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2011 All-Star Snubs
MLB All Star Game Snubs -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) My first sports memory ever was listening to Game Six of the 1986 NLCS between my beloved New York Mets and the Mike Scott-led Houston Astros. My family was mov...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, MLB All Star Game Snubs

Athlon Sports' MLB All-Star Teams
MLB All Star Game The voting is in and MLB has tallied up America’s wishes for the starting lineups for the All-Star Game next week. Managers Bruce Bochy of the Giants and Ron Washington of the Rangers have select...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, MLB All Star Game

What Should Oregon Do With Chip Kelly?
Pac-12 The news for Oregon got worse last week with a Yahoo Sports' report that contained details about Willie Lyles and his relationship with Chip Kelly. The Ducks have yet to receive a letter of inquiry...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Oregon Ducks, Chip Kelly

Longhorns, Inc.
Big 12 The operative word in college athletics today is “business.” Schools are searching for more creative and effective ways to fatten their bottom lines, whether it’s through sponsorship deals, s...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Texas Longhorns

A Time for Kill at Minnesota
Big Ten Jerry Kill boarded the plane headed home and settled into the seat next to his wife, Rebecca. He was unusually quiet, his normal traveling salesman buoyancy suppressed by what he had just seen:...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Minnesota Golden Gophers

Delivering in Daytona
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season has been the year of first-time winners. Trevor Bayne stunned the sport with an unlikely win in the Daytona 500. Regan Smith followed suit a...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: Joey Chestnut Wins His Fifth Straight Championship
Nathan's Hot Dog Contest Joey "Jaws" Chestnut won the 2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest in Coney Island today by eating 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes, his fifth straight title. Second was Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti with 53 ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest

Big Picture Issues
NASCAR Popularity by Tom Bowles Is NASCAR’s glass half-empty or half-full? As the sport gathers for its traditional version of the halfway mark — Daytona’s spectacle under the lights this Fourth of Ju...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, NASCAR Popularity

Oregon State Cheerleaders

College Football Oregon State Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Cheerleaders, Pac-12, Oregon State, Cheerleaders

Georgia Tech Cheerleaders
ACC Georgia Tech Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Georgia Tech

Getting Lost in Baseball-Reference.com
MLB Getting lost in Baseball-Reference.com Okay, I’m a baseball nerd, not a real-life nerd — even my two daughters don’t see me as that. But I am a baseball nerd. I played Strat-O-Matic baseb...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

UNLV Cheerleaders

College Football UNLV Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Cheerleaders, UNLV, Cheerleaders

Cincinnati Bearcats Cheerleaders

College Football Cincinnati Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football

Conference Realignment's Winners and Losers
Conference realignment By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With conference realignment becoming official on July 1, the landscape of college football has changed. Athlon takes a look at the winners, losers an...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Conference realignment

Best Party In College Football?
College Football Debate: Would you rather go to the Red River Shootout* or the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party*? Athlon editors Braden Gall and Patrick Snow debate which game they would rather attend. ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football

Arizona Cheerleaders
Pac-12 ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona

BYU Goes Independent
Independent Last summer, when schools throughout the Big 12 Conference were wondering about their athletic futures as Texas and its cronies wondered whether it made sense to go West, the idea of football bache...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Independent, BYU Cougars

Why Does Clemson Continue to Underachieve?
ACC There’s no shortage of excuses as to why Clemson remains on the periphery of the nation’s power elite. Some would argue that its home state doesn’t produce an abundance of top prospects (alth...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Clemson Tigers

Baylor Cheerleaders
College Football Baylor Cheerleaders from the Athlon Archive! ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Baylor Bears

Diamond Update
MLB Midseason Awards American League MVP 1. Adrian Gonzalez, Boston 2. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 3. Jose Bautista, Toronto Cy Young 1. Josh Beckett, Boston 2. Justin Verlander, Detroit...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

NASCAR: Coke Zero 400 Preview
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro Location: Daytona Beach, Fla. Specs: 2.5-mile tri-oval; Banking/Turns: 31°; Banking/Tri-oval: 18°; Banking/Backstretch: 3° 2010 Winners: Jamie McMurray (Feb.) and Ke...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Sexy Patriotic Girls
Overtime These girls are showing their patriotism. And a lot more. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Sexy Patriotic Girls

Athlon's 2011 All-America Team
All American Team Athlon continues our countdown to the upcoming season with our first and second All-America team for the 2011 season. Click here for all our college football team previews, rankings and predictions...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, All American Team

The Best New Assistant Coaches in College Football
College Football Assistant Coaches Charlie Weis, Offensive Coordinator, Florida - New head coach Will Muschamp wants to run a pro-style attack at Florida, so he went out and hired a man who has been the offensive coordinator fo...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, College Football Assistant Coaches

Horsepower Rankings
NASCAR by Matt Taliaferro 1. Carl Edwards  Edwards and crew did what a championship-laden team is supposed to do as it continues to build steam: Stay above the fray and bring it home clean with...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

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