Terry Bannon

FIRST QUARTER No.1 defense looks like it Nothing that happened in the first quarter indicated that the Bucs wouldn't play like the NFL's No. 1 defense one more time. Oakland's...

RICK MORRISSEY Bucs' top-ranked defense will carry the day For years we've been hearing what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can't do. If we could sum up all of it into...

Saturday's games. Colts (10-6) at Jets (9-7) TV/radio: WLS-Ch. 7, WSCR-AM 670, 3:30 p.m. Line: Jets by 6. Last meeting: Jets won 29-28 at Indianapolis on Dec. 23, 2001. Key...

Jets at Raiders TV/radio: 8 p.m.; WLS-Ch. 7, WSCR-AM 670. Line: Raiders by 6. Outlook: This is a matchup of two of the hottest teams in the league--Jets have won...

To nobody's surprise, the New England Patriots paid special attention to Marshall Faulk on Sunday. A little too much attention, as far as Faulk was concerned. "They took some shots...

Packers (6-3) at Lions (0-9) TV/radio: 11:30 a.m., WFLD-Ch. 32; WMVP-AM 1000. Line: Packers by 7. Last meeting: Packers won 28-6 at Green Bay on Sept. 9, 2001. Key stat:...

TV/radio: 8 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7, WSCR-AM 670. Line: Steelers by 3. Last meeting: Titans won 9-7 at Tennessee on Nov. 5, 2000. Key stat: Steelers have won eight straight home...

Colts (2-3) at Chiefs (1-5) TV: ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Line: Colts by 3. Last meeting: Colts won 27-14 at Kansas City, Sept. 3, 2000. Key stat: It's Colts' No....

Giants linebacker Jessie Armstead avoided a $5,000 fine late in the regular season when he heeded the NFL's warning and stopped wearing shoes that didn't match--one white with red, the...

Michael Jordan took time out from rebuilding the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, dropping by Super Bowl headquarters hotel to promote a new Internet site. But it didn't take long for...