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Why isn't the World Series trophy named after a person? [1]

Monthly [2] 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 [3] Tags: Monthly [2]

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Why doesn't the NFL induct officials into the Hall of Fame? [4]

Monthly [2] 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 [3] Tags: Monthly [2]

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5 Most Unexpected NFL Stars in 2012 [5]

NFL [6] Maybe nobody really knew Adrian Peterson would be on target to rush for 2,000 yards so soon after a devastating injury. But everyone knew that the talent and his ability were there. Before he got h...

21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], San Francisco 49ers [8], Seattle Seahawks [9], Tampa Bay Buccaneers [10]

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20 Amazing College Basketball Cheerleaders of the SEC [11]

College Basketball [12] We look back at our favorite college basketball cheerleaders of the SEC this young season. These southern girls can cheer for us anytime! ...

22 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Basketball [13], Overtime [14], Cheerleaders [15], SEC [16], Alabama Crimson Tide [17], Georgia Bulldogs [18], Cheerleaders [15]

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5 Injuries That Altered the NFL Season [19]

NFL [6] When Robert Griffin III limped off the field last Sunday, it figured to be a devastating injury for the Washington Redskins. He’s their most dynamic player and the reason they’ve made a race ou...

22 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], Baltimore Ravens [20], Michael Vick [21], Ray Lewis [22], San Francisco 49ers [8], Seattle Seahawks [9], Terrell Suggs [23]

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30 Funny Fantasy Golf Team Names [24]

Golf [25] Fantasy golf season is almost here, meaning that it's time to dust off the dumb, dirty and/or tasteless puns and come up with a team name. Here’s our list for 2013, in no particular order of...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: Golf [26], Overtime [14]

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Manziel becomes first freshman to capture Heisman [27]

College Football [28] New York, NY (Sports Network) - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday. Manziel edged Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o to earn ...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29]

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Coach Butch Jones leaves Cincinnati for Tennessee [30]

College Football [28] Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Butch Jones is leaving Cincinnati to become the head football coach at Tennessee.Jones resigned from his position at Cincinnati on Friday morning.The 44-year-old Jones...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Tennessee Volunteeers [31]

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Kansas State QB Collin Klein Wins Golden Arm Award [32]

College Football [28] Kansas State QB Collin Klein has been named the winner of the 2012 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Klein was selected from an original field of 29 of college’s top quarterbacks, including fin...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Kansas State Wildcats [33]

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5 Biggest NFL Underachievers in 2012 [34]

NFL [6] There are 22 teams in the NFL that can make at least a decent case to their fans that they’re still somehow in the playoff hunt, and maybe another handful that can at least stretch the definition...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], Carolina Panthers [35], Detroit Lions [36], New Orleans Saints [37], New York Jets [38], Philadelphia Eagles [39]

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College Basketball: John Calipari's Top 20 All-Time Freshmen [40]

College Basketball [12] Even since his first season as a college head coach at UMass, John Calipari has thrived with freshmen. That season in 1988-89, Calipari had a rookie Jim McCoy, who averaged 19.8 points per game. ...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Basketball [13], Atlantic 10 [41], Conference USA [42], SEC [16], Kentucky Wildcats [43], Memphis Tigers [44], UMass Minutemen [45]

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30 Amazing College Football Cheerleaders: Best of 2012 [46]

Cheerleaders [15] A look back at our 30 favorite cheerleaders from the 2012 college football season. They can cheer for us anytime! ...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Overtime [14], Cheerleaders [15], Cheerleaders [15]

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The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 14 [47]

College Football [28] The top two teams are set. After a thrilling victory over Georgia in the SEC championship game, Alabama finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Legends Poll. Notr...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Alabama Crimson Tide [17], Georgia Bulldogs [18], Notre Dame Fighting Irish [48], Oregon Ducks [49]

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Chiefs Linebacker Jovan Belcher Commits Suicide [50]

NFL [6] Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed himself Saturday morning at the team's facility, moments after allegedly killing his girlfriend. Belch...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], Kansas City Chiefs [51]

