Archive for February, 2010

An NFL spokesman says the league could change its overtime format for playoff games at a meeting next month. Greg Aiello said Satuday that under the new format, both teams would get the ball at least once unless the first team to get the ball scores a touchdown.

Some of the people who know the pro football best insist Tim Tebow can develop into a strong NFL quarterback. NFL players and analyst Ron Jaworski, taking a break during ESPN the Weekend, said Tebow can play at the next level but they added it's going to...

Some of the people who know the pro football best insist Tim Tebow can develop into a strong NFL quarterback. NFL players and analyst Ron Jaworski, taking a break during ESPN the Weekend, said Tebow can play at the next level but they added it's going to...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NFL spokesman said Saturday the league could change its overtime format for playoff games at a meeting next month. Under the new format, both teams would get the ball at least once unless the first team to get the ball scores...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NFL spokesman said Saturday the league could change its overtime format for playoff games at a meeting next month. Under the new format, both teams would get the ball at least once unless the first team to get the ball scores...

St. Louis general manager Bill Devaney isn't sure what the Rams will do with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Or even if they'll make a pick at that spot. He knows this: The speculation doesn't mean a thing. Devaney knocked every rumor swirling around...

The U.S. hockey team is charging into the gold medal game after crushing Finland 6-1 in the semifinals. All six goals came in the first period, including four in the first 10 minutes. If the Americans win gold Sunday, it's no miracle — this is a...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Brad Childress knows one way to get a definitive answer from Brett Favre. Wait. "I'm not going to put him in any box," Childress said Friday at the NFL's annual scouting combine. "Four weeks and change, he's...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Vikings fell an overtime score short of reaching the Super Bowl in 2009 with Brett Favre as their quarterback. The main question hanging over the franchise now is whether or not he'll be back for a 20th season in 2010. "I spoke to him a couple times earlier this week," Minnesota Brad Childress said at the scouting combine today. "He's got other things on his mind right now."

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt loves a quip almost as much as a gadget play that goes for a touchdown, so he couldn't resist earlier this week when he was asked why he is so confident in quarterback Matt Leinart. "He's the only quarterback we've got on the roster so we don't really have a lot of options with that," Whisenhunt said, smiling.