January 12, 2009 | Volume 110, Issue 1

So-called legends are overrated. NFL teams should look into the unknowns

Nearly a month after he disappeared as he was to begin serving a prison sentence, The former NFL receiver pleaded guilty to money laundering and was to surrender to authorities on Dec. 5 to...

San Diego basketball coach, on why Academy of Art University lost a game 74--23 before facing his Toreros:

An English soccer match was abandoned after a player who was ejected returned to the field brandishing a sword.

The strange, twisted world of contract incentives

NBA coaches with 900 career wins after the Nuggets' George Karl reached the milestone with a 114-107 victory over the Raptors on New Year's Eve.

AL PEARCE covers NASCAR for so when he set out to collect the signatures of every living Formula One champ on the same helmet, he didn't know what to expect. Says Pearce, "I was told they were...

Three NFL stars bust moves for a Super Bowl ad

sister, reality-TV star has apparently found her own man in uniform—she's dating Timberwolves guard The two met through Saints running back who's seeing .... CBS Interactive will debut an...

Jan. 1 debut was the largest launch in cable history, reaching 50 million households—eight million more than the five-year-old NFL Network—and continues the league's push for greater control of...

What smart fans should do this week

Wozniacki made her choice just after Lohan created her headlines for reportedly fighting with girlfriend Samantha Ronson at a Miami club. Beason's pick, of course, is off the scene these days,...

The New Orleans native plays Tupac Shakur in out Jan. 16

Floeck, a senior forward at Trinity University, scored four goals in a span of 5:26 in a 7--0 win over Birmingham-Southern, which is believed to be the fastest four goals in NCAA history. His 32...

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All but out of it a month ago, the Chargers forged past the Colts and on to a divisional-round matchup with mighty Pittsburgh

The Ravens advanced to Tennessee on the wings of a poised rookie quarterback and their ever-dominant D

The struggles of and their star quarterback seem a million miles distant after their professional dismantling of the Vikings

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

Arizona has found a running game at just the right time—and it's all-but-forgotten Edgerrin James carrying the load

One-loss and undefeated both made their case to be included in the national-title talk, and proved beyond a doubt that a playoff is more needed than ever

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

Who was hot and who wasn't in the busiest postseason ever, along with a sneak peek at who will be on the riseé and on the declineí in 2009

The crude dissing of his former girlfriends was merely the last straw. Self-absorbed and a loudmouth throughout his career, the Stars' agitator has been cast out because

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

Chance encounters brought together two players and a coach at Artesia High. They followed one another to Arizona State, where star guard once again is vital to their title hopes

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

A B-2 stealth bomber did a flyover as the Trojan Marching Band played the national anthem before the Rose Bowl last Thursday in Pasadena. (This shot was taken from a single-engine Cessna T206 at...

Mike Bibby's veteran leadership has turned the young Hawks into contenders in the East • Making himself at home in Charlotte, Boris Diaw is taking advantage of mismatches at the four spot

Andre Johnson (above) is one of several picks who bring youthful vitality to this All-Pro list. Ol' Ray Lewis makes it too

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The young Hawks have finally become an Eastern Conference force by trusting someone (almost) over 30

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IT'S CLOCK mismanagement. There are sunset times listed for each day of the calendar, and yet Brett Favre played past the flicker of streetlights one year ago, well into darkness by the end of the...