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Michigan's Denard Robinson boasted last year that he could beat Usain Bolt in the 40-yard dash. If that's true, than the Olympic sprint champion wouldn't be one of the fastest 10 men in this year's NFL draft. While Robinson's claim might have been...

In January 2012, nobody had Gabby Douglas on a list of athletes who would dominate the headlines. Who will be the top performer in sports this year?

A jet traveling at 600 mph could have covered 2.6 miles in the time Russell Wilson was scrambling behind the line of scrimmage on one memorable play Sunday night. Sprinter Usain Bolt could have run 150 meters with time to spare. The time Wilson...

Usain Bolt said he's considering an offer to play cricket in Australia's Big Bash League next season. The Melbourne Stars franchise confirmed it has opened negotiations with Bolt. Here are some other pro athletes who have made cameos in other spor...

The 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London are over, but interest in the Olympics doesn't immediately end just because there's no canoeing or handball on your TV in the morning. Here are 50 London 2012 questions we still want answered. 1. Has Katie...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions improved in each of their first three seasons under general manager Martin Mayhew and coach Jim Schwartz, progressing from 2-14 to 6-10 to last season's 10-6 playoff campaign. So, as they moved through training ...

Social media headlines may say otherwise, but more than the London Olympics are happening in the sports world. Case in point, the New England Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints 7-6 on Thursday with the NFL preseason underway. But which NFL team...

Haven't done one of these in some time. Here's an edition of "Reading the coverage" featuring only non-mainstream media... Houston Texans J.J. Watt is working the swelling out of his elbow and strengthening the muscles around it, per Battle Red B...

Chris Johnson says he would be up to the challenge against Usain Bolt in the 40

Two young pass-rushers, Bruce Irvin of Seattle and Robert Quinn of St. Louis, have jumped out during the camp practices I've watched. Both look like they have the potential to achieve double-digit sacks this season. Rams rookie Janoris Jenkins ...

Usain Bolt sprints to the top of the Page 2 Power Rankings.

US Presswire/Getty Images Source: Redskins Plan Test for Saturday The third time could be a charm for Redskins DT Albert Haynesworth. Haynesworth is expected to take Washington's conditioning test Saturday morning, a league source told ESPN NFL I...

John Davidson from Boston writes: Paul, what are the Colts chances of getting an inside pass rush this year? Thanks. Paul Kuharsky: It should be better -- Daniel Muir, Antonio Johnson and Eric Foster are improving and Fili Moala should start to co...

Noah Graham/Getty Images Don't be sad, Yao. You're still kind of tall. With Twins closer Joe Nathan lost to a season-ending elbow operation, his replacement, Jon Rauch, has a tall order to fill. Luckily, Rauch is quite literally very, very tall....

Bruce Feldman talks NFL combine 2010 with Tony Villani, the trainer of Eric Berry, Jacoby Ford, Jahvid Best and others. If you wonder about the possibility of a 4.1 40-yard dash, whether Ford or Best is faster and how good Berry is, read this.

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Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Isn't that pose reserved for 2,000-yard rushers? It's not the dreadlocks because they're real and spectacular, but something about Chris Johnson must scream, "step to me" to other pro athletes. First it was Raj...