Articles by nathan rush

NFL It's never too early to grade the 2012 NFL Draft, which saw Commissioner Roger Goodell hugging and high-fiving future Pro Bowlers and potential busts. Here's a team-by-team look at the winners and ...
NFL The biggest busts in recent NFL Draft history — from Tony Mandarich to JaMarcus Russell, and the infamous Mike Mamula, Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith and Charles Rogers swings-and-misses in between. ...
NFL Stanford’s Andrew Luck and Baylor’s Robert Griffin III are poised to become just the fifth pair of quarterbacks to be selected No. 1 and 2 overall in the draft since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970....
College Basketball John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats play Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals in the Final Four on Saturday in a game that will determine the best team in the Commonwealth this season. But eve...
College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: West Region Top Dog — Michigan State (1) Coach Tom Izzo punched the ticket to his 10th Sweet 16, thanks in no small part to his all-everything point forw...
College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Midwest Region Top Dog — North Carolina (1) After getting shot-swatting forward John Henson back from a wrist injury suffered in the ACC Tournament, the ...
College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: East Region Top Dog — Syracuse (1) The Syracuse Orange continued their strange season — which has included the Bernie Fine sex abuse scandal, failed dr...
College Basketball NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: South Region Top Dog — Kentucky (1) As expected, the Kentucky Wildcats dominated their first two opponents, averaging 84 points per game and a 15.5-point...
NFL “Straight gold, homey?” Randy Moss has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers following a workout with coach Jim Harbaugh — who threw passes to Moss after picking up the 3...
College Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament SOUTH REGION Atlanta Top Two – Kentucky (1), Duke (2) The Kentucky Wildcats (32–2, 16–0 SEC) enter the Big Dance as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tourn...
College Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament MIDWEST REGION St. Louis Top Two – North Carolina (1), Kansas (2) The North Carolina Tar Heels (29–5, 14–2 ACC) were the preseason No. 1 team in the country...
College Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament EAST REGION Boston Top Two – Syracuse (1), Ohio State (2) The Syracuse Orange (31–2, 17–1 Big East) are a No. 1 seed for the third time in program history. ...
College Basketball 2012 NCAA Tournament WEST REGION Phoenix Top Two – Michigan State (1), Missouri (2) The Michigan State Spartans (27–7, 13–5 Big Ten) locked up the fourth No. 1 seed by beating O...
NFL After Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III wowed scouts over the weekend, Memphis nose tackle Dontari Poe stole the show at the NFL Scouting Combine when the defensive prospects took to the field-tur...
NFL Andrew Luck is still the No. 1 prospect in the draft, but Robert Griffin III and Matt Kalil made their case at the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday and Sun...
College Basketball Athlon Sports sat down with Kenny Smith, who covers the NBA on TNT — along with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Co. as a member of the Emmy award-winning Inside the NBA —...
NFL Brady Quinn will need Tim Tebow’s forgiveness now that Yahoo! Sports’ NFL columnist Michael Silver has finished his controversial article, “The Year of Magical Stinking: An Oral History of Te...
MLB Yesterday everyone was asking, “When will Mariano Rivera arrive?” Today the question has become, “When will Mariano Rivera leave?” Apparently, the iconic Panamanian closer whose entranc...
NBA NBA All-Star Weekend is taking it back to the playground this year, with Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley picking sides for the Rising Stars Challenge — formerly the Rookies vs. Sophomores ...
MLB The Marlins appear to be starting from scratch in 2012. But the reality is that the 15-year-old team with two World Series titles has a flashy new, eye-catching paintjob but will be powered by the ...
Golf By winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson earned his 40th career PGA Tour victory and proved he still has the mojo to win another major championship — having already wo...
13 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: Golf, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods
NFL Yes Like it or not, Eli’s “Manning face” will be immortalized in bronze when his bust is unveiled at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. And it will only take five years after ...
13 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Eli Manning, New York Giants
NFL The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee will meet in Indianapolis on Feb. 4, the day before Super Bowl XLVI, to debate and vote on the 2012 Hall of Fame class — which will be the 50...
NFL The greatest battles in sports often produce the greatest rematches. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. All are classic rivalri...