Sunday, 21 August 2011, 6:25 WIB | Hot News | 48 views
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In her mind, Shawn Johnson finds herself lapsing into an unwinnable comparison. Her body keeps telling her she's not the bouncy, bubbly teenager who won four Olympic medals in Beijing in 2008. Her two falls at last month's CoverGirl Classic, her first meet since the Olympics, showed how far off she was. One year removed from left knee ligament surgery, Johnson still isn't ready to perform floor exercise.
Johnson admitted to...
Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 17:39 WIB | Hot News | 35 views
Updated: August 17, 2011, 1:22 PM ET
By Rich CiminiESPNNewYork.comArchive
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Rex Ryan vowed to turn Vernon Gholston into a productive player. It didn't happen. Now the New York Jets' coach has a new reclamation project on defense -- Aaron Maybin, the former Buffalo Bills draft bust.
Maybin, the 11th overall pick in 2009, will sign Wednesday with the Jets, pending a physical. Ryan confirmed the agreement, claiming he...
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 9:22 WIB | Hot News | 65 views
Updated: August 16, 2011, 2:41 AM ET
HOUSTON -- Things we learned Monday night about the New York Jets:
Well, they have tough quarterbacks. Mark (Cover Boy) Sanchez wanted to fight his coach last season -- he said so in the current issue of GQ magazine -- and rookie Greg McElroy was sacked five times and absorbed several other hits, yet he kept on slinging it in a 20-16 loss to the Houston Texans.
Other than that, the story of the...
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 7:24 WIB | Hot News | 61 views
Bubba Starling had millions of reasons to sign with the Kansas City Royals. He had really only one reason to play football for Nebraska: his love of the game.Hey, love only gets you so far. Starling is a Royal. Would you turn down $7.5 million, as it has been reported Starling agreed to over three years, for a chance to play quarterback for the Cornhuskers?Starling's decision isn't the least bit surprising and became even less so when he and his...
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 16:27 WIB | Hot News | 46 views
It's often said defense wins championships. That old chestnut may well be true, but it only holds in soccer if the goalkeeper can keep down the unforced errors. It's an often overlooked factor, but a safe pair of hands between the posts is to EPL title aspirations what catfights are to the "Real Housewives" franchise: absolutely essential.
As the Premiership kicks off, the title contenders have question marks in the goalkeeping department --...
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 15:23 WIB | Hot News | 38 views
Perhaps you want to believe that last night was all a bad dream and Steve Smith is still a Giant. Unfortunately, it was real, he's an Eagle, and it may take some time to get over this one.The Giants did try to keep Smith last year with an extension that could have been bigger than a five-year, $35 millon extension. But Smith wanted to play out his free agency and ended up hurting his knee weeks later.The Giants made him an offer at the start of...
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 19:31 WIB | Hot News | 45 views
Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the St. Louis Rams are relying more heavily on free agents this offseason. Thomas: "In a 10-day span since the lockout ended, they agreed to terms and then signed 11 veteran free agents from other teams. Five of those new Rams are projected as starters, and it could be six if Brady Poppinga wins the job at strong side linebacker. In most of the previous 16 offseasons for the Rams in St. Louis, the...
