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Ellis McCarthy is described as one of the most mild-mannered, polite, friendly students at Monrovia (Calif.). Short of helping little old ladies cross the street, there is only one way you'd recognize that he's a football player.Ellis McCarthy is 6-foot-4 and weighs 305 pounds.
Without a deal, Stern must decide whether to add more cancellations to the two weeks that have already been lost.
The Angels will make Jerry Dipoto their new general manager, Scott Miller of CBSSports.com has confirmed. A press conference is expected on Saturday announcing the hiring.
Fifty-one years ago, Major League Baseball's American League added two franchises, including the Washington Senators, who were replacing a team that went by that exact name from 1901-60 before moving to Minnesota and becoming the Twins. The Senators II did not inhabit the nation's capital for nearly as long as their predecessor, however, re-branding as the Texas Rangers in 1972. Regardless of what they have been called, the Senators/Rangers had never reached the World Series until last season, when they lost to a Giants team that had gone title-less since 1954, when it called New York home.
David Freese homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals forced the World Series to a Game 7 by rallying from two-run deficits against the Texas Rangers in the 9th and 10th on Thursday.
Slava Voynov scored his first two NHL goals, including the go-ahead tally with 6:52 remaining, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Dallas Stars their first home loss of the season with a 5-3 victory on Thursday night.
Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf each had a power-play goal and an assist, and Teemu Selanne totaled three assists to help the Anaheim Ducks hold on to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Thursday and snap a three-game winless streak.
NBA Commissioner David Stern says he would consider it a failure if the owners and players don't reach a deal to end the lockout in the next few days.
Lane Kiffin could have bemoaned yet another ugly twist in his rather unusual coaching career when the NCAA hammered Southern California's storied football program with heavy sanctions just a few months after he returned.
Baseball agent Terry Bross of the Gaylord Sports Management Group refused to comment about allegations that he used porn star Bibi Jones to sign clients.
A publicist for Terrell Owens says he "absolutely" did not attempt suicide or overdose on pills earlier this month.
After 202 minutes and 11 seconds, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick finally allowed a goal.
Thursday, Oden provided the first true update to his status in months on his official Facebook page. "In LA right now working out," Oden wrote. "I ran the other day for the first time in awhile. Felt good!"
Two former Serra High School Standouts, Robert Woods (WR) and George Farmer (RB/WR) sat out of USC practice Thursday.
Security personnel at NFL games will begin using hand-held metal detectors as part of the screening process before fans enter the stadiums.
