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If a career falls in Lake Forest and no one around cares to hear it … Brian Urlacher's extraordinary career with the Bears ended with a resounding whimper Wednesday as an afternoon news release confirmed what long has been expected — that...

The conference of Legends and Leaders is dotted with liars and lawbreakers. It has been another brutal offseason for the Big Ten, whose coaches and players will huddle Thursday (10 a.m., BTN, ESPNU) and Friday in Chicago for its annual Media Days. A...

The beginning of the 2nd round of the NFL draft will begin tonight at pick number 33, with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They'll be followed by the 49ers at 34, then the Eagles at 35. A look at some players who......

Five linebackers to watch in the 2012 NFL Draft...

NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT After 16 seasons and a franchise-record 241 games played, defensive back Ronde Barber called it a career in football, said he was moving on to television but would not say what network. For what it'...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT It's unrealistic to think the Bucs will get 38 starts form the first three picks of their rookie class this year. But that's what happened in 2012 as safety Mark Barron,...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

The NFL scouting combine starts Feb