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The 26-year-old from Penticton, British Columbia boasts three third-place finishes at 2011 Ironman 70.3 events.

It's a day to remember for Curt Schilling. "It's Opening Day on a second career," the former major league baseball star said. "I don't know any other way to put it."

Pro athlete: Troy Polamalu my youth minister always called me Troy Polamalu because I had really long hair and he would say it looks like his, I just think he plays a good game and hustles and goes hard.

People are still talking about the middle finger and the marching bands, but now they're finally coming back to the forgotten star of Madonna's halftime show — the flying dude in the toga.

Baseball, it appears to me, is the one sport where the best plans often go awry, and each season takes on different twists from the anticipated.

Baseball, it appears to me, is the one sport where the best plans often go awry, and each season takes on different twists from the anticipated.

Baseball, it appears to me, is the one sport where the best plans often go awry, and each season takes on different twists from the anticipated.

I’m happy for the Giants’ Tom Coughlin , who, in any given season, goes from coaching for his job to coaching in the Super Bowl . I’m happy for America, which, for one day, shows the world it still is the No. 1 superpower for spectacle and sport. And, of course, I’m happy that the somewhat evil Patriots lost. Read full article >>

Indiana -- the place where Peyton Manning, Larry Bird, the Hoosiers and more have created the stuff of legend -- is undoubtedly a sports mecca. A celeb magnet however? Not so much. But that will change over the next few days as Madonna and an assortment of stars from film, music and TV arrive for four compact days of entertainment and partying tied to the Super Bowl.

I’m happy for the Giants’ Tom Coughlin, who, in any given season, goes from coaching for his job to coaching in the Super Bowl. I’m happy for America, which, for one day, shows the world it still is the No. 1 superpower for spectacle and sport. And, of course, I’m happy that the somewhat evil Patriots lost. As usual, I took it all in and took copious notes:

There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.

LEBANON — Garrett Urrutia is a bit of a throwback.

Both Super Bowl kickers have taken uncommon paths to this Sunday's NFL decider, essentially stumbling into a job that often decides titles and legacies for better or worse. Scotland-raised Lawrence Tynes of the New York Giants and New England's Stephen Gostkowski know one of them could be the first player celebrating -- or hunched in anguish -- in the final seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Danica's husband reveals that the two stars have one negative in common.

If ever there was a sportsman from the money-mad professional era who was guaranteed to put a smile on the face of the fans – or even the opposition – then it was Freddie Flintoff. Ebullient big-hitting, big-hearted fast bowling, smacking sixes for his father to catch in the crowd, even consoling Australia's Brett Lee at the moment of victory: this was how he will be remembered, playing as if he ...

Adam Starr knows the outdoors from an insider perspective.

Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses.

Martin Faynor didn’t find track and field until he was a sophomore at Hillsborough High School.

I'm happy for the Giants' Tom Coughlin, who, in any given season, goes from coaching for his job to coaching in the Super Bowl. I'm happy for America, which, for one day, shows the world it still is the No. 1 superpower for spectacle and sport. And, of course, I'm happy that the somewhat evil Patriots lost.

All that stuff about the Olympic ideal, how it's all about taking part, not winning, can often seem like so much hot air, rendered hopelessly quaint and outdated by the ultra-competitive and mercenary world of modern sport. Until, that is, you speak to Kieran Behan.