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Harlon Hill, the former star receiver for the Chicago Bears whose name adorns the NCAA Division II player of the year trophy, has died. He was 80.

It's Oscar night, and I'm sure some significant portion of all y'all will watch them. It might be just be me, but every year it seems like I'm disappointed that there aren't more baseball movies being made, let alone Oscar-worthy baseball movies. A c...

Johnthan Banks is probably soaring after winning the Jim Thorpe Award. The award given to the nation's top defensive back would make any corner giddy, but Mississippi State's senior is still looking for more. After such a good first half of the 20...

Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene was selected a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award on Monday, while teammate Logan Ryan was selected as a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. They are the only two Big East representatives on the respecti...

Clemson safety Jonathan Meeks was selected the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week on Thursday after recording two key interceptions in a 38-17 win against Virginia Tech. With Clemson leading 10-7 in the second quarter, Meeks intercepted a pass ...

Thursday's episode of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" offered up this question. Post your guesses in comments. We'll give the result later....

Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer has been named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week after he grabbed three interceptions in the Beavers' 19-6 win over Washington State. From the news release: Poyer's three interceptions were the most by...

After recording two interceptions in No. 2 Oregon's 49-0 win over No. 22 Arizona, sophomore cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (Chino Hills, Calif.) was named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week. All together now: Ifoooooo! (Yes, his name is fun ...

Little League memories and lost youth come to the fore on the occasion of the death of our writer's old coach.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed first-round draft pick Mark Barron to a five-year contract.

The Jim Thorpe Award announced its watch list on Friday -- I was on an airplane headed east -- and four Pac-12 players were included. The Thorpe award is given annually to the nation's best defensive back. You can see the entire list here. Here...

USC defensive backs T.J. McDonald and Nickell Robey were each named to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award on Friday, their third such honors of the preseason. The Thorpe Award goes annually to the best defensive back in the country as judged ...

The SEC leads the nation with five players on the preseason watch list for the 2012 Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the nation's best defensive back. LSU, which owns the past two Thorpe Award winners -- Patrick Peterson (2010) and...

Three Big East players were selected to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the top defensive back in the nation. They are: Jarred Holley, S, Pitt Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers Hakeem Smith, S, Louisville I thought all ...

The National College Football Awards Association today released the candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award. Here are your ACC reps: Jim Thorpe Award (Presented to the nation's best defensive back by the Jim Thorpe Association) CB David Amerson, N...

Robert Lester watched as three of his teammates in the University of Alabama secondary left for the NFL last season. All three were drafted, but Lester stayed. Today, his returning experience was recognized as he was named to the Jim Thorpe Award Pre...