News Skilled, potentially dominant big men are very difficult to find in basketball these days. Dwight Howard’s had years to develop something resembling an offensive repertoire, learning from one of ...
News The tragic story of a Rangers fan who died after falling 20 feet while reaching for a ball tossed into the stands couldn't have been sadder. Except for the guy who threw that ball, Josh Hamilton. ...
MLB I was trying to identify who the midseason candidates for the postseason awards have been for the past few years. Beginning with Cy Young, I looked at the All-Star Game starters. Not a great place,...
College Football By Jonathan Okanes No wonder Andrew Luck returned to Stanford. The university needs him.   While Luck was preparing to do an interview with a reporter this spring at the on-campus Arri...
College Football by Michael Bradley Once Robert Cooper started his impression of Gus Malzahn during Auburn’s “Rookie Night” show late last summer, Clint Moseley couldn’t control himself any longer. He d...
College Football Debate: Does a "Mid-Major" football team deserve a chance to play in the BCS national championship game? Athlon editors Braden Gall and Patrick Snow debate whether or not a non-AQ team deserve...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football
News Derek Jeter's march to 3,000 will have to wait at least one more night (and two more hits). The New York Yankees Captain's night started off well. His leadoff double to left in the first gave t...
News Twitter: @4QuartersRadio Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey passed away Wednesday at the age of 69. His blend of size, speed, and strength made his position a weapon in the NFL’s increasingly...
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Quaker State 400 Location: Sparta, Ky. Specs: 1.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turns: 14°; Banking/Tri-oval: 8°; Banking/Backstretch: 4° Race Length: 400 miles/267 laps ...
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch on Twitter) As expected, the 22 new coaches from 2010 provided a mixed bag of success last season. Charlie Strong, Jimbo Fisher and Brian Kelly were some of the top...
College Football By Rick Bozich It was the biggest coaching decision of Charlie Strong’s career as a head coach, and it only took seconds for it to smell like he had made the wrong call. It was the 10th g...
News A marriage proposal should carry a large romance quotient. At the very minimum, a nice dinner should be involved, some candlelight, being in the same room…you know, the basics. Dallas Cowboys...
Overtime Roy Williams ex girlfriend and Miss Texas winner isn't giving back his engagement ring ...
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Kevin Harvick  Harvick’s 2011 season is beginning to resemble his 2010 campaign. The new points leader rides consistency to the top spot with a few wins thrown in...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
College Football California Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
News Roger Clemens goes on trial today to testify that he did not lie to a congressional committee about taking PEDS, specifically HGH or steroids. His trainer, Brian McNamee told a different story, one...
College Football Forecasting the 2011 Big Ten race is no easy task, given the uncertainty present from the top down. Ohio State enters the fall with much to prove, despite claiming back-to-back BCS bowl wins and wi...
News Roy Williams, the Dallas Cowboys' wide receiver, is in court to sue Brooke Daniels, his ex girlfriend and former Miss Texas beauty pageant winner to get an engagement ring back. There are two t...
College Football by Brett McMurphy Larry Scott took the helm as commissioner of the Pac-10 on July 1, 2009. A few weeks later he was asked about Pac-10 expansion and said it was “not a topic that has come up ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac-12
MLB -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) My first sports memory ever was listening to Game Six of the 1986 NLCS between my beloved New York Mets and the Mike Scott-led Houston Astros. My family was mov...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, MLB All Star Game Snubs
MLB The voting is in and MLB has tallied up America’s wishes for the starting lineups for the All-Star Game next week. Managers Bruce Bochy of the Giants and Ron Washington of the Rangers have select...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, MLB All Star Game
College Football The news for Oregon got worse last week with a Yahoo Sports' report that contained details about Willie Lyles and his relationship with Chip Kelly. The Ducks have yet to receive a letter of inquiry...
College Football The operative word in college athletics today is “business.” Schools are searching for more creative and effective ways to fatten their bottom lines, whether it’s through sponsorship deals, s...
College Football Jerry Kill boarded the plane headed home and settled into the seat next to his wife, Rebecca. He was unusually quiet, his normal traveling salesman buoyancy suppressed by what he had just seen:...