The bizarre play seemed guaranteed to fail. Guarantees, though, had a rough day Sunday when the New England Patriots stayed unbeaten with a 34-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...more

December 10, 2007

You knew it was going to be a different kind of night when one of the assistant coaches for the other team ran through the Armwood pregame drills talking smack. ...more

December 8, 2007

It was late Thursday night, already past Florida State coach Bobby Bowden's bed time, but he wanted to watch as much of the Boston College-Virginia Tech game as he could. Finally, sometime in the third quarter, Bowden drifted off to sleep with the bedroom TV still on. ...more

October 29, 2007

Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, who guided the 1972 Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history, visited his steakhouse at the Hotel InterContinental Tampa this week for a re-opening following renovations. The winningest coach in league history spoke to Tribune NFL writer Ira Kaufman on an array of topics ranging from Peyton Manning to Larry King. ...more

October 25, 2007

In the lower level of the Alexander Library on the campus of Rutgers University, you're looking at the woolly hats. ...more

October 18, 2007