A few of the Washington Redskins were walking off the field, high-fiving, hugging and celebrating another road victory when they looked up at disgruntled fans and gave them another reason to pout. ...more

October 6, 2008

Shawn Draughn rushed for a career-high 109 yards and a touchdown, defensive lineman Marvin Austin returned an interception 23 yards for another score and North Carolina routed No. 24 Connecticut 38-12 on Saturday night. ...more

October 5, 2008

In less than a month, the mood needle on the Washington Redskins has swung from overwhelmed to overjoyed. ...more

September 30, 2008

In less than 2 1/2 fourth-quarter minutes, the Seattle Seahawks watched a 13-point lead turn into a one-point deficit. Nothing was going right - they couldn't even catch a simple kickoff. ...more

January 6, 2008

When there was a call in the Dallas Cowboys' defensive meeting room for players who had been part of a playoff victory to stand up, nearly everybody stayed in their seats. ...more

January 3, 2008

It's Week 13, and that means the last week of the fantasy regular season for most leagues. Even if your league's playoffs don't get started until after Week 14, this week will go a long way toward determining playoff seeding. ...more

November 29, 2007

This is probably the most basic fundamental of the Bucs defense. It is a concept that coordinator Monte Kiffin preaches every hour of every day, and it has long since been ingrained into the mind-set of his players. We mention it here again because it cannot be overemphasized, especially when you're facing a running back like Clinton Portis. He's not a football player; he's a locomotive who can change direction faster than Harry Potter on his broomstick playing Quidditch. The only way to shut him down is to throw a lot of bodies at him and plug all the gaps he will consider slicing through. Portis usually starts running to his left, but he'll cut back to his right away from the pursuit, so the Bucs have to seal off the cutback lanes and tackle low to keep Portis from beating them. ...more

November 25, 2007

Mike Sellers hasn't been asking for the ball. He's been begging for it. ...more

October 8, 2007

OK, so maybe Clinton Portis still is a No. 1 back, despite the knee injury that cost him all of the preseason. ...more

September 10, 2007