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07/14/11 Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison calls NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook" and a "devil," among other insults, in a magazine article. The 2008 AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn't been shy about ripping the league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season. In the August issue of Men's Journal, his rants against Goodell reach another level of ...
07/11/11 ESPN analyst Dick Vitale recently listed six teams that could surprise next season. Among them: USC. That might seem hard to fathom given the Trojans' losses from last season's NCAA Tournament team. Third-year USC coach Kevin O'Neill lost a first-round draft pick in Nikola Vucevic, the Pac-10's Defensive Player of the Year in Marcus Simmons and a two-year starter in Alex Stepheson. But for the ...
07/05/11 Kentucky Senior Linebacker Named to Watch List For Top Defensive Player.
07/01/11 Five area players received boys lacrosse all-state honors, including Stephen Jordan of Souhegan High School, who was named Division II Defensive Player of the Year.
06/27/11 WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-- Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook tabs STANFORD quarterback Andrew Luck and ARIZONA STATE linebacker Vontaze Burfict as national preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively.
06/16/11 SAN JOSE, CA - The SaberCats are proud to announce eight-year veteran OL/DL Dan Loney has returned to San Jose for the 2011 season. The team also announced 2010 Defensive Player of the Year Gabe Nyenhuis has been activated off the Injured Reserve List and the addition of WR Victor James.
06/13/11 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (JUNE13, 2011) - The NASL has named Fort Lauderdale Strikers Captain Aaron Hohlbein Defensive Player of the Week. Hohlbein centered the back line and was instrumental in keeping the Minnesota Stars off the score sheet in the Strikers 3 - 0 victory Saturday night at Lockhart Stadium.
06/01/11 Bethlehem, PA: In release made today, the league office of the Indoor Football League announced that Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Linebacker Adrian McLeod was selected as the Week Fifteen VidSwap.com Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the team's third victory in a row over the 2010 Defending Atlantic Division Champion Richmond Revolution.
05/31/11 share: digg facebook twitter All-District 21-3A baseball and softball teams All-District 21-3A baseball and softball teams Here are the All-District 21-3A baseball and softball teams, as voted on by the league's coaches. Co-District Most Valuable Players: Offensive Player of the Year: Defensive Player of the Year: First Team All-District First Base: [...] Base: [...] Base: [...] Team All ...
05/31/11 Arizona State shortstop Deven Marrero earns Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and is among five Sun Devils on All Pac-10 first team
05/12/11 The SEC is perennially brimming with great defensive players. And while Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley was a big surprise a year ago, you knew at the beginning of the season that Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus and LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson would both be strong candidates for SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors. It's a little trickier looking ahead to the 2011 season ...
05/09/11 Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant have been selected to the NBA all-defensive first team for a record-tying ninth time. Garnett and Bryant were joined by Magic center Dwight Howard, who has won the past three Defensive Player of the Year awards and received the most points Monday. The second team has Grizzlies guard Tony Allen, Hornets guard Chris Paul, Mavericks center ...
05/09/11 Nba NEW YORK - Celtics forward Kevin Garnett and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant have been selected to the NBA all-defensive first team for a record-tying ninth time. Garnett and Bryant were joined by Magic center Dwight Howard, who has won the past three Defensive Player of the Year awards and received the most points yesterday. Also selected for the first team were Heat forward LeBron James and ...
05/05/11 Bruce Miller left UCF as the greatest defensive player in school history, registering 35.5 sacks and winning consecutive Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year awards.
05/05/11 Dwight Howard , in my opinion, is a symbol of hard work and character. He is the best defensive center the league has seen in a long time, collecting three Defensive Player of the Year awards in as many seasons. As a member of the Orlando Magic, Dwight has proved to us that it is impossible to win a championship when your second-best player is Jason Richardson. If Howard were moved to another ...
04/27/11 The 2011 NFL draft is right around the corner and SB Nation's Corn Nation has the full run down on CB Prince Amukamara. Check out Corn Nation for more on Nebraska football. Cornerback | 6'1", 205 pounds | Senior. Prince Amukara was a stand-out shutdown cornerback for the Nebraska Blackshirt defense, earning 2010 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors along with All-America honors from ...
04/21/11 Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune: "Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will receive the NBA's Most Improved Player award Thursday at Target Center. The team tonight called a 2 p.m. Thursday press conference to make a 'Major NBA Award Announcement.' That can only mean one thing. Love's award will follow the NBA's announcement on Monday that Dwight Howard is the league's Defensive Player of the Year ...
04/19/11 Dwight Howard became the first player to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in three straight seasons - and the voting wasn't even close. The Orlando Magic center received 585 points, including 114 first-place votes, from a panel of 120 sports writers and broadcasters. Boston's Kevin Garnett finished second with 77 points. Only Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace, with four each, have ...
04/19/11 2011 NFL Draft Rumors Hears NFL.com's Gil Brandt Projecting the Detroit Lions Going With Defensive Player The Detroit Lions have been linked to offensive lineman in more than a few mock drafts so far this season, but that is not their biggest need. We know the Lions have a major need in the secondary, specifically at cornerback, and that will have to be addressed early and often in this draft ...
04/18/11 CANTON, OH - The Northern Kentucky River Monsters football organization is pleased to announce that defensive back Brett Hamblen was named the Ultimate Indoor Football League's Defensive Player of the Week, for the week ending April 17.
04/18/11 Fort Mill junior Dori Wilson has been named South Carolina's Girls Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year. | 
