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Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 17. • The Louisville Cardinals: A top-10 football program with the cheerleaders to match. • Johnny Footb...
1 week ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NFL, MLB, Golf

25 Best Baseball Players 25 and Under
MLB Youth is being served in MLB. Don't believe me? Look at last year’s awards voting. Besides running away with the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year award, 21-year-old Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mi...
1 week ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Aroldis Chapman, Bryce Harper, Craig Kimbrel, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Upton, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Harvey, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg

12 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 6-12
MLB Cincinnati can win only against bad teams, Dee Gordon is fast, the Texas bullpen is good and the Astros may have trouble when they play at Texas. Here are these and other amazing stats from the wee...
1 week ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Dee Gordon, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Josh Hamilton, Robbie Ross, Shelby Miller, Tanner Scheppers, Troy Tulowitzki, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

25 Young Athletes Most Likely to be Hall of Famers
MLB To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...
1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angles, New York Mets, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Nationals, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans, Portland Trailblazers, Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 14
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Wee...
1 week ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 13
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

2013 Fantasy Baseball: Closer Grid
MLB Athlon keeps fantasy GMs up to date with a complete look at MLB's bullpen situations. Team Closer Setup Watch List Arizona ...
2 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Fantasy Baseball

Top 25 National Broadcasting Jobs in Sports
MLB If you could have any national sports broadcasting job in sports, what would it be? Do you want to be at the games and travel all over the country? Do you want to be a studio host with a more stabl...
2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, Golf, News

Blown Home Run Call Exposes Flaw in MLB Replay System
MLB Last night, Adam Rosales of Oakland launched an apparent game-tying home run in the ninth inning at Cleveland only to have it ruled a double by the umpiring crew. After reviewing the call via repla...
2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Adam Rosales, Cleveland Indians, Oakland A's

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5
MLB There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...
2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Bryce Harper, Ike Davis, Jason Grilli, Nolan Ryan, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Ryan Raburn, Yu Darvish, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

2013 MLB Power Rankings: May 7
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best (Texas Rangers) and worst (Houston Astros) baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Wee...
2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Carlos Gomez, Justin Verlander, Ryan Raburn, Sergio Romo, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 6
MLB Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...
2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for May 3. • What colleges produce the smartest, sexiest graduates? Harvard gave us Rashida Jones (pictured), so it's o...
3 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NBA, MLB

15 Most Indispensable Players in Baseball
MLB At the end of the season, the major awards voters will evaluate players in their own way, with a variety of definitions applied to the word “Valuable” in Most Valuable Player. There are the Sab...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Yadier Molina, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

15 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 22-28
MLB Each week during the 2013 MLB season, we highlight the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball.    .516    David Ortiz’s Batting Averag...
3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Brandon Crawford, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Justin Upton, Mariano Rivera, Matt Harvey, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals