Rory is Ready

Rory McIlroy says he’s 100 percent and his game appears to be in order.

He was talking about golf, not soccer.

McIlroy played another practice round Monday for the PGA Championship and declared himself ready to go at Whistling Straits. The world’s No. 1 player injured ligaments in…

NFL Legend Frank Gifford Dies

From the football field to the broadcast booth, Frank Gifford was a star. And a winner.
An NFL championship in 1956 with the New York Giants. An Emmy award in 1976-77 as television’s “outstanding sports personality.” Induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ’77.
Gifford, as…

NFL Hall of Fame Welcomes New Members

The humbled men in gold jackets entering football immortality were unmistakable. So was the endless sea of twirling yellow Terrible Towels there to greet them and the outpouring of compassion for the legend who wasn’t there.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis headlined the Pro Football Hall of Fame…

More Trouble For 49ers Aldon Smith

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested by Santa Clara police Thursday night and booked into jail, according to police.

Smith was arrested for hit and run, DUI, and vandalism, according to the Santa Clara Police Department. Details surrounding the incident have not been released.

San Francisco general manager…

NHL Star Patrick Kane Being Investigated for 'Incident'

Hamburg Police Chief Gregory Wickett confirms his department has launched an investigation into Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane over an alleged incident at the player’s home last weekend.
Without revealing the nature of the investigation, Wickett said Friday that police are still gathering information and awaiting forensic tests…