It's admirable that Gay Culverhouse wants to help permanently injured football players, including those past, present and future ("NFL players 'need an advocate,'" front page, Oct. 29). ...more

November 1, 2009

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

October 27, 2009

Commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith will both testify at a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players. ...more

October 17, 2009

A charity baseball tournament will be held in honor of former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, who was lost at sea with two NFL players on a March 1st fishing trip. ...more

March 31, 2009

Speaking over the whine of the pneumatic drills in his Citrus County auto shop, Bob Bleakley said hadn't had time to look at the report, released moments before, outlining what investigators say happened during the boating accident that took the life of his son, Will, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith.. ...more

March 27, 2009

New England has signed veteran wide receiver Joey Galloway, giving the Patriots two of the most prolific active receivers in the NFL. ...more

March 19, 2009

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

Boating safety gear is flying off the shelves after three men were lost at sea during a weekend fishing trip. ...more

March 4, 2009

With each hour that passes while three boaters remain lost in the body-heat sapping waters of the Gulf of Mexico, optimism that bubbled up when a fourth man was rescued Monday is fading this afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009

The Washington Redskins have released defensive end Jason Taylor, one year after signing the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year. ...more

March 2, 2009