Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy sports system facilitates the creation of a team using players across multiple sports. Each fantasy team on the server is created using sets of players from at least a first league and a second league. The server generates a set of points corresponding to each league for each player. The server then combines the points corresponding to each league for a given player into that players total score.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy sports system permits the limiting of player selections to defined categories. The categories are selected by a creator prior to initiating the contest and can be mutually exclusive or overlapping. Fantasy points are generated for each of the users and a total fantasy score for each fantasy team is generated based upon the fantasy points for each of the non-active players.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for operating a fantasy sports system permits the drafting of non-active players. The non-active players can be draft alongside active players, or a team or even a league can be comprised of exclusively non-active players. Fantasy points are generated for each of the non-active players by randomly selecting a plurality of historical plays by each non-active player from a database of historical plays. A total fantasy score for each fantasy team is generated based upon the fantasy points for each of the non-active players.