John Madden

NFL prospects trashed hotel room with feces, urine during combine

2013-04-17 11:11:00

A hotel room was left in such disgusting condition after February's NFL scouting combine that the manager took pictures and sent them to the event's organizer. National Football Scouting president Jeff Foster confirmed to Yahoo!Sports that a room in the...

R.I.P. Pat Summerall, straight man to John Madden in NFL booth

2013-04-16 18:44:00

With the death of Pat Summerall, sports broadcasting lost one of its great straight men. Summerall, who died Tuesday at age 82, played a decade in the NFL during the 1950s. But he was best known for his pairing with John Madden on TV, where the two...

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke wants to return USC to 'national powerhouse'

2013-04-16 19:52:00

Time will tell whether Cynthia Cooper-Dyke can restore USC to relevancy in women’s basketball. But on Tuesday, when she was introduced as the Trojans' new coach, it was clear that her hiring already had infused the program with a new energy. A...

Pat Summerall dies at 82; NFL broadcaster teamed with John Madden

2013-04-16 17:54:00

Pat Summerall, who was half of one of the best known announcing teams in television sportscasting history as John Madden's broadcasting partner for more than two decades of NFL games, has died. He was 82. Summerall, who lived in Southlake, Texas, died...

Weekend Escape: California's Pleasanton lives up to its name

2013-04-14 00:00:00

Pleasanton, Calif., is — no surprise here — a pleasant small city east of San Francisco Bay that was off the beaten track for much of the 20th century and avoided the redevelopment that destroyed the cores of many older cities. Its downtown...

Fox's Tim McCarver stepping down after this season

2013-03-27 10:44:00

Legendary baseball broadcaster Tim McCarver is stepping down from his job as Fox's lead baseball analyst after this season. A former catcher with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, McCarver has held the job since 1996, when the network...

Broncos QB Peyton Manning wrote the book on speed reading

2013-01-11 17:10:00

Peyton Manning flaps his arms, stamps his foot and plays traffic cop, sending Denver Broncos teammates this way and that. All the while, the play clock is winding down. Manning isn't just playing quarterback. He's playing chicken with the defense,...

Golden Globes 2013: 'Lincoln' anchors best picture nominees

2012-12-13 06:52:00

Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” which collected a leading seven Golden Globe nominations Thursday morning, will anchor the race for best drama in the 70th annual awards show. In addition to singling out the story of the 16th president of...

Talk of eliminating kickoffs brings up issue of safety vs. sanctity

2012-12-08 11:05:00

Are NFL kickoffs in their final days? Nothing's official, of course, but it's clear the league is determined to find a safer alternative to one of football's most exciting plays. Commissioner Roger Goodell said this week that the competition committee...

Ben Davidson dies at 72; Oakland Raider, fixture in beer commercials

2012-07-04 00:00:00

Ben Davidson, an iconic face of the 1960s-era Oakland Raiders and later a popular fixture in Miller Lite TV commercials, has died. He was 72. Davidson, who had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer, died Monday night, former Raiders coach John...

Judge denies EA plea to dismiss NFL players' lawsuit

2012-03-30 16:33:29

Al Davis dies at 82; Oakland Raiders owner transformed team

2011-10-09 00:00:00

Al Davis, the tough-minded owner of the Oakland Raiders who transformed a failing team into a three-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most successful franchises in professional football only to preside over its dramatic decline in recent years, died...

The Rose Hotel is an elegant beauty owned by the Madden family (John Madden, the former Raiders coach, raised his kids in Pleasanton). The old-world lobby has a marble fireplace, hand-painted murals and a dramatic staircase.

2013-04-11 12:17:32

Legendary NFL broadcaster John Madden turns 74 today.

2013-02-25 18:38:00

Comedian Frank Caliendo's impersonations are so precise, that he has been booked for many sports shows and commercials as the legendary voices he imitates. The man with the many voices is back on the road after a Vegas residency, and he's bringing some friends (their voices at least) with him.

2011-10-06 12:31:31