It's always best to prepare for the unexpected, but here's a rundown of what you might expect on TV for Super Bowl Sunday: ...more

January 30, 2009

This time of year every year, the phone rings at the Squirek residence in suburban Cleveland. It's a reporter and ... ...more

January 26, 2009

Jim Schwartz insisted he loves challenges. Well, he's got one. The Detroit Lions, the NFL's first 0-16 team, agreed Thursday on a four-year deal with Schwartz to make him their next coach. The former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator will be introduced at a Friday news conference at Ford Field, where Detroit lost its home games last year by an average of 21.4 points to break another dubious league record. The 42-year-old Schwartz just finished his eighth season as the Titans' defensive coordinator and his 10th on their staff. He interviewed for a second time with the Lions on Monday. ...more

January 16, 2009

Detroit reportedly released Rod Marinelli, whose Lions became the first team to finish 0-16; Cleveland parted ways with Romeo Crennel; and the New York Jets axed Eric Mangini, whose team lost four of its final games to miss the playoffs. ...more

December 29, 2008

The silence in the Detroit Lions' locker room was so deafening it drowned out all but the most mundane of sounds. ...more

December 28, 2008

Tony Romo's broken little finger has become a big issue for the struggling Dallas Cowboys. ...more

October 23, 2008

Ira Kaufman, NFL writer for The Tampa Tribune, discusses the long overdue firing of Matt Millen by the woeful Detroit Lions, where a new generation of Ford finally decided enough was enough. He also looks at surprising 0-3 and 3-0 teams. including the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos, and notes the early success of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rogers, who brings the Packers to Tampa to face the Bucs on Sunday. ...more

September 25, 2008

The Detroit Lions fired president Matt Millen, more than seven years after the former linebacker and TV analyst took over one of the NFL's most mediocre franchises and made it the worst. ...more

September 25, 2008

Detroit running back Rudi Johnson said Wednesday that the player who was waived to make room for him on the Lions' roster - Tatum Bell - took his luggage from team headquarters. ...more

September 4, 2008

Kyle Boller was placed on injured reserve Wednesday by the Baltimore Ravens, ending his season and raising the question of whether the quarterback will throw another pass for the team. ...more

September 4, 2008