Sports columnist Paul Woody handicaps the Hall of Fame chances of baseball great Pete Rose and the newly retired (again) Brett Favre. Also, expect a cameo...

Bobby Bowden knows missed tackles, fumbles or superior opponents could send the Florida State Seminoles to defeat. But he never thought a course in music...

Two years of speculation and the seemingly endless debate are over. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has reinstated Michael Vick. Vick has been given a gift,...

Hall understands that. “If you’re not 6-5, people are always going to question what you’re going to do,“ Hall said. “I try...

Late in the 1919 baseball season, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and several other players made an agreement on the outcome of the next day’s contest. All...

Aregion that has shown it will not support one minor-league indoor football team now has two minor-league indoor football teams seeking support. That’s...

Columnist Paul Woody doesn’t care that President Obama wore jeans when he threw that first pitch, but he was shocked to see a blooper ball.

Michael Vick now is free to move around the country, provided he checks with his probation officer. Vick is far from free to join an NFL team. He remains...

If you are interested in tightening your abdominals or improving your sex life, Men’s Health magazine has plenty of advice for you. Every issue,...

The ideal place for government involvement in sports is on the sidelines. The ideal rarely is met. Politicians use public funds to build stadiums. Government...

Paul Woody talks about his (storebought) yellow jersey and his addiction to watching guys pedal fast over beautiful countryside.

Charles Barkley is right. Sadly. Barkley, a former NBA star and current TNT basketball analyst, long has insisted athletes should not be viewed as role...

At its best, NASCAR superspeedway racing is a captivating combination of speed, power and strategy. At its worst, superspeedway racing with restrictor...

Columnist Paul Woody says being an empty-nester is a bittersweet blessing. At least he cuts fewer tennis balls with his mower.

As omens go, the start of the SunTrust Indy Challenge seemed to have a very bad one. Jacques Lazier ran into the wall before completing the first lap,...

Two big-time racing circuits, IRL and NASCAR, would benefit greatly from Danica Patrick’s presence in 2010. Patrick seems intrigued by the challenge...

Shaka Smart was hired as VCU’s basketball coach after Anthony Grant left for Alabama. When Shaka Smart took the job as the men’s basketball...

Is Roger Federer the greatest tennis player ever? Columnist Paul Woody joins the volley of discussions.

WILLIAMSBURG Jay Cutler tossed soft passes to the young campers at the Colonial All Pro football camp at William and Mary yesterday. That was in sharp...

Late Sunday afternoon, on the field at Maybeury Elementary School in Henrico County, a man went through one of the rituals of fa therhood. He stood behind...

Don’t get dad another necktie, unless it makes a truly bold statement. Columnist Paul Woody advises you to pass on power ties and go straight for...

The old saying goes that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan. Look at the success of the Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant,...

The sports landscape is littered with young stars who never met their potential as adults. Some could not handle too much success too early. Others let...

Smashing is a good way to describe Kyle Busch’s celebration after winning the Nationwide race in Nashville. Appalling is a better way to describe...

CHARLOTTESVILLE Building an athletic program requires a coach with a clear vision, an administration to support the coach and players who buy into the...

In a perfect world, even the most talented basketball performers would spend four years in college. They would grow as players and people, read the classics,...

So, to make sure that thick turf lasts for the upcoming eight weeks of racing, the five races scheduled for grass last night at Colonial Downs were moved...

Sports columnist Paul Woody recalls the famous blunder when a player picked up a fumble in the 1929 Rose Bowl—and ran the wrong way. There has to...

Everyone knows you need to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Few realize you also need to be careful about your complaints. You...

Athletes at a track meet always are waiting for something. They wait for their event to begin. The runners in the fast heat must wait, pacing and pacing...