The NFL will name an annual award recognizing outstanding sportsmanship

The NFL will name an annual award recognizing outstanding sportsmanship on the field in honour of the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers Art Rooney Sr. Harrison Phillips Jersey .The winner selected by the vote of the players will be announced at the NFL Honors show on Saturday, Jan. 31 on NBC, the night before the Super Bowl.The award established this year is determined by a vote of the NFL players. The award will be presented each year to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field the qualities of sportsmanship, respect for opponents, and integrity in competition. He will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.Each NFL team nominated one player during the season.The finalists, featuring four players from each conference, were Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis, Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, Minnesota linebacker Chad Greenway, Detroit wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu, New England wide receiver-special teamer Matthew Slater, Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith and Denver defensive end DeMarcus Ware. Current players voted on the finalists on the 2015 Pro Bowl ballot on Dec. 19.Art Rooney Sr. founded the Steelers in 1933 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/ap_nfl Josh Allen Bills Jersey . -- The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a US$2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation. Jim Kelly Bills Jersey . -- Kevin Stadler might be playing in the Masters for the first time, but hes already showing his old man a thing or two. http://www.billsnflgears.com/Black-Taron-Johnson-Bills-Jersey.html?cat=989 . -- Augusta James of Bath, Ont.A six-game winning streak has vaulted the Detroit Tigers to top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, ahead of the Oakland As ad Milwaukee Brewers. The Tigers, ranked 12 a week ago, outscored opponents 37-12 to make the big jump; a jump only possible so early in the season. Just wait until first baseman Miguel Cabrera starts hitting. After opening the season 11-10, the San Francisco Giants have gone 10-1 and that surge coincides with their move from 13 to four this week. A stellar bullpen has kept the Washington Nationals afloat and they rise from 15 to eight, while the Minnesota Twins go from 18 to 12, surprisingly competitive to this point in the season. 8-2 in the past 10 games, and with starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma back from the DDL, the Seattle Mariners climb from 27 to 16. Tremaine Edmunds Jersey. Heading in the other direction, the Atlanta Braves lost seven straight and went from top spot to six. Three wins in the past 10 games drops the Texas Rangers from three to 13, and dropping five of six leaves the New York Yankees at 15, from seven. Outscored by 24 runs during a five-game losing streak, the Kansas City Royals crash from eight to 19, while the Chicago White Sox sink from nine to 24 due to a bad run of injuries. The Toronto Blue Jays, with a suddenly porous bullpen, slide from 17 to 21 this week. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook.