2011 NFL Draft: Top 10 Linebackers

Moch is a renowned athlete who amazed scouts when he timed 4.25-seconds in the 40 last spring during junior timing day.  Moch lines up in a three-point stance on the college level but projects to outside linebacker in a 3-4 alignment in the NFL.  He’s tough to stop up the field but must show skill playing in space.

Beal is another Big 12 defensive end who projects to outside linebacker at the next level.  He’s been an explosive pass rusher at Oklahoma and displays terrific speed off the edge.  Beal must now display the ability to make plays moving in reverse rather than just up the

Wright offers some of the best size/speed numbers of any top linebacker and is also a solid football player.  He displays a nose for the ball in run defense, pursuing the action in every direction of the field while also shutting down opponents in coverage.  He comes with a great amount of upside and has the potential to start at a number of outside linebacker spots

Herzlich’s courageous return to the football field after battling cancer is well documented.  Before his illness Herzlich was a dominant defender who projected as a top 10 pick.  He did well this season, displaying many of his old skills.  The opinions of medical staffs around the league will ultimately dictate where he is selected

Foster is coming off a career campaign, leading the Huskies with 151 tackles, almost twice the number he registered as a junior.  His 11 tackles for loss is also noteworthy.  Foster is aggressive against the run and sacrifices his body to stop opposing ball handlers.  His skills defending the pass are also NFL caliber.  3^rd/4^th

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July 13, 2009  DAVE SKRETTA (AP  Writer) Quick Summary Super Six: Ambitious tournament unveiled to  crown best 168-pound boxer in world credit: AP | In this photo taken on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008,  from is seen during WBA World Super Middleweight title fight against challenger Danilo Haeussler from in , northern Germany. Kessler won by knock out during the third round. A six-man super middleweight round-robin tournament, featuring two current champions, two former middleweight champions and two up-and-coming U.S. Olympians, was announced Monday July 13, 2009 at in . It will begin this fall and conclude...

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Despite the biggest fights failing to happen we still had a huge amount to enjoy, both domestically and internationally, in the year. While Pacquiao v Mayweather and Haye v Klitschko may have to wait for another year (hopefully 2011) all four proved to be at the top of their  although none fought more than twice. Amir Khan remained, like Haye, a WBA  while Scotland's Ricky Burns ended 2010 with a WBO strap, although Kevin Mitchell came up short in his attempt to win a world

Best Games/Events of the Year

This may have been the game that finally convinced the world that the Giants were capable of winning their first World Series title in 56 years and that Buster Posey, who went 4-for-5, was a special player. The Giants had already beaten two of the Phillies' vaunted H2O in Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels, and in Game 4 they beat Roy Oswalt, making a rare relief appearance, in the ninth inning, rallying for victory on Juan Uribe's sacrifice fly. Earlier, the Phillies had overcome a 3-0 deficit to score four in the fifth but the Giants got two in the sixth to take the lead before the Phillies drew even in the eighth.

Kansas got Farokhmanesh'd, plain and simple. After the top-seeded Jayhawks, who entered the NCAA tournament as the favorite, stormed back with full-court pressure to reduce a 12-point second-half deficit to one, Ali Farokhmanesh delivered the game's signature play. The Northern Iowa guard got the ball in the open court with 38 seconds left in the game and 30 seconds on the shot clock. But instead of pulling it out and burning some clock, Farokhmanesh stroked a back-breaking three, all but sealing the tournament's biggest upset.

Khan was the skilled technician with the dodgy chin. Maidana was the crude slugger with the slightly less dodgy chin. Khan sprinted out to an early lead on the scorecards when they met for his WBA junior welterweight title in Las Vegas, but Maidana roared back down the stretch -- nearly knocking out Khan in the 10th round. In the end, Khan survived and won a slim unanimous decision.

The highest-scoring game of the 2009-2010 season ended in dramatic and controversial fashion. First, Deron Williams' jumper with 1.1 seconds left in overtime gave host Utah a one-point lead; then, the Jazz's C.J. Miles blocked Kevin Durant's three-pointer on a play on which the Thunder pleaded for a foul call, to no avail. (The next day, the NBA said Miles should've been called for a foul, which would've sent Durant, a 90 percent free-throw shooter, to the line for three shots.) Williams finished with 42 points, 10 assists and one turnover, teammate Carlos Boozer collected 28 points and 15 rebounds and Durant had 45 points in a game Boozer described

"We always name our trick plays after movies," Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio explained to a stunned viewing public after the game. This one was called "Little Giants." With Dan Conroy lined up for a 46-yard field goal to tie the game in overtime, holder Aaron Bates took the snap. Then Bates stood up. Scanning the field, he found Charlie Gantt open downfield and connected for a 29-yard game-winning touchdown. The play would have lived in Spartans lore regardless, but it became even more infamous in light of two postgame developments: video evidence that Michigan State had failed to snap the ball before the play clock expired and Dantonio's heart attack mere hours later.

In Stockholm, Gay (9.84) beat Bolt (9.97) for the first time and handed the world's fastest man his first 100-meter loss since July 2008.

Best Games/Events of the Year

The U.S.' Isner and France's Mahut took part in an epic three-day battle, with Isner finally prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 70-68. The longest-ever match, which was twice suspended because of darkness, lasted 11 hours, five minutes, and the fifth set alone took 8 hours, 11 minutes. Both served more than 100 aces, and the players went 167 games without breaking serve. Of note is that the scoreboard gave out before the players did

Two storylines dominated the 2010 college football season: Cam Newton's off-field saga and Boise State's worthiness as a national championship participant. When Chris Petersen's third-ranked Broncos took the field in Reno, the latter talking point proved moot. After allowing Nevada to chip away at a 17-point lead, Boise put itself in position to steal back the victory with a 53-yard pass from Kellen Moore to Titus Young. But typically reliable kicker Kyle Brotzman missed the would-be game-winner from 26 yards, then missed a 29-yarder in overtime. "It is the greatest victory this university has ever had, I can tell you that," Nevada coach Chris Ault said

While a scandal-plagued Tiger Woods contended in his 2010 debut, Mickelson stole the show. Mickelson shot a 5-under 67 in the final round, highlighted by a spectacular 6-iron from the pine straw on the 13th hole to set up a birdie, and pulled away for a three-shot victory over Lee Westwood. Lefty's third green jacket was made all the sweeter by the presence of his wife, Amy, who had been undergoing breast cancer treatment and hadn't attended a tournament in almost a year