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One Crazy Conference
College Football Half of the Big East football teams were off last week. And Pittsburgh was one of those with a bye. Which worked out quite nicely for the Panthers. Among those in action was second-place Syracuse. ...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East

Missed Opportunity
College Football David Cutcliffe rarely finds himself at a loss for words. But after Duke’s coach watched his team rally for a 55–48 victory over Virginia — in a game it led five separate times by do...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC

Wild Wild West
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro There were monkeys selling programs, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, a fistfight, a virtual firing of an entire team and, at the end of the day, a new No. 1. It may sound lik...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

College Basketball Notebook
College Basketball By Ken DavisWake up people. A new college basketball season is upon us.This is what you’ve been waiting for since Gordon Hayward’s desperation heave barely missed at the buzzer and Duke wo...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

College Football Thoughts
College Football It was another crazy week of college football. We had tons of offense, a bevy of blowouts and an amazing comeback (or colossal collapse). Here are some teams of the week, some disappointments of the w...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Rim Shots: LBJ, Wall and LUUUKE
NBA The first two weeks of the NBA season have gone by with a fast break blur. But there have already been plenty of strange days in the Association this year. What Should LeBron Do? LeBron James ha...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

Raiders Make a Statement
NFL Team of the Week: The Browns A week ago, I wrote that all was in proper order in NFL-land; the Patriots sat in their once-customary spot atop the league. Yesterday, though, the Browns made the P-men ...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: NFL

Week 10 in Review
College Football Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the five most important things to take away from this weekend. 1. No national title repeat for Alabama – Repeating as national champions i...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

Bowl Projections
College Football New Mexico: BYU vs. Fresno State Humanitarian: Ohio vs. Idaho New Orleans: Troy vs. Houston St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Southern Miss Las Vegas: Utah vs. California Poinsettia: San Diego St...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

CFB Fantasy: Waiver Wire Report
College Football Each week, Athlon takes a look at the top pickups for your fantasy lineup. Here's a look at the top pickups following the Week 10 action.QB Kolton Browning, UL Monroe With last year’s start...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy

More with Les
News More with Les It shouldn’t be a surprise when a one-loss team beats another one-loss team in a conference rivalry game. But Saturday afternoon's Alabama at LSU showdown was no ordinary ma...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

A Legend Passes
MLB Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson died Thursday at his home in California at the age of 76. He was a delightful character, a baseball legend and a special leader.On the field, Anderson’s acco...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

College Football Stats: A Closer Look
College Football I’m a big stats guy. I read every box score and spend a ton of time on the NCAA stats web site. But oftentimes stats don’t tell the whole story. How can you compare total defense stats for...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

CFB Fantasy: Week 10 Start or Sit
College Football Each week, Athlon will take a deeper look at the fantasy matchups that affect your lineup. Some players will deserve a second look from managers, while others could create some concern. Check out Athl...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Fantasy

Who Will Carry On?
NASCAR by Tom Bowles The life and times of Jim Hunter were celebrated wonderfully this week with a visitation followed by a wonderful service Wednesday at Darlington Presbyterian Church. NASCAR’s fo...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Pack Needs More From Rodgers
NFL By Charean WilliamsAaron Rodgers isn’t about to sugar-coat it. Even though the Packers’ 5-3 record has them in first place in the NFC North, Rodgers admits he and his offensive mates haven...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Start/Sit for Week 9
Fantasy Back by popular demand are our weekly predictions. I took a week off to write about a dynasty matter last week, and even the dynasty owners filled up by inbox asking where the weekly predictions were....
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

Winning Matchups for Week 9
Fantasy Brandon Tate’s touchdown last week was a fluke – a broken play that gave his quarterback, Tom Brady, added time and gave Tate an opportunity to slip behind the coverage. But the ‘why...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: Fantasy

Big Ten Preview: Wk 10
College Football Northwestern (6-2, 2-2) at Penn State (5-3, 2-2), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CTFans around University Park are ready to celebrate Joe Paterno’s 400th victory, but before anyone can pop champagne the Ni...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten

Kings, Rockets going in separate directions
NBA Team on the Rise Sacramento — Outside of Wednesday night’s 112-100 loss against the Lakers, the league’s highest-scoring team (113.8 ppg), the Kings are learning how to win. All thr...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

SEC Preview: Wk 10
College Football Florida (5-3, 3-3) at Vanderbilt (2-6, 1-4), 12:21 p.m., ET TV: SEC NetworkA subtly huge game, even though the Gators should roll. Be interesting to see how Florida responds after a very draining exp...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC

Pac-10 Preview: Wk 10
College Football Washington at Oregon, Saturday, 12:30 p.m.Washington’s chances of winning this game are about 1 in 100. That is, Oregon has the No. 1 offense in the country while the Huskies have the No. 100 de...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac 10

TCU-Utah Duel Takes Center Stage
College Football TCU (-4.5) at Utah For the first time in the 13-year history of the BCS, there are three teams from non-automatic qualifying conferences ranked in the top five of the BCS standings. Two of those thre...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

NFC Sack Master
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush and Braden Gall debate five burning questions for Week 9 in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRush1. Why was Donovan McNabb o...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Big 12 Preview: Wk 10
College Football Baylor (7-2, 4-1) at Oklahoma State (7-1, 3-1), Saturday, 11:30 a.m.Welcome to the Big 12 Game of the Week. Seriously. Baylor and Oklahoma State, in November, for self-control of the South Division. W...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big 12

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