Kendall Club

The Broncos might be in the best position to become the first team outside a major conference to play for the BCS title. But they'll have to start their 2010 season with a win over the Hokies to have any shot at the top. Boise State versus Virginia Tech at FedEx Field, in Maryland, on Labor Day night, is more than a game — it's a game changer.

There are TV analysts who choose their words poorly, there are people who really stick their feet in their mouths, and then there's Dan Hampton.

SANFORD — It's Sunday afternoon, and there's something unusual going on in the field across busy U.S. Highway 17-92 from Sanford Middle School.

Getting business from abroad

There are no cracks appearing in the foundation of NASCAR's most powerful team. But with the Chase for the Sprint Cup two weeks away, there are ...

Tiger Woods fires a 65 on Saturday, good enough to keep him playing the rest of the weekend at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Steve Elling says Woods' first bogey-free round in ages may mean a great deal more. Tiger Woods - Deutsche Bank Championship - Golf - sport - Golfers

MOUNTAIN LAKES - When high school officials told incoming fall sports athletes they ought to have their heads examined, they weren’t questioning their sanity, but joining a growing number of districts using technology to more effectively manage recovery from head injuries.

The Au Sable Big Water Preservation Association is hosting its 2010 Fall Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 11. The effort will consist of boats and persons in waders that will clean from McKinley to 4001.

Sitting behind home plate at LeLacheur Park on a sultry late-summer evening, Dick Berardino does not need a computer, or a radar gun, to evaluate the fielding prowess or base-running habits of the hometown Spinners. Baseball field - Dick Berardino - Sports - Baseball - Major League

“Are we going to fish all day in the darkness?”

JOHNNY WATTERSONdiscusses the week in sport

No, it's not Casey at bat coming up Labor Day Weekend at Mickie Gordon Park near Middleburg. Instead, it's a three-day cricket game, a joint venture of the California-based nonprofit Home of Hope and Cricket Council USA, hailing from Boca Raton, FL.

A demolition derby driver. The chief of a volunteer fire department. A championship-caliber archer. The operator of a bookstore whose shop once was a bank.

A youth baseball team from Puerto Rico is looking to show off its skills during a Labor Day weekend tournament.

NHL2K11 (2KSports/Visual Concepts) tries to bring realism to sports on the Wii, but falls short because of control issues and a spotty artificial intelligence.

Rugby League Live's poor controls and lack of gameplay modes make it more of a dropped ball than a great try.

JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CATERPILLAR CHEVROLET met with media and discussed RCR's progress this year, night racing and the track at Atlanta, making the Chase, and more.

Geocaching is catching on. Just ask Paul and Dana Gillin who wrote the book "The Joy of Geocaching." The Framingham-based authors spoke at the Hopkinton Public Library about a growing sport of treasure hunting using a hand-held GPS system and a computer.

Tennis often seems to be the forgotten sport these days when discussing athletic achievements. Golf and auto racing seem to draw the most attention individually, while football, baseball and basketball produce the majority of headlines in the team aspect. But for a group of two dozen or so locals, tennis is deemed as the only sport. On virtually any day of the week, there is a good bet anywhere ...

Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime. Free appetizers, draft kits, meal discounts, gift cards and contests featuring sports... Fantasy - Sport - Association football - Football - Business