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5 Terrible NFL Teams Most Likely To Get the No. 1 Draft Pick [52]

NFL [6] A year ago at this time being the worst team in the NFL didn’t seem like such a horrible thing. Waiting for the ultimate loser (and the runner up) were two potential franchise quarterbacks for th...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], Cleveland Browns [53], Jacksonville Jaguars [54], Kansas City Chiefs [51], Oakland Raiders [55], Philadelphia Eagles [39]

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USGA, R&A propose anchored putter ban [56]

Golf [25] Far Hills, NJ (Sports Network) - The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club announced on Wednesday a proposal to ban anchored strokes.At the core of the issue are long putter...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: Golf [26]

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College Basketball Players Survey: Off The Record [57]

College Basketball [12] 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...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Basketball [13], Monthly [2], Duke Blue Devils [58], Kentucky Wildcats [43]

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Rory McIlroy strengthens lead in the world rankings [59]

Golf [25] World No. 1 Rory McIlroy closed his season in style as he birdied the final five holes to come from behind and win on Sunday in Dubai and that helped him increase his lead in this week's world rank...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: Golf [26], Adam Scott [60], Brandt Snedeker [61], Bubba Watson. Ian Poulter [62], Justin Rose [63], Lee Westwood [64], Louis Oosthuizen [65], Luke Donald [66], Phil Mickelson [67], Rory McIlroy [68], Tiger Woods [69], Webb Simpson [70]

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College Football Cheerleaders of Week 13 [71]

Cheerleaders [15] A look at our favorite cheerleaders from week 13 of the college football season. They can cheer for us anytime! ...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Overtime [14], Cheerleaders [15], Cheerleaders [15]

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The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 13 [72]

College Football [28] Notre Dame did its part. The Irish knocked off USC on Saturday and earned a spot in January's BCS championship game. But even though Notre Dame finished the regular season unbeaten and even tho...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Alabama Crimson Tide [17], Legends Poll [73]

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What Fired Gene Chizik's Next Book Should Be Called [74]

College Football [28] Poor Auburn fans. They went from celebrating a national championship in 2010, to a horrible 3-9 season in 2012 that was punctuated by an embarrassing beating from in-state rival Alabama. Back i...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: College Football [29], Overtime [14]

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Which former athlete made the most successful transition into pop culture? [75]

Monthly [2] Which former athlete made the most successful transition into pop culture? My husband says former Rams defensive lineman Merlin Olsen (“Little House On The Prairie,” etc.), but I vote for Chuck...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: Monthly [2]

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2012 Holiday Gift Guide for Sports Fans [76]

NFL [6] Are you looking for the perfect and unusual gift for the sports fan in your life? Welcome. You’ve come to the right place. Here’s a look at some of our favorites. STOP ROOTING, START O...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NFL [7], MLB [77], Monthly [2], Overtime [14], News [78]

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10 "WTH?" Moments in NASCAR Television [79]

News [78] It was a rough and tumble few weeks for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, what with the fisticuffs in Phoenix and Brad Keselowski pounding beers on Sportscenter. Some say that racing has turned into wr...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NASCAR [80], News [78], Brad Keselowski [81], Dale Earnhardt Sr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. [82], Darrell Waltrip [83], Denny Hamlin [84], Jeff Gordon [85], Kimi Raikkonnen [86], Kurt Busch [87], Robby Gordon [88], Tony Stewart [89], funny interviews [90], NASCAR [80], WTH Moments [91]

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Backseat Drivers Fan Council [92]

NASCAR [93] The racing is over. All that remains is for NASCAR to get together in Las Vegas next week, dole out some money and party. Before the banquet arrives, members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council tak...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports [3] Tags: NASCAR [80], News [78], Brad Keselowski [81], Dale Earnhardt Jr. [94], Jeff Gordon [85], Jimmie Johnson [95], Backseat Drivers Fan Council [96], Dustin Long [97], NASCAR [80]

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