usatoday.com - To commemorate USA TODAY's 25th anniversary, a panel of USA TODAY's NFL reporters and editors has produced an anthology of the 25 best NFL players of the past 25 years. Working down from No. 25, we are unveiling one player each weekday until training camp season arrives:

Through nine seasons he hasn't missed a game, has won two NFL MVP awards, has carved a still-expanding niche in the NFL record book and earned a long-sought Super Bowl championship — achievements that earned Peyton Manning the 12th spot on USA TODAY's list.

It doesn't just seem like the Colts quarterback breaks a new

Television Week - Detroit, MI, USA - ESPN has lined up its annual bevy of stars to join co-hosts LeBron James and Jimmy Kimmel at the upcoming ESPY Awards in July.

The 15th annual gala, which commemorates the past year of sports by honoring sports achievements and athletes, has added names from the worlds of film, sports, television and music to its roster of presenters. Among the names to appear will be actors Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dane Cook; NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Vince Young and Matt Leinart; actresses Kate Walsh of "Grey's Anatomy" and Jamie Lynn Sigler of "The Sopranos;" and swimming star