NBA The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics still hold down the Nos. 1 and 2 spots in this week's Athlon Sports NBA Power Rankings, but they did hit some snags over the last week.San Antonio, the fifth-h...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA
NFL I am a Vanderbilt alum. I say that so if that knowledge somehow affects your opinion of my credibility on the Jay Cutler issue, you can stop reading now. If you believe that just because I share his a...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: NFL
NFL The Packers and Steelers made it to the Super Bowl, right? The reaction to Chicago Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler’s injury has deflected the headlines away from the big game, and the NFL community ...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL
College Basketball By Ken DavisThe puppies are growing up.We’re talking about the freshmen at Connecticut. And, when you consider all the ramifications, it might be one of the biggest stories of the college basketball...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball
Golf  He’s risen to No. 2 in the World Golf Ranking, but there’s little evidence to suggest that Martin Kaymer isn’t the best golfer in the world right now. Kaymer dominated a world-class field, win...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf
NASCAR 2011 Driver CountdownNo. 6 UPS FordTeam: Roush Fenway RacingOwner: Jack Roush/John HenryCrew Chief: Drew BlickensderferYears with current team: 6Under contract through: 2011Best points finish: 13th (2...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
NFL The winning quarterbacks combined for four interceptions and no touchdown passes; the two winning offenses combined for zero second-half points; and both teams needed a defensive touchdown t...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL
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 Sp...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA
NFL After 256 NFL regular season games and 10 playoff contests, Super Sunday is nearly here. It’s time to break out the Terrible Towels and Cheeseheads, because the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Pac...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL
NFL Takeaway the NFC East and there probably is not a bigger rival in the NFC for the Dallas Cowboys than the Green Bay Packers. In the AFC there is no question the Pittsburgh Steelers are the Cowboys’ ...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL
NBA Here we are at the midseason point of the NBA - plus one week - but we are still not at the point where it all starts to take shape.The league has a buzz about it because the first half of the season ...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA
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2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush, Rob Doster, Patrick Snow and Braden Gall discuss the matchups for Championship Sunday in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRushG...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL
MLB Yankees general manager Brian Cashman didn't like Rafael Soriano's three-year, $35 million deal. But the old Boss' boys, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner, showed Cashman who the new boss men are now that Geo...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB
NASCAR As the 2011 NASCAR season approaches, Athlon Sports examines 10 controversial issues alive within the sport in the annual five-part, 10 Tough Questions feature, running throughout the week.by Matt Tal...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR
MLB Updated: Monday Feb. 7, 2:23 P.M. DH Vladimir Guerrero and the Baltimore Orioles reached a deal this week. Should Guerrero perform close to the way he did last season, he'll be a nice trading...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB
College Football The 2011 season is still eight months away and spring practice hasn't started, but here's an early glance at how the top 25 might look when Athlon's college football annuals hit newsstands in June.Ath...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football
NFL By Charean WilliamsWhere there’s Big Ben, there’s a way.Somehow, someway Ben Roethlisberger manages to find a way to win in the postseason. In his seventh season, Roethlisberger already has won tw...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL
Fantasy While we still have over a month until voluntary report dates (Feb. 14th can’t get here quickly enough), it is never too early for fantasy owners to start digesting mock drafts, big boards ...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy
NBA Western Conference The West has gone pretty much as expected. The defending champion Lakers seem to be on cruise control, especially in an awful Pacific division. Critics will take shots at Phil’s b...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NBA
College Basketball  ACC (6)In: Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia TechWorth a Mention: MarylandNotes: It was a great eight-day period for Florida State, with home wins over Duke an...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball