Adrian Dater: Wild’s coach doing Yeomanlike work

DENVER — First off, the surname is pronounced Yo, not “Yow” or “Yee-ow.”
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Sam Amick: Crawford finding comfort in new role with Trail Blazers

Every time Jamal Crawford heard the message from members of the Trail Blazers, the red-and-black uniform felt a little more comfortable. First, the words of support came from LaMarcus Aldridge, the star forward who spent much of last summer recruiting Crawford as a free agent. Then, interim general manager Chad Buchanan echoed the thoughts of [...]

Luke Winn: FSU commit Menelik Watson trades in the hardwood for the gridiron

IRVINGTON, N.J. — The Canarias Basketball Academy, a prep school team from Spain’s Gran Canaria Island, had many curiosities on display during its tour of the United States this week. A 7-foot-3 center from Slovakia; lesser giants from across the European Union and Great Britain; an Israeli point guard who just committed to Seton Hall; [...]

Jon Wertheim: From humble beginnings, Super Bowl has exploded in stature

The American Football League and National Football League played their World Championship Game in 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Technically, this was Super Bowl I, though no one had thought to title the game, much less give it a numeral, Roman or otherwise. The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in front [...]

January transfer window hits and misses in La Liga and Serie A

Recession, unemployment, doomsday warnings regarding the spread against German bonds… times are tough in the real world version of Italy and Spain, so it’s not surprising that soccer is no different. Especially when you throw in UEFA’s Financial Fair Play looming ominously on the horizon. While uncertainty still swirls around how it will be [...]

Cliff Corcoran: Hot Stove Roundup: Final roster pieces fitting into place

With just two and a half weeks until pitchers and catchers report, the Hot Stove is cooling off significantly. The only major free agents still looking for new teams are starting pitcher Roy Oswalt and Cuban centerfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who only recently received permission to sign by Major League Baseball. There are 25 arbitration cases [...]

Joe Lemire: With Jackson addition, Nationals look ready for a run at October

Five thoughts on Thursday’s news that free-agent starter Edwin Jackson had reportedly signed a one-year deal worth an estimated $10 million with the Nationals:
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Player Movement Hits and Misses in La Liga and Serie A

Recession, unemployment, doomsday warnings regarding the spread against German bonds… times are tough in the real world version of Italy and Spain, so it’s not surprising that soccer is no different. Especially when you throw in UEFA’s Financial Fair Play looming ominously on the horizon. While uncertainty still swirls around how it will be [...]

Jeff Wagenheim: February MMA rankings prove winning is not necessary to elevate in pecking order

It stands to logic that winning, and then winning some more, will elevate you in the pecking order. That goes for all sports, really, not just mixed martial arts. But there are other ways to earn yourself acknowledgment as being among the crème de la crème.
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Don Banks: Likely top pick Luck touches down in Indy, where he may call home

INDIANAPOLIS — As if the strange coincidence of having the Super Bowl come to Indianapolis just as Peyton Manning’s future hangs in the balance and the Colts continue remaking their organization wasn’t enough, presumptive No. 1 overall draft pick and potential Manning replacement Andrew Luck arrived here Thursday to add one more layer of intrigue [...]

Stewart Mandel: Urban Meyer returns to form with stellar Ohio State recruiting class

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s two days before Signing Day, and Urban Meyer can’t stop yawning. Sitting on a couch in his spacious office in the Woody Hayes Center, white workout towel draped over his shoulder, Ohio State’s head football coach looks beat from 17 consecutive days of visiting, hosting or calling recruits.
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Richard Hoffer: Angelo Dundee was an integral part of Muhammad Ali becoming ‘The Greatest’

Angelo Dundee’s ringside patois was not always easy to transcribe, or even translate. But in his otherwise casual approach to the English language he was never more exact than when he described himself as a “mixologist.” Dundee, who died in his Tampa apartment Wednesday at 90, blended so many talents in the corner that it [...]

Eric Mack: Fight for division will prove a boost to Angels, Rangers

Unless you’re in a fantasy league in Texas or Southern California, the AL West tends to be a division that gets overlooked a little bit. It just doesn’t carry the hype and bloated fantasy values of the players in the East, or the sleeper potential of those coming out of the Central.
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Ben Fowlkes: Nick Diaz struggles to see fighting in the same sense as any other sport

I’ve thought about it a lot over the years, and I’ve come to the conclusion that UFC welterweight contender Nick Diaz might be one of the only people who sees this sport for what it really is: a brutal, terrible way to make a living that no one sane person would choose if they had [...]

Paul Daugherty: Giants’ Blackburn takes long route from his couch to the Super Bowl

Chase Blackburn always had a bag packed. Just because the New York Giants no longer wanted him didn’t mean no other team would. For three months, he kept the suitcase by the door.
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