James Farrior's leadership and professionalism were rewarded Thursday when he agreed with the Pittsburgh Steelers to a five-year, $18.25 million extension that included a $5 million signing bonus, a source confirmed.
Clark Judge can name some likely candidates, but he doesn't know who will be the next head of the NFL players union. But he knows who should be: Someone forceful who still understands the value of compromise. Somebody like Gene Upshaw, who died Wednesday at age 63.
NFL fans of the past two-plus decades will remember Gene Upshaw in a suit and tie. Pete Prisco will remember him with tape from fingertips to shoulders, clubbing defenders and making it cool to play guard.
Cliff Lee earned his AL-best 18th victory, backed by Grady Sizemore's
career-high seven RBI, as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City
Royals 10-3 on Thursday.
The American men's and women's 400-meter relay teams both misconnected
on the final handoffs in their preliminaries Thursday, a pair of stunning setbacks
that made it that much easier for the Jamaicans to say the Bird's Nest is really
their house.
Steven Jackson signed a six-year, $44 million contract, ending a 27-day holdout,
and was on the field for practice with the St. Louis Rams on Thursday.
Talk about not helping your cause. Hunter Mahan's comments about the way the PGA handles the Ryder Cup might cost him a spot on the team. Steve Elling has some advice for Mahan -- let your play do the talking.
Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied its fourth straight gold medal, falling 3-1 to Japan on Thursday as the sport bowed out of the Olympics for at least eight years -- and maybe for good.
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