Don Pierson

Redskins left defensive end Charles Mann will be charging into the face of Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly. Mann, who led the Redskins in sacks with 11 1/2, will be matched...

Five Bears and two ex-Bears were named to the All-Madden team Sunday by CBS commentator John Madden. Center Jay Hilgenberg, receiver Tom Waddle, running back Neal Anderson, kicker Kevin Butler...

Vikings coach Jerry Burns, responding to comments by Mike Ditka about the Bears coach`s ''hate'' for the Vikings, uncharacteristically added fuel to the fire Wednesday before their game Monday night...

Lulled to sleep by the Bears' no-offense huddles, the Saints let one get away Sunday when the Bears and New Orleans fans conspired to trick them. First, the Bears completed...

The rich got richer and the Redskins got a another new star. The poor got poorer and the 49ers are as low as they can go. Like the Redskins, the...

New York Jets coach Bruce Coslet blasted Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy on Tuesday for accusing Jets players of faking injuries to slow down the Bills` no-huddle offense Sunday. ''I...

National Football League players continued to chip away in the courts Wednesday in a decision hailed as ''real big'' by the players union. A federal judge took issue with other...

The escape hatch in Raghib ''Rocket'' Ismail`s Canadian Football League contract, which allows him to get out after one year, was leaked to the Dallas Cowboys before the NFL draft....

Jim Parmer watched just about every block Stan Thomas threw for the University of Texas last season. When Parmer wasn`t at the games, he watched film back and forth, over...

National Football League owners go out of their way to get their work done. This time, they went way out, taking their annual huddle to the ''world`s most expensive resort.''...