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AFC Wild Card Preview and Prediction: Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens

News The NFL’s feel-good story of the 2012 season will collide with what will be the final chapter of a legendary career when the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens take the field for Sunday’s ...

19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, AFC, Andrew Luck, Anquan Boldin, Baltimore Ravens, Dennis Pitta, Indianapolis Colts, Jacoby Jones, Joe Flacco, playoffs, Ray Rice, Reggie Wayne, T.Y. Hilton, Torrey Smith, Vick Ballard, Wild Card

2013 Under Armour All-American Game Winners and Losers

News The Under Armour All-American Game features some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron. Each year dozens of elite prospects go head-to-head all week in practice tryin...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Clemson Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions

NFC Wild Card Preview and Prediction: Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers

News The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers will face off for the second time in less than a week when their NFC Wild Card showdown kicks off on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. The Vikings (10-6) bea...

19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, NFC, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Blair Walsh, Charles Woodson, Christian Ponder, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jared Allen, Jermichael Finley, Jordy Nelson, Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, playoffs, Randall Cobb, Wild Card

AFC Wild Card Preview and Prediction: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans

News The Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans will face off in the postseason for the second straight season when they get together on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The Bengals (10-6) enter this gam...

19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, AFC, A.J. Green, Andre Johnson, Andy Dalton, Arian Foster, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Cedric Peerman, Chris Myers, Cincinnati Bengals, Duane Brown, Geno Atkins, Houston Texans, J.J. Watt, Jermaine Gresham, Matt Schaub, Owen Daniels, playoffs, Wade Smith, Wild Card

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances

News With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...

19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

Cotton Bowl Preview and Prediction: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

News The matchup in Dallas will be a familiar one, but the Cotton Bowl will provide the first look at how a freshman Heisman winner will react to the burden of the award. Only Florida’s Tim Tebow ...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, SEC, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies

BBVA Compass Bowl Preview and Prediction: Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss

News If Ole Miss players need a tour guide around Birmingham, they could ask their opponents. Making their third consecutive trip to the BBVA Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh players should know the hot spo...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Ole Miss Rebels, Pittsburgh Panthers

GoDaddy.com Bowl Preview and Prediction: Kent State vs. Arkansas State

News Two mid-major programs whose success this year cost each of them their head coaches will meet up in the second-to-last bowl game of the season. The matchup between Kent State from the Mid-American ...

19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Sun Belt, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Kent State Golden Flashes

2013 US Army All-American Bowl Preview

News The nation’s best prospects are competing in two major cities this weekend. San Antonio hosts the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Tampa-St. Petersburg welcomes the Under Armour All-American Game....

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, AC00, high school, Recruiting

Fiesta Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon vs. Kansas State

News Kansas State and Oregon have proven that it is possible to change your standing on the college football food chain. Consider the following: These two programs have a combined 11 appearances in the ...

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Kansas State Wildcats, Oregon Ducks

NFL MVP Comparison: Brady, Manning, Peterson and Rodgers

News The 2012 NFL MVP race was a four-horse dead heat to the finish. All four candidates are deserving and worthy of being named the most valuable player in the league. And all four are going to be hist...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots

How Alabama's 2012 Championship Team Ranked as High School Recruits

News The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look back at recruiting rankings by comparing the starting line-u...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2013 Under Armour All-American Game Preview

News The nation’s best prospects are competing in two major cities this weekend. San Antonio hosts the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Tampa-St. Pete welcomes the Under Armour All-American Game. T...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News

2013 New Year's Resolutions for College Basketball

News Admit it: Most New Year’s resolutions don’t last. All those promises to eat healthier and exercise more go by the wayside after only a few months. Lucky for the following college bask...

20 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News

How Notre Dame's 2012 Championship Team Ranked as High School Recruits

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Alabama and Notre Dame: A position-by-position historic comparison

News There are few programs in the history of college football that have experienced as much success as Alabama and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are fourth all-time with 865 wins and no team in t...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sugar Bowl Preview and Prediction: Florida vs. Louisville

News Florida and Louisville haven’t played each other during the lifetime of many of the players on the field in New Orleans, but familiar faces will be all over the place. The Gators and Cardinal...

20 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals

Top 5 Fiesta Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Utah Utes, Fiesta Bowl

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

10 Coaches to Replace Fired Norv Turner with the San Diego Chargers

News After an up-and-down tenure in San Diego, the Chargers have finally decided to pull the plug on Norv Turner. The embattled coach was nearly fired at the end of last season but finished with a 4-1 r...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: NFL, News, AFC, AFC West, San Diego Chargers

10 Coaches to Replace Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles

News Andy Reid’s 14-year run as the Eagles’ head coach has ended. Philadelphia’s front office decided to go in another direction after the Eagles’ first losing season since 2005. Philadelphia al...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: NFL, News, NFC, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles

Rose Bowl Preview and Prediction: Wisconsin vs. Stanford

News The Grand Daddy of Them All will feature two of the most powerful rushing attacks in the nation when Wisconsin and Stanford meet in the 99th annual Rose Bowl. Wisconsin earned its third consecu...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Pac 12, Stanford Cardinal, Wisconsin Badgers

Orange Bowl Preview and Prediction: Northern Illinois vs. Florida State

News In terms of intrigue, the Florida State-Northern Illinois matchup in the Orange Bowl has to be one of the must-see games of the postseason. After cracking the top 16 of the BCS standings, the Huski...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, MAC, Florida State Seminoles, Northern Illinois Huskies

Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview and Prediction: Clemson vs. LSU

News Considering the success of Clemson and LSU this year, the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl could easily be a BCS matchup and should be one of the postseason’s must-see bowl games. Clemson’s two losses cam...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers

Capital One Bowl Preview and Prediction: Georgia vs. Nebraska

News The 67th annual Capital One Bowl — which has gone by many names — is one of the oldest running non-BCS bowls in the country. Both Georgia, which is making its sixth appearance in the ...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers

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