not long after they launched the site, the founders realized that the demand for real-time information was beyond even their wildest expectations. Suddenly, RotoNews was consistently ranked among the 10 largest sports sites in surveys by both Media Metrix and PC Data, topping such sites as FoxSports.com. RotoNews became so big that the owners decided to chase the same dot-com bubble as everyone else and sold the company to a West Coast corporation in 1999. In 2001 that company's management (which the RotoNews founders were not part of), misjudged the "new economy" and went bankrupt. RotoNews.com was stuck in bankruptcy limbo.

The RotoNews team decided to march on and continue to provide the fantasy news, information and commissioner services that served the industry so well, but as a new business: RotoWire.com. The tremendous changes in the Internet advertising market also caused the business model of the new web site to change and our content went from free to a pay model.

The same editors, writers, and programmers that made RotoNews.com the leading brand for fantasy news on the Web created RotoWire.com. Since our RotoNews days we've added some new faces, but the core group remains the same. Peter Schoenke, Jeff Erickson, Chris Liss, Jason Thornbury, Mike Doria, Tim Schuler, Tim McCaigue, Shannon McKeown and Herb Ilk form the RotoWire.com team along with a large network of writers that kept our coverage the best on the web.

Our goal is the same from back when we started: to be the best resource of real-time information and draft preparation for fantasy players anywhere. The business model may have changed, and competitors and knock-off copycats of our original concept may have emerged, but few will deny we still produce the most timely and thorough information on the web.

We're constantly trying to improve upon our original concept, so please give us your feedback. What can we do better? Please let us know.

