Turner Goes From a Tight Spot to Letting Loose
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Norv Turner has guided the Chargers to their first playoff victory since January 1995, succeeding where many other San Diego head coaches had failed.
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Things are getting tighter, contenders are dropping like flies and conference races are coming down to the wire. Ahhhh, it&#39;s a good time to be a college football fan.
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One of the marvels of the recent stretch of success for the Red Sox has been their ability to overcome a seemingly unrelenting wave of losses to key players. The latest series of blows struck last night as the Sox lost Bill Mueller (sore right ankle and foot) and Keith Foulke (back stiffness) before the game and Manny Ramirez (left ...
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The closer's mentality. It's a mind-set that isn't limited to baseball's firemen -- it applies to anyone who finds themselves down on the carpet (or in this case Nexturf), and has to drag themselves back up.
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There were 1,999 previous wins for Bobby Cox as a major league manager, but in several respects the one on Wednesday - a 6-3 victory against the New York Mets on a gorgeous afternoon at Turner Field - was quintessential for the Braves skipper.
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Dave Gilligan remembers being pushed outside to play baseball and other sports, but feeling it just wasn't for him.
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Before Chris Rix was injured on Sept. 25, his poor play had him looking over his shoulder. Going into Saturday&#39;s ACC showdown between No.
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The split between the Reds and Barry Larkin left the club with two very big holes to fill. The obvious one is at shortstop. The less obvious one is in the clubhouse - where he was the undisputed
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The pitching coach who has been in professional baseball for 40 years thought the ball was too low. The relief pitcher who has been on major league mounds for more than a decade feared it would bounce on the plate.
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THERE seems to be a feeling getting thrown around at the moment that the cricket is getting a bit predictable because Australia is winning so easily.
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There is a season, turn, turn, turn for Rolly.
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In spring training, when Jonathan Papelbon was being groomed for a spot in the Red Sox' rotation, he realized how different starting was from the closing role he had filled in his rookie season.
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Tim Hudson was introduced as the newest member of the Braves rotation Friday, and while he still got choked up about leaving the A&#39;s, he also sounded as if he were warming up to his new team.
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The days on the West Coast have been action-packed for the Red Sox -- mostly in the trainer's room, but not on the field, where they are free-falling into oblivion.
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Woody Williams tried cutting the ball. He tried sinking it, tried spinning it. He threw fastballs over the middle, inside, up, down, and he changed speeds.
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As the season winds down for the Frederick Keys, Manager Tom Lawless is starting to enjoy the progress his pitching staff has made this season.
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It doesn&#39;t take a doctorate in football to recognize the differences between Joe Tiller&#39;s tenure at Purdue and Ron Turner&#39;s equally long stay at Illinois.