Former player Matt Millen 'numb' after death of Joe Paterno
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:46:12 -0800

A year earlier, Millen recalled that he played Taps to end training camp, then the former Cub Scout bugler tried his beefy hand at a less-than-stirring rendition of Revelry. "As soon as I finished, everything got quiet,'' Millen said.

Pembroke's Gallagher wins Gatorade XC Player of the Year
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:03:06 -0800

By ESPNBoston.com In its 27th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS, today announced Wesley Gallagher of Pembroke High School as its 2011-12 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Cross Country ...

Music player app lets users sing along with lyrics
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:11:04 -0800

Shazam Player , released last week, is a music player that, in addition to playing songs, shows the lyrics too. The app also provides access to the song's music video, album reviews and artist tour dates. Shazam is already well-known for its song ...

Can a Tall Player Consistently Win Grand Slams in Tennis? Fan's Take
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:21:20 -0800

Canada's best tennis player , Milos Raonic (ranked 25th), is only 21 and 6'5". Australia's young 19-year-old sensation Bernard Tomic (ranked 38th) is 6'5". Both are considered likely to contend for Grand Slams in the future. American John Isner, 26, ...

Player of the game: Ravens vs. Patriots
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:15:41 -0800

The Pats tight end was the most consistent player on the offense. Of the five catches he had, all of them went for first downs. He totalled 87 yards in all, including a huge 23-yard reception on the Pats' go-ahead scoring drive.

Texas Hold 'em: Five Tips for Older Tournament Players
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:05:21 -0800

Contributor Network 12 hours, 15 minutes ago Texas Hold 'em is becoming a game played by younger, more aggressive players . With all the opportunities young players have to be exposed to the game, they are becoming a force to be reckoned with.

Lleyton Hewitt's manager says don't write off his client just yet
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:18:22 -0800

There's speculation today that Australia's number one tennis player for the past decade, Lleyton Hewitt, may have made his final appearance on Melbourne Park's centre court in yesterday's match against the world number one Novak Djokovic.

Meet the Recruit: Terps running back commitment Albert Reid
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:23:44 -0800

4 player in DC, No. 84 athlete, 83 rating. Favorite book: Midnight ( It's about a boy who gets into trouble selling drugs but changes his life around. ) Favorite thing about College Park: I grew up in College Park. I've got a lot of family who live in ...

Moore: Player to watch in the Senior Bowl
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:13:57 -0800

By Andrea Adelson Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore kicks off his quest to prove he is a bona fide NFL quarterback this week as he begins practicing at the Senior Bowl. You get the feeling he is going to be one of the more talked about prospects.

Player's attempt to save ball instead scores incredible bucket on own team
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:03:42 -0800

The player you see attempting to make one of the season's more acrobatic saves -- and instead hitting one of its most unlikely and unlucky baskets -- is one Daniel Helm of the Chatham (Ill.) Glenwood High basketball team.

Ex-Paterno Player : "I Wish You Knew Him Like I Do!"
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:22:01 -0800

And one of the best examples of Paterno's care for his players is Adam Taliaferro, a former Penn State cornerback who sustained a paralyzing spine injury during a game in his freshman season back in 2000. He could see I was losing it, ...

Player Ranks: Malkin vaults to top
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:52:21 -0800

By Tom Awad Editor's note: These rankings are based on player production in terms of Hockey Prospectus' GVT valuation metric. If you are unfamiliar with GVT and how it works, you can find more here. Every Monday until the end of the season, ...

Cambridge RFU sack boss and halt player wages
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:38:24 -0800

Financially stricken Cambridge have sacked director of rugby Bob Crooks and stopped paying wages to players . Less than half of the playing squad receive a wage for their services and those individuals will have to decide if they want to play free of ...

Yankees Complete Four- Player Trade With Mariners, Adding Pitcher Pineda
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:42:40 -0800

The New York Yankees completed the four- player trade with the Seattle Mariners to bring them right- handed pitcher Michael Pineda. The Yankees got Pineda and pitcher Jose Campos for 22-year- old catcher Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi, 24.

'Liverpool players must be warned'
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:06:46 -0800

By David Weiner Hello, you either have Java Script turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player . Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish's angry reaction to his side's shock 3-1 loss to Bolton on the weekend is a "warning" to all of Liverpool's players to ...

World Player of the Week: Francesco Totti
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:22:37 -0800

Welcome to Goal.com's regular feature: Goal.com World Player of the Week. Each week our worldwide team of editors will put forward a selected candidate, as chosen by Goal.com International, who deserves recognition for achieving something special that ...

49ers player who fumbled getting death threats, father says
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:33:23 -0800

His father, White Sox GM Kenny Williams, told ESPN of the threats, and that Kyle was apparently playing with an injured left shoulder. "I'm used to the years of criticism and threats on my life from time to time, but I have to hear about threats on ...

Is Wilson the most underrated player in golf?
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:46:51 -0800

Wilson might be the most underrated player in golf. On Sunday, he won his fifth career PGA Tour title -- and his third in the last 13 months -- by hitting a series of great shots down the stretch. He claimed the Humana Challenge with a 24-under-par 264 ...

TSN presents full coverage of NHL All-Star Weekend
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35:07 -0800

For the second year in a row, TSN kicks off coverage with its highly-anticipated live broadcast of the molson canadian nhl all-Star player fantasy draft on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 pm ET, featuring the league's top 38 All-Star players and 12 rookies ...

Megaupload chief slumps from his position as world's No. 1 Modern Warfare 3 ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:46:30 -0800

By Rob Waugh Kim Dotcom - also known as Kim Schmitz - has fallen from being the world's number one ranked Modern Warfare 3 player since his New Zealand arrest on internet piracy charges related to his file-trading site Megaupload.