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A before and after steroids look at Barry Bonds' and Roger Clemens' career stats
MLB Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the greatest hitter and pitcher of the “Steroid Era,” headlined a group of 37 players eligible for the Class of 2013 in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But fo...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Monthly, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens

Baseball Great Chipper Jones Finds Sanctuary in Hunting
MLB Hunting is a way of life for future baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones. He’s as comfortable sitting with his bow 25 feet up an oak tree as he was standing in a batter’s box fighting off ...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Monthly, Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves

Everything a Fan Should Know About the Super Bowl
NFL They say knowledge is power. And we believe that. That's why we're going to make you the most powerful person at this year's Super Bowl XLVII party. Here is everything you need to know about the Bi...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Monthly, Overtime, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl

6 Under-the-Radar Players Who Could Help Their Team Win Super Bowl XLVII
NFL The stars of Super Bowl XLVII are easy to pick out. Joe Flacco, the Ravens quarterback, has been playing out of his mind. Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback, has played like he’s been around...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl

10 Best Media Day Moments in Super Bowl History
NFL Super Bowl media day is usually pretty boring. It's full of pat answers and tired cliches. But every once in a while, someone breaks the monotony and actually says or does something interestin...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Overtime, Media day, super bowl

What major league pitcher hit the most home runs?

Monthly What major league pitcher hit the most home runs?  — Larry Luttrell, Lubbock, Texas   Wes Farrell, who played primarily for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox during his 1...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly

Super Bowl Blowouts: An Era Best Forgotten
NFL It wasn’t so long ago that the star of Super Bowl Sunday was a talking frog. Or a dancing monkey. Or Cindy Crawford enjoying a refreshing cola. For a stretch of time that lasted more than a d...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Monthly, super bowl

At what age do NFL players start drawing their pensions?
Monthly At what age do NFL players start drawing their pensions? — Ed Johnson, Panama City Beach, Fla.   Players start collecting their pensions at age 55. To qualify, they must be cred...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly

Who is considered the best athlete-turned-musician?

Monthly Who is considered the best athlete-turned-musician? I think it is one of these three: Wayman Tisdale (jazz), Shaquille O’Neal (rap) or Bernie Williams (soft jazz). What do you say? — N...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly

NC State Player Retweets Rip on Head Coach Mark Gottfried
College Basketball Thomas De Thaey played 22 career games for the NC State Wolfpack. He averaged 1.7 points per game before transferring out of Raleigh in November of 2012. He was obviously watching the Wolfpack ...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Overtime, News, NC State Wolfpack

Senior Bowl 2013: Mike Glennon, Jordan Poyer and Marquise Goodwin On the Rise
NFL NFL scouts, coaches, administrators and support staff have converged on Mobile for the Senior Bowl. The draft is still a few months away, but this week’s events in Mobile are a huge opportunity f...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, News

20 Superstar Athletes Way Past Their Prime
NFL We're not saying they should hang it up, but it's getting close. ...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NBA, Overtime

Most Shocking Athlete Confessions in Sports History
College Football A clear conscience is good for the soul. Or for some, it's good for the public reputation or book sales. Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah Winfrey was not a first in the sports world, no...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Golf

Chip Kelly Named New Head Coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
College Football Chip Kelly, 49, has been named the new head football coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.   Kelly, who went 46-7 and led Oregon to a BCS bowl game in each of his four years at the school...
18 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, NFL

The Legends Poll Top 25: The Final Year-End Rankings
College Football For the second straight year and the third time in the past four years, the Alabama Crimson Tide has been voted No. 1 in the season's final Legends Poll. After a dominating performance in the B...
18 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, Legends Poll

Baseball Hall of Fame Shuts Out Bonds, Clemens, and the Rest
MLB A winning candidate did not emerge from the Hall of Fame balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. There were 569 ballots cast, the third highest total in the hist...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB

5 Great NFL Players Whose Careers Were Cut Way Too Short By Injuries
NFL The news out of Washington was devastating this week, even without all the Beltway drama of what did Dr. James Andrews tell Mike Shanahan about Robert Griffin III’s knee injury and when did he kn...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Bo Jackson, Dallas Cowboys, Gale Sayers, Green Bay Packers, Robert Edwards, Sterling Sharpe, Troy Aikman

20 Awesome Photos from the BCS National Championship Game

College Football The BCS title game between Alabama and Notre Dame might not have looked pretty to Fighting Irish fans, but we argue that it was full of beautiful moments. Unfortunately for the Irish, none belonged...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame's Hottest Fan: Leslie
Overtime Name: Leslie Nelson Favorite Team: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fun Fact: She's not actually Irish Meet Leslie. She's a Notre Dame football fan, who will be cheering or sobbing her eyes out a...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Hottest Fans

Alabama's Hottest Fan: Angela
Overtime Name: Angela Britani Favorite College Football Team: Alabama Crimson Tide Since the mighty Alabama is facing off against undefeated Notre Dame for the national title, we decided t...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, Hottest Fans

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances
College Football With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

NFL Wild-Card Teams Most Likely to Win the Super Bowl

NFL The easiest path to the Super Bowl has always been through a division championship. That fact is indisputable. There have been 46 Super Bowls and 92 Super Bowl teams and through all that time only ...
20 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks

Top 50 Individual Sports Performances of 2012
College Football Even in a year when records fell, athletes achieved famous firsts and the games changed, 2012 seemed to be a more eventful than usual year in sports. And thanks to an Olympics year, a portion ...
20 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Golf, Overtime, Olympics

The Nicest Athletes In Sports
College Football With the holiday season upon us, we started thinking: If Santa can make a list, why can’t Athlon? So we asked dozens of athletes, agents, coaches, journalists and other experts to identify the ni...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Los Angeles Clippers, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams

5 Great Moments in Sportsmanship
Golf Too often these days, fans and athletes alike focus on the negative side of sports, whether it's a fight that breaks out on the field or trash talk off the field. Still, there are many instances of...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Golf, Monthly, Olympics

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