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Restoring Daytona's Dignity
NASCAR by Vito Pugliese The Daytona 500 has had a few choice nicknames foisted upon it over the last 53 years – chief among them, “The Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.” That being said, if it is ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Pro Sports: Enough Already
MLB "Albertageddon" in St Louis. NFL Labor issues. Carmelo and the Knicks. Mets' owners and felon Bernard Madoff. Our sports headlines are pretty depressing right now. As much of the country strugg...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB

'11 Team Rankings: SEC
College Football The rich get richer. It is a cliché to end all clichés, but it applies to the SEC in recruiting these days (otherwise, someone needs to investigate who butters the recruiting service bread – bu...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC

If Gods Were Drafted Like Fantasy Sports
Overtime Ever wonder what a fantasy draft for Gods and Religions would look like?   ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime

No. 8: Jim Furyk
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: May 12, 1970, West Chester, Pa. FEDEX FINISH: 1 2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $4,809,622 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 10 (as of Feb. 16, 2011) GOLF CHANNEL’S BRAN...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf

No. 3: Jeff Gordon
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 24 Driver to End Hunger/DuPont Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports Owner: Rick Hendrick Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson Years with current team: 19 Under contr...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Spit Take
Golf   Put me in line behind everyone who has already excoriated Tiger Woods for expectorating on the green at the Dubai Desert Classic. Even given all we know about Tiger, this was a new low. Cur...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Status quo at the break
NBA The NBA season has reached All-Star Week. From here until regular season's end on April 13, it really can become a different season from what we have seen the first 55 games or so. But for each con...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Specialty time
NBA The NBA season rolls into the All-Star break this weekend, and that means there should be about a month left in your fantasy league's regular season. Now is the time of year where you should really...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Most Underrated?
College Basketball 1. Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor has become the poster child for an underrated player. Who is else is getting overlooked nationally? Mitch Light: Maryland is having a down year, so I don’t think ...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Fantasy Mock: Recap of Round 8
NFL Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Mock Draft — February 2011 ROUND 8 85. Kellen Winslow, TE, TB (Athlon Consensus 2) 86. James Starks, RB, GB (Matt Taliaferro, Athlon Sports) 87. A.J. Green, WR, ...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy

No. 9: Dustin Johnson
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: June 22, 1984, Columbia, S.C. FEDEX FINISH: 5 2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $4,473,122 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 14 (as of Feb. 15, 2011) GOLF CHANNEL’S BRANDE...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf

No. 4: Clint Bowyer
NASCAR ...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

'11 Team Rankings: Pac-12
College Football The addition of Utah and Colorado has added two large states for talent to the west coast conference’s footprint. Both states produce quality athletes that most Pac-10 schools have already been r...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac 10

NFL Cheerleaders: Swimsuit Edition
Overtime Hut, hut...hike up your skirt! ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Overtime

Catching our breath before it resumes
NASCAR Random ruminations while at recess from racing: • Let me get this straight: Teams worked on their Daytona cars for months, brought them down in January to test, some went back and built new o...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

What Kind of Man is Albert Pujols?
MLB The best player in baseball, Albert Pujols, is at odds with his employer, the St. Louis Cardinals, over the next seven to 10 years of his life. Or at least he seems to be. While no one in the media...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Fantasy Mock: Recap of Round 9
NFL Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Mock Draft — February 2011 ROUND 9 97. Chris Cooley, TE, WAS (Athlon Consensus 1) 98. Mike Williams, WR, SEA (Braden Gall, Athlon Sports) 99. Deion Branch, WR, N...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy

NFL 2011 Cheerleader Gallery
NFL Super Bowl XLV had all the elements of a great game.  Except cheerleaders. ...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders

Monday Musings
Golf   Conventional wisdom has long held that playing the Pebble Beach Pro-Am with Bill Murray is a recipe for failure. Murray’s on-course shtick is simply too distracting to the task at hand. It...
2 years ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf

Panthers Surviving Without Gibbs
College Basketball By Ken Davis Injuries are a part of any college basketball season, but the magnifying glass comes out when top teams lose players in February. This is the time of year when coaches find themsel...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Fantasy Mock: Recap of Round 7
NFL Athlon Sports NFL Fantasy Mock Draft — February 2011 ROUND 7 73. Santana Moss, WR, WAS (Athlon Consensus 1) 74. Steve Smith, WR, NYG (Braden Gall, Athlon Sports) 75. Reggie Bush, RB, NO...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy

No. 10 Steve Stricker
Golf 2011 Golfer Countdown BORN: Feb. 23, 1967, Edgerton, Wisc. FEDEX FINISH: 7 2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $4,190,235 WORLD GOLF RANKING: 8 (as of Feb. 14, 2011) GOLF CHANNEL’S BRANDE...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Golf

No. 5: Tony Stewart
NASCAR 2011 Driver Countdown No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Team: Stewart-Haas Racing Owner: Tony Stewart Crew Chief: Darian Grubb Years with current team: 3 Under contract through:...
2 years ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR

Early Mock Thoughts
Fantasy   There was no football this weekend for the first time since August. Nashville also saw the thermometer top 50 for what feels like the first time since then as well. So conducting more fantas...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy

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