Jon Beason

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Through almost two decades of taking part in the NFL Draft, the Panthers had used a top-50 pick on a defensive tackle just once, taking Kris Jenkins with the 44th overall selection in...

NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Even as the Carolina Panthers plan to meet their newest players in a rookie minicamp this weekend, they took time to pay gratitude to one of the most tenured veterans in franchise history. Place kicker...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Coming into the 2013 NFL Draft, the Panthers could've been looking at filling a number of needs. They have a suspect offensive line, they could use another playmaking receiver, they'...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT As the first dozen picks of the 2013 NFL Draft came in, as offensive linemen and pass rushers came off the board, it was all falling into place perfectly for new Panthers general...

NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to the NFL draft, getting tricked into an online relationship with a girl that didn't exist ended up being the least of Manti Te'o's problems. That stinker of a game he played against Alabama? Now that's an issue. Same goes...

Penn Jillette is, famously, not a religious man, but his visit to South Florida for performances at the Hard Rock this weekend is a pilgrimage of sorts. “Without Randi, there would be no Penn & Teller,” says the magician, author and star...

Couldn't afford tickets to the Big Easy?  Don't worry, there's plenty of places to watch Super Bowl XLVII and its million-dollar commercials. Whether you're a die-hard Ravens or Niners fan, Super Bowl in South Florida is the second best option come game...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--World Series, Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) College Football--Clemson at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); Delaware State at Morgan State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) NFL Football--Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...

How do you think this year's defensive unit compares with the '85 Bears? -- Mike Litwin, Chicago Let's not get carried away here. This is a good defense. It can't touch the '85 Bears though, which many regard as the greatest defense in modern NFL...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Major League Baseball—Playoffs, Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers, 11 a.m. (MLB); Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals, 2 p.m. (TBS); New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, 5 p.m. (TBS); Cincinnati Reds at San...

The Seahawks held a midday practice Friday and then left for Charlotte, N.C., for Sunday game against the Panthers. The Hawks will hold a Saturday walkthrough there. The Seahawks’ No. 2-ranked defense got healthier as nose tackle Brandon Mebane and...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Sunderland at Manchester City, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS, Chicago at New York, 2:30 p.m. (NBC); MLS, Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Navy at Air Force, 10:30 a.m. (CBS);...