Home › Articles by nathan rush ›
Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version

Manning vs. Brady
NFL Who’s Better: Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? Peyton Manning If I were going to enter a laboratory to design the perfect NFL quarterback, I’d use Peyton Manning as the blueprint. In f...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Gimme Five
News Gimme Five Jimmie Johnson is still the king of the road following his unprecedented fifth consecutive Sprint Cup championship. "Unbelievable!" Johnson shouted over the radio to his cre...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

New Sheriff
NFL Should Jason Garrett be the Cowboys' coach in 2011? YES There is no doubt that Jason Garrett has earned the privilege — or burden, depending on how you look at it — of being the ...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Yes We Cam
News Yes We Cam Auburn won the SEC West and clinched a spot in the SEC title game for the fourth time (1997, 2000, 2004, 2010) in school history with its 49–31 victory over Georgia in the south...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

Super Bowl Saints?
NFL Can the Saints repeat as Super Bowl champs? YES Tell owner Tom Benson to break out his fleur-de-lis umbrella and fire up the New Orleans jazz band, because the Saints will be marching to Super B...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Rim Shots: LBJ, Wall and LUUUKE
NBA The first two weeks of the NBA season have gone by with a fast break blur. But there have already been plenty of strange days in the Association this year. What Should LeBron Do? LeBron James ha...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

More with Les
News More with Les It shouldn’t be a surprise when a one-loss team beats another one-loss team in a conference rivalry game. But Saturday afternoon's Alabama at LSU showdown was no ordinary ma...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

Moving Moss
NFL Were the Vikings right to cut Randy Moss? YES Let’s see: In a space of a few weeks in Minnesota, Randy Moss alienated fans, teammates and coaches; launched into some bizarre postgame perfo...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Gigantic Win
News Gigantic Win Former Rangers owner and ex-President George W. Bush may have thrown out the first pitch — with father and fellow ex-President George H.W. Bush standing nearby and Hall of Fame p...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

Schedule Conflict
NFL Should the NFL expand to an 18-game regular season? YES I’ll start my answer with a question of my own: Is there anything more boring and worthless than preseason NFL football? Fans are ...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Weekend Wrapup
News Pitching Ain’t Easy The World Series lineup is finally set. The National League champion San Francisco Giants will face off against the American League champion Texas Rangers, with the first ...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

NFL: "Not Football League"
NFL The NFL is woozy from a series of violent hits it has sustained recently. And although the status of the sport should be listed as “probable” on the injury report, the future of the game a...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

From Russia Without LeBron
NBA The Cavs would not have lost a preseason game to CSKA Moscow had LeBron James been on the floor, on the bench or maybe even just rooting for Cleveland from the stands. So, the anti-Witness himself, Co...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

Weekend Wrap
News Falling Stars The Vikings and Cowboys went head-to-head in a battle of 1–3 teams desperate to make a move. Not of the alleged Brett Favre on Jenn Sterger kind, but of the avoiding the garbage...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

Over the Top
College Football After listening to panicked college football fans and analysts complain that Boise State would be the No. 1 team in the first BCS poll, the real winner turned out to be Oklahoma — coincidentally...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football

Et tu, Brutus?
College Football For the second straight week, the No. 1 team in the country was upset on the road — with top-ranked Ohio State stumbling 31–18 at Wisconsin after preseason favorite Alabama lost 35–2...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football

Wooden Wisdom
College Basketball Today, Oct. 14, would have been John Wooden's 100th birthday. The UCLA coaching icon was a 10-time national title winner. But to me, he represented more than basketball; Coach Wooden was one of Am...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball

Front Runners
NFL Are the Steelers the Super Bowl Favorites? YES The other 31 teams in the NFL need to call an audible, because Dick LeBeau has an all-out blitz coming off the edges and up the middle. Hair-raisin...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Draft Lottery
NBA Power Ball Wizards fans are John Wall-dancing in D.C. today after winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the chance to draft Kentucky’s all-world freshman point guard. Irene Pollin — the ...
3 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NBA

Contests & Promotions

Athlon Sports Fantasy Racing!
Enter the Athlon Sports Fantasy Racing game. Just head over to athlon.myfantasyracing.com and register for your chance to win a chance to watch a 2014 race from the grandstands. You'll also have a chance to win other amazing prizes such as an autographed Kyle Busch helmet.

Bracket Breakdown
Take your shot at $100,000 in the Athlon Sports Bracket Breakdown game. Sign up before March 21st to submit your bracket and your chance at perfection.

Authentic Hand Signed Sports Memorabilia
One of the nation's largest selections with over 7,500 in stock items. Guaranteed authentic from the trusted name in sports since 1967.

Popular Links