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Predictions for College Football's 10 Best Games: Week 1

College Football Football is finally here. Here are our previews and predictions for the ten best college football games this weekend. TCU (-5) at Baylor (Fri.) The defending Rose Bowl champs open up w...

College Football Predictions: We Pick Every Weekend Game

College Football Thursday night was just an appetizer to college football's kickoff weekend. To get your ready for the first Saturday, we give you predictions for every game from Friday to Monday. All the rankings ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, college football predictions

Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Rising Stars

NFL Making a Case for the New Class ... Three young quarterbacks have quickly ascended into the top half of fantasy QBs to own. Here’s why you shouldn’t shy away from them this year. Sam Brad...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Detroit Lions, Josh Freeman, Matthew Stafford, Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2011 Fantasy Football Ranks: Top 100 IDPs

Fantasy Your NFL fantasy football drafts are nearing. Check back throughout the preseason for updated rankings to get you prepared for your draft. Athlon Sports Top 240 with IDPs Athlon Sports Top 28...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, IDP rankings

College Football Picks and Predictions: Week 1's Thursday Games

College Football Thursday, Sept. 1 College Football Picks and Predictions There's a slew of Thursday games to kick off college football's 2011 season. Throughout the year we'll be giving you analysis, breakdown...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Louisville Cardinals, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

College Football's Top 25 Clean Programs

Overtime It's been a tough offseason for college football. This summer we've been bombarded by scandals surrounding Oregon, Miami and Ohio State. And these are just the schools that have gotten caught. So w...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Clean Top 25

5 Players Who Hold The Keys To the 2011 NFL Season

NFL By RALPH VACCHIANO It's almost impossible for one person to change a game in the NFL. There are no isolation plays, like in basketball. There's no one with the ability to make an impact like a ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arian Foster, Darren Sproles, Houston Texans, Mark Sanchez, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, RALPH VACCHIANO, Reggie Bush, San Francisco 49ers

Evelyn Lozada is Chad Ochocinco's New Fiance (Video)

News Evelyn Lozada, the Basketball wives star, is now also the co-star of the Chad Ochocinco and Evelyn Lozada upcoming marriage. Chad apparently popped the question to the spicy 35 year old Lozada...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Chad Ochocinco, engaged, Evelyn Lozado

Kansas State's EcoKat is The Crappiest Mascot Ever

Overtime We at Athlon Sports are all for the environment. We like our parks pristine, our air smog-free, and our water drinkable. But we also like our college football mascots not super lame. Which is e...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Big 12, Kansas State Wildcats, EcoKat

Sam Bradford Signs Poster For Crying Girl (Video)

News Sam Bradford is handsome. In fact he's so handsome that just by signing a piece construction paper sign with the words "Marry Me Sam Bradford" made the girl who created said sign burst into te...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams, Video

The Saddest Oregon Ducks Fan

Overtime We're not sure why this Oregon Ducks fan is so bummed, but he clearly isn't enjoying his time on Splash Mountain. Is it because he's lonely? Is it because he's an Oregon Ducks fan and he's con...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, News, Pac 12, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Funny

Pac-12 Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals

College Football Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the same old press conference quotes, so we asked them to gi...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, Candid Quotes

What College Football Coaches are saying about Notre Dame

College Football Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the cliche'd press conference platitudes, so we as...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Brian Kelly, Candid Quotes

Hurricane Irene Won't Pack The Same Punch As Hurricane Ike

Overtime If you were to watch the news, you'd think that Atlantic Beach, NC and New York City was in for a real thrashing. But if you take a close look at this radar image of 2008's Hurricane Ike (whic...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, News, Hurricane Irene

A Gallery of Arizona Cardinals On Segways

Overtime This is a list of images of Arizona Cardinals riding Segways. Which means, if you want to see Arizona Cardinals players riding Segways, then you came to the right place. That's all. Also check out ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime

This Horse Mascot Is Aptly Named

Overtime The combination of the look on this horse's face with the name "Longwood" on his jersey makes this one of the best mascot's we've seen this year. We're not sure if the president of this school...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, funny mascot, Longwood Lancers

Big East Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, West Virginia Mountaineers, Candid Quotes

Big 12 Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas AM Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Candid Quotes

The Jordan Jefferson Gif

College Football If you're the starting quarterback for an SEC team who also happens to be a Top 10 overall team in the nation, we think it may be a good idea not to kick someone in the head in a bar fight. Bu...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, News, Jordan Jefferson, LSU Tigers

Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Break Up

News Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees' captain and star shortstop has ended his three year relationship with the mega-sexy Minka Kelly, the Friday Night Lights actress. Derek Jeter, who's known to ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Derek Jeter, New York Yankees, Minka Kelly

5 Auburn Tigers Who Could Breakout in 2011

College Football By Tom Blaz of the Recruiting Eagle The defending national champion Auburn Tigers will have many new faces as they defend their title. With only a handful of returning starters, the opportuni...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, SEC, Auburn Tigers

5 Bold Predictions for the 2011 NFL Season

NFL We make five out-on-a-limb predictions for the upcoming NFL season. 1. LIONS WILL FINISH WITH A WINNING RECORD The Detroit Lions have had three consecutive double-digit-loss seasons. They are...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Brett Favre, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, NFL Predictions, Peyton Manning, St. Louis Rams

Larry Fitzgerald On A Segway Gallery

Overtime A photo of Larry Fitzgerald on a Segway has been making the rounds, so we thought we'd have a little fun with it. Enjoy. The Original: Hurricane Larry is about to hit New York City:...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Larry Fitzgerald

Before Jerry Richardson Told Cam Newton How To Dress

News With all the hub-bub going on about Jerry Richardson telling Cam Newton how to dress, it seems like we uncovered the real reason why the Panthers owner wants his star rookie quarterback to tak...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Cam Newton, Jerry Richardson

5 Things To Watch This NFL Season

NFL Here are five important story lines to watch this upcoming NFL season. 1. CAN TONY ROMO AND THE COWBOYS REBOUND? The Cowboys began last season openly talking about becoming the first team in ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Tony Romo

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