Category: Sports

Albert Haynesworth’s stat line isn’t going to read like a Pro-Bowl credential sheet this year. It’s not going to list more than 100 tackles or 10-plus sacks or numerous quarterback pressures. It’s not going to be anywhere close to that; maybe not even half of that. But the stats don’t have to be there ?just […]

Track superstar Usain Bolt will end his competitive season early this year, citing a back injury, The Associated Press reports. According to AP, Bolt shut down his 2010 season after visiting a doctor in Munich on August 9; he announced suffering from severe tightness in his lower back just a few days removed from falling […]

NBA veteran Shaquille O’Neal has come up with a new nickname for just about every team he has joined in the NBA. He was “Shaq Diesel” in LA, the “Big Cactus” with the Phoenix Suns and the “Cleveland Steamer” with the Cavaliers last season. Now, fans are already calling him the “Big Shamrock” after reports […]

NBA superstar LeBron James recently reminded fans of what he considers his real hometown, after taking out a full-page newspaper ad in The Akron Beacon Journal. In the ad, he thanked the residents of Akron for always showing him support—without mentioning the city of Cleveland, where he played for seven years. “Akron is my home, […]

After a lengthy wait, Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth returned to practice on August 7, but participated in only a few drills before sitting out the remainder of practice. The two-time Pro-Bowler arrived at the start of training camp but wasn’t allowed to participate in drills with the team without completing head coach Mike […]

The calendar has barely flipped to August, but NFL fans are already fidgeting over the upcoming football season. Fantasy draft boards are being drawn, jerseys are being sold out and bottles of barbecue sauce are being collected by the case in preparation of tailgating. It’s something about football season that just seems to provide people […]

The Washington Redskins have entered training camp with excitement before, but never quite like this. Redskins training camp officially kicked off last Friday, and new head coach Mike Shanahan is expected to implement some of the same offensive principles that helped make him a two-time Super Bowl winner as the coach of the Denver Broncos. […]

Meet Joe Charles, a 6-foot-6-inch, 350-pound Silver Spring, Md. native with the prototypical size and talent of a pile-driving NFL offensive lineman. Unfortunately for Charles, he hasn’t received the same exposure most prospects receive upon entry to the pro level. While most of the 300-pounders seen colliding into each other on NFL Sundays come from […]

NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire has a tattoo on his neck that reads Black Jesus, eventually leading to a nickname fans have given him because of his extraordinary skills on the basketball court. But after a recent discovery, Stoudemire may have more in common with Black Jesus than phenomenal talent. The newly signed member of the […]

Sweltering heat and extreme temperatures have kept attendance down at Washington, D.C.’s Goodman Summer League in recent weeks. But on a mid-80 degree Friday night, conditions were bearable and the talent— although mostly unrecognizable—put on a great show. Unlike its earlier stages of the summer when the weather was cooler, the crowd failed to overfill […]