Mike Ditka has a message for the NFL and Congressional leaders: More action, not studies. ...more

October 27, 2009

Fans of the National Football League remember Harry Carson as a ferocious linebacker for the New York Giants ...more

January 29, 2009

Although most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. ...more

January 29, 2009

While most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, some of the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett and Mike Golic were just some of the well-known names at the Mike Ditka Gridiron Greats Dinner of Champions. The event was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. ...more

January 28, 2009

Things To Do is a list of some of the most interesting upcoming events. For a complete list of Tampa Bay area events, see this week's Friday Extra. ...more

January 28, 2009

DICK ANDERSON Dick Anderson, 62, was drafted by the Dolphins in 1968 and was named to three Pro Bowls at safety before retiring in 1978. Anderson earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1973 and joined the Dolphins Honor Roll in 2006. ...more

January 27, 2009

The sense of betrayal was palpable. When a group of former NFL players gathered in a Tampa hotel ballroom last week to raise awareness for the needs of their peers, they spoke from the heart about the plight of pro football's pioneers. ...more

November 16, 2008

Mike Ditka walked out of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital a changed man. ...more

November 13, 2008

The NFL has never been bigger or richer, and this is the week it flaunts it. The Super Bowl is here. The kingdom and the power are everywhere, people running to parties, to see or be seen. ...more

February 1, 2008