Don Pierson

Frustrated NFL players are ready to turn their unresolved labor issue over to federal Judge David Doty before the new year if last week`s settlement isn`t approved. After commissioner Paul...

Only two wild-card playoff spots remain open on the final weekend of the season, hardly the kind of rousing finish the league or the networks wanted. The winner of the...

NFL players and owners are closer to a labor agreement than at any time in the five years they have been without one, according to both sides. As usual, both...

The three NFC leaders-San Francisco, Dallas and Minnesota-get good tests this week in their race for home-field advantage in the playoffs. The 49ers play Miami at home and the Cowboys...

With all the NFC division races practically decided, focus shifts to the AFC for the moment. Second-place teams Houston and Miami face each other while chasing Pittsburgh and Buffalo in...

Lawrence Taylor got credit for changing football, much of it deserved. Certainly he changed the NFC East Division, the best in the National Football League. The day the New York...

Little flashbacks to 1985 continue to haunt the Bears in various ways. In Philadelphia Sunday, Jim McMahon will start at quarterback for the Eagles against the Raiders, where Willie Gault...

Three head-on clashes for division leads make this week a good one to forget baseball and delay basketball for a minute. All three are rematches. In case no one was...

The NFL is taking a big chance this week. It is going to see what happens when Mike Ditka isn`t around for the television cameras to follow. Bye weeks are...

They should spread this weekend out. It`s by far the biggest of the young season, with first-place games in all five divisions that are playing. The AFC Central is off....