If junior guard Kristi Cirone doesn't like pressure, she does a terrific job hiding it. In only a short time on campus, Cirone earned a responsibility usually allocated to upper classman. For every game she's played as a Redbird, Cirone has worn a jersey with a capital "C" stitched close to her heart.… Post the First Comment

Nowadays, siblings playing together in the big leagues is commonplace. You've got your Mannings, your Barbers, your Jones'. What's much rarer is having two brothers play with each other on the same team, but ISU has managed the unlikely. Rafael and Cortes Rice, both running backs on the team, have played with each other since the age of seven, moving their way up together to the ranks of college football.… Post the First Comment

So far, this NFL season has gone with little going the way it was supposed to. The Packers are dominating the NFC North, the Chargers, although improving, are just not as dominant as they had been slated to be, and the Bears, well, I'd really rather not go there.… Post the First Comment

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Mike Cameron, the Padres' Gold Glove center fielder, was suspended for the first 25 games of next season on Wednesday after testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant. Cameron, who plans to file for free agency, said he believes he took a tainted supplement.… Post the First Comment

CINCINNATI (AP) - Adam Dunn became the Cincinnati Reds' highest-paid player Wednesday when the team picked up his contract option for $13 million next season. The Reds answered their most expensive offseason question by keeping their top power hitter, the only one in franchise history to have 40 homers in four consecutive seasons.… Post the First Comment

BOSTON (AP) - Although his first choice remains Boston, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said on his blog that he would consider a dozen other teams for a "last year" based on quality of life and a chance to make it back to the playoffs. Schilling previously said he would only rule out the rival New York Yankees.… Post the First Comment