Just when things start to look up for Dale Earnhardt Jr., bad luck strikes again. Earnhardt will miss the next two races in the chase for the Sprint Cup Championship in Charlotte and Kansas due to a concussion. This will end his championship run.
While there aren't as many marquee games as last week, we have several intriguing matchups to look forward to this weekend. Saturday features four games between ranked opponents, including one top 10 game in the SEC. Additionally, 14 of the 22 ranked teams in action this weekend are playing road or neutral-site games. So this could be another weekend to be on upset alert.
Here is what to watch for this week in the top 25.
A rematch of last season's NFC title game highlights the action for Week 6 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a preview of all of this week's games:
Arian Foster ran for 152 yards and a touchdown, and the Houston Texans beat the New York Jets, 23-17, in East Rutherford, N.J. on Monday night.
There are times when a high five just isn't appropriate, as University of Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase found out over the weekend in a match-up against Wisconsin.
Drew Brees broke a long-standing NFL record, and several other teams won close games in the closing minutes on Sunday. Here's a recap of all of this week's games:
The new rankings will look very different this week as three Top Five teams all went down to a defeat, part of a larger shakedown in college football that saw nine ranked teams all suffer losses.
Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.
The start of the Major League Baseball playoffs, the return of an old college-football rivalry and an NFL rivalry with a new uniform highlight this weekend's sports calendar. Here are some of the best events to watch this weekend:
Three unbeaten teams remain, plus an old rivalry enters a new stage, as the NFL enters its fifth week of the 2012 season. Here's a preview of all of this weekend's action:
The Dallas Cowboys are probably the NFL franchise most associated with the sexy female form, thanks to their legendary cheerleaders. Now "America's Team" is encouraging its fans to take some of this sexiness home by opening the first Victoria's Secret store ever in a sports venue.
The New York Giants missed a chance to secure a divisional win, while Arizona and Atlanta each needed late field goals to remain unbeaten. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's action:
