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Tim Hightower rebounded from a mediocre first week with the Washington Redskins to explode against the Arizona Cardinals, his former team, last week. He ran for 96 yards on 20 carries, most of which happened in the first half of the Redskins 22-21 victory. His backup, rookie Roy Helu, piled up an additional 74 yards on just 10 attempts. [...]

he first two weeks of the 2011 NFL season was a mixed bag of inconsistent play that was hindered further by newly implemented rules, as well as a few record-setting moments by a pair of rookies in Cam Newton and Ben Tate.

Tate, of the Houston Texans, is not considered a rookie technically because he made the Texans squad last year. He did, however [...]

Even since Floyd Mayweather, Jr. followed his dad and uncles into the boxing ring, he has been a natural performer. He went 84-6 as an amateur before winning a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics.

Since turning professional, he has won all 42 of his fights, 26 by knockout. He started out as a Super Featherweight and has gone up [...]

Deion Sanders, Bruce Smith, Jason Taylor, Donovan McNabb, Albert Haynesworth, Mark Carrier, Steve Spurrier, Jeremiah Trotter, Irving Fryar, Todd Wade and Adam Archuleta are just a few men who were once given a lot of money to be members of the Washington Redskins.
With the exception of Smith, none of these men gave the Redskins [...]

Charles Louis Howley was drafted in the first round of the 1958 draft by the Chicago Bears. He was the seventh player selected overall.

Howley went to college at West Virginia University, where he was a tremendous athlete who starred in five different sports while with the Mountaineers. He was named the 1956 Southern Conference [...]

Some of you may may know my feelings about the NFLPA, an organization as greedy, underhanded, sleazy, and willingly blind like the NFL itself.

An organization presided for year by former player Gene Upshaw, who screwed over his brethren at every opportunity. Even his own teammates that helped him win championships and other personal glories…

The United Football League started operations in 2009, becoming America’s first alternative to the National Football League since 1987. While the UFL has no connections to the NFL, some in the media thought that it would eventually serve as a developmental league.
Others speculated the UFL was born at the time it [...]

When the Los Angeles Rams took a flier on wide receiver Drew Hill in the 12th round of the 1979 draft, they knew they were getting a 5′9″ player with excellent speed.

It was also a long shot that he’d make the team, having spent much of his time at Georgia Tech University blocking for running back Eddie Lee Ivory.[...]

Al Davis, Oakland’s Hall of Fame owner, headed into the 1989 NFL Draft with no selections until the sixth round. Yet it did not stop the maverick owner from bettering his Raiders.

The Dallas Cowboys had just used the very first pick in the second round on an offensive guard named Steven Wisniewski. He had been a two-time All-American[...]

In Los Angeles, the actual All-Star game is days away, but tonight the NBA Celebrity game 2011 featured a roster full of interesting talent. Included on one the game rosters were several of Virginia’s own, actor Jason Sudeikis and singer Trey Songz.

Sudeikis is currently among the ensemble cast of “Saturday Night Live.” He also hails from Fairfax, Virginia. [...]