Articles filed under Football
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Bears' coach needs some vocal supportDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - For years now my measure of upper-level leadership has been how Steelers owner Dan Rooney was described by Mean Joe Greene. "When things go as planned, Dan is in the bac...
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Ward apologizes to Steelers for Big Ben remarksDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward extended his apology to Ben Roethlisberger to all of his teammates, saying he didn't mean to create a distract...
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Battered players skeptical of expanding NFL seasonDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - ASHBURN, Va. -- Injuries are stacking up in the NFL, as they often do late in the year, and players are skeptical about the notion of expanding the regular season. Forty...
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Bears sign linebacker Cato JuneDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The knee injury to weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs might be more severe than the Bears have indicated. Late Tuesday afternoon free-agent linebacker Cato June was signe...
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Browns' Pool out with concussion, could be career-threateningDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - BEREA, Ohio -- Browns starting safety Brodney Pool's season could be over and his career is in jeopardy after sustaining another concussion in Sunday's loss to Cincinnat...
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Memorial planned for EIU coach killed in accidentNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- A Saturday memorial service has been planned for an Eastern Illinois University football coach killed in a traffic accident, while his wife and one of his ...
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Rivera, Harbaugh should be on the listNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - It is not difficult to imagine the search for scapegoats as the 2009 Bears season crawls toward a merciful conclusion. If Ted Phillips, Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith some...
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Falcons cut struggling kicker ElamNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons have released kicker Jason Elam. Elam, a 17-year veteran and one of the league's most accurate kickers, missed only two kicks ...
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Montini takes a chance, wins 5A state championshipNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - The first thought was, Wow. "We shocked the world," Montini defensive assistant Joe Consalvo said on the Memorial Stadium turf, still not quite believing wha...
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Notre Dame in need of less talk, more realityNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - There. I just finished blocking out a few key time slots on my Google Calendar. I'm expecting there'll be a Nov. 30 in our near future - possibly in the year 2013 but pr...