How many fifty year olds are still playing pro sports? Not many (minus golfers of course, who will drag their canes and oxygen tanks with them on the fairway). Cleveland Browns Kellen Winslow Jr. crashed his motorcycle recently and will now miss the 2005 NFL season. Jay Williams, a number …
Students can test this by setting up a kicking area for science fair visitors. Before every kick, visitors must state their shoe size. They then kick the ball past preset distance markers. Students then chart the results. At the end of their fair, they can analyze the data to determine …
3. Kellen Winslow (Football) After not playing football until his senior year at East St. Louis, Winslow went on to star at Missouri and then was a first round draft pick for the San Diego Chargers. The five time Pro Bowl selection was elected to the Pro Football Hall of …
Wish I could take it back. I wish everybody came off the field healthy. I hope he gets healthy as soon as possible. You never want to see anybody get hurt. At the same time, in the heat of the moment, I was just trying to make a play. Tight …
As a senior for Coach Bob Blackman in 1974, Revie Sorey was a prime professional prospect and a bigger than life personality. “Rock Hollywood”, as he was known to his teammates, stood 6 feet, 3 inches and weighed nearly 250 pounds. He opened holes for tailback Lonnie Perrin and protected …
Youth, minor league and professional sports teams have become increasingly concerned with the personal well being of their players since the 1980s. Increased competition in youth leagues, the financial struggles of minor league players and the media scrutiny of pro players has led to the creation of player development departments. …
The History of the GameWhile the rowdy British sports of rugby and soccer may have provided the origins for the concept of running toward a goal while holding a ball, American football with a set of rules and markings on the field began in the late 1800s at Ivy League …
But ol’ PrimeTime lacks the hustler’s flow to pull off the kind of lyrics that make you wanna roll with him. Make no mistake, Deion was the shit in ’95, but his rapping was about as lackluster and convincing as a Backstreet Boy’s you can’t tell if you’re supposed to …
Jena Fiorella, 29, who cheered from 2005 to 2006, along with Dimitroff, Polito and others, composed the reunion planning committee. They were responsible for the stunning wall made of red, white and blue flowers in the shape of the NFL logo. They concocted the Pom Pom, the event’s signature cocktail …
Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on the field prior to the Pro Football Hall of Fame preseason game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2017. The NFL says Commissioner Roger Goodell was aware of one of his lead investigator’s view that Ezekiel Elliott shouldn’t be disciplined before the running back …