D'Brickashaw Ferguson

Oday Aboushi will be following in the footsteps of another former Virginia offensive tackle, while former Virginia Tech wide receiver Corey Fuller and offensive tackle Vinston Painter are about to get National Football League opportunities that might've...

As a fifth round draft pick Saturday of the New York Jets, Oday Aboushi will be following in the footsteps of another successful former Virginia offensive tackle. Aboushi, a 6-foot-5, 308-pound native of Brooklyn, N.Y., was taken with the 141st...

As the member of a family with deep roots in sports — including a few cousins who tried out for the NFL — Ashley Sims was familiar with witnessing feats of athleticism. But his eyes were opened when, as a 22-year-old junior defensive end at...

The University of Virginia will retire the football jerseys of former stars D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Heath Miller, and Matt Schaub. The players will also be honored with plaques on Legends' Walk in the north end of Scott Stadium. Ferguson and Schaub...

A professional football player is taking time away from the field to share his love of reading in Lynchburg. D'Brickashaw Ferguson spent time at several schools Friday, including Elizabeth's Early Learning Center, Mary Bethune Academy, and the YMCA. ...

TV SPORTS SUNDAY NFL Football-New York Jets at Miami Dolphins, Noon (CBS); Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 3:15 p.m. (CBS); Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons, 3:15 p.m. (FOX); Dallas...

TV SPORTS College Football-Champs Sports Bowl, Florida State vs. Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN); Alamo Bowl, Washington vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Men's College Basketball-Florida at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Elon at North Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Penn...

TV SPORTS College Football-Military Bowl, Toledo vs. Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN); Holiday Bowl, California vs. Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Men's College Basketball-Northwestern at Ohio State, 4:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Southern Methodist at Oklahoma State,...

TV SPORTS College Football-Armed Forces Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Music City Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest, 5:40 p.m. (ESPN); Insight Bowl, Iowa vs. Oklahoma, 9 p....

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-Premier League, Newcastle at Manchester United, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football-Ohio State at Michigan, 11 a.m. (ABC); Georgia at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Rutgers at Connecticut, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Rice at Southern...

What follows is not an indictment of Rivals.com or a dig at all you football recruiting nuts. Rivals provides a valuable service and, I'm guessing, makes a tidy profit. And the more times the NSD-obsessed crowd clicks on links like this, the more our...