Twenty years ago, the 50-yard field was a less than 50-50 proposition. Today, they’re almost automatic.
“It’s never easy to predict the price at auction of a piece without any comps to consider, but that’s also what makes it the ideal auction piece,” said Chris Ivy, director of sports collectibles at Heritage Auctions.
Realignment has doubled and in some cases tripled conference travel for less visible sports than football.
Antonio Pearce's decision to punt bucked the modern NFL trend of coaches getting aggressive on 4th-and-short.
Powder blue? Try blue collar. The Chargers took a gritty approach to beating the Raiders, and the players spoke openly about their new head coach afterward.
The Dutch distance runner became the first woman to medal in the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 and the marathon at the same Olympics.
Those performances boosted USA Track & Field’s medal count at these Olympics to 34.
McEwen won his first Olympic medal.
Fisher claimed his second medal of the Games, after winning bronze in the 10k meters.