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The Right QB at the Right Time
NFL By Charean Williams Brett who? It didn’t take Aaron Rodgers long to make Packers fans forget Brett Favre. With a Super Bowl victory, Rodgers can do what Favre did only once in 16 seasons ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Executive Decisions
NFL Every day, in every office around the country, difficult decisions are made. Choices that impact the fate of a franchise rest on the shoulders of certain individuals. “Uneasy lies the head t...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Pittsburgh and Green Bay Thrive Despite Small Market Status
NFL The Packers. The Steelers. Cheeseheads vs. Terrible Towels. Classic franchises. National fan bases. Generations of tradition. These two Super Bowl combatants conjure up timeless NFL memories, f...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL

The Numbers Behind The Super Bowl Ads
NFL Every year advertisers go above and beyond to create eye-catching commercials during the Super Bowl. And they shell out a ton of cash to bring that message to you (approximately 2.5 million dollars...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL

Bracket Breakdown: Feb. 3 Edition
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech Worth a Mention: Clemson, Maryland, Miami Notes: No change in the ACC this week. Virginia boosted its profile ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

No. 13: Jamie McMurray
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/McDonald’s Chevrolet Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Owner: Chip Ganassi/Teresa Earnhardt Crew Chief: Kevin “Bono” Manion Years with cu...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 14: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick Crew Chief: Steve Letarte Years with current team: 4 Under contract ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

MAC Attack
NFL When it comes to success on the field, there is no comparison between the SEC and MAC. The SEC reigns supreme as the best conference in the nation, boasting five consecutive national champions. Whi...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: NFL

On the Beat: Super Bowl Picks
NFL We asked our stable of beat writers for the their thoughts on the Super Bowl. Of the 16 we polled, eight picked the Steelers and eight went with the Packers, with all but one writer predicting a fi...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

National Signing Day
College Football -by Braden Gall National Signing Day elicits one of two responses from sports fans. One is a ravenous, insatiable desire to tie day-to-day happiness to the decisions of teenage boys. The other ...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football

Big Ben Still Has Plenty To Prove
NFL By Ralph Vacchiano DALLAS — Ben Roethlisberger, with two Super Bowl rings at the tender age of 28, is already on the fast tract to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A third ring would make the v...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

No. 15: Mark Martin
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick Crew Chief: Lance McGrew Years with current team: 3 Under contract through: 2011 ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No Show For No. 1
College Football This post-National Signing Day signing nonsense has to go. For the fourth year in a row, the nation’s top recruit will not put pen to paper on National Signing Day. In 2008, it was Terrelle ...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football

No. 16: Kurt Busch
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Team: Penske Racing Owner: Roger Penske Crew Chief: Steve Addington Years with current team: 6 Under contract through: 2014+ Be...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Big Three is best trio so far
NBA Through three months and a couple of days, it turns out that the Big Three that got all the hype in the offseason are what they were hyped to be. A search of the top "three-player combinations...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Super Bowl Media Day: Ugh
NFL It was January of 2003. I had THE placard for the first time: “Super Bowl Media”. There it was; my name and Super Bowl XXXVII printed together. I picked up my credential in downtown San Diego o...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL

Easy as 1-2-3 ... again
NBA Third verse, same as the first .. and second. For the third straight week the San Antonio Spurs hold the top spot in the Athlon Sports NBA Power Rankings, followed by the Boston Celtics. ...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Class of 2011 Team Rankings
College Football With less than 24-hours left until National Signing Day 2011, Athlon Sports takes a look at the top classes in the nation with a little help from national recruiting analyst JC Shurburtt of 247Spor...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football

Red Storm Rising
College Basketball 1. What team had the best weekend in college basketball? Mitch Light: I’ll go with St. John’s, which beat Duke with surprising ease at Madison Square Garden. It was obviously a big win for ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Defensive End U?
College Football Notre Dame is known for several things. Iconic symbols like Touchdown Jesus, the Golden Dome, the Gipper, Leprechauns speak to the rich tradition of South Bend, Ind. However, this year’s recruiti...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football

No. 17: Jeff Burton
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Team: Richard Childress Racing Owner: Richard Childress Crew Chief: Todd Berrier Years with current team: 8 Under contract throu...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

No. 18: Ryan Newman
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 39 U.S. Army/Tornados Chevrolet Team: Stewart-Haas Racing Owner: Tony Stewart/Gene Haas Crew Chief: Tony Gibson Years with current team: 3 Under contract...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Big 12 QB Quandary
College Football Quarterback play is usually strong in the Big 12, but there's quite a shakeup among passers next season. The early departure of Blaine Gabbert creates a significant question mark for Missouri, whil...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

Senior Citizens
NFL At this year’s Senior Bowl, Jake Locker maintained his track record of consistent inconsistency while Christian Ponder cruised to the MVP award in Mobile on Saturday. Lock It Up With al...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Picking up the Pace
NBA There are many ways to play fantasy basketball — rotisserie, head to head, lineups that can be changed any time and lineups that lock just prior to Monday night’s tip. With that in mind, Athlon...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

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