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RotoWire Industry Awards
2024
  • Best Written Content – EnterpriseFSGA
    RotoWire.com
  • Best Audio Show – EnterpriseFSGA
    RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on SXM Radio
  • DFS Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Len Hochberg
  • Soccer Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Jack Burkart
  • Hockey Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Shawn Hutchinson
  • Player Notes Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Jason Shebilske
2023
  • Best Written Content – EnterpriseFSGA
    RotoWire.com
  • DFS Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Len Hochberg
  • Soccer Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Jack Burkart
  • Racing Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Dan Marcus
2022
  • College Writer Of The YearFSWA
    John McKechnie
  • Soccer Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Andrew Laird
2020
  • DFS Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Len Hochberg
  • Hockey Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Jason Chen
2018
  • Best Fantasy Baseball PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Baseball Magazine
  • Soccer Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Andrew Laird
  • Best Baseball SeriesFSWA
    Jason Collette
  • Hockey Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Russ Prentice
  • Player Notes Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Adam Wolf
2017
  • Best News & Analysis Site: Multiple Sports FSTA
  • Best MagazineFSTA
    RotoWire Baseball Magazine
  • Best Fantasy Baseball PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Baseball Magazine
  • Best Podcast – All SportsFSWA
    RotoWire Basketball Podcast
  • Baseball Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Todd Zola
  • Soccer Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Andrew Laird
  • Racing Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Mark Taylor
2016
  • Baseball Article Of The Year – Online FSWA
    Michael Rathburn
  • Best Fantasy Sports Print PublicationFSTA
    RotoWire Baseball Magazine
  • Best Podcast – All SportsFSWA
    RotoWire Basketball with Nick Whalen & D.J. Trainor
  • College Writer Of The YearFSWA
    John McKechnie
  • Football Article Of The Year – PrintFSWA
    Jeff Zimmerman
  • Football Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Jeff Zimmerman
  • Golf Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Michael Riek
  • Newcomer Of The YearFSWA
    Juan Carlos Blanco
  • Racing Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Mark Taylor
2015
  • Best News & Analysis Mobile AppFSTA
    RotoWire Fantasy News Center
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article in PrintFSWA
    David Regan
  • Hockey Writer Of The YearFSWA
    Andrew Fiorentino
  • Racing Writer Of The YearFSWA
    C.J. Radune
  • Humor article Of The YearFSWA
    Chriss Liss
2014
2013
  • Best Radio ShowFSWA
    "RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today" on Sirius XM Radio [Jeff Erickson, Derek VanRiper, Chris Liss, Andrew Martinez, Jason Thornbury]
  • Fantasy Baseball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Jason Collette
  • Best Fantasy Baseball SeriesFSWA
    Erik Siegrist
  • Golf Writer of the YearFSWA
    Greg Vara [2nd career win]
2012
  • Most Valuable ContentFSTA
    RotoWire.com
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article on the InternetFSWA
    Jack Moore
  • Fantasy Racing Writer of the YearFSWA
    C.J. Radune
  • Fantasy Hockey Writer of the YearFSWA
    Janet Eagleson [4th career win]
  • Fantasy College Writer of the YearFSWA
    Jesse Siegel
2011
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article in PrintFSWA
    David Regan
  • Best Fantasy Football Article in PrintFSWA
    Jeff Stotts
  • Best Fantasy Baseball SeriesFSWA
    Ray Flowers
  • Fantasy Basketball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Carson Cistulli
  • Fantasy Hockey Writer of the YearFSWA
    Mark McLarney
2010
  • Most Valuable ContentFSTA
    RotoWire.com
  • Fantasy Baseball Writer of the YearFSWA
    David Regan
  • Best Baseball SeriesFSWA
    David Regan [2nd consecutive win in this category]
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article on the InternetFSWA
    Derek VanRiper
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article in PrintFSWA
    Chris Liss
  • Fantasy Hockey Writer of the YearFSWA
    Janet Eagleson [3rd career win]
  • Fantasy Racing Writer of the YearFSWA
    Mark Taylor [3rd career win]
2009
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Print PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide [3rd consecutive win]
  • Best Fantasy Football Article on the InternetFSWA
    Derek VanRiper
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article on the InternetFSWA
    David Regan
  • Best Baseball SeriesFSWA
    David Regan
  • Fantasy Basketball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Andre' Snellings [2nd win in three years]
  • Fantasy Racing Writer of the YearFSWA
    Mark Taylor - His 2nd consecutive win
  • Best Fantasy MagazineFSTA
    Both RotoWire's baseball and football magazines
2008
  • Fantasy Baseball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Jeff Erickson [2nd consecutive win]
  • Fantasy Golf Writer of the YearFSWA
    John McNamara
  • Fantasy Racing Writer of the YearFSWA
    Mark Taylor
  • Fantasy College Sports Writer of the YearFSWA
    Adam Mankuta
  • Best Fantasy Football Article on the InternetFSWA
    Chris Liss
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Print PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide [2nd consecutive win]
  • Best Draft KitFSTA
    Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit
2007
  • Fantasy Baseball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Jeff Erickson
  • Fantasy Hockey Writer of the YearFSWA
    Janet Eagleson - Her 2nd consecutive win
  • Fantasy Basketball Writer of the YearFSWA
    Andre' Snellings
  • Best Fantasy Football Print PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Fantasy Football Guide
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Print PublicationFSWA
    RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article in PrintFSWA
    Will Carroll for Lessons Learned: Digging in the Injury Database in the RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide 2007 [3rd consecutive win in this category]
2006
  • Best Fantasy Baseball Article on the InternetFSWA
    Peter Schoenke
  • Fantasy Hockey Writer of the YearFSWA
    Janet Eagleson
  • Best Baseball Magazine Article In PrintFSWA
    Will Carroll
2005
  • Golf Writer of the YearFSWA
    Greg Vara
  • Best Football Draft KitFSTA
    RotoWire Fantasy Football Draft Kit
  • Best Fantasy Baseball MagazineFSTA
    RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Guide
  • Best Baseball Magazine Article In PrintFSWA
    Will Carroll
  • Ad Campaign Of The YearFSWA
    RotoWire.com
2001
  • Fantasy Baseball Website of the YearFSTA
    RotoWire.com