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Top Professional Coaches Under 50
MLB Veterans can be they key to any championship season. However, that doesn’t always extend to the bench or the dugout. In June, Erik Spoelstra coached the Miami Heat to an NBA title at age 41,...
44 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, News, AL East, NL East, American League, National League, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Eastern Conference, Western Conference, Northeast, Oklahoma City Thunder, AFC North, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 13. • The Phillies are upping their offer to star pitcher Cole Hamels before he becomes a free agent after the...
44 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

2012 MLB Pennant Races: Sizing Up the Season's Second Half
MLB In the 17 seasons that have concluded with a postseason since baseball expanded to the three-division format in 1994, 66 of the 102 teams that were in first place at the All-Star break went on to w...
44 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Albert Pujols, Evan Longoria, Matt Kemp, RA Dickey, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: July 12
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. First-Half Fantasy Duds The National League All-Stars ...
44 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

2012 MLB All-Star Game: Fixing its Problems
MLB This is the 11th season that the All-Star Game has “counted.” If you recall, way back in 2001, both teams ran out of pitchers and the game ended in a tie after 11 exciting innings, leaving fans...
45 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Brandon Phillips, David Wright, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Pablo Sandoval, Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine, Tony La Russa, Yogi Berra

Baseball's Players of the Week: Youkilis, Weaver, McCutchen, McDonald
MLB Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National Leagues and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last week's —J...
45 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, News, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates

2012 Home Run Derby: 3 Ways to Make it Better
MLB I don’t care much for the Home Run Derby. Never really have. I usually watch parts of it, but I can’t stay in front of a TV and watch the entire spectacle. And what little time I will spend wat...
45 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Robinson Cano

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 9
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 9, 2012.     1...
45 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: July 9
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Top 25 fantasy baseball hitters of last week (7/2-7/08):...
45 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy

MLB Manager Actually Gets Ump to Overturn Call
MLB Well, here's something you almost never see. It happened during Saturday night's game between Cleveland and Tampa Bay. Indians manager Manny Acta came out of the dugout to complain to the first-bas...
45 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, News

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for July 6. • The New York Daily News previews this weekend’s Yankees-Red Sox matchup. • ESPN Big 12 blogger Da...
45 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: July 5
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. First-Half Fantasy All-Stars The 83rd Annual Major Lea...
45 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

2012 MLB All-Star Game: Who Really Deserves to Make the Roster
MLB Every season just before the Fourth of July, I put together my two All-Star teams and marvel at how my rosters differ from the fan vote, and to some degree the players’ and managers’ choices. B...
46 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Baseball's Players of the Week: Cabrera, Hughes, Zimmerman, Latos
MLB Each week Athlon Sports looks back at the previous week's best baseball players in the American and National Leagues and recaps the most outstanding pitching performances. Here are last week's — ...
46 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Mat Latos, Miguel Cabrera, Phil Hughes, Ryan Zimmerman, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: July 2
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for July 2, 2012.    1. Rangers...
46 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals