Orton, dominant run attack help Broncos roll to 2nd straight win after skid

Turns out the Denver Broncos didn't need Matt Cassel. Kyle Orton has worked out just fine.

Coaches for the UA All-American Game

Team coaches for UA All-American Game

ESPN 100: Nos. 91-100

ESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 91-100.

Even before they took the mound in the AFL, Drew Storen (left) had Stephen Strasburg's back

The apex of the World Football League

Page 2 celebrates the 35th anniversary of the star-crossed World Football League's only championship game.

Fazio, 71, dies of leukemia

Foge Fazio, who succeeded Jackie Sherrill as the football coach at alma mater Pittsburgh and later was a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Vikings and Browns, died Wednesday night following a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 71.

NEXT No. 4: Stephen Strasburg

Ryan McGee examines the special relationship between Stephen Strasburg, Washington's No. 1 pick, and Drew Storen.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Even before they took the mound in the AFL, Storen (left) had Strasburg's back

Johnson: Six straight 125-yard games

Tennessee running back Chris Johnson has matched the NFL record shared by Earl Campbell and Eric Dickerson with his sixth straight game rushing for at least 125 yards.

E. Illinois assistant coach dies in wreck

Eastern Illinois assistant football coach Jeff Hoover was killed in a car crash as he returned home from a playoff game against Southern Illinois. He was 41.

Broncos stop losing streak at four with win vs. Giants

Kyle Orton drove them on six scoring drives, Matt Prater kicked four field goals and safety Brian Dawkins led a ferocious defense 48 hours after calling a players-only meeting, and the Broncos beat the New York Giants 26-6 Thursday night.

We need to focus on our game: Merrick

Melbourne coach Ernie Merrick wants his players to ignore Gold Coast's personnel woes ahead of their A-League clash this Saturday night.

Janik was defensive back, punter

Tom Janik, a former AFL-NFL player who in 1968 intercepted a pass by Joe Namath and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown, has died. He was 69.

Andrus named to Topps Rookie All-Star team

...three games in the Arizona Fall League. LHP Matt Harrison threw three scoreless innings in his final AFL start last week. He didn't allow an earned run over his final two starts. RHP Danny...