Summitt Defends Team
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Pat Summitt defends the decision to place forward Chamique Holdsclaw on the injured list even though she was fit enough to practice.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2 - St. Louis Coach Mike Martz is considered by some to be an offensive genius, but he has his defense to thank for taking him off the hot seat - for the time being.
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Was this the same team that struggled so helplessly against Heerenveen on Saturday? Was this the team that&#39;s been busier with talking sessions and &#39;crisis management&#39; than with actual training for the past two days?
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The defense is providing much of the offense for the Nashville Predators this season. The youth of the defensive unit, led by Kimmo Timonen, the only player on the unit with more than two years of NHL experience, prompted concerns about their ability. While some of those concerns have been realized, there is no question that they can score.
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UCLA coach Ben Howland likes to remind everyone there's no easy games in the Pac-10. For one day anyway, his team made a mockery of that thought.
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Often in sports, athletes talk of climbing the mountain. Tonight at Allstate Arena outside Chicago, Monte Barrett will have to fight one.
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Overcoming a poor history can be tough in sports. Keeping a strong team consistently on top might be even harder.
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Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel and the school&#39;s athletics director, Andy Geiger, defended the besieged program Tuesday â-eiger delivering a vigorous
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee coach Pat Summitt was released from a hospital Friday after being treated for dehydration.
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Pat Summitt&#39;s team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press&#39; preseason women&#39;s basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings - and first since 1998.
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Great teams have one thing in common: Great leaders who set a winning tone not just by their play but also by their attitude. Joe Namath did it.
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Teammate Anthony Johnson calls him one of the &quot;top 10 players in the world.&quot; The Oakland County, Mich., prosecutor calls him a defendant.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the wake of Maurice Clarett&#39;s accusations of impropriety within the Ohio State football program, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel and athletic director Andy Geiger defended the program Tuesday.
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They were together as one, loud and clear, as if to rattle the critics who have claimed for so long that they could not play as a team.
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Games like these are why coaches don&#39;t carry firearms. You play good defense, hold an offensive, blistering team under 80 points.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defended his striker Wayne Rooney, as a response to the slams from Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce after last night&#39;s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride on Thursday defended his squad from accusations of dirty tactics as gamesmanship moved into full throttle ahead of Sunday's NFC championship clash with the Green Bay Packers.