Ryan Torain

NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT After skipping out on the team's voluntary organized team activities, Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, was present Tuesday for the start of the...

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan made a surprise move Sunday, benching former Ravens backup John Beck and returning to Rex Grossman as the team's starting quarterback in an attempt to spark his struggling offense and end a four-game losing streak. It didn'...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT It seems that Mathias Kiwanuka, a first-round draft pick by the Giants in 2006, has the ability and attitude to play wherever coaches ask. So, with starting defensive end Jason Pierre-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT The absence of wide receiver Victor Cruz, who remains unsigned, was certainly no surprise to head coach Tom Coughlin. However, the absence of receiver Hakeem Nicks was unexpected. Just...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT On the first day of the New York Giants rookie minicamp, a veteran stole the show. However, like those rookies, this once-prized player is still somewhat unproven. Linebacker Aaron...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Giants - INSIDE SLANT Spring OTAs with the Giants are a chance for younger players to step up and show the coaches that they belong on the roster. But with snaps generally limited, sometimes players get lost...

|TV SPORTS| |WEDNESDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, West Ham at Manchester United, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2).  Men’s College Basketball -- Virginia at Wisconsin, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); George Washington at James Madison, 6 p.m. (NBCSN); Michigan State at...

The Washington Redskins have released running back Ryan Torain, who started four games this season, but fell behind rookies Roy Helu and Evan Royster on the depth chart.      Torain rushed for only 200 yards this year, with 135 coming in the win over...

While the Washington Redskins quarterback derby has kept everyone on tenterhooks, the running back competition has become a one-man show. Tim Hightower, acquired in a trade with Arizona after the NFL lockout, has separated himself from the pack and is...

John Beck was ready to speak to a group of reporters Monday when he noticed a TV cameraman having trouble with some equipment. “We’re one camera short,” Beck said. “You all right?” He then calmly waited a full 40 seconds...

Rex Grossman is getting his long-awaited next chance to lead an NFL team from the opening bell. John Beck has to turn his patience meter on once again. Wednesday was debriefing day for the Washington Redskins quarterback competition, a gentlemanly affair...

TV SPORTS Tennis-U.S. Open, 10 a.m., 6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football-Arizona at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) WNBA Basketball-Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football-New Orleans at Green Bay Packers, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) TODAY HIGH...