Senior athletes make their picks
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At this point, it's signed and set. Most of the area's top senior athletes know where they are headed this fall after officially committing on National Signing Day last Wednesday.
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Warm up to some real winners this year.
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Seeing as how so many members of the NCAA Tournament selection committee are just good people, given how much they&#39;ll have to squeeze into a single weekend next March, I thought it might be nice to take a little work off their hands.
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Nearly 50 players from the National Basketball Association, about one of every six participants, will take the court for their homelands when the FIBA World Championships begin Saturday.
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The eight Giants chosen in last Aprilâs N.F.L. draft are still treated like rookies in the locker room, but have also become pieces to the teamâs sudden championship hopes.
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Tennis An old pro at 26, Martina Hingis knows being in top shape is essential to compete with the younger players on the WTA Tour. Her fitness came in handy yesterday, as she won 14 straight points to break a 4-4 tie and race to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic in the Pan Pacific Open final in ...
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Advances in training allow some Olympians to continue competing even as they reach beyond 30-something.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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The older the violin, the sweeter the music. And the Athens Olympics is proving the lyrics right as Martina Navratilova, Merlene Ottey and company are demonstrating the endurance of women with middle-aged ladies defying perceptions about age and competition in nearly every sport.
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Jennifer Capriati is one of the elder statesmen on this WTA circuit, having turned pro in 1990 at the age of 14, and folks have now taken to asking her if she&#39;s thought about retirement.
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The status-seekers in menÂs college basketball juggle national exposure, money and the disadvantage of playing top-ranked opponents on the road.
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Virginia Tech seniors Zabian Dowdell, Jamon Gordon and Coleman Collins  hope to win against Clemson on Sunday in their final home game.
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For the first time, Americans were taken with the top two picks in the NHL draft.
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IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys finally got some big plays from the old legs in their running game, only they didnât come from 33-year-old Richie Anderson or 31-year-old Eddie George.
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Oklahoma State has a roster even a longtime coach such as Eddie Sutton loves to have. There are six seniors on the Cowboys, a team that reached the Final Four last season.
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NEW YORK (Ticker) - Evander Holyfield wanted to retire back on top. The New York State Athletic Commission apparently had other ideas.
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By Steve Wiseman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 10--TWO FORMER COLLEGE football players have dragged the old youth sports scrapbook into the 21st century.