IRA KAUFMAN'S POWER RANKINGS 1. Saints. Stunned the Pats with their energy Monday night. ...more

December 6, 2009

VIKINGS ...27 LIONS ...10 Brett Favre passed for a season-high 344 yards, 201 to Sidney Rice, and Detroit lost for the 31st time in 33 games. The Lions joined the Houston Oilers, from Nov. 21, 1982, through Nov. 4, 1984, as the only NFL teams to lose 31 games in a 33-game stretch, according to STATS. They've played tough this season several times, as the Vikings can attest, but after a slew of injuries in this game and more poor pass coverage they dropped their 12th straight at the Metrodome. Adrian Peterson lost a fumble but turned 18 carries into 133 yards and two TDs for Minnesota. The Vikings overcame a season-most 13 penalties. ...more

November 16, 2009

In case you had any doubts, it's always been Belichick. People wondered how New England coach Bill Belichick would survive when coordinators Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis departed after the 2004 season. ...more

October 25, 2009

Lightning D Noah Welch sat out Saturday's game as a healthy scratch. In seven games in a Tampa Bay uniform since being acquired from Florida, Welch has not recorded a point and is a minus-5. ...more

March 22, 2009

For only the second time in Saint Leo softball history, a player has been named the Division II National Player of the Week by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. ...more

March 14, 2009

If there is one defensive area where Tampa Bay needs to improve, it has to be up front. ...more

February 18, 2009

The crowd for the attendance-challenged Miami Hurricanes totaled 5,792 fans, and many of them poured onto the court when Wednesday night's game ended to celebrate their team's most lopsided win ever against a ranked opponent. ...more

February 5, 2009

The junior outfielder, who hit .467 last year, gives a verbal commitment to the Bulls. ...more

January 22, 2009

Playing their first game without No. 1 draft pick Steven Stamkos, the Lightning showed their future star how much conditioning plays a part in having success late in games. ...more

January 11, 2009

RAVENS (12-5) VS. TITANS (13-3) Today, 4:30 p.m.; WTSP, Channel 10 ...more

January 10, 2009