Several former Seahawks, including Jim Zorn, now play or coach for the skins’

The elder Steinbrenner has gradually withdrawn from the Yankees’ day-to-day operations in recent years, and brothers Hal and Hank were appointed co-chairmen in April

Mussina went 20-9 with a 3.37 ERA for the Yankees this season to become the oldest pitcher in MLB history to win 20 games for the first time

Don Wakamatsu was bench coach for the Oakland Athletics last season

Tournaments off the schedule include the ADT Championship, which starts Thursday and closes this year’s slate

Pedroia became the first AL second baseman to win the award since Nellie Fox in 1959.

St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols won by a comfortable margin over Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard

Curlin is North America’s leading money winner with earnings of more than $10 million. The 4-year-old colt is considered a leading contender to win Horse of the Year honors again.

Romo and Newman were back Sunday night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.

A 22-year-old Danish poker professional won the World Series of Poker early Tuesday, turning a wheel straight on the last hand to become the youngest champion in the history of the no-limit Texas Hold ‘em main event.

Brendon de Jonge finished in second place on the Nationwide Tour’s money list this year

Sean Taylor will be inducted into the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame this month, following the first anniversary of his death.

Coach Jim Zorn today went over film from the Redskins’ loss last night with the team, and said he would convene his coaches for a meeting in the afternoon to review the team’s progress this season.

The game will kick off at 8:30 p.m. and be televised on NBC.

    Philadelphia has waited 25 years for a major sports championship. The wait is over.

From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started.

Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis was nominated by the NFL for the FedEx ground player of the week award for his play in Sunday’s victory against Detroit.

Halfway through the NFL season, the Redskins still haven’t had a week off, and it’s beginning to take its toll on the players

The women’s team from Roanoke, representing the USTA Mid-Atlantic Section, finished second at the USTA League presented by Chrysler 3.5 Senior National Championships held at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.

    The Rays edged the Phillies 4-2 to gain a split at home. The Fall Classic now switches to the City of Brotherly Love.

The Phoenix Suns waive Former Hokie forward Coleman Collins.

Taylor had surgery early Monday morning to relieve pressure in his calf

Former Hokie CB DeAngelo Hall broke in with the Falcons, then signed for big money with the Raiders this off-season.  Fellow former Hokie, and Broncos Rookie Eddie Royal took the NFL veteran to school in his NFL debut.

Former NBA star and Danville native Johnny Newman shot hoops with children outside Sam’s Club on Saturday while holding a back to school drive where his Kids 4 Life organization was collecting school supplies

Washington Redskins fans and curiosity seekers have a chance to own a piece of the late Sean Taylor’s life tomorrow when his Ashburn estate goes up for public auction

Former E.C. Glass basketball player Jermaine Ferguson, who graduated last winter from Geneva College (Pa.), will replace his best friend Lloyd Deloatch on an elite professional basketball team in Nässjö, Sweden, a town of 16,000 located two hours south of Stockholm

Today, the Redskins re-signed linebacker Danny Verdun-Wheeler, who they had released on Aug. 4th

The rescued great-grandson of Triple Crown winner Secretariat will find a new home at his ancestor’s birthplace.

Former Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen issued the following statement, mourning the passing of Gene Upshaw

He had been on the “physically unable to perform” list while recovering from a knee injury