Plaxico Burress
Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Feb. 3-Feb.9

By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 3 1944 — Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores six goals in a 12-6 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe is the first player to score six...

FILE - Sports agent Drew Rosenhaus talks on the phone during warmups before a preseason NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, in Philadelphia. Rosenhaus was only 22 years old when he became an NFL agent. He quickly found success and is still in the game more than 30 years later. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
34 years later, agent Drew Rosenhaus isn't slowing down

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 06, 2022 05:25 PM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Feb. 1 1913 — Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and...

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) passes in the fourth quarter of the NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger will run out onto the Heinz Field turf for the 135th and likely final time on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, when the Steelers host Cleveland. (AP Photo/Don Wright, File)
Bye Ben? Roethlisberger eyes one last stand at Heinz Field

By Will Graves Jan. 02, 2022 02:46 PM EST

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 28, 2021 12:32 PM EST
Feb. 3 1944 — Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores six goals in a 12-6 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe is the first player to...

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2020, file photo, Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins runs onto the field as the team is introduced before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Landover, Md. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed the former Washington quarterback to a futures contract on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, giving the 23-year-old a second chance after the flamed out in the nation's capital in less than two seasons. (AP Photo/Daniel Kucin Jr., File)
Former Washington QB Haskins signs deal with Steelers

By Will Graves Jan. 21, 2021 05:32 PM EST

File-This Feb. 7, 2012, file photo shows New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holding up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the team's NFL football Super Bowl parade in New York. The man who has been the face of the New York Giants since 2004 is probably going to make his final appearance this weekend. Manning's 16-year Giants' career that has included two Super Bowl titles likely will come to an end Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, when New York tries to spoil the Philadelphia Eagles bid to win the NFC East. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez,File)
Eli Manning likely making his final NY Giants appearance

By Tom Canavan Dec. 27, 2019 02:05 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2009 file photo Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, top, and his teammate Willie Colon celebrate after the Steelers' 27-23 win against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Fla. Overall, the AFC won seven of 10 Super Bowls in the 2000s decade with Roethlisberger leading Pittsburgh to a pair of titles. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)
NFL at 100: Brady and Belichick build their dynasty

By Arnie Stapleton Nov. 15, 2019 12:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick smiles on stage during W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in a private workout arranged by the league to be held in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Column: Kaepernick’s tryout sounds more like a setup

By Paul Newberry Nov. 13, 2019 07:50 PM EST

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) passes against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
With Manning benched, Pats ready for Giants, rookie Jones

By Kyle Hightower Oct. 09, 2019 02:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, New York Giants' Plaxico Burress, left, catches the game-winning touchdown pass in front of New England Patriots' Ellis Hobbs III during the final minute of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. For the first time in 42 Super Bowls, there were three fourth-quarter lead changes. It ended with Plaxico Burress catching a game-winning 13-yard pass in the left corner with :35 remaining for a 21-17 win. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
NFL At 100: AP Was There, Giants spoil Patriots' perfection

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2019 12:22 PM EDT

Michigan linebacker Devin Bush poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Bush in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Steelers trade up in first round to draft linebacker Bush

By Dan Scifo Apr. 25, 2019 10:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 1998, file photo, Green Bay Packers Reggie White moves in on the Tampa Bay defense in the NFC Divisional Playoff game in Green Bay, Wis. The NFL wouldn't be the gigantic force it is in society and sports today without free agency empowering most players with freedom and fortune and endowing most long-suffering franchises and their fans with hope. The first offseason featuring modern free agency was in 1993, and it produced the most significant free agent signing in NFL history: Reggie White (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Top 10 NFL free agents of all time.

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2019 06:25 PM EDT