Monthly Articles

Monthly Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the greatest hitter and pitcher of the “Steroid Era,” headlined a group of 37 players eligible for the Class of 2013 in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But fo...
Monthly Hunting is a way of life for future baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones. He’s as comfortable sitting with his bow 25 feet up an oak tree as he was standing in a batter’s box fighting off ...
Monthly They say knowledge is power. And we believe that. That's why we're going to make you the most powerful person at this year's Super Bowl XLVII party. Here is everything you need to know about the Bi...
Monthly While the Super Bowl annually pits the champion of the AFC conference versus the winner of the NFC, that doesn’t necessarily mean the best two teams end up playing in the biggest game of the seas...
Monthly What major league pitcher hit the most home runs?  — Larry Luttrell, Lubbock, Texas   Wes Farrell, who played primarily for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox during his 1...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly
Monthly Even on Super Bowl Sunday, the SEC is king. The SEC is represented more than any other conference on the Super Bowl rosters with 17 players for the Ravens and 49ers playing their final collegi...
Monthly It wasn’t so long ago that the star of Super Bowl Sunday was a talking frog. Or a dancing monkey. Or Cindy Crawford enjoying a refreshing cola. For a stretch of time that lasted more than a d...
16 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Monthly, super bowl
Monthly At what age do NFL players start drawing their pensions? — Ed Johnson, Panama City Beach, Fla.   Players start collecting their pensions at age 55. To qualify, they must be cred...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly
Monthly What is the record for most foul balls hit in a single at-bat?  — Bert Steinberg, Port Hueneme, Calif.   There are no records kept for foul balls during particular at-bats,...
17 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: Monthly
Monthly Who is considered the best athlete-turned-musician? I think it is one of these three: Wayman Tisdale (jazz), Shaquille O’Neal (rap) or Bernie Williams (soft jazz). What do you say? — N...
17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly
Monthly With the holiday season upon us, we started thinking: If Santa can make a list, why can’t Athlon? So we asked dozens of athletes, agents, coaches, journalists and other experts to identify the ni...
Monthly Too often these days, fans and athletes alike focus on the negative side of sports, whether it's a fight that breaks out on the field or trash talk off the field. Still, there are many instances of...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Golf, Monthly, Olympics
Monthly Why isn’t the World Series trophy named after a person, like the Stanley Cup (NHL), Lombardi Trophy (NFL) and Larry O’Brien Trophy (NBA)? I think it should be named the Babe Ruth and ...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly
Monthly Why is it that the NFL is the only major sport that does not induct game officials into its Hall of Fame?  — Dr. Norman Jones, Crystal Lake, Ill.   We kicked this one over to ve...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Monthly
Monthly College hoopsters can be an honest bunch—even more so under the cover of anonymity. Athlon Sports talked to dozens of college basketball stars from coast to coast—at 50 schools in 18 confe...