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For the first time in a while it looked like business as usual in the NFL as the draft began Thursday night. No surprise -- Cam Newton went first overall to the Carolina Panthers. Check out what else you missed last night.

Cross-Sport Power Rankings rates the top 10 athletes making noise around the world of sports.

Manny Ramirez stands on deck, ready to pinch-hit in the ninth inning. Manny went back to the dugout after A.J. Pierzynski broke a tie with the Indians, with a three-run home run. Sox won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Alabama's Mark Ingram Out For...

At the school where a nickname controversy has been lingering for years, University of North Dakota sophomore Ryan Duncan watched his nickname change overnight. He went from "Dunc" to "Hobey" after winning college hockey's version of the Heisman Trophy.

The Heisman Trophy is college football's Hobey Baker Award. But does winning either automatically mean a successful pro career? Terry Frei explores.

Stuart Scott dismisses complaints that the Horn section has grown too loud. John Anderson compares hot-stove baseball writers to weathermen. And Brent Musburger's got the NFL covered.

All the talk is for Blues defenseman Chris Pronger to win the Norris Trophy. But what about Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom?