Chad Pennington was in the opposing locker room at the stadium where he spent the first eight years of his career, a big smile peeking out from a gray Miami Dolphins "Division Champions" cap. ...more

December 29, 2008

An hour after the latest pewter travesty, Monte Kiffin slumped against a wall outside Tampa Bay's locker room to offer a very public goodbye. ...more

December 29, 2008

TAMPA – Their plan was to go home, wait and watch as their playoff fate unfolded. Instead, the Buccaneers went home late Sunday to wonder. ...more

December 28, 2008

Tampa Bay interim coach Rick Tocchet wants to make sure the Lightning keep their heads in the game, something he saw work well in the last game in Pittsburgh. ...more

December 27, 2008

Santa Claus' visit to Mike Tomlin's weekly news conference Tuesday didn't elicit a "ho, ho, ho" from the less-than-amused Steelers coach. ...more

December 24, 2008

Few professional athletes enjoy the Ryan Malone experience - born, raised and play in your hometown. ...more

December 23, 2008

The sweeping snow storm that blanketed most of the Northeastern region of the country spared Western Pennsylvania for the most part. ...more

December 22, 2008

PLAYER OF THE GAME Philip Rivers is in rare company. But not just because he leads all NFL quarterbacks in passer rating. Rivers, who completed 21 of 31 throws for 287 yards and a career-best four touchdowns Sunday, is one of only two quarterbacks to leave a game against the Bucs at Raymond James Stadium this year with a better passer rating than he had going in. Rivers came into the game with a 101.4 mark. In beating the Bucs he posted a mark of 136.7 and he did so rather effortlessly. Aided by a rushing attack that kept the Bucs off-balance and perhaps by a defense that played a little soft in coverage, Rivers moved the ball around to a variety of receivers and quickly drove the Chargers downfield in drive after drive. Scouts will tell you Rivers has a tendency to run hot and cold and that he sometimes tightens up in big games. Maybe they're right. But Rivers was as hot as could be and there was nothing tight about him. ...more

December 22, 2008

Monte Kiffin, who hasn't left for Knoxville (really, he hasn't) stood near the exit to the Bucs locker room Sunday. ...more

December 22, 2008

Like that fourth-quarter pass to Ike Hilliard, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' playoff fate has slipped through their hands. ...more

December 21, 2008