Baseball better not get smug on drug progress (USA Today)
Baseball better not get smug on drug progress (USA Today)
The sadness that envelopes the story of the suspension of Ricky Williams, that mix of disbelief and sympathy over the news that a man with so much to lose would allow himself in fact to lose it all, must be accompanied by a bit of satisfaction that there still is some sense of order in the world of professional sports.
ESPN puts vast resources to work to combat NFL Network (USA Today)
ESPN has covered every NFL Draft since the network has been in existence. And the event outdraws just about everything else on ESPN except NFL games themselves, and occasional baseball playoff games and big college football matchups. So you’d assume ESPN would be irate that another network will offer blanket coverage.
Drew Henson’s NFL Europe Diary (NFL Europe)
Drew Henson has come to NFL Europe to get more game experience after spending the past two seasons as the backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. Henson shared time with Tom Brady as a starter at Michigan, before turning his hand to baseball, playing with the New York Yankees.
NFL Draft: Penn State Star Michael Robinson’s future, position a mystery (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Former Penn State star Michael Robinson can run, pass, catch. In short, he has the offensive tools NFL coaches covet, but doesn’t have a set position. Where, oh where, will he play?
Former ‘Hawk star Craven hopes NFL sees his promise (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
Named the top prep linebacker in the nation by USA Today, La Quinta High School superstar Michael Craven committed to Stanford University in February of 2001 with one eye on his education and the other on the NFL.
Murph’s musings (Kewanee Star Courier)
An area baseball team is playing in the big time, a former high school athlete is conference player of the week and a peek into this weekend s NFL draft is the basis for this week s column.