As I told my 14 year old son as he proudly wore Dave Diehl's Pro Bowl signed jersey to school, Football is a great sport because of the lessons it teaches us about life. Diehl's outstanding play confirmed what I believe ... protect your investments' blind side and you too could be champions.
One of four freshmen on this year's women's tennis squad, the native Serbian talks about adjusting to a new country, the strong bond on this year's team, and defending the world's top-ranked player, Novak Djokovic.
The will to succeed has brought him through some tough times
Kevin Arsenault, 25, is starting the countdown to his final game as a Western hockey player.
Few players in NBA history can match Kobe Bryant's combination of talent and competitive drive.
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.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses.
Center fielder Katie Yergler is expected to be a leader on Trinity Prep's team this season Katie Yergler wanted to follow her big brother. She really did.
The statistics show that Stephen Gostkowski has been a better kicker than Adam Vinatieri over the last six years. He has made a higher percentage of field goals in his career and missed only one extra point. But he hasn’t hit that pressure kick.
SpeedTracs, the leading provider of speed and agility training systems for on campus, team training is proud to announce that WNBA first round pick Angel McCoughtry, of the Atlanta Dream launches her music video and endorses SpeedTracs. Angel is the record setter for the WNBA for most points scored in a quarter and in a game during playoffs.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 McCoughtry ...
The centre Brad Barritt was the pick of the England side while another debutant, the No8 David Denton, impressed for the hosts Scotland Rory Lamont – 5 The mix-up with his brother in the first half that gave England an early lead was a bit painful, if more Sean's fault, but after that he galloped for roughly as many yards as anyone. Lee Jones – 6 Good debut. England tried him out under the high ...
On the field, the story of the 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers was not that bad. The team finished 82-79 after a strong second half. Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young award, and Matt Kemp was the best player in the league. The ownership mess with Frank McCourt and the incident involving Bryan Stow early in the year put a black eye over everything. The franchise is about to enter an ...
It's a day to remember for Curt Schilling.
When the best table-tennis player in North America is ranked 149th in the world, and that player is Canadian, it means that any American player with hopes of qualifying for this year's London Olympics really is just playing for the chance to get a first-hand view of the Olympic experience. ...
# deadwrestleroftheweek Dead Wrestler of the Week is an occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. In (belated) honor of Deadspin's Blood Week, we're looking back at the epic rivalry between Abdullah the Butcher and the late Bruiser Brody. More »
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.
This week the Bengal sat down with Freshman Softball player Whitney Nix. Here's what Nix said. Bengal: What is your favorite memory of softball? Nix: Biking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on tandem bikes.
Prospect Q&A: Starling narrows field
INDIANAPOLIS - Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses.
