Entries from 2012-01-01 to 1 year

Real Salt Lake beats Vancouver in Major League Soccer

Alvaro Saborio scored in each half to help Real Salt Lake beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Friday night in a Major League Soccer match.Real Salt Lake's Javier Morales and Will Johnson, top, congratulate Alvaro Saborio on a goal Friday in S…

Brett Favre will be assistant high school coach

BILOXI, Miss. — Brett Favre is returning to football - as an assistant high school coach in Mississippi.His agent, Bus Cook, told The Associated Press that Favre will work at Oak Grove High School this fall "to help out in some capacity, b…

2 Gamecocks selected in 2011 NFL Draft

COLUMBIA (WACH) – Gamecock Defensive End Cliff Matthews was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 7th round of the 2011 NFL Draft.Matthews was one of two Gamecocks selected in the draft.Chris Culliver was the other South Carolina player t…

No long-term contract for Fred Davis

Update: The 4 p.m. deadline has passed and NFL[ The Washington Redskins and tight end Fred Davis are not expected to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by Monday’s NFL franchise player deadline, according to a person with knowledge of …

City could cash in on Chicago link

We know about Bourbon Street, the Bears and the Chicago Way, but what do they know about us? In the lead-up to the start of next spring’s direct flights between Thunder Bay and Chicago on United Airlines, some think the City of Thunder Bay…

NFL Unsigned Draft Picks

NFL Unsigned Draft Picks The NFL is currently in the only real dead period of the offseason, with players, coaches, and executives alike taking vacations and getting away from the team facilities prior to the start of training camp and the…

NFL gives $600K to youth camps

NFL gives $600K to youth campsNEW YORK -- The NFL Youth Football Fund has awarded a total of $600,000 to 214 players and coaches to support their free youth football camps.The camps will reach more than 55,000 young athletes this summer. A…

Matt Prater signs four-year deal with Denver Broncos

Matt Prater signs four-year deal with Denver BroncosFranchise-tagged kicker Matt Prater signed a four-year contract with the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday."I'm really excited just to see the offense, what they're going to be do…

Which Ravens Game In 2012 Worries You The Most?

Which Ravens Game In 2012 Worries You The Most? After having one of the easiest schedules in the league last year, this year won't be nearly as soft for the Baltimore Ravens. With 8 match-ups against teams that made the playoffs last year,…

Flames face free-agent decisions

Summer fun will have to wait for the Calgary Flames braintrust.It will still be a couple of weeks before things slow down enough for GM Jay Feaster, assistant GM of player personnel John Weisbrod and the rest of those running the team to b…

Oshiomogho Atogwe to sign with Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are in the process of signing free-agent safety Oshiomogho Atogwe to an undisclosed contract, according to multiple reports.The deal was initially reported Tuesday by Sportsnet's Arash Madani. Atogwe later confirmed…

Now it’s a series. Devils win away from getting even with Kings

NEWARK, N.J. - The Los Angeles Kings are suddenly doing things for the first time in these playoffs, and none of them are good.Yes, the Kings are hoping to claim the Stanley Cup for the first time, but they have gone 0-for-2 in that depart…