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Arizona State Rolls the Dice with Dennis Erickson
College Football This article originally appeared in Athlon's 2007 College Football annual. This is Dennis Erickson: He won two national championships at the University of Miami. He led downtrodden Oreg...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Dennis Erickson

Philadelphia Eagles Blueprint For Missing The Playoffs
NFL The Philadelphia Eagles have already declared the Dream Team “dead”, but they only meant the nickname, not the team itself. They still remain confident that they’re talented enough and have e...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Andy Reid, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles, RALPH VACCHIANO

Mike Martz's Chicago Bears Offensive Playbook
Overtime Anyone who saw the Chicago Bears self-destruct against the Detroit Lions on Monday night probably thought Chicago’s offense was in complete disarray. Well, you thought wrong. We’ve obtained an ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Mike Martz, NFC North

Nelson Cruz: Baseball's Newest Postseason Legend?
MLB — by Mark Ross Move over Derek Jeter, there's a new baseball postseason hero and his name is Nelson Cruz. OK, that may be a little presumptuous, but this much is clear: Cruz's Texas Rangers a...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, American League, Derek Jeter, Nelson Cruz, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, ALCS

Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Defense/Special Teams Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

College Basketball 2011 Preview: Kentucky Wildcats
College Basketball Though John Calipari’s office overlooks the court at the Kentucky Wildcats' basketball practice facility, he’s not allowed to watch what happens there in the summer. Apparently, he was missing ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, SEC, Anthony Davis, Darius Miller, Doron Lamb, Eloy Vargas, Kyle Wiltjer, Marquis Teague, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Stacey Poole, Terrence Jones, Twany Beckham, Kentucky Wildcats, John Calipari

Andre Johnson Hamstring Recovery Slower Than Expected? Speculation Abounds
News Andre Johnson's hamstring surgery is causing a lot of speculation in fantasy football circles. While the Houston Texans star wide receiver  was originally scheduled to only be out "a couple of...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Andre Johnson, Derrick Mason, Houston Texans

Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Week 6
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Fantasy football rankings

Two NBA Cameraman Have Worst Fight Ever (Video)
News This video of the lamest fight ever is apparently of two NBA cameramen who got into an argument outside of a hotel and decided to settle their differences with fisticuffs. Acutally, "fisti...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, camerman fight, Video

The Best Al Davis Tattoo You'll See Today
Overtime As you probably know, Al Davis, the enigmatic and controversial owner of the Oakland Raiders died on Saturday. And what better way to commemorate the death of someone who was important to you,...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Al Davis, tattoo

Rashard Mendenhall, Chris Johnson and Three Other Fantasy Players To Give Up On
Fantasy Rashard Mendenhall is having a bad season. Even when he's not injured, he's not getting the production you probably paid for with a late first or early second round pick.  So when is it ti...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, Chad Ochocinco, Chris Johnson, Dallas Clark, Fantasy Football, Mike Williams, Rashard Mendenhall

Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 6
NFL It's fantasy football bye weeks, folks, so everyone's going to be scrambling for some fill-in players because some of us have a tendency to draft our back-up without realizing he has the same bye w...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Andy Dalton, Ben Obomanu, Bernard Scott, Charlie Whitehurst, Corby Yarbrough, Curtis Painter, Damian Williams, Delone Carter, Doug Baldwin, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Greg Little, Harry Douglas, Jackie Battle, Jacob Hester, Joel Dreessen, Kevin Walter, Kregg Lumpkin, Legedu Naanee, Pierre Garcon, Ryan Torain, Tim Tebow, waiver wire

Wake Forest Upsets Florida State
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1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Arizona State, Florida State, oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wake Forest

Victor Cruz Will Not Take No For An Answer
News Victor Cruz has done everything he can to become a starting wide receiver in the NFL. Whenever he's on the field, whether during a preseason game, in a starting role, filling in for an injured ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, New York Giants, Victor Cruz

Tiger Woods Has Hot Dog Thrown At Him
News Tiger Woods is used to throwing hot dogs around, so it was ironic when a fan at the Frys.com golf event ran onto a green and threw a hot dog at the controversial golf star. Whether the hot dog ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Tiger Woods

Tim Tebow Won't Be A Saviour In Denver
News Tim Tebow has a knack for not going away. With Kyle Orton continuing to struggle, and fans begging for Tebow Time to start in Denver, head coach John Fox finally gave in and benched Orton during th...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Denver Broncos, John Fox, Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow

College Sports Myths Debunked (Infographic)
News Created by: Online Masters Degree A lot of people think college sports is an incredibly profitable industry that makes billions on the backs of the free labor of their athletes. And sometime...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, college sports myths

Tyler Bray Picks Worst Time To Miss 4-to-6 Weeks with Fractured Thumb
News Tyler Bray picked the worst time to miss four to six weeks with a fractured thumb on his throwing hand. Bray, the Tennessee Volunteers' sophomore starting quarterback, sustained the injury...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Tyler Bray, Tennessee Volunteers

Detroit Tigers Put It All On Max Scherzer's Shoulders in ALCS Game 2
News The Texas Rangers aren't happy with a 1-0 lead in the ALCS, even if they just beat one of the hottest pitchers in baseball. After disposing of Cy Young lock Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tig...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, American League, Derek Holland, Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, ALCS

Mario Manningham is a Must Start in Week 5
News Mario Manningham is back in the lineup for the New York Giants, and should capitalize on his return to full time. As the Giants coaching staff assured everyone that Manningham was still the sta...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Mario Manningham, New York Giants

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