Given second chance, McCree didn't drop ball
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It was crunch time in a playoff game and Marlon McCree saw the ball heading his way. In the time it takes to breathe, he had to react, and how he did so would perhaps determine the fate of his San Diego Chargers.
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Steve Stricker has an outside chance of making the Ryder Cup. That's OK with him, especially since he was in danger of being out of the pro ranks not long ago.
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Takeo Spikes waited seven years to play a meaningful game in December. Finally given the chance, he made sure it counted. Spikes returned an interception 62 yards for a pivotal touchdown against his former
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Janel McCarville had her usual double-double down low, but it was two big outside shots from the guards that made the difference for No.
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SALEM -- Brandon McCombs does not take a single tick for granted. From a 33-point blowout at home to a 2-point win on the road, each second he's on the court counts. Garbage time does not exist.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- By the sheer numbers, they seemed equal enough. What separated them, like what has separated Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady for most of their careers, had nothing to do with arm strength or raw talent.
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In the end, it turned out to be a good night for the Cleveland Indians. They stretched their winning streak to four games, and then they got some good news from the trainer's room when they learned that slugger Travis Hafner didn't break his right hand, as had been feared.
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A Monday morning text message spelled out Justin Midgett&#39;s second chance to make a first impression. The University of Florida reserve quarterback and Charlotte High School graduate received a message on his
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NEW YORK -- In his playing days, Mo Vaughn honored Jackie Robinson by wearing No. 42. Now he's following in his hero's footsteps again.
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Bruce Sutter didn't leave baseball the way he wanted, booed relentlessly when injuries sapped his talent. That doesn't matter any more.
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Losing five games in four states last week probably wrecked whatever chance the Knicks had of making a playoff run, but it did not douse their newly discovered self-esteem.
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It didn&#39;t need any dramatic comeback. No amazing flurry of three-pointers. No tough defensive stand. No bogus referee&#39;s call in the closing seconds.
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Tears did not flow, the voice did not crack, the lower lip did not quiver. But if the year in golf taught us anything, it is that Vijay Singh cannot be judged by anyone else&#39;s standards.
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The reigning MVP heard a familiar chant, though it was not directed at him.
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After getting the clutch two-out hit that gave him his first multi-RBI game in the majors, Brandon Watson was not done. He stretched the single into a double with a headfirst slide that barely beat the throw from right field.
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When Paul Pierce returned shortly before the All-Star break, the Celtics did not see him as a savior. He would help, but he would not magically turn around a hopeless season.
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He is fine. James Driscoll wants people to know that up front. The play hasn't been as sharp as he'd like, certainly not up to his standards, and he knows there's a local following that is curious, but a lot of it has to do with this game called golf.