Rotoworld: Oregon RB LaMichael James and Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon among top 10 players who are being overhyped for the 2012 draft.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen's tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
PBT: Boston's Rajon Rondo continues to be named in trade talks, which is madness. The Celtics guard creates offense and makes everyone around him better, which was evident in Sunday's win over the Bulls.
Arc: Syracuse is among a solid group of No. 1 seeds in our latest tournament projections, but the middle of the pack is much more murky.
Miami coach Al Golden says the worst is behind him, but his headaches figure to continue now that former booster Nevin Shapiro, now in jail, says his involvement with the Hurricanes program will result in stiff penalties.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods greeted their Sunday pairing at Pebble Beach with optimism. But the day would end happily only for one.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
Robins: It’s the Year of the Dragon on the Lunar calendar, and this Chinese influence could extend to it also being the year of the Pekingese on the green carpet at the 136th Westminster Dog Show on Tuesday.
NFL Draft No. 1 Selections |
| Year | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit | QB | Georgia |
| 2008 | Jake Long | Miami | OT | Michigan |
| 2007 | JaMarcus Russell | Oakland | QB | LSU |
| 2006 | Mario Williams | Houston | DE | North Carolina State |
| 2005 | Alex Smith | San Francisco | QB | Utah |
| 2004 | Eli Manning | San Diego | QB | Mississippi |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | Cincinnati | QB | Southern California |
| 2002 | David Carr | Houston | QB | Fresno State |
| 2001 | Michael Vick | Atlanta | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Courtney Brown | Cleveland | DE | Penn State |
| 1999 | Tim Couch | Cleveland | QB | Kentucky |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | QB | Tennessee |
| 1997 | Orlando Pace | St. Louis Rams | T | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | New York Jets | WR | Southern California |
| 1995 | Ki-Jana Carter | Cincinnati | RB | Penn State |
| 1994 | Dan Wilkinson | Cincinnati | DE | Ohio State |
| 1993 | Drew Bledsoe | New England | QB | Washington State |
| 1992 | Steve Emtman | Indianapolis | DE | Washington |
| 1991 | Russell Maryland | Dallas | DL | Miami |
| 1990 | Jeff George | Indianapolis | QB | Illinois |
| 1989 | Troy Aikman | Dallas | QB | UCLA |
| 1988 | Aundray Bruce | Atlanta | LB | Auburn |
| 1987 | Vinny Testaverde | Tampa Bay | QB | Miami |
| 1986 | Bo Jackson | Tampa Bay | RB | Auburn |
| 1985 | Bruce Smith | Buffalo | DT | Virginia Tech |
| 1984 | Irving Fryar | New England | WR | Nebraska |
| 1983 | John Elway | Baltimore | QB | Stanford |
| 1982 | Kenneth Sims | New England | DT | Texas |
| 1981 | George Rogers | New Orleans | RB | South Carolina |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | Detroit | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Tom Cousineau | Buffalo | LB | Ohio State |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Houston | RB | Texas |
| 1977 | Ricky Bell | Tampa Bay | RB | Southern California |
| 1976 | Lee Roy Selmon | Tampa Bay | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Steve Bartkowski | Atlanta | QB | California |
| 1974 | Ed Jones | Dallas | DE | Tennessee State |
| 1973 | John Matuszak | Houston | DE | Tampa |
| 1972 | Walt Patulski | Buffalo | DE | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | Jim Plunkett | New England | QB | Stanford |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 1969 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo (AFL) | RB | Southern California |
| 1968 | Ron Yary | Minnesota | T | Southern California |
| 1967 | Bubba Smith | Baltimore | DT | Michigan State |
| 1966 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta | LB | Texas |
| 1966 | Jim Grabowski | Miami (AFL) | RB | Illinois |
| 1965 | Tucker Frederickson | N.Y. Giants | RB | Auburn |
| 1965 | Lawrence Elkins | Houston (AFL) | WR | Baylor |
| 1964 | Dave Parks | San Francisco | WR | Texas Tech |
| 1964 | Jack Concannon | Boston (AFL) | QB | Boston College |
| 1963 | Terry Baker | Los Angeles | QB | Oregon State |
| 1963 | Buck Buchanan | Kansas City (AFL) | DT | Grambling |
| 1962 | Ernie Davis | Washington | RB | Syracuse |
| 1962 | Roman Gabriel | Oakland (AFL) | QB | North Carolina State |
| 1961 | Tommy Mason | Minnesota | RB | Tulane |
| 1961 | Ken Rice | Buffalo (AFL) | G | Auburn |
| 1960 | Billy Cannon | Los Angeles | RB | LSU |
| 1959 | Randy Duncan | Green Bay | QB | Iowa |
| 1958 | King Hill | Chicago Cardinals | QB | Rice |
| 1957 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay | HB | Notre Dame |
| 1956 | Gary Glick | Pittsburgh | DB | Colorado A&M |
| 1955 | George Shaw | Baltimore | QB | Oregon |
| 1954 | Bobby Garrett | Cleveland | QB | Stanford |
| 1953 | Harry Babcock | San Francisco | WR | Georgia |
| 1952 | Bill Wade | Los Angeles | QB | Vanderbilt |
| 1951 | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | HB | SMU |
| 1950 | Leon Hart | Detroit | WR | Notre Dame |
| 1949 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia | C | Pennsylvania |
| 1948 | Harry Gilmer | Washington | QB | Alabama |
| 1947 | Bob Fenimore | Chicago Bears | HB | Oklahoma A&M |
| 1946 | Frank Dancewicz | Boston | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1945 | Charley Trippi | Chicago Cardinals | HB | Georgia |
| 1944 | Angelo Bertelli | Boston | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1943 | Frank Sinkwich | Detroit | HB | Georgia |
| 1942 | Bill Dudley | Pittsburgh | HB | Virginia |
| 1941 | Tom Harmon | Chicago Bears, HB, Michigan | ||
| 1940 | George Cafego | Chicago Cardinals | HB | Tennessee |
| 1939 | Ki Aldrich | Chicago Cardinals | C | TCU |
| 1938 | Corbett Davis | Cleveland | FB | Indiana |
| 1937 | Sam Francis | Philadelphia | FB | Nebraska |
| 1936 | Jay Berwanger | Philadelphia | HB | Chicago |
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Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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The Red Wings have finally started to embrace a record they've been chasing.