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Penske Racing Awaits Penalties from NASCAR
Texas It’s hard to believe that last year Kyle Busch went a whole season and won just once in NASCAR’s top three series: Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Trucks. Why? Two months into 2013, h...
5 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Texas, NASCAR, NRA 500, penalties, Penske Racing, Texas, Tom Bowles

NRA sponsorship of NASCAR race in Texas creating buzz
Texas 1. NASCAR finding Texas race sponsor to be questionable fit When Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage announced the naming rights to Saturday night's race, eyebrows were raised in circles...
5 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Texas, Bruton Smith, Eddie Gossage, Gen-6, hall of fame, NASCAR, NRA race sponsorship

Fantasy NASCAR Picks for the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas 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

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Texas by Matt Taliaferro 1. Greg Biffle  Cemented his status as the points leader with an impressive win in Texas. Biffle has yet to finish worse than 13th this season, and is looking forward ...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, NASCAR, Power Rankings, Texas

Greg Biffle Wins in Texas
Texas by Matt Taliaferro The NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings have always been more consistency-based than win-centric. This season alone, two-time race winner Tony Stewart found himself third in th...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, recap, Samsung Mobile 500, Texas

Pennell’s Picks: Fantasy NASCAR Trends at Texas
Texas The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shrugs off the much-needed weekend off and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for this Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500. Anytime the series makes its way to the high-...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Fantasy NASCAR, Jay Pennell, Texas

NASCAR Horsepower Rankings
Texas by Matt Taliaferro 1. Tony Stewart  Momentum has clearly swung in Smoke’s favor. He’s always been a streaky driver, and now that he’s “on” it may be hard for Carl Edwards to ho...
1 year ago by Matt Taliaferro Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, Horsepower Rankings, NASCAR, Phoenix, Texas

Wake Forest Upsets Florida State
Texas ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Arizona State, Florida State, oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wake Forest

College Fantasy: Athlon 120 League
Texas The 2011 college football season is here. And with little time to spare, Athlon Sports has completed its most excessive all-120 draft yet. The mocks are over, this is the one we play out. And we co...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News, Alabama, baylor, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

College Football: By the Numbers
Texas By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) Are you as ready for college football to start as we are at Athlon? Our daily countdown will take us right up to kickoff on September 1. Some days ou...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, baylor, Boise State, Boston College, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, San Diego State, SMU, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Frank Beamer, Jim Tressel, Joe Paterno, Mack Brown

2001 NFL Draft Revisited
Texas By Jake Veyhl Scan the list of the 2001 NFL Draft first-round selections below and you’ll probably recognize quite a few of the biggest names from college football. There are future Hall of F...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, NFL, Big 12, Big Ten, MWC, Pac 12, SEC, WAC, Chad Johnson, Drew Brees, Gerard Warren, Justin Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, Leonard Davis, Michael Vick, Reggie Wayne, Richard Seymour, Santana Moss, Steve Smith, Todd Heap, Arizona State, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Ohio State, TCU, Texas, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, NFL Draft

College Football's Top 25 Games of 2011
Texas The start of the 2011 college football season is two weeks away. With kickoff right around the corner, Athlon takes a look at the top 25 must-see games in the nation for 2011. 1a. LSU vs. Alaba...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama, Boise State, Florida Gators, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, USC, Virginia Tech

The Big 12's 2011 Top 10 Games to Watch

Texas The start of the 2011 college football season is two weeks away. With kickoff right around the corner, Athlon takes a look at the top 10 must-see games in the Big 12 for 2011. 1. Oklahoma vs. ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

The New Big 12 Conference Logo
Texas With Texas A&M probably announcing on Monday their move to the SEC, and with Nebraska and Colorado making their exits last year, the Big 12 is going through a lot of changes. How many team...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Big 12, SEC, Colorado, Nebraska, oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, SEC Expansion

Predicting College Football's Breakout Players: Big 12
Texas by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) What is a breakout player? Defining that term isn’t exactly easy. Although Big East fans are likely already familiar with the names on this li...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Breakout Players

2012 Football Recruiting Rankings: QBs
Texas -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) The quarterback position is easily the most important, and most difficult, position on the football field. Do the necessary skills needed to succeed c...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Arizona State, Auburn, Cal, Clemson, Colorado, Florida State, Indiana, Miami, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Athlon Awards: Ranking the Best Units in the Big 12
Texas Kickoff for the 2011 season is just a few weeks away. To help pass the time before the opening weekend, Athlon will be taking a look at the best units by conference.  A "1" signifies the b...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

Athlon Awards: Linebacker Units
Texas They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off tim...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Dont'a Hightower, Keenan Robinson, Luke Kuechly, Travis Lewis, Vontaze Burfict, Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Athlon Awards

Athlon Awards: Best Defensive Line Units
Texas They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off tim...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big Ten, Mountain West, SEC, Baker Steinkuhler, Billy Winn, Brandon Jenkins, Devin Taylor, Jadeveon Clowney, Jared Crick, Shea McClellin, Arkansas, Boise State, Florida, Florida State, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio State, South Carolina, Texas, Athlon Awards

Top 25 Players of the BCS Era
Texas Athlon's editors have voted on the top 25 players of the BCS era. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, big-12, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Adrian Peterson, Cam Newton, LaDainian Tomlinson, Michael Vick, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, oklahoma, Ole Miss, Pitt, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Ranking the Big 12's Top 35 Players for 2011
Texas By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the college football season with a look at the top 35 players for 2011 in the Big 12. ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

Will Oklahoma and Texas A&M Leave the Big 12?
Texas The rumors of Oklahoma and Texas A&M heading to the SEC have been heating up over the last week, largely due to Texas and the Longhorn Network. Although the Big 12 was held together last summer...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M

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