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Heat Check
News LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh came out scorching during their Heat check in L.A. on Christmas Day. Miami pulled off a 96–80 statement win against the Lakers, filling a highlight reel ...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

NBA has plenty of gifts for Christmas
NBA Those that are in the military, work for police departments, fire departments, hospitals, hotels, drive a truck, or those in retail, among others, all have to work on Christmas Day.

People work o...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

OKC doubles down
NBA After starting the season a perfect 8-0 when Thabo Sefolosha scores in doubles figures, the Oklahoma City Thunder finally ended up on the losing end despite 11 from him against the Suns Dec. 19.Last s...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Welcome back ... to back
NBA By the numbers, the Atlanta Hawks have had one of the most difficult schedules in the NBA so far this season. Atlanta and Cleveland have played the most back-to-backs (10) in the NBA this year. Atlant...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

The Vols: To Rank or Not to Rank?
College Basketball 1. Should Tennessee, a team with wins over Pitt and Villanova but losses to Oakland, Charlotte and USC, be ranked in the top 25?Mitch Light: Tennessee is one of the most interesting teams in the natio...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Defensive Player of the Year?
NFL Athlon's Steven Lassan, Nathan Rush and Braden Gall debate five burning questions for Week 16 in the NFL:Follow us on twitter: @AthlonBraden / @AthlonSteven / @AthlonRush1. What is your favorite B...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Fitz Setting Records, Losing Games
NFL By Charean WilliamsCardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald has all kinds of records to his name. He became the team’s all-time leading receiver this season, and last week, Fitzgerald became the seco...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Coaching not Bobcats' problem
NBA Not even Larry Brown and his 1,098 wins could coach the Charlotte Bobcats to a winning record this season.And there are two, among many, glaring reasons why. They are two reasons why many other teams ...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Pressure on Phillies' Offense, not Pitching
MLB There’s been much celebration over the recent coup by Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro. Certainly, signing the top free agent pitcher this winter after trading for two of the top starter...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Farve limping to the finish line
NFL By Ralph VacchianoNo one should ever tell anyone when it’s time to retire. We all deserve to make that decision for ourselves. That goes double for athletes who are often forced to call it quits...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: NFL

Interview with Peter Gammons
MLB Peter Gammons has been covering sports since 1969, when he began a distinguished career in journalism at the Boston Globe. Last season was the 38th consecutive World Series that he has worked. Gammons...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

Celtics remain No. 1
NBA After giving the Eastern Conference its first top-ranked team of the season last week, the Boston Celtics have held on to the spot for Week 9's Athlon Sports Power Rankings. The Celtics defeate...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Sports Lite
News Happy holidays, everyone. God bless Mr. Scrooge and God bless Tiny Tim Lincecum. …News flash: Yankees GM Brian Cashman says he’s incensed by Cliff Lee’s decision to sign with the Ph...
2 years ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News

The Magic of fantasy
NBA There are many ways to play fantasy basketball — rotisserie, head to head, lineups that can be changed any time and lineups that lock just prior to Monday night’s tip. With that in mind, A...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

NCAA Fantasy Hoops Ranks
College Basketball With a dozen or so games in the books, the college fantasy basketball world has rounded into form. With a scoring system based on total points, meaning all statistics count as one point. Points, rebou...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball

Goal Line Stand
News The Jets defense stood strong in the franchise's first ever win on the road at Pittsburgh, taking a 22–17 victory in what could be a playoff preview. New York veteran pass rusher Jason Ta...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: News

A Down Year in the Big East? Not So Fast
College Basketball By Ken DavisThings get a little slow in college basketball at this time of year. The holidays are upon us and semester exams are wrapping up for most of the “student-athletes” — to b...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Giant Blunder
NFL Kicking ThemselvesThat’s what the Giants are doing today, after losing in the most heatbreaking, head-scratching fashion in recent NFL history. Rookie Matt Dodge (as in, get the heck outta&helli...
2 years ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL

Bowl Season Begins
College Football New Mexico Bowl Teams: UTEP (6-6) vs. BYU (6-6) Date: Dec. 18, 2010, 2 p.m. ET Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico Analysis: Two former WAC rivals renew acquaintances in a bo...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

Additions Change Hoops Outlook
College Basketball With first semester grades being posted throughout the land, some college basketball programs are about to get a nice present for the holiday season. This select group of talented transfers (or player...
2 years ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball

Elite PGs face off again
NBA The Miami Heat visiting the New York Knicks tonight will grab the headlines, but the highlight matchup of the night will be that of Deron Williams and Chris Paul. When Paul's New Orleans Hornet...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NBA

Does Georgetown have best win of the season?
College Basketball 1. Which team not in the AP top 10 has the best win this season?Mitch Light: You could argue that Oakland’s win at Tennessee is the best for a non-top 10 team, but that really isn’t in the...
2 years ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball

Not your average Joe
Fantasy It's not often that a rookie quarterback, making his first start in Week 15 of an NFL season could advance you in your fantasy playoffs, but the Minnesota Vikings might have just that guy. Bret...
2 years ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: Fantasy

Super Bowl Favorites
NFL Who Will Win Super Bowl XLV? New England I don’t envy my colleague this week. Making the case for anyone other than the Patriots to win the Super Bowl is a fool’s errand. The P-men a...
2 years ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL

Ranking the Bowls
College Football 35. Little Caesars – Toledo (8-4) vs. FIU (6-6) – Dec. 26 Christmas in Detroit? No thanks. Mario Cristobal has done an excellent job turning around FIU, but the Golden Panthers aren&rsquo...
2 years ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

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