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Scott Fowler: On the last play of the last home game of the 2008 season for the Newton-Conover junior varsity football team, the backup nose guard made a tackle. It was more than just a tackle though...

Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level -- eternity. A Massachusetts funeral home recently took delivery of the first Red Sox casket, which features the team logo on the exterior as well as the inside. The casket is man

In our weekly series of hot XBox 360 games for the 2008 Christmas season, we feature the African plains found in Far Cry 2. No annoying mutants in this release, Far Cry 2 retains the impressive fighting from the first game.

The numbers are looking pretty lopsided this week as Missouri prepares for the juggernaut that is Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma team. Tiger fans, you might want to hide your eyes.

If the Big Three Detroit automakers go down, it could mean a very bumpy road ahead for America's No. 1 spectator sport. If GM, Ford and Chrysler are forced to reorganize — or even to go out of business — some fear the wheels could come off for NASCAR.

In a brilliant article, it is revealed why making our spoilt footballers drive home from the office (pitch) in a crappy car is the ultimate punishment.

This has been a week of mixed emotions for myself and I am sure many Cards fans. It started out with the announcement that none of the Cards free agents were going to be offered arbitration.

the stories we reported yesterday have follow-ups today. Apple apparently didn’t like everyone knowing they were recommending anti-virus software. And Microsoft is releasing Vista SP2 Beta Thursday. Neither company is usually this quick about anything.

Exercise is known to help prevent cognitive decline and maintain the brain as people age, and now researchers think they know one reason why. People who engaged in long-term, regular exercise had substantially more small blood vessels in their brains ...

Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams. The 22-year-old right-hander contacted the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves on Friday to r