Scotland played like they expected to win against England but were again undone by their failure to score The agony for Andy Robinson goes on. What more do his side have to do to consummate their new-found appetite for a fast, accomplished handling game with a try? Their search for one is becoming painful to watch. Here they ran at England every which way; they filleted them with ease at times ...
Signing day contained a few surprises for the Washington Huskies, and among them was the early letter turned in by DE Pio Vatuvei of Patterson, Calif. --- his was the third announced by UW last Wednesday. Recruiting analysts knew UW was in the hunt for Vatuvei, who had long been listed as a soft commit to USC but had taken trips in the fall, including to Washington the weekend of the Oregon game ...
Football, with good reason, is often described as a chess match. A lot more time is spent thinking and strategizing than actually running plays, and one crafty move can set off a series of countermoves that changes the course of the game. But you don't have to be some kind of Grand Master to understand -- or at least pretend to understand -- the sport.
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - 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. New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich and New England Patriots offensive lineman Marcus Cannon have both had to deal with life-threatening illness and came through their treatment to achieve their sporting dream, a place in the ...
To say that Super Bowl XLVI is an exciting and hyped-up event doesn't do justice to the popularity of pro football and America's love for the violent sport. That being said, there are numerous over/under predictions about the game and how it will turn out. Well, here's four more you can add to the list on Super Bowl Sunday. Begin Slideshow
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.
The Super Bowl isn't just a three-and-a-half hour football game punctuated by the year's best ads and a pyrotechnic halftime show. It's a symbol and a social event, a national display that transcends the ...
You're not much of a skier, and jouncing through the woods on a roaring snowmobile isn't your idea of fun either. Is there any other reason to take a winter trip to Michigan's cold, snowy Upper Peninsula?
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sidney Crosby’s latest concussion-related layoff may not be a concussion after all, but rather a more-treatable neck injury that went undiagnosed for weeks if not months.
More than 600 referees — 92 per cent from Ontario — participated in a 2010 survey that concluded increased aggression by those surrounding the game heightens the risk of injury for players on the ice.
Still in the game... Mike Compton sifts through paperwork and CDs late last week in his role as offensive line coach at Bluefield College. Staff photo by Eric DiNovo
Manchester City made the best of difficult conditions to keep the pressure on Manchester United when they visit Chelsea on Sunday afternoon, brushing off a negligible Fulham challenge to win by three goals and put the same number of points between themselves and their neighbours. It was not a vintage display but it was never going to be, given the wintry weather. City simply needed a convincing ...
Each time BenJarvus Green-Ellis lines up behind Tom Brady in Sunday’s Super Bowl the Patriots running back will fasten a special chin strap to his helmet, featuring an impact indicator designed to help detect the probability of concussions. During a commercial break, television viewers will be shown a promotional message from the NFL touting the advances the league has made in player safety ...
The Rolls Royce of artificial turf is now here. Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig, the running capital of the Philippines, recently launched an all-weather turf football field produced by one of the world’s leading artificial turf experts, Limonta Italy.
Roller derby looking for skaters of all shapes and sizes
The NFL wants to add even more fans to the millions already following the sport — and is willing to pay $1 million to do it.
Sunday’s match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Manchester United was hyped as the premier game of the weekend and it lived up to that billing. The hosts were on top 3-0 early into the second half, before a pair of costly penalties let United back into the game. The comeback would be completed as Javier Hernandez again victimized the Chelsea defense scoring the game tying goal with under ...
Many fans -- and even some teammates -- regard kickers as do-nothings and aliens at worst or necessary evils at best, which is strange when you consider the name of the game.
The Super Bowl isn't just a three-and-a-half hour football game punctuated by the year's best ads and a pyrotechnic halftime show. It's a symbol and a social event, a national display that transcends the sport itself.
It's hardly a coincidence that the weirdest pass ever thrown in the history of the Super Bowl was launched by — who else? — a kicker.
