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Vick Goes Down, The Lions Go Up: Our NFL Week 2 Recap
NFL Michael Vick returned to the city where he first electrified NFL audiences before his stunning fall from grace and equally stunning climb back to glory. Would he complete his return from scandal an...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, DeSean Jackson, Detorit Lions, Matt Ryan, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

Antonio Gates Schooled By Bill Belichick; Held Catchless In Loss
News Antonio Gates is one of the best tight ends in the league. Unless, that is, he's going up against Bill Belichick's Patriots defense. Gates, who is the San Diego Chargers primary weapon and one ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Antonio Gates, Bill Belichick, New England Patriots, Patrick Chung, San Diego Chargers, Sergio Brown

Justin Hunter, Vols Star Wide Receiver Out For Season
News Tennessee Volunteers' star wide receiver Justin Hunter is out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee suffered during the Vols loss to the Gators on Saturday. Hunter, who is arguably on...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Justin Hunter, Tyler Bray, Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football Photo Gallery: Week 3
College Football Our favorite images from the third week of the college football season ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Chris Rainey, Dabo Swinney, Michael Floyd, Tyler Bray, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Scenes From Saturday

Tony Romo the Bum is Now Tony Romo the Hero in Dallas
News Remember last week when that bum Tony Romo played like a stupid jerk and ruined the Cowboys victory against the Jets? Yeah, me either. Because after suffering through a week of "he can't do it" and...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, cracked ribs, Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo

Jamaal Charles Out For Year; Here's Five Guys To Save Your Fantasy Season
Fantasy Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs' star running back who was poised for a breakout season has torn his ACL and is out for the season. From a regular football standpoint, this is almost a d...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, News, Ben Tate, Cam Newton, Dexter McCluster, Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs, Mike Kafka

Michael Vick Spits Up Blood, Gets Concussed, Possibly Out for the Season
NFL Michael Vick was spitting up blood and walking off the field the last time fantasy football owners saw him. And that's not good. The Eagles electrifying quarterback, and very high draft pi...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, News, Atlanta Falcons, concussion, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles

Arian Foster, Santonio Holmes and Johnny Knox: Who You Should and Should Not Play
News Here we are in week 2 of the NFL season and fantasy football players are already faced with three difficult questions. Here's what you should do with three of them. Arian Foster: Don't Play Y...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Fantasy football rankings

5 Overreactions from the NFL's Week 1
NFL By RALPH VACCHIANO In 2003, the New England Patriots released popular safety Lawyer Milloy, causing an uproar up in Foxboro, Mass. He promptly signed with the Buffalo Bills, and together they ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Buffalo Bills, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Donovan McNabb, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, NFC South, NFL Overreactions, Peyton Manning, RALPH VACCHIANO, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady

The Future of College Football Uniforms
College Football College football uniforms have been in the news lately. With Maryland's flag uniforms that looked like something out of Middle Earth, Boise State's "Power Rangers" getup and Oklahoma State's all gr...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, college football uniforms, Funny, Joe Paterno

The NFC South Leads the Way in QB Play
NFL By Josh Kipnis This past weekend, we all witnessed history as Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers broke the record for most passing yards in a quarterback’s NFL debut. Even with his astonishi...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Drew Brees, Josh Freeman, Matt Ryan, New Orleans Saints, NFC South, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

She Takes A What, Where?
Overtime That's kind of weird. What about the other swimmers? If she had any respect for the others around her, she would take one in the bathroom, like every other person. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime

NASCAR Realignment...Athlon Style
NASCAR This article was originally published in the 2004 Athlon Sports Racing Edition Vol. 2/2004 Realignment… Athlon Style For the past few years, NASCAR has been adding, subtracting, swapping,...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, 2004, nascar archive

New kickoff rules don't hinder scoring, exciting plays in NFL's opening week
NFL by Mark Ross When the NFL announced in March that kickoffs would be moved from the 30-yard-line to the 35-yard-line, it was not well received. Everyone from players, coaches and team executives...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, Randall Cobb, San Francisco 49ers, Ted Ginn

How To Bang Sarah Palin (Flowchart)
Overtime With the very unexpected news breaking this week that Sarah Palin and ex-Michigan Wolverine and NBA star Glen Rice had a one-night stand back in the 80s (seriously, did anyone see this one coming?)...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Glenn Rice, Sarah Palin

Athlon Archive: Peyton Manning Takes the Reins at Tennessee
College Football With Peyton Manning missing his first game in decades with a neck injury, we wanted to take a look back at the beginning of his career. This article originally appeared in Athlon's 1995 college foo...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, NFL, Tennessee Volunteers, Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning

The Media has Shown No Class in Dealing with Brian Urlacher's Tragedy
News Why is the death of Brian Urlacher's mother in the news? Why is it that everywhere I turn, sports pundits on TV and radio feel the need to weigh in on their thoughts on whether Urlacher should or s...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears

Justin Verlander's got the Cy, but what about MVP?
MLB by Mark Ross Tuesday night, Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers shut out the Chicago White Sox 5-0. Not only did the win, coupled with the Cleveland Indians' loss at Texas, push the Tigers'...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Justin Verlander, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cy Young

The 9 Best (and 4 Worst) Fake Sports Viral Videos
Overtime Everyone loves a viral video. Even marketing departments of giant corporations. Which is why it's no secret that many of the viral vids your co-workers send you are not actually "real." They're rea...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Fake Viral Videos, Funny

2004 NASCAR Drivers Forum
NASCAR Article originally published in 2004 Athlon Sports Racing annual Opinions are like … well, you know the rest of that saying. Opinions are a little more valuable, though, when they belong to s...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, 2004, nascar archive

Diana Morales Lingerie and Bikini Photos
Overtime Diana Morales is one of the hottest bikini models in the universe. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Diana Morales

Michelle Williams to Play Marilyn Monroe, Joltin' Joe Says No
News Michelle Williams is going to play Marilyn Monroe in an upcoming movie. We're not exactly sure why. Yes, she's a pretty good actress, but can she pull off the sultry, steamy sexiness that Mari...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Williams

Lockout? What Lockout? NFL fans apparently forgive and forget
NFL By Mark Ross On Aug. 11, 1994, major league baseball players walked off the field and started what ended up being a seven-month work stoppage that resulted in the cancellation of the World Seri...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFL Lockout

What Peyton Manning Probably Looks Like Right Now
Overtime What was sorely missing from the Colts shellacking at the hands of the Texans on Sunday was the camera cutting to a dejected, neck halo-wearing Peyton Manning. This game would have been much, ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Peyton Manning

Ron Jaworski Drops An S-Bomb on Monday Night Football (Video)
NFL Ron Jaworski accidentally said the word "shit" during the live broadcast of the Patriots at Dolphins Monday Night Football game last night. Chad Henne missed a pass down the right sideline and...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Ron Jaworski, swearing

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