Michael Vick got to celebrate Easter twice this year as his NFL career completed its rise from the dead when he was named starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles by head coach Andy Reid on Sept. 21. The latest on Michael Vick is nothing short of “unbelievable,” according to Reid. Vick’s career was put on […]

Baseball legends like Don Newcombe don’t come along often. Newcombe began with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League of the 1940s, he was an ace pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the Jackie Robinson era, and won the Cy Young and National League MVP Award in 1956, the first time the Cy Young […]

NFL wide receivers tend to have a self-centered streak. Terrell Owens has made a career out of creating a spectacle of himself, and teammate Chad Ochocinco has certainly shown the he can find the “m-e” in team. Even the sainted Hall of Famer Jerry Rice complained when Joe Montana was chosen to celebrate “going to […]

Michael Crabtree news has dominated 49er training camps in each of his two seasons with the team. Last year the number one draft choice sat out training camp and the first five games of the regular season in a contract dispute. This year, the latest Michael Crabtree news centers on a neck injury that has […]

Sometimes major league players are reluctant to play for their hometown teams. The added pressure of performing in front of friends and family, fulfilling ticket requests, and the complete lack of privacy can make the 162 game grind seem even longer and more difficult. Houston’s Michael Bourn, though, has thrived since his trade to the […]

Starting pitching is the foundation for success in any pennant race. And despite sharing the American League East lead with the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees would be foundering were it not for the big body and strong left arm of C. C. Sabathia. Yankee starting pitchers have been largely ineffective and injured […]

Millions of boys, and perhaps more than a few men, dream of taking the field Sunday afternoons to compete in the National Football League. Many dedicate years of their lives to the hope of playing in the NFL, only to come up short because of injuries, bad luck, or a lack of ability. Glen Coffee […]

Black college quarterbacks used to be a novelty outside of the traditional Black colleges of the southeast. Conventional wisdom before about 1975 held that Blacks could not hold leadership positions on the field, and the split second decision making required of college quarterbacks and middle linebackers was more than Blacks could handle. Since then, Black […]

Dontrelle Willis took the big leagues by storm when he arrived with the Florida Marlins in 2003. He went 14-6, threw two shutouts, was voted National League Rookie of the Year, and helped the Marlins upset the Yankees in the World Series. Two years later his record was 22-10, his ERA was 2.63, he led […]

Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Carl Crawford has seen the organization that drafted him in 1999 and brought him to the big leagues in 2002 undergo major changes, including changing its name (from Devil Rays), three different uniform styles, and evolving from the worst team in baseball to a regular contender, including a spot in […]