Eric Metcalf

There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever. Lewis, 37, made the announcement Wednesday...

Last January, you loaded up. You loaded up on all the leftover, on-sale, clearance-priced Christmas wrapping paper you could lay your hands on. You bought Hanukkah bags, Santa wrap, gifty things with poinsettias and reindeer and holly, and you put it...

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Devin Hester was performing somersaults. Matt Forte was running wild, too. Even so, this was hardly a breather for the Chicago Bears. Hester set an NFL record with his 11th punt return for a touchdown, Forte ran for a career-high 205 yards and Chicago...

MINNEAPOLIS - So what the heck is Percy Harvin? “I don't know what he is, honestly,” Vikings receivers coach George Stewart said. “I don't know if he's a receiver. I don't know if he's a running back. I don't know if he's a returner. But I do know this:...

A problem the Ravens had hidden in previous weeks resurfaced yesterday. It's called pass defense, and the Ravens played very little, surrendering 352 passing yards in a 21-17 loss to the San Diego Chargers before 54,094 at Qualcomm Stadium. San Diego...

The Bears left Sunday's game against Washington with a 20-15 victory that ended the Redskins' playoff plans and improved their own. But besides the win, they also wanted to make the next statement in their playoff season. In the fourth quarter, they...

Two former teammates. One was buried in Los Angeles yesterday. The other will return to an Atlanta courtroom tomorrow, accused of double murder. Two former teammates. Two members of the NFL's elite. Two friends of former Ravens safety Stevon Moore, and...

Bears fans have seen this game before. Remember New Orleans? Minnesota? Tampa Bay? Interceptions returned for touchdowns, crucial fumbles, special-teams breakdowns, shoddy pass protection. The Bears take their problems with them. Sunday afternoon in...

The Bears were at their Monday night worst in a 27-7 loss to the Cleveland Browns, failing miserably in front of a national television audience and 78,722 fans at Municipal Stadium. Losing their third straight game for the first time under Mike Ditka,...