Don Pierson

These are your choices: 1. Swim across Lake Michigan under the ice, or; 2. Be Matt Cavanaugh. "I do have learning to do," Rick Mirer said on his first day...

After trying to hire Jesse James as their treasurer and Buddy Ryan as their public-relations consultant, the Bears settled for Rick Mirer as their quarterback. They need a fireman, and...

After all these Super Bowls, taciturn Duane Thomas still has the best observation. The original bad boy of the Dallas Cowboys asked before Super Bowl VI 25 years ago: "If...

With so many Wisconsinites and Green Bay fans descending on Super Bowl XXXI, the town is the Big Cheesy. But what if the game is not the Big Easy? Jim...

Drew Bledsoe is the best quarterback the Packers will face this season. You can look it up. They have survived the most difficult schedule in the NFL to get to...

The New England Patriots are playing their 14-point underdog role in Super Bowl XXXI for all it is worth. "I know what's going on in our locker room, and it's...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and coach Mike Holmgren refused Wednesday to confirm the news from Favre's agent the NFL has lifted Favre's alcohol ban after an appeal to...

After the sloppy conditions with which both teams had to contend during the playoffs, the obvious question is which will benefit most from playing on the artificial turf inside the...

Until the Packers beat the Lions, Rams, and Seahawks in their domes this season, they had developed a reputation for weakness on turf and indoors. Against the Lions and Vikings,...

Something fishy is going on around two of the NFL bays, Green and San Francisco. When George Seifert decided to leave as coach of the 49ers, they didn't wait for...