Ron Dayne

Vinny Testaverde, Danny Wuerffel highlight college HOF ballot

Four Heisman Trophy winners highlight the 77 candidates and five coaches on this year’s College Football Hall of Fame Ballot released Tuesday afternoon. Former Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde and former Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel joined...

Tags: Eric Dickerson, Randall Cunningham, Football, Vinny Testaverde, Voting

Ravens running game powers offense to win

The way Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce are rolling up yards, the Ravens' running back duo may need a nickname of their own. Reviving memories of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (the Miami Dolphins' Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick) and "Thunder & Lightning"...

Tags: Lawrence Guy, Butch Cassidy, Bernard Pierce, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts

Stanford holds off Wisconsin, 20-14

AP Sports Writer

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Although Stanford didn't score many style points in the 99th Rose Bowl, the Cardinal could celebrate because they didn't let Wisconsin score any points at all after halftime.   Stepfan Taylor rushed for 89 yards and an...

Tags: College Football, Rose Bowl Game, Penn State Nittany Lions, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers

Ball's big day leads Wisconsin past Indiana 62-14

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin's Montee Ball repeatedly hit Indiana with his jabs. James White threw a couple of surprising hooks. Together, they were a real knockout punch. Ball rushed for 198 yards and three scores, White added 161 yards and...

Tags: Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, Football, College Football, Northwestern Wildcats

Wisconsin's Ball sets Big Ten TD mark

Heisman candidate Montee Ball ran all over the Boilermakers for 247 yards in a record-setting performance that saw him set the all-time Big Ten mark for total career touchdowns in Wisconsin's 38-14 win. Ball scored three times in the win and...

Tags: Football, College Football, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers

Recap of week seven of the college football season

The seventh week of the college season is in the books and here are some winners, losers and top performers from this weekend’s action. HEAD NODDING PERFORMANCE LSU: It’s hard to imagine a bigger swing of emotions than the ones going through...

Tags: West Virginia Mountaineers, LSU Tigers, College Football, Geno Smith, Wisconsin Badgers

David Wilson Selected by New York Giants in First Round of NFL Draft

Sports Director

Danville's David Wilson was selected with the 32nd and final selection in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.  Wilson, who set a new single-season rushing record at Virginia Tech this season, will complement Ahmad Bradshaw in the Big...

Tags: Football, Brandon Jacobs, Ahmad Bradshaw, Super Bowl, NFL Draft

Ravens Q&A: Leach relishes the contact of a great block

Each week, we bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player, coach or team executive to help you learn a little more about the team. Today's guest is fullback Vonta Leach. What does it mean to be an undrafted rookie in 2004 who has been voted to the Pro Bowl in...

Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Arian Foster, Ricky Williams, Lance Briggs, Ahman Green

A Local Player Gets Another Major Honor

Staff reporter

PENNSYLVANIA ATHLETES NAMED TO PARADE MAGAZINE'S 49TH ANNUAL ALL-AMERICA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM Noah Spence, a 6'4", 245-pound defensive lineman from Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, and Brendan Nosovitch, a 6'3", 205-pound quarterback...

Tags: Mark Sanchez, Festive Events, Indianapolis Colts, Festive Events, Schools

Poll: Who should win the Heisman Trophy?

Morning reads: Chris Rainey, Heisman candidate?

Boyle's Lamar Dawson named PARADE All-American

larry@amnews.com

Lamar Dawson is now officially an all-American player. PARADE Magazine will announce the 48th annual PARADE All-America High School Football Team in its Sunday cover story and the 6-2, 230-pound Boyle County linebacker is on the team. For 48 years...

Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Green Bay Packers, James Farrior, Festive Events, Kentucky Wildcats