With their first-round selection, the 12th pick overall, the Giants chose Odell Beckham, Jr., a fast and productive wide receiver and return specialist from LSU. Although he joins the Giants 10 years after Eli Manning, he already has a connection with his quarterback – they each grew up in New Orleans and attended Isidore Newman High School.
The Philadelphia 76ers today that Michael Carter-Williams has been named Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. He joins Allen Iverson (1996-97) as the only players to win the award in franchise history. Carter-Williams earned 104 of a possible 124 first-place votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters selected by the NBA.
For 40 years, the Broncos have been providing an outlet for players that didn’t have the chance to continue their football career past high school or college and are not ready to hang up their cleats.
The Ursinus football program has enjoyed success over the last several years, producing a winning record in seven of its last eight seasons.
The Bears, led by long-time coach Peter Gallagher, did not maintain that kind of success by accident.
It takes dedication, hard work and a passion for the sport and your program.
The Philadelphia Soul (3-4) fell behind early and mounded a comeback, but did not have answer for the Tommy Grady-to-Rodney Wright connection as the Pittsburgh Power (4-3) outlasted Philadelphia, 65-57 at the CONSOL Energy Center on Saturday night in front of 5,321 fans.
Despite better statistics on may key categories during the four season they shared the field as Eagles teammates, Jeremy Maclin has been given the impression he played second fiddle to DeSean Jackson during those years and even now.
Times surely have changed. I read my first mock draft for the 2014 draft prior to the championship games this past year. Its was like going into Walmart in October and seeing Christmas Trees. It was just too darn soon. But that is the age of anticipation that we live in and the NFL is trying to keep pace with the demand for any information on any player and what any team may be inclined to do.
Brian Lange contributes training articles for Footballstories every issue.
He is the manager of the Gym Source in Villanova, PA. He writes on fitness and sports specific training and has been working with athletes of all levels for over 25 yrs.
The Soul (3-3) appear to be on the same role they crafted after a slow start last year as the home team hung onto a 60-55 victory over the Iowa Barnstormers (3-3) at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon in front of 10,062 fans, bringing the team up to a .500 record.
Five prime time games, including the first Monday night opener in 13 years, and an early November visit to Seattle to face the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks highlight the Giants’ 2014 regular-season schedule, released today.
