...12 career victories and a world ranking that hasn't dipped out of the top 20 since the second of his consecutive comeback-player-of-the-year seasons in 2007, Stricker made the bold decision to cut back on the full-time tour grind. He...

...I've proved to myself I could come back," said Stricker, once mired in a slump so severe he was voted PGA Tour comeback player two years in a row. "I had a great run the last six years. I think it's just the travel, the time away. When...

...NFC East title.That remarkable comeback was the highlight of his four seasons in Philadelphia. Vick was the AP Comeback Player of the Year in 2010, started for the NFC in his fourth Pro Bowl and signed a $100 million contract before the start...

...clothing line.Vick led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 10-6 record and an NFC East title in 2010, and was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year. He faced injuries and inconsistent performances in the 2011 season. This season begins Sept. 5...

...when he was suddenly cut by the Seahawks two weeks before the start of training camp.Williams was a candidate for comeback player of the year in 2010 after seeing his career rejuvenated by getting a second chance with Pete Carroll and the Seahawks...

...YORK - Lance Berkman, of the St. Louis Cardinals, and Jacoby Ellsbury, of the Boston Red Sox, are baseball's comeback players of the year.Berkman hit a combined .248 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees...

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.The former University of Georgia quarterback beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide...

...defense, was named the Defensive Player of the Year.? Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the Comeback Player of the Year.The former Georgia star fought through injuries his first two seasons, then threw for more than 5,000...

...that it overshadowed his 60-foot chip for birdie on No. 1 and holing out from the fairway for eagle on No. 3.COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR: This award typically goes to a player who returned from some sort of injury, or barring any candidates...

...Vijay Singh in 2004).Woods could arguably have won the award Tuesday that the PGA Tour opted not to present, Comeback Player of the Year. After a forgettable season filled with injury and performance sabbaticals, Woods reemerged in the last...