professional football
Caldwell keeps Colts on consistent path
If you hadn't heard much about Jim Caldwell before January, it wouldn't be that surprising. He had spent the previous seven years as quarterbacks coach of the Indianapolis Colts, but most folks believe that Peyton Manning is his own coach and coordinator anyway.
Vikings strive to keep playoff push on
Sure, at the moment, the NFC North standings state far more about how well things are going for the Minnesota Vikings than coach Brad Childress and his players will say. While Childress and Co. continue take a (yawn) one-game-at-a-time approach following their bye week, the standings told a story of a team getting close to running away with its division.
Donaldson: Dolphins fail to learn lesson with Moss
FOXBORO, Mass. - Miami Dolphins rookie cornerback Vontae Davis already had one interception and had his eye on another as he ran down the right sideline alongside New England Patriots' receiver Randy Moss.
Knapp: NFL's not-so-sweet Thursdays
When New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi put his starting pitchers on a World Series rotation that called for three days' rest, the decision was considered fairly bold. Over the last two decades, baseball has revolutionized the way it protects pitchers' arms, and four days' rest is considered the gold standard.
Blount: NFL players sacrificing healthy brains to game
Bob Stein wants the league to own up, and pay up, for its role.
Despite an expanding body of evidence linking brain damage to violent collisions on the football field, Bob Stein can still indulge in a little gallows humor. "The good news," he said, "is that I can't remember how many concussions I had."
Week 9 NFL capsules
Capsule previews for Week 9 around the NFL. All times Eastern.
SUNDAY:
Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-2), 1 p.m.
The Bengals already surprised the Ravens once this season, beating them, 17-14, last month on a last-minute TD pass. If it happens again, it would be wise not to dismiss the Bengals as playoff contenders.
Prediction: Ravens, 30-20
Collier: Jets' Sanchez OK for hot-dogging
No matter what happens between here and the awarding of the Lombardi Trophy in the moonlight of some distant South Florida February, nothing will match for compelling NFL video the 15 stunning seconds of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sideline the week before last.
From a highlights standpoint, I'm telling you, the season is over.
Steelers hope Carter capable of filling in for Clark
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has listed five possibilities to play free safety when they take the Mile High plunge Monday night in Denver, and if one of them is not named Ryan Clark the correct answer will be Tyrone Carter.
Hartman: Vikings' draft gambles paying off
The Minnesota Vikings have landed two great players in the draft over the past three years by taking gambles that teams ahead of them apparently didn't want to take.
Superstar running back Adrian Peterson was the seventh choice in the first round in 2007, and wide receiver Percy Harvin was the 22nd pick in the first round this year.
