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7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Bristol Motor Speedway
News Bristol Motor Speedway received a re-tooling of sorts following last spring’s race, so there will be a bevy of unknowns this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes to the high-banked hal...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Bristol, Bristol, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

West Virginia Mountaineers 2013 Spring Football Preview
News After a 5-0 start last season, West Virginia was poised to be a contender for the Big 12 title, while quarterback Geno Smith was an early Heisman favorite. However, the season started to crumble af...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, West Virginia Mountaineers, 2013 college football spring previews

Oklahoma State Cowboys 2013 Spring Football Preview
News Coming off a 12-1 season and the departure of a couple of key players, an 8-5 record in 2012 was about what most expected from Oklahoma State. The Cowboys finished with five victories in Big 12 pla...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Oklahoma State Cowboys, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 NFL Free Agency: Players to Watch
News The NFL’s new league year officially begins today. The more prominent indicator that business has begun for the 2013 season is the start of free agency at 4 p.m. ET. While some teams have already...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, free agents

Arkansas Razorbacks 2013 Spring Football Preview
News Fans in Fayetteville (and some uninformed SEC media members) had no idea how important Bobby Petrino was to the Arkansas program. After a heart-breaking offseason, the Razorbacks did little during ...
10 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 March Madness: NCAA Tournament schedule and key dates
News From the NCAA conference touranments to Selection Sunday to the Championship game, here are the key dates for 2013 March Madness: Conference championship games Saturday, March 9: Atlantic ...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, News, 2013 March Madness

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Second Base
News Opening Day is less than three weeks away, meaning the fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching. Drafts are going across the country, and probably the globe, and Athlon Sports' annual Basebal...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Third Base
News Opening Day is less than three weeks away, meaning the fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching. Drafts are going across the country, and probably the globe, and Athlon Sports' annual Basebal...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

Early-season favorites emerge as NASCAR hypes Gen-6 car
News If Matt Kenseth were a betting man, he’d have bought a Play 4 ticket on the way out of Las Vegas. The numbers? 3-3-3-3. Kenseth, in the third race of the 2013 season, became career Sprint...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

Oklahoma Sooners 2013 Spring Football Preview
News Even though Oklahoma finished 10-3 and made an appearance in the Cotton Bowl last year, coach Bob Stoops wasn’t satisfied. As a result, the Sooners had a shakeup on the coaching staff, with three...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, 2013 college football spring previews

College Football's Top 5 Wide Receivers on the Rise for 2013
News With spring practice underway for many college football teams, the countdown to the 2013 season has officially started. With preseason predictions right around the corner, it’s never too early to...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, California Golden Bears, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Houston Cougars, Indiana Hoosiers, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Wisconsin Badgers 2013 Spring Football Preview
News This offseason marked the first time since the 1980s that Wisconsin had to go through a true coaching search. Athletic Director Barry Alvarez took his time and settled on a respected football mind ...
10 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Wisconsin Badgers, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 NFL Free Agency: Teams to Watch
News While the 2013 NFL season may not start on the field for another six months, the off-the-field business begins in earnest on Tuesday when the new league year officially begins. More specifically, t...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, free agents, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Volunteers 2013 Spring Football Preview
News Tennessee enters spring practice with its fourth different head coach since the 2008 season. Needless to say, it's impossible to compete for championships in Conference USA without stability on the...
10 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers, 2013 college football spring previews

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher
News Opening Day is less than three weeks away, meaning the fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching. Drafts are going across the country, and probably the globe, and Athlon Sports' annual Basebal...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base
News Opening Day is less than three weeks away, meaning the fantasy baseball season is quickly approaching. Drafts are going across the country, and probably the globe, and Athlon Sports' annual Basebal...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Fantasy, News, Fantasy Baseball

2013 NFL Free Agency: Position Primer
News The Baltimore Ravens and their fans are more than likely still basking in the glow of their Super Bowl XLVII win, but as far as the NFL goes, it’s pretty much ancient history. The new NFL lea...
10 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, free agents

Clemson Tigers 2013 Spring Football Preview
News Coming off an 11-2 season with a victory over LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, optimism is running high at Clemson. The Tigers are the early favorite to win the ACC in 2013 and will likely be a top-10 ...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Clemson Tigers, 2013 college football spring previews

Matt Kenseth wins Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas
News The biggest name in NASCAR's 2012 version of Silly Season made his presence known early in the 2013 season. Matt Kenseth, in only his third start with Joe Gibbs Racing, gave the No. 20 team its fir...
10 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas, NASCAR

Big 12 Football 2013 Spring Preview and Storylines
News With no clear favorite entering spring practice, the Big 12 should be college football’s most intriguing conference to watch when preseason picks are released for 2013. Oklahoma State, TCU, O...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers, 2013 college football spring previews

Denny Hamlin vows to avoid paying fine, laments NASCAR relationship
News Five storylines for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas 1. Hamlin draws NASCAR’s (thin-skinned) ire NASCAR suddenly, quickly and, well, mistakenly landed a $25,000 shot to Denny Hamlin's wall...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Aric Almirola, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, appeal, fine, Geoffrey Miller, Las Vegas, NASCAR

NFL Draft Rankings 2013: Outside Linebackers
News Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country's most powerful sport. The 2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27, won’t be an...
10 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Connecticut Huskies, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Rutgers Scarlet Knight, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, NFL Draft

Big East Football 2013 Spring Preview and Storylines
News Another year brings more changes for the Big East. And if you are having trouble keeping up with the changes, you certainly aren’t alone. West Virginia departed for the Big 12 before the 2012 sea...
10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights, 2013 college football spring previews

Playing the NASCAR Odds for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Las Vegas
News As will be pointed out ad nauseam on FOX this weekend, Las Vegas is the home to gambling, betting, taking chances and all sorts of other illicit activities. So if you want to dial a cliché, cue up...
11 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, Kobalt Tools 500, Las Vegas, NASCAR, odds, Vito Pugliese

USC Trojans 2013 Spring Football Preview
News USC was billed as a national title contender last season but finished with a disappointing 7-6 mark and ended the year with a three-game losing streak. The Trojans are still under NCAA sanctions, s...
11 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, USC Trojans, 2013 college football spring previews

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