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Storm surf and low scores are the story of the day as the waiting period winds down and Billabong Rio Pro officials are forced to run round two.

After a number of down days the Quiksilver Pro Australia finally took to the water for round two and Dane Reynolds didn't disappoint.

On the final day of the Roxy Pro Tyler Wright held off Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons to win the first event of the year.

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the AFC wild-card playoffs: Return of Ray: Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who announced that he will retire at the end of the season, will play in his first game since tearing his triceps Oct. 14. The Ravens have been...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Sunday's Seahawks-Redskins wild-card playoff game at FedEx Field: Fresh faces: Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks are two of the three rookie quarterbacks starti...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Saturday's Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers wild-card game: Frozen tundra: You've already heard plenty of national nostalgia about playing a night game in freezing temperatures at one of the NFL's most sacred cat...

Five nuggets of knowledge about wild-card weekend: Rematch in Houston: This is the fourth time under the current playoff format that teams are meeting in the wild-card round in back-to-back seasons. In each of the previous three instances, the tea...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the Seattle Seahawks' wild-card playoff game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field: Rookie showcase. Washington's Robert Griffin III (102.4) and Seattle's Russell Wilson (100.0) are the only quali...

Matt Williamson writes that Minnesota has a shot to win in Green Bay, because as much as it all revolves around Adrian Peterson, Green Bay knows it and still can't stop him.

Story | Conversation | December 30, 2012

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Bill Belichick rarely reveals much information before a game, and that's how he was Tuesday in a conference call with the Jet writers. Asked about preparing for the wildcard, he declined to give specifics. Asked how the loss of R...

Jason "Ratboy" Collins gets wildcard into O'Neill Cold Water Classic

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

MLB's new playoff format, feature two do-or-die games for four wild-card teams, has made this the most unpredictable stretch run in recent memory, write Buster Olney and Doug Mittler in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2012

Organizers of the New Haven Open have announced 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has been granted a wildcard into the tournament.