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Antonio Gates (Foot) Might Sit Out Weeks 3-5; Could That Be Good for Fantasy Owners?

News Antonio Gates is having a bad season. He started 2011 off with a fantasy bang. He recorded 8 receptions for 73 yards against the Vikings in the first game of the season. He didn't find the end zone...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Antonio Gates, Beanie Wells, Hakeem Nicks, San Diego Chargers

St. Louis Rams Rules Parody Is Better Than The Original (Video)
News St. Louis "Ram Rules" Round Two from JoeSportsFan.com on Vimeo. A few weeks ago, the St. Louis Rams came out with one of those cheesy, produced videos that was called "Rams Rules" where a ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Rams Rules, St. Louis Rams

Frank Gore Expected To Play; Add Kendall Hunter Anyway
News Frank Gore is going to get hurt. That's a certainty up there with death and taxes. And in the 49ers Week 3 game against the Bengals (which was a horrible game to watch, by the way), Frank made that...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, San Francisco 49ers

A Young Utah Utes Fan Really Hates BYU (Video)
Overtime This little Utah Utes fan really doesn't like the BYU Cougars. As you can see in this video, he starts bawling and crying when his dad plays a trick on him and tells him he didn't buy him a Ut...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, News, BYU Cougars, Utah Utes

Adam Dunn And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Season
News Adam Dunn used to be a good baseball player. He was one of those guys that you penciled in for 35-40 homers every year. Sure, eh struck out a few times, and sure, you'd never mistake his batting av...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Adam Dunn, Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox

The 0-3 Rams Will Make The Playoffs. No, Seriously.
NFL With the first three weeks of the NFL season in the books, there are five teams — Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams — who have yet to ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, NFC West, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson

Ozzie Guillen Walks Away From White Sox; A Look Back At Some of His Best Tweets
MLB It is a sad day for White Sox fans. Their controversial, but always entertaining manager, Ozzie Guillen, and the Sox have ended their relationship. Ozzie was looking for a contract extension, b...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News, Adam Dunn, Alex Rios, Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins

Jacoby Ford To Play Next Week; How It Impacts Raiders Fantasy Players
Fantasy Jacoby Ford wants to play football. His hamstring is feeling better and that's good for his fantasy owners. The Oakland Raiders offense, which just put 34 points on the notoriously defensive-minded...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, News, AFC West, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore, Jacoby Ford, Jason Campbell, Louis Murphy, Oakland Raiders

Congratulations Buffalo Bills Fans, You Have an NFL Franchise
NFL Beating the Chiefs was one thing. Defeating the Raiders at home was another. But beating the Patriots means the Buffalo Bills have arrived and it's time to start taking them seriously. After 11...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, AFC East, Bill Belichick, Buffalo Bills, Fred Davis, New England Patriots, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady

AFC East no longer a two-team race as Bills continue early-season charge
NFL Going into this NFL season the general consensus among the so-called "experts" was that the AFC East would be a two-team race between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets with the Buffalo...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, AFC East, Buffal Bills, Mark Sanchez, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady

Wisconsin Badgers' Hottest Fan: Jacelle
Overtime Who doesn't like a good Badgering now and then? ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Wisconsin Badgers, Hottest Fans

Torrey Smith Blows Up for 3 TDs in First Start; Is He Worth A Waiver Wire Add?
News Torrey Smith had a career day on Sunday. And it happened to come on his very first start. The Ravens wide receiver blew up for five receptions for 152 yards and a staggering three touchdowns. I...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Baltimore Ravens, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Torrey Smith

Kenny Britt Out for Year With ACL; Here's 5 Guys to Save Your Fantasy Season
News Update: It's official, Kenny Britt tore his ACL and is out for the season. Kenny Britt was having a great season. Until he turned awkwardly on his knee after a catch against the Broncos and app...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Jason Avant, Kenny Britt, LaVelle Hawkins, Philadelphia Eagles, Randy McMichael, Tennessee Titans, Titus Young, Torrey Smith

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1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football

Michael Vick Injury Update (Broken Hand); Out 3-4 Weeks
News Update: Michael Vick's hand is bruised, not broken.  Michael Vick's broken right hand will keep the Phildelphia Eagles' quarterback out of the lineup for the next 3-4 weeks. Vick broke...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Michael Vick, Mike Kafka, Philadelphia Eagles, Vince Young

Michael Vick's Hand Update; Bruised Not Broken; Status Unclear For Week 4
News Michael Vick's hand isn't broken after all. Updating a previous news item earlier today, the Eagles' quarterback has a contusion and deep bruise instead of what was originally diagnosed as a fractu...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Andy Reid, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles

Peyton Manning Officially Done For The Season Owner Says
News That's it for Peyton Manning. According to Colts owner Jim Irsay, Manning is officially done for the season after having his third neck surgery three weeks ago. And while this is no real surpri...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning

Michael Vick Breaks Hand Against Giants; Eagles Fans Crap Pants
News Michael Vick is having a long season. And we're only in the third week of the NFL year. After getting knocked out of last week's game with a concussion (where he was spitting up blood), Vick wa...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Michael Vick, Mike Kafka, Philadelphia Eagles

Arian Foster, Felix Jones, Knowshon Moreno and Beanie Wells: Who To Start and Who To Sit
News A few big names are listed as game time decisions this week in fantasy football. Here's who you should sit and who you should start. Arian Foster: Do Not Play Arian's becoming a weekly regula...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Arian Foster, Beanie Wells, Felix Jones, Knowshon Moreno

Peyton Hillis Questionable with Strep Throat; Why You Should Sit Him
News Peyton Hillis, who seemed to be fine after last week's strong performance against the Colts, surprisingly missed practice on Friday and Saturday when he came down with a case of strep throat. A...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Cleveland Browns, Peyton Hillis

Antonio Gates (Foot) Injury Update; Now Inactive Against Chiefs
News Antonio Gates, who was slated to play after struggling with a foot injury all week is now inactive for the Chargers game against the Chiefs. The Pro-Bowl tight end will sit with his foot injury...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Antonio Gates, Mike Tolbert, Patrick Crayton, San Diego Chargers, Vincent Jackson

Clemson's Punter Gets Destroyed By Florida State Player (Video)
News Clemson Tigers' punter Dawson Zimmerman took a brutal hit that flipped him over when he was in mid-punt in the game against Florida State. Right as he was kicking the ball, a rushing Flori...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Dawson Zimmerman, Clemson Tigers, punter

Notre Dame Plays Stupid and Sloppy Football; Pulls Out the Win at Pitt
News Notre Dame got the win against Pittsburgh, but it sure wasn't pretty. In a game marred by poor decisions, bad penalties and turnovers, the Fighting Irish were lucky to get a road win against the Pa...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Michael Floyd, Tommy Rees, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

EJ Manuel Not Playing for FSU; Clint Trickett to Start Against Clemson
News Florida State will have to take on their rival Clemson Tigers today without their star quarterback and Heisman Trophy hopeful EJ Manuel. Manuel was not able to warm up as the injury to his non-...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, ACC, Clint Trickett, E.J. Manuel, Florida State Seminoles

Dez Bryant Practices Saturday; Looks Good to Go on Monday
News It looks like Dez Bryant will be good to go for Monday night's Cowboys-Redskins game. After missing practice Thursday and Friday with a quad injury, Bryant was back in pads on Saturday, which is ex...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Dallas Cowboys, Dez Bryant, Felix Jones, Jason Witten, Miles Austin, Tony Romo

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