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College Football's Top 10 Head Coaches on the Rise for 2013

News It seems every college football season has an active coaching carousel at the end of the year. Athletic directors are always looking for the next big thing, and there is no shortage of coaches look...

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Ball State Cardinals, Fresno State Bulldogs, Georgia State Panthers, Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns, Memphis Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, South Florida Bulls, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Toledo Rockets, Utah State Aggies

College Football's Top 10 Assistant Coaches on the Rise for 2013

News The college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about which assistants will be atop athletic director’s wish lists to fill open vacancies after 2013...

The Greatest Shots in Masters History

News We don’t have footage of Gene Sarazen’s famous double eagle from 1935, but on Masters Sunday 2012, we saw something just as good and just as rare — Louis Oosthuizen's double eagle, the first ...

6 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Jack Nicklaus, Larry Mize, Louis Oosthuizen, Masters, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

News The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit heads to the Lone Star state this weekend for the NRA 500 from Texas Motor Speedway. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sp...

6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Texas, Dustin Long, Fantasy tips, NASCAR, Texas

Ranking All 125 College Football Head Coaches for 2013

News Coaching is one of the driving forces in building a national championship team or program. No matter how much talent a program has, it can’t win a national title if the coaching is questiona...

College Football's Top 10 Worst Coaches for 2013

News Ranking college football coaches is no easy task. Judging coaches simply on their record isn’t a true indicator of how successful they were at a particular program. Components such as resources, ...

6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News

The 2013 Masters At a Glance

News The Masters at a Glance Augusta National Golf Club • Augusta, Ga. April 11-14 • Defending Champion: Bubba Watson Brandel Chamblee's Take The Masters Tournament is the only major playe...

6 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for Texas Motor Speedway

News I hope you all enjoyed restrictor plate action (or in this year’s case, inaction), short track madness and whatever it is we’re calling Fontana now, because all of that is in the rearview mirro...

6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas Motor Speedway, Analytics, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

College Football's Top 10 Quarterbacks on the Hot Seat for 2013

News Most college football fans associate the word “hot seat” with coaching changes. While that term mostly applies to the men on the sideline, it can also factor into the discussion of quarterbacks...

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Worst and Weirdest Food of The Masters Champions Dinner

News It's one of the great traditions of Masters week: the Tuesday night Champions Dinner, where the defending champ gets to pick the menu for everyone. Defending champion Bubba Watson apparently s...

6 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, Overtime, News, Masters

What Happened to All the NASCAR Rivalries?

News Joey Logano. Tony Stewart. Denny Hamlin. Clint Bowyer. Jeff Gordon. The list of NASCAR drivers ticked off, for one reason or another, entering Martinsville could even knock the former Jersey Shore ...

6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Danica Patrick, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, NASCAR, Tom Bowles

10 Young MLB Players Who Will Be Hall of Famers

News To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...

6 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, News, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals

Ranking the SEC's College Football Coaches for 2013

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

Jimmie Johnson's Martinsville Mastery Continues

News Jimmie Johnson capped off a dominant weekend at Martinsville Speedway in a familiar way: by celebrating in Victory Lane. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won his eighth career NASCAR Sprint Cup race...

6 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, race recap, STP Gas Booster 500

Masters 2013 Hole-By-Hole Preview: Augusta National

News We break down all 18 holes of the Masters. ...

6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Golf, News, Augusta, The Masters Hole Photos

10 Greatest Substitute Drivers in NASCAR History

News With the flurry of press releases that were flying about last Friday, with the announcements and retractions regarding Mark Martin substituting for the injured Denny Hamlin, it brought to light one...

7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Jarrett, Darrell Waltrip, David Pearson, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Jimmy Hensley, Kenny Wallace, Mark Martin, Robby Gordon, Tiny Lund, Tommy Kendall, NASCAR, substitute drivers

NASCAR Returns to Rough 'n' Tumble Short Track

News 1. Back to the scene of the (original) crime With the he-said, he-said war of words and fenders that Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have participated in during the last three weeks, it's been easy ...

7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Johnny Sauter, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Martinsville, Geoffrey Miller, Martinsville, NASCAR

Ranking the Big East's College Football Coaches for 2013

7 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

Ranking the Pac-12's College Football Coaches for 2013

7 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway

News The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit treks back east to quaint little Martinsville for the STP Gas Booster 500. To help guide you through the 2013 Fantasy NASCAR season, Athlon Sports ...

7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Dustin Long, Fantasy tips, Martinsville, NASCAR

Confident Earnhardt leads Sprint Cup Series into Martinsville

News It’s said that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is off to the best start of his 14-year NASCAR Sprint Cup career. The 38-year-old has recorded top-10 finishes in each of the first five events, averaging a ...

7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hendrick Motorsports, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Steve Letarte

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings

News Dale Earnhardt Jr. has assumed the top spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings, but it's defending champion Brad Keselowski who finds himself atop the Athlon Sports Horsepower Rankings. ...

7 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Martinsville, Matt Taliaferro, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Ranking the Big Ten's College Football Coaches for 2013

News Considering how important coaches are to teams or even making preseason predictions, Athlon is taking a look at how each conference stacks up with its head coach rankings for 2013. Ranking...

7 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Martinsville Speedway

News In the 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races that took place at Martinsville Speedway during the Car of Tomorrow era, two drivers won nine races: Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. It is a track that rew...

7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Martinsville, David Smith, Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR, Stats

Oregon Ducks 2013 Spring Football Preview

News Oregon just finished a historic run in Pac-12 play, going 33-3 in conference games over the last four years, including a trip to the BCS National Championship game. Those four years are better know...

7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Oregon Ducks, 2013 college football spring previews

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