Pete Rozelle

Art Modell forever will be known as the man who took the Browns out of Cleveland, but his legacy as one of the NFL's most influential personalities extends far beyond state lines. As an old-guard owner, he helped pour the foundation for today's game and...

R.C. Owens had an up-and-down career as a receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. The ball went up, and Owens routinely came down with it. Owens, whose leaping catches became his signature and introduced the term "alley oop" into the sports lexicon,...

Pro football Hall of Famer Dan Dierdorf is the keynote speaker for the 67th Annual Varsity Awards Banquet at Petoskey High School 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 30. The banquet honors Northmen varsity athletes, and several individual awards will be presented,...

Kevin Byrne, the Ravens' senior vice president for public and community relations, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquette University’s athletics department and the Marquette University Alumni Association on April 27. He earned a...

Goodell made best better David Teel Daily Press Is this a trick question? Like who's buried in Grant's tomb? Sports' highest-paid commissioner should be the leader of the most successful league, the venture that draws the largest audience and rakes...

Education costs us. Poor education costs us much more. The United States lags most industrial nations in the quality of our primary and secondary education. True, Maryland ranks highest in the 50 states in quality of education by some measures (as...

When ABC Sports guru Roone Arledge was suggesting Howard Cosell for "Monday Night Football," NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle replied: "Cosell? Why don't you just dig up Attila the Hun?" Such was the reaction generated by modern broadcasting's first...

Al Davis, the tough-minded owner of the Oakland Raiders who transformed a failing team into a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful franchises in professional football only to preside over its dramatic decline in recent years, died...

In death, legendary Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey will undoubtedly be remembered for how he played the game. The 6-foot, 2-inch, 230-pounder who played from 1963 to 1972 set the standard for his position, combining speed and power like no tight...

James Tamburro, Sr. 11/11/18 – 3/9/11 James Tamburro, Sr. was born November 11, 1918, the last of eight children of Domenic and Elvira Tamburro of Verona, PA. In 1938 he graduated from Verona High School and later served in the Navy during WWII...

March 13 1986 - National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle says he will impose random drug testing if he can't reach an agreement with the NFL Players Association. 1991 - Scott Peiper picked the right time to shine, scoring 12 points off the...

Weight loss tycoon Jenny Craig is asking $8,995,000 for her luxurious estate in Rancho Santa Fe. Take a tour and see if you think it's worth that kind of coin. Nicknamed "The Villa," it sits on a bluff above Craig's thoroughbred horse farm and traniing...