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Conference USA Football 2012 Predictions

News Editor's Note: Athlon's 2012 predictions were completed before UCF's postseason ban was announced. After eight seasons of stability, Conference USA will be ripped apart in 2013 when Memphis, UC...

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Long Road

News Sunday, June 17, will be remembered by Junior Nation as they day when their boy finally came home. Much like John J. did at the end of Rambo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. came full-circle, literally, this pa...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Eanhardt Jr., DEI, Hendrick Motorsports, Tony Eury Jr., Tony Eury Sr.

Backseat Drivers Fan Council

News Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory celebration is long over and now it’s time to look ahead. Members of the Backseat Drivers Fan Council were asked to look ahead on what Earnhardt’s victory means r...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Backseat Driver Fans Council, Dustin Long, Infineon, Michigan, NASCAR, road course racing

SEC Football: 2012 All-Conference Team

News The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-SEC teams for this season. Related: Athl...

48 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

MAC Football 2012 All-Conference Team

News The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first and second All-MAC teams for this season. Athlon's 2012 All-MA...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Akron Zips, Ball State Cardinals, Bowling Green Falcons, Buffalo Bulls, Central Michigan Chippewas, Eastern Michigan Eagles, Huskies, Kent State Golden Flashes, Miami Redhawks, Northern Illinois, Ohio Bobcats, Toledo Rockets, UMass Minutemen, Western Michigan Broncos, 2012 College Football All-Conference Teams

College Football's 10 Worst Head Coaches for 2012

News Whether a college football coach is entering his first season or coming off a national championship, all are under heavy scrutinty. And just like the best coaches in the NCAA, the record isn't alwa...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

Ambrose vs. the Road Course, Junior's Confidence and Martin's Vacation

News To break one trend, Marcos Ambrose knows he’ll likely endure another when the Sprint Cup Series competes at Sonoma in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday in the first of two races at road courses ...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Austin Dillon, Dale Eanhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Robby Gordon, Dustin Long, Infineon, NASCAR, Rick Hendrick

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings

News 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. We’ve said all along that Earnhardt’s consistency warranted the top spot, but a lack of any wins kept him from it. Well, the 143-race national nightmare is over, and J...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Michigan, NASCAR, Power Rankings

Big 12 Football: 2012 All-Conference Team

News The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-Big 12 teams for this season. Related: A...

48 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

Sun Belt Football 2012 Predictions

News With the defections in the WAC, the Sun Belt is no longer college football’s worst conference. The addition of South Alabama brings the Sun Belt to 10 football members for 2013, and this conferen...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Sun Belt, Arkansas State Red Wolves, FAU Owls, FIU Golden Panthers, Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, MTSU Blue Raiders, North Texas Mean Green, South Alabama Jaguars, Troy Trojans, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 2012 College Football Predictions

NASCAR Silly Season Primer

News Joey Logano, you captured your first race win since 2009 less than two weeks ago. You passed a future Hall of Famer, Mark Martin, to do it. You’re now just 51 points away from the Chase with a po...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Jamie McMurray, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Martin Turex Jr., Matt Kenseth, free agent drivers, NASCAR, Silly Season

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wins in Michigan

News Four years and 143 races. That’s how long it had been since NASCAR’s most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., had won a Sprint Cup Series race. In that time, the sport’s favorite son went...

48 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR, QUicken Loans 400, Steve Letarte, winless streak

Webb Simpson Wins the U.S. Open

News Webb Simpson is our national champion, and contrary to the naysayers who'll claim he backed into it, a 68-68 weekend on one of the toughest golf courses in U.S. Open history is the definition of ea...

48 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: Golf, News, Graeme McDowell, Jim Furyk, Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson

Big East Football 2012 Predictions

News Conference realignment has brought changes to the Big East in 2012 and more is coming for 2013 and beyond. West Virginia departed for the Big 12, while Syracuse and Pittsburgh will be joining the A...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, 2012 College Football Predictions

Vanderbilt Football: Behind the Scenes With James Franklin on Signing Day

News Vanderbilt coach James Franklin recently signed what is considered to be the top recruiting class in school history. Athlon Sports spent National Signing Day in the Commodores’ War Room with Fran...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Vanderbilt Commodores

WAC Football 2012 Predictions

News WAC football is officially on life support. The defections of Boise State, Fresno State, Nevada and Hawaii over the last two years have left the conference with just seven members for the 2012 seas...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, WAC, Idaho Vandals, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, New Mexico State Aggies, San Jose State Spartans, Texas State Bobcats, Utah State Aggies, UTSA Roadrunners, 2012 College Football Predictions

R.A. Dickey No-Hitter? Or B.J. Upton Hit?

News Was B.J. Upton’s chopper off R.A. Dickey down the third-base line a hit or an error? By my standards, it was an error. By most official scorer’s decisions on a nightly basis, it was a hit. ...

49 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, B.J. Upton, R.A. Dickey, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, No-hitter

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Michigan

News From the mountains of Pennsylvania to the rolling hills of Michigan, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400. Racing on yet another ...

49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Fantasy NASCAR tips, Michigan, QUicken Loans 400

Big 12 Football 2012 Predictions

News Landry Jones might have been a first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft. Instead, he’s still a Sooner, giving Oklahoma an elite quarterback and the inside track to the Big 12 title. Jones already ...

49 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, 2012 College Football Predictions

Big Ten Football 2012 Predictions

News The inaugural Big Ten title game featured the teams widely regarded as the league’s best. This season’s race could be less clear-cut. The Legends Division looks rock solid, while the Leaders is...

49 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, 2012 College Football Predictions

College Fantasy Football: 2012 Tight End Rankings

News Fall college fantasy football drafts are right around the corner and Athlon is here to help win your league in 2012. Rankings will be updated right up until kickoff and expect plenty of t...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News, 2012 College Fantasy Football Rankings

MAC Football 2012 Predictions

News Conference realignment finally reached the MAC, with Temple departing for its second stint in the Big East and UMass joining the league as it moves up from the FCS ranks. The MAC is coming off its ...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Akron Zips, Ball State Cardinals, Bowling Green Falcons, Buffalo Bulls, Central Michigan Chippewas, Eastern Michigan Eagles, Huskies, Kent State Golden Flashes, Miami Redhawks, Northern Illinois, Ohio Bobcats, Toledo Rockets, UMass Minutemen, Western Michigan Broncos, 2012 College Football Predictions

College Fantasy Football: 2012 Team Defense Rankings

News Fall college fantasy football drafts are right around the corner and Athlon is here to help win your league in 2012. Rankings will be updated right up until kickoff and expect plenty of tweaks...

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News, 2012 College Fantasy Football Rankings

#NASCAR & #Twitter? OMG! and Jerry Springer coming to Cup?

News Jerry Springer and NASCAR? A special Twitter page for NASCAR and a unique race at a unique race track. Backseat Drivers Fan Council members had much to debate this week and they didn’t always agr...

49 weeks ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Kurt Busch, Backseat Drivers Fan Council, Dustin Long, Jerry Spring Show sponsor, NASCAR, Phoenix Racing, Pocono, Twitter

SEC Football 2012 Predictions

News The SEC is bigger than ever, with the addition of Texas A&M and Missouri, but one thing hasn’t changed: The balance of power is still in the West. LSU still has the Honey Badger and a strong ...

49 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, 2012 College Football Predictions

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