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College Football Cheerleaders of Week 13

Cheerleaders A look at our favorite cheerleaders from week 13 of the college football season. They can cheer for us anytime! ...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 13

College Football Notre Dame did its part. The Irish knocked off USC on Saturday and earned a spot in January's BCS championship game. But even though Notre Dame finished the regular season unbeaten and even tho...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Legends Poll

What Fired Gene Chizik's Next Book Should Be Called

College Football Poor Auburn fans. They went from celebrating a national championship in 2010, to a horrible 3-9 season in 2012 that was punctuated by an embarrassing beating from in-state rival Alabama. Back i...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime

Which former athlete made the most successful transition into pop culture?

Monthly Which former athlete made the most successful transition into pop culture? My husband says former Rams defensive lineman Merlin Olsen (“Little House On The Prairie,” etc.), but I vote for Chuck...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly

2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Sports Fans

NFL Are you looking for the perfect and unusual gift for the sports fan in your life? Welcome. You’ve come to the right place. Here’s a look at some of our favorites. STOP ROOTING, START O...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, MLB, Monthly, Overtime, News

10 "WTH?" Moments in NASCAR Television

News It was a rough and tumble few weeks for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, what with the fisticuffs in Phoenix and Brad Keselowski pounding beers on Sportscenter. Some say that racing has turned into wr...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Sr. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kimi Raikkonnen, Kurt Busch, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, funny interviews, NASCAR, WTH Moments

Backseat Drivers Fan Council

NASCAR The racing is over. All that remains is for NASCAR to get together in Las Vegas next week, dole out some money and party. Before the banquet arrives, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council tak...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, NASCAR

Athlon's Essential Eleven Links of the Day

NFL This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for November 21: • A basketball player went off for 138 points last night. Of course, it took 108 shots for him to get ...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NBA, Links

NASCAR News & Notes of the Week

NASCAR Until last week, crew chief Jimmy Fennig admits he had “very seldom’’ talked to Carl Edwards in their years together at Roush Fenway Racing. “I’m the type of crew chief that I focus i...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Regan Smith, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Dillon, Dustin Long, Greg Ives, Jimmy Fennig, JR Motorsports, NASCAR, Roush Fenway Racing

College Football Cheerleaders of Week 12

Cheerleaders A look at our favorite cheerleaders from week 12 of the college football season. They can cheer for us anytime! ...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 12

College Football It’s been a long road back, but Notre Dame has risen to the top of the Legends Poll for the first time ever. And the top-ranked Irish are one win away from their first ever trip to the BCS ch...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Legends Poll

10 Great NASCAR Brawls

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27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Donnie Allison, Jimmy Spencer, Kurt Busch, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Greatest brawls in NASCAR history, NASCAR

5 Most Dangerous NFL Teams with Losing Records

NFL Ten weeks into the NFL season and there’s a pretty clear line between who’s in and who’s out. There are patterns beginning to emerge, as well as powers. The playoff picture is beginning to ta...

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans

Trout, Harper named league's top rookies

MLB New York, NY (Sports Network) - There was never a doubt who was going to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. Now Mike Trout has his sights set on a much larger prize. The Los Angeles Angel...

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 11

College Football The Oregon Ducks have overtaken the No. 1 spot -- just barely edging second-ranked Kansas State -- thanks Texas A&M’s upset of the Crimson Tide. Oregon received 10 of the 17 first-...

27 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Oregon Ducks, Legends Poll

2012 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 10

NFL Week 10 marks the unofficial start to the second half of the NFL regular season. Eight games remain until the NFL’s postseason, but it’s fewer than that when you take into consideration the sta...

5 Coaches Who Could Replace Andy Reid in Philadelphia

NFL It’s all beginning to fall apart in Philadelphia where the Eagles showed so much promise a year ago. Maybe it was never smart of them to embrace the “Dream Team” nickname, but after thei...

28 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

2012 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings: Week 10

NFL Each week during the NFL season, we will 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 ...