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 ...
What is the challenge you face every year with all these high end athletes trying to keep everything together for the season and having a successful season? Jeff Fish: I would say the biggest challenge is getting to know each one of them in terms ...
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.
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.
Players S.K.Uthappa and Kothajit Singh are keen to excel for India in international hockey tournaments.
Oklahoma State defensive end signee Trace Clark is a two-sport star, having helped Wichita Collegiate to football and basketball state titles.
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 ...
Piri Weepu has been named the winner of Nga Toa Whakaihuwaka Maori of the Year award.
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 easy to play for a winner.
A gallery of reporters flanked to Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose ’s locker recently in the visitors’ dressing room at FedExForum as if he had just played the game of his life. Unfortunately for the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, his latest visit to Memphis was somewhat reminiscent of that of his rookie season, given he was hampered by a foot injury. Labeled a game-time decision against the ...
Pittsburgh Penguins say Sidney Crosby is suffering from a "soft-tissue injury" to his neck but there is no evidence of a fracture.
By: Mike McCurry Jeremy Lamb was living the life. A national championship in his freshman year, a quiet yet calm personality that even Barack Obama was fond of, and a season in which he emerged as the Robin to Kemba's
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.
Peter Drew knew when he took the helm of Wales’ national tennis operation that the road to producing a superstar was a mammoth one. Graham Henry went to meet him.
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.
REUTERS/Joshua Lott No young football player is safe from concussions. Every parent who has a kid playing football needs to read Jonah Lehrer 's article on "The Fragile Teenage Brain," which appears on the sports-and-pop-culture website Grantland . He explains in clear and painful language why no young football player — no matter how diligent his coach nor how expensive his equipment — is safe ...
Cortez Kennedy's home resembles a museum devoted to his football career.
Peter Drew knew when he took the helm of Wales’ national tennis operation that the road to producing a superstar was a mammoth one. And as Andy Murray edged agonisingly close to another major final in a memorable clash with Novak Djokovic in front of a global audience of millions, the contrast with what happens day-to-day in Cardiff Bay couldn’t be more stark. Graham Henry went to meet him.
Peter Drew knew when he took the helm of Wales’ national tennis operation that the road to producing a superstar was a mammoth one. And as Andy Murray edged agonisingly close to another major final in a memorable clash with Novak Djokovic in front of a global audience of millions, the contrast with what happens day-to-day in Cardiff Bay couldn’t be more stark. Graham Henry went to meet him.
