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Jokes About Nebraska Rivals
College Football   Here are some of our favorite jokes about Nebraska's biggest rivals. • What do you call a Golden Gopher in a BCS bowl game? A referee.  • What's the difference betwee...
7 hours ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Nebraska Cornhuskers, jokes

Jokes About Clemson Rivals
College Football   Here are some of our favorite jokes about Clemson's biggest rivals: • What does a South Carolina fan do when the Gamecocks win the BCS championship? He turns off the PlayStation...
1 day ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Clemson Tigers, jokes

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
College Football This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 15. • Congratulations to this year’s inductees into the College Football Hall of Fame. • Bears quarterb...
1 day ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR

Jokes About Virginia Tech Rivals
College Football   Here are some of our favorite jokes about Virginia Tech's biggest rivals. • What does a Virginia fan do when the Cavaliers win the BCS championship? He turns off the PlayStation...
2 days ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Virginia Tech Hokies, jokes

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
College Football This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 11. • After the Lakers Game 6 loss, Kobe Bryant calls out Andrew Bynum in an interview with Yahoo’s Adrian Wo...
5 days ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: May 10
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Forget about the curve ball, Ricky. Give him the heater!...
6 days ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals

Kentucky Derby Primer: The Road to the Triple Crown
News The three-year track to the fastest, most exciting two minutes in sports can have conditions ranging anywhere from fast-and-good to slow-and-sloppy. Phyllis Wyeth, the owner of Chadds Ford Stables,...
1 week ago by Patrick Snow Tags: News, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Union Rags

Bob Baffert's Journey to Kentucky Derby 138
News Bob Baffert is the most recognizable man in horse racing. With his signature silver hair, sunglasses and smile, the 59-year-old is the face of the sport of kings. The Hall of Fame trainer has w...
1 week ago by Patrick Snow Tags: News, Bob Baffert, Bodemeister, Kentucky Derby, Liaison, Triple Crown

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
College Football This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 4. • Peter Berg confirms a Friday Night Lights movie, and he is not a fan of Craig James. • Baseball fans...
1 week ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, MLB, college basketball, College Football, MLB, NBA, NFL

Top 25 Undrafted Free Agents in the NFL over the last 25 Years
NFL Undrafted free agents are signing all over the NFL, and some stars in the league do slip through the scouting cracks from time to time. Could Chris Polk, Chase Minnifield, Dwight Jones or William V...
2 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Antonio Gates, Arian Foster, NFL Draft, Tony Romo, Undrafted Free Agents, Wes Welker

Athlon's Essential Eleven Links of the Day: April 27
NFL This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for April 27. • SI’s Peter King details how Morris Claiborne surprisingly ended up in Dallas, as well as other first-...
2 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, NFL Draft

2012 NFL Mock Draft: First Round Projections
College Football The 2012 NFL Draft starts Thursday night, and the prime time first round has become a must-see event for football fans everywhere. Hope always springs eternal at the draft, and here’s my pro...
2 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, Andrew Luck, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Matt Kalil, Minnesota Vikings, Morris Claiborne, NFL Draft, Robert Griffin III, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Trent Richardson, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Our First Round Projection
College Football The 2012 NFL Draft takes place April 26-28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Fans from all 32 teams are eagerly awaiting the annual event to see their squad add some new and exciting ...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, Andrew Luck, Matt Kalil, Mo Claiborne, Robert Griffin, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans

Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Hall of Fame
MLB Q: Brett Butler was one of the best leadoff batters and bunters in baseball history. Shouldn’t he be in the Hall of Fame? What is he doing now? — Sarah Newland, Catlettsburg, Ky. A: But...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB

Ask Athlon Sports: NFL Records
NFL Q: What player holds the NFL record for the longest fumble return for a touchdown? — D. Francis, Round Rock, Texas A: Actually, two players share the record: The Raiders’ Jack Tatum retur...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders

Ask Athlon Sports: Tiger Woods
Golf Q: What was the reason Tiger Woods fired his longtime caddie, Steve Williams? Was it over money when Tiger was in his slump? — Bill Dombo, Yuba City, Calif. A: During his tenure as Tiger ...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: Golf, Tiger Woods

Athlon's Essential Eleven: April 20
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for April 20. • Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe has the Beantown perspective on Fenway Park turning 100 years ...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

Bryant, Rodriguez and Manning Sought Treatment Abroad

NBA Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez and Peyton Manning are among a growing number of athletes who have gone abroad to seek treatments that are not yet approved for use in the United States. From the pages ...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NBA, Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, Peyton Manning

2012 NFL Draft Stock Watch
NFL Up until the moment Commissioner Roger Goodell starts announcing picks from the podium at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday, April 26, the draft stocks of NFL prospects will fluctuate l...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, NFL Draft

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: April 19
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and the Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Ailing Outfielders It’s been a tough week for outf...
3 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Alex Gordon, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Gardner, Chris Young, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacoby Ellsbury, Justin Upton, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Fantasy

Ask Athlon Sports: Baseball Hall of Fame
MLB Q: Should “Shoeless” Joe Jackson be in the Hall of Fame? — Glenn Zdziarski, Chicago, Ill. A: One of the tragic figures in baseball lore, Jackson was embroiled in what was known as the...
5 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Chicago White Sox

Ask Athlon Sports: The Masters
Golf Q: What do you consider to be the greatest Masters Tournament in history? — Jerry Barnes, Dallas, Texas A: It’s hard to overlook Tiger Woods’ historic win in 1997, Phil Mickelson’s ...
5 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Ask Athlon Sports: Fenway Park Scoreboard
MLB Q: On the scoreboard on the Green Monster at Fenway Park, there is Morse code in two places spelling out “TAY” and “JRY.” What is the story behind these markings? And isn’t the “R” re...
5 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park

Major League Baseball is Back: 2012 Preview and Predictions
MLB From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, here are five major storylines for the 2012 baseball season , as well as our predictions. Pujols and the Angels After their agonizing choke on the bri...
5 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB, Albert Pujols, CC Sabathia, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird Come to Broadway
College Basketball From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, Michael Bradley details an exciting new Broadway production based on the careers of basketball legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. After five NBA worl...
6 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, NBA, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson

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