Players often say they want to feed off the energy of the home crowd. Justin Tuck is going even further. He thinks he may need some external forces to allow him to perform somewhat close to his capabilities. "I've been in situations where...

To their credit, the Angels didn't look for excuses, instead limiting their search to themselves as the reason they are trailing 2-0 heading into today's Game 3 of the ALCS against the Yankees. "It was wet but I won't blame the conditions," said To...

Johnny Damon remains a front-burner issue that is cooking slowly for the Yankees. “I haven’t been [paying] attention to it, I have been busy with the kids,” Damon said yesterday. Roy Halladay is on the radar screen, but if he is dealt it appears t...

Matthew Stafford won the Lions' quarterback derby. Daunte Culpepper didn't lose the job. That's what Detroit's new coach, Jim Schwartz, emphasized yesterday when he made the No. 1 overall draft pick the starter for Sunday in New Orleans, when the...

The death of a boxer who collapsed after his bantamweight title fight highlights both the brutality of the sport and fervor of those who remain devoted to it.