1. 2012 ESPY Awards: Pat Summitt, Eric LeGrand, Biggest Winners of 2012 ESPYs

    Each year, ESPN hosts the ESPYs, an award show honoring the most outstanding individual athletes, coaches and teams of the previous year. Many of these awards are given to athletes who are the most talented and influential figures in sports...

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  2. Clemson Football: What You Need to Know About the 2012 Defensive Line

    The Clemson defensive line will look very different in 2012 after the departure of its two stars, Brandon Thompson and Andre Branch. Massive losses on the defensive line, particularly at defensive end, is nothing new to the Tigers...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 1,536 reads 1 comments

  3. College Football Predictions: 5 Preseason Darlings Who Will Have Rough Years

    It's July and all 124 Division I (FBS) college football teams have a clean slate and are filled with hope for a successful 2012. Some of those squads will harness those hopes and turn them into winning seasons, bowl berths and conference titles...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 640 reads 2 comments

  4. UFC 148: Whatever Happened to the Old Anderson Silva?

    With UFC 148 rapidly approaching, the old Anderson Silva is nowhere to be found. Somewhere between Chael Sonnen's UFC 136 post-fight interview in which he declared, "Anderson ...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 3,737 reads 20 comments

  5. MLB All-Star Rosters 2012: What AL, NL Starting Lineups Should Look Like

    Every year when the all-star rosters are released, it shakes the foundation of the baseball world, causing a tidal wave of arguments among baseball fans and analysts. Personally, I blame this on the fan vote for the initial quake...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 8,828 reads 5 comments

  6. Clemson Football: Examining Which Stud 2013 Recruits Dabo Swinney Must Land

    Thanks to the commitment of the undisputed No. 1 player in the nation, Robert Nkemdiche , Clemson is one of the hottest teams on the recruiting trail in 2013...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 3,367 reads 1 comments

  7. 2012 Summer Olympics: US Swimmer Missy Franklin Is Next Michael Phelps

    I usually don't subscribe to the whole "Athlete A will be the next Athlete B" dynamic. Most of the time when golf analysts declare someone like Rory McIlroy or Beau Hossler to be ...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 2,577 reads 3 comments

  8. College Football: Georgia Bulldogs and 5 Other Programs Due for a 2012 Letdown

    You just have to love the college football preseason. Everyone is still undefeated, energized and ready to put their mark on the upcoming season...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 868 reads 8 comments

  9. Tour De France 2012: Unheralded Bikers Who Will Shake Up Historic Race

    The cycling world has been rocked recently with the news that the sport's biggest star, Lance Armstrong , has been officially served with doping charges in the same month as the ...

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  10. Summer X Games 2012: 4 Future Stars You Must Know

    With the 2012 Summer X Games set to begin, there are, as always, some young stars who will be in Los Angeles and ready to push for medals against athletes twice and even three times their age...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 1,003 reads 0 comments

  11. Three Olympic Stars You Must Know for 2012 Summer Games in London

    These three stars, who will all be representing Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London next month, all have one thing in common. They have serious "ups...

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  12. Houston Astros: 5 Prospects Who Could Be Making Their Way Up to the Bigs Soon

    The Houston Astros have one of the worst records in MLB this year. Fortunately, help may be on the way...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 1,414 reads 5 comments

  13. West Virginia Football: Why Tavon Austin Will Light Up the Big 12 in 2012

    West Virginia's immensely talented, ultra-dynamic returning and receiving superstar Tavon Austin will officially take his talents to the Big 12 Conference on July 1...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 2,093 reads 15 comments

  14. New York Yankees: 3 Adjustments the Yanks Must Make to Secure AL East

    The New York Yankees are one of the hottest teams in the MLB , sitting atop the league's toughest division, the American League East. They currently hold the second-best record in baseball, behind only the defending AL Champion Texas Rangers ...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 1,407 reads 13 comments

  15. West Virginia Football: How the 4-Team Playoff Impacts WVU

    On Wednesday, the BCS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced their endorsement (via Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach of ESPN) of a four-team playoff system to replace the current BCS postseason format...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 2,257 reads 7 comments

  16. Euro 2012: Biggest Roadblocks to a Historic Spanish Repeat

    Spain didn't look incredibly sharp during group play, something that will have to change if they expect to complete the historic Euro-World Cup-Euro title run...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 186 reads 1 comments

  17. Euro 2012: Stars Who Need to Turn Around Poor Form

    The knockout stage is finally upon us at the 2012 Euro. Some squads were able to limp into the quarterfinals, but are still far from being at full form, while a few other sides saw a reemergence of their stars to propel them out of the group stage...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 78 reads 0 comments

  18. College Football Rankings: 10 Worst Stadiums for Away Fans to Visit

    College football is one of my favorite things in the entire world. Many amazing experiences are had on university campuses all around the nation on fall Saturdays...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 3,646 reads 2 comments

  19. 2012 Olympics: 6 Track and Field Athletes Who Could Surprise Us This Summer

    Usain Bolt is the world's fastest man and will undoubtedly be one of the main attractions in London for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. But, it was the United States that claimed the highest medal total in the athletics competition in 2008...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 3,226 reads 1 comments

  20. 2012 MLB Trade Deadline: Top 5 Sellers in This Year's Trade Market

    As the July 31 MLB trade deadline rapidly approaches, teams of both leagues have to decide whether they will look to add talent to make a run for the postseason or pack it in and prepare for 2013...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 15,059 reads 48 comments

  21. West Virginia Football: Why Dana Holgorsen Is the Coolest Coach in the NCAA

    There isn't a single football coach in the NCAA as cool as West Virginia's Red Bull-slugging head honcho, Dana Holgorsen, and I'll tell you why. Alright, so he has a goofy haircut...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 8,354 reads 7 comments

  22. Euro 2012: Why Spanish Side Doesn't Have Enough Left in the Tank

    Spain, the defending Euro and World Cup champions, don't have enough left in the tank to take the Euro 2012 cup. Ranked No. 1 in the world, they were supposed to roll through group play at 3-0 and easily advance to the quarterfinals...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 153 reads 0 comments

  23. Rory McIlroy: Why Patience Is Key for Golf's Youngest Star Heading into US Open

    This weekend, 23-year-old golfing phenom Rory McIlroy will attempt to defend his US Open title at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. But, the young Irish star won't have the winds of momentum filling his sails as play begins today...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 11 months ago 203 reads 0 comments

  24. Alabama Football: Why the Tide Will Roll Through the SEC in 2012

    The Alabama Crimson Tide will enter the 2012 season as the defending national champions and one of the favorites to take the Southeastern Conference title...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 12 months ago 2,233 reads 10 comments

  25. Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad: Who Will Have the Better College Career?

    On April 11, the first day of college basketball's national signing period, the nation's No. 2 recruit Shabazz Muhammad announced that he would be a Bruin and attend UCLA next year...

    Alex Sims Written by Alex Sims about 12 months ago 1,595 reads 3 comments