Topic: National Football Conference
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - For years, the only September race that held any interest for Milwaukee Brewers fans was a sprint between the team's famous sausage mascots before the bottom of the sixth inning of every home game.The sausages provided some comic relief ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason National Football League (NFL) game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two men were shot and wounded in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, and a third man was beaten unconscious inside the stadium, police ...
Defense leads way for NFC West co-leaders, blanking Cardinals last 3 quartersThere was no need for rookie magic from Sam Bradford. Not the way the St. Louis Rams' defense was playing.The Rams lifted the pressure off the No. 1 pick's shoulders in ...
Cap flap: Redskins' RB Portis makes up for Phillies faux pas, sports Nationals cap insteadSufficiently chastened for picking the wrong week to show love for the city of Philadelphia, Clinton Portis switched headgear Friday and wore a Washington Nationals baseball cap at ...
The New York Mets can trace their history back to 1962 . From the beginning, the Mets were considered "lovable losers" and captivated their fan base even though they lost an amazing 120 games in their inaugural season. The team played its ...
The Red Caps / Beaneaters (now Braves) were the first of the two Boston teams to enjoy dynasty type success. In 1912, the team changed the name for the last time to Braves, as it is still today, and they are now ...
Christy "Matty" Mathewson was born on August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA. Prior to his baseball career, Mathewson attended Bucknell University where he was the class president and played on the school's baseball and football teams. Unfortunately, Mathewson's success did not carry ...
Candlestick Park is a professional sports stadium and currently hosts the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League . The park opened on April 12, 1960 when the Major League Baseball San Francisco Giants played host to the St Louis Cardinals ...
Inevitably, when baseball fans gather, the discussion turns to who's the best. Connor's most impressive season was in 1885, when Connor led the National League with a .371 batting average and 169 hits. Most impressive, however, was the fact that Connor struck ...