Tom Brady was almost perfect. The Patriots still are. Their poised and prolific quarterback knocked another mark out of the books in their record-breaking season, completing all but two of his 28 passes to lead New England to its second straight AFC Championship Game with a 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night. ...more

January 13, 2008

The clock ticks down, and the pressure builds. Often, the final minutes of a game are the most important. ...more

January 12, 2008

Jaguars running back Fred Taylor lost his title as the best player to never make the Pro Bowl. ...more

January 9, 2008

The Capital One Bowl marked the end of an era at Michigan as Lloyd Carr retired after a 13-season career as coach, paving the way for Rich Rodriguez to lead college football's winningest team as the first "non-Michigan man" since Bo Schembechler in 1969. Carr granted Associated Press sports writer Larry Lage behind-the-scenes access for his final two-plus days in charge, allowing a reporter in a Michigan locker room before a game and at halftime for the first time in at least four decades. ...more

January 4, 2008

Adrian Peterson is impressed. Not so much by his achievements as he ran away with The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting the same way he surged past opposing tacklers this season. What has gotten the attention of the Minnesota Vikings running back is the company he keeps. ...more

January 3, 2008

Four days into the Bill Parcells era, the Miami Dolphins remain wretched. ...more

December 31, 2007

Now what? What's next for the Patriots now that the preliminaries, as perfect as they were, are over? ...more

December 31, 2007

Around a table at Mike Ditka's restaurant in Chicago, three retired players from the National Football League met for dinner a couple of months ago. ...more

December 30, 2007

Mercury Morris played online football Saturday night, calling plays for the New England Patriots and New York Giants while trying not to think about the stakes. ...more

December 30, 2007

Bill Parcells reported to his new job and quickly put aside one theory about what ails the Miami Dolphins. ...more

December 28, 2007