Memo to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sign up Doug Flutie. Sign Jeff Blake. Sign Steve Young - again. They played quarterback really well in Saturday afternoon's Super Bowl XLIII-related flag football games on the sand in Pinellas County. ...more

February 1, 2009

Memo to Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sign up Doug Flutie. Sign Jeff Blake. Sign Steve Young – again. They played quarterback really well in Saturday afternoon's Super Bowl XLIII-related flag football games on the sand in Pinellas County. ...more

January 31, 2009

Brian Griese was home alone. Back in the city where he grew up, back where his father built a Hall of Fame career and he laid the foundation for his own career, Griese sat alone at a media gathering while the ocean of reporters covering Super Bowl XLI in Miami searched for the likes of Brian Urlacher, Tank Johnson and, of course, Rex Grossman. ...more

September 18, 2008

They're still standing amid the fallen pillars, linking a glorious past and a promising future. ...more

September 7, 2008

Brett Favre held up his new green jersey, hoping he made the right decision. ...more

August 8, 2008

In the hours leading up to Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline, the Rays apparently were prepared to offer up a hefty package of prospects to secure the player they wanted, Pittsburgh's Jason Bay. ...more

August 3, 2008

First, there is Lorena Ochoa, now the world's most dominant golfer on two legs. Following closely is the retiring Annika Sorenstam, ready to end her LPGA Hall of Fame career at the end of this season but still No. 2 in the world. After that two-fisted punch comes a wave of angles and story lines that could be built on readiness and resurgence. ...more

June 25, 2008

Bobby Murcer might be the most courageous New York Yankee since Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig. ...more

June 12, 2008

Roberto Clemente was known for helping people as much as hitting baseballs. A Pittsburgh museum will honor the former All-Star, who died coming to the aid of others. ...more

December 22, 2007

DEVILS 4, FLYERS 2: John Madden scored two goals and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves, including a game-turning penalty-shot stop, to lead New Jersey over Philadelphia. Arron Asham and Jamie Langenbrunner also scored for the Devils, who have won 10 straight from the Flyers in New Jersey. Philadelphia last won in New Jersey on March 9, 2004. Mike Richards and Daniel Briere scored for the Flyers, who have lost three straight for the first time this season. COYOTES 5, RANGERS 1: Back in the building where he played the final game of his Hall of Fame career eight years earlier, Wayne Gretzky stood behind the Phoenix bench for the first time in New York and coached his club to a rout of New York. Joel Perrault scored twice and added an assist in just his second game of the season, and Ilya Bryzgalov rode a strong start after a rare day off and made 34 saves. FLAMES 5, BLUES 3: Calgary's top line of Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius and Daymond Langkow combined for 12 points, and Calgary won its fifth in a row on the road with a victory over St. Louis. Iginla had two goals and two assists, Huselius scored a goal and added four assists and Langkow added two goals and an assist for the Flames, who end a season-long six-game road trip Tuesday night in Columbus. PANTHERS 3, BLACKHAWKS 1: Defenseman Jay Bouwmeester recorded a goal and an assist to end an eight-game stretch without a point, and Tomas Vokoun made 43 saves in Florida's victory over Chicago. Rostislav Olesz and Richard Zednik also scored for the Panthers, who are 3-1-1 in their past five games and handed slumping Chicago its second straight loss and sixth in its past seven. SHARKS 2, DUCKS 1: Joe Thornton beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere with a shot high to the stick side to lift San Jose to a shootout victory over Anaheim and spoil Scott Niedermayer's return to the Ducks. Thornton was the 12th shooter and just the fifth to score in the shootout. His goal gave the Sharks their first victory over Anaheim this season after the Ducks had won the opening two meetings. The Associated Press ...more

December 17, 2007