Don Pierson

A stroke in February at 32 followed by surgery in March to repair a small hole in his heart were not reason enough for New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi...

The Vikings' ship remains rudderless, as well as clueless, practically scoreless and one game from winless. This sorry state of affairs and Sunday's pathetic exercise thrusts the Vikings into the...

If the Bears' offense has to get worse before it gets better, it is in good shape after the first quarter of the season. Last year it finished as the...

The two oldest coaches in the NFL, Kansas City's Dick Vermeil, 68, and Washington's Joe Gibbs, 64, will meet for the first time since Nov. 28, 1982, when Gibbs' Redskins...

A heart condition has knocked out Mike Martz indefinitely as coach of the St. Louis Rams, the team said Monday. Rams President John Shaw said the 54-year-old Martz, who was...

It was a big victory for the Browns and a bigger loss for the Bears. The Bears and second-year coach Lovie Smith are supposed to be a year ahead of...

The Bears and Cleveland Browns are relative strangers. This is only their 13th game in 55 years together in the league. It's too bad because they are similar in many...

Things are starting to get serious. Instant replay proved once again it cannot avoid controversy. The Cincinnati Bengals have tied the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the top...

1. Patriots (2-1): Will no Rodney equal no respect? 2. Colts (3-0): It's about time for Manning to score. 3. Eagles (2-1): Warrior McNabb hurting but playing. 4. Steelers (2-1):...

Former Bears running back Merril Hoge, now an ESPN analyst, is on a nationwide tour to increase awareness for treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hoge, a survivor of one of the...