As Brett Favre pondered his future this summer, three Minnesota Vikings players arrived at his Mississippi home with a last-ditch sales pitch to persuade the aging quarterback to put on his uniform for a 20th season. But his teammates weren’t selling this: With the Vikings out of the playoff chase and the once-bionic signal-caller recovering [...]
Arjun Atwal’s historic title triumph on the PGA Tour was the high point of an otherwise moderate year for Indian golf, during which seasoned campaigner Jeev Milkha Singh’s fortunes took a massive tumble due to niggling injuries. Golf News
If you’ve ever played golf you know it is one unpredictable sport. Some days it’s fairways and greens, and others it’s rough and bunkers. Golf News
Ross MacLean of ISS gives you a rundown of players to keep your eye on as the tournament progresses, complete with specific skills to watch. The Hockey News
Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were on the bench before the final horn, and not because of their bad shooting nights. That’s how easy it was for the San Antonio Spurs. On the other end, Kobe Bryant was also out of the game early. That’s how bad it’s getting for the Los Angeles Lakers. Tony [...]
No blowout this time for the Miami Heat. They can beat the Knicks with a grind-it-out finish, too. Dwyane Wade scored 15 of his season-high 40 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James and Chris Bosh each finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Heat held off a late comeback to beat New [...]
While the Minnesota Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Philadelphia Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches. Both teams had to wait another day to play the first NFL game on a Tuesday in 64 years. The Vikings-Eagles game was switched from Sunday night to Tuesday night because of a [...]
The Atlanta Falcons’ goals for the regular season — a division title and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs — remain in reach. What’s been lost is that feeling of invincibility, especially if they face the New Orleans Saints again in a few weeks. “We’ve got to take a long look at ourselves,” John Abraham [...]
Graeme McDowell polished off his amazing 2010 campaign by moving up one place in the final world rankings of the year. Golf News
LeBron James is clarifying remarks he made about contraction and the NBA. Speaking after Heat practice Monday, James said he “didn’t mean to upset anybody” when he called the NBA “watered down” last week and that the league was more popular in the 1980s because there were fewer teams and thus more stars on the [...]