For all their achievements, past Most Valuable Players John Unitas, Dan Marino and Joe Montana never had a season like Tom Brady's 2007. ...more

January 6, 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

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

December 31, 2007

With their five Super Bowl trophies and the "America's Team" label they treat like a birthright, it's easy to forget the Dallas Cowboys were once nothing more than wannabes who kept getting turned away by Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. ...more

November 29, 2007

Jon Gruden says he no longer stands in awe while coaching against Joe Gibbs. Disgruntled fans in the nation's capital understand completely. ...more

November 20, 2007

The much-anticipated game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts earned the highest overnight rating for a Sunday afternoon regular-season game in at least 20 years. ...more

November 6, 2007

An emotional Wilber Marshall was inducted into the Ring of Honor on Saturday evening before kickoff. ...more

September 30, 2007

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick tried again Friday to move on from the sideline spying scandal in which he was fined $500,000 and ordered to forfeit a top draft choice. ...more

September 15, 2007