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Articles Written by: ELIZABETH MERRILL
Ever since he was a little boy, Dallas Keuchel always knew where his dad was sitting in the stands. The hard-throwing lefty from the University of Arkansas started a ritual in which he'd walk to the dugout, after warm-ups, and tip his hat as his dad ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
17 Jul 2009
Two of three boys charged in a hazing case in Wilson, N.Y., have been found not guilty.
Varsity baseball players as old as 18, riding on the same bus with junior varsity players as young as 13 -- what happened on that bus in April in upstate New York ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
9 Jul 2009
LATROBE, Pa. -- There is nothing fancy about where the name went. At least it's spelled right. The words "Chuck Noll Field" hang neatly over a brick press box, two stories above the grass at Saint Vincent College. Noll would be happy about its ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
22 Jan 2009
David Russell will tell you anything you want to know about Mike Smith. They have been friends since kindergarten, surfed together as boys in Daytona Beach, Fla., and are creeping toward 50 but still manage to keep tabs through weekly phone calls. ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
2 Jan 2009
Brian Waters dreads the travel days. When Herm Edwards became coach of the Kansas City Chiefs three years ago, the old-school coach implemented a rule requiring players to dress up for plane rides. Waters was getting ready for a trip to San Diego ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
26 Nov 2008
Before Ike hit, and hours after Young's own personal storm, the pastor says he flew to Nashville and spent four days with Young. They rested, ate well and, Smith says, "chilled out." He was called there, he says, because of Young's aching knee, not his ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
25 Sep 2008
The boys accused in the Wilson High School hazing case will not face felony charges.
Niagara County district attorney Michael Violante said in a statement Friday that charges against 18-year-old Geoffrey Seefeldt and two 16-year-olds would be reduced ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
29 Aug 2008
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WILSON, N.Y. -- Night creeps in and they run, cleats on concrete, mop-top hair flowing through black ball caps. They're nervous. They're 14 years old. The hipper boys know the unwritten rule: Run to the front of the bus, strap yourself in and hold on. ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
18 Aug 2008
The person on the other end said Morgan Hamm was hurting and might not be able to compete. Artemev and fellow alternate David Durante were supposed to get ready. A day later, Artemev got the nod.
The old man was supposed to prepare him for this, but ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
12 Aug 2008
Anne and her two brothers don't know their mom cries every day and dreads the day she stops. Will that mean she's forgetting about him? Pizza makes her cry. That was Mike's favorite food. So do songs on the radio, baseball games and parent-teacher ...
From ELIZABETH MERRILL,
ESPN,
22 Jul 2008