The Denver Broncos have signed seven-time Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins, who spent his entire 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Although Dawkins turns 36 next season and is clearly on the downside of his career, he brings a hard-hitting style and leadership qualities coveted by new Broncos coach Josh McDaniels. McDaniels, the New England [...]
Even fatigued from playing their second game in less than 48 hours, the No. 5 Memphis Tigers had little trouble against Southern Mississippi. Robert Dozier had 18 points and seven rebounds, and the Tigers extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 20 games with a 58-42 victory over the Golden Eagles on Saturday. The win [...]
West Virginia and LSU have agreed to a home-and-home football series starting in 2010. West Virginia athletic director Ed Pastilong said Thursday that the Mountaineers will travel to Baton Rouge, La., in 2010, and the Tigers will come to Morgantown in 2011. LSU went 8-5 last season, beating Georgia Tech 38-3 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl [...]
Greg Biffle finished fourth on Sunday, but you would never have known it from the grim look on his face. The Bif, a strong contender through much of the race, was running second to Jeff Gordon when he made a costly mistake on his last pit stop. He slid his No. 16 Ford across his [...]
Tony Stewart was all smiles Sunday after his second straight eighth-place finish of 2009. Stewart, who left his longtime home at Joe Gibbs Racing after last season to become co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, said repeatedly before the season-opening Daytona 500 that he didn’t know what to expect from his new team. So far, so good. [...]
Dario Franchitti was walking from his car to the team’s transporter Tuesday night when a trio of crewman from a rival team strode past. “Welcome back, Dario,” they shouted. Franchitti smiled and returned the greeting. It’s good to be back home. The Scot has returned to open-wheel racing after taking a shot at NASCAR following [...]
On the bus ride back to Maryvale Baseball Park after an ugly loss to the Cubs on Thursday, Brewers skipper Ken Macha was hot. And it had nothing to do with the above-average temperatures in the Valley of the Sun. In the 7-4 loss, Macha figures his team spotted the Cubs 14 baserunners, 11 on [...]
The paydays just keep on coming. The Brewers on Friday finalized one-year contracts with reliever Carlos Villanueva and catcher Mike Rivera, leaving right-hander Yovani Gallardo as the only pre-arbitration player — and the only member of the 40-man roster — yet to reach terms for the upcoming season. Gallardo, who turned 23 on Friday, remains [...]
The Orlando Magic think their acquisition of point guard Rafer Alston at the trade deadline will eventually help them reclaim their status among the Eastern Conference elite. For now, however, it’s still abundantly clear that the team misses Jameer Nelson. The Magic look to bounce back from their latest loss in the absence of their [...]
Thaddeus Young swatted away Chris Duhon’s layup attempt — and New York’s final chance to complete what would have been a stunning comeback win. His block with 30 seconds left kept the Knicks from getting within a basket yet again, and quieted fans who had been getting louder with every score. With the last threat [...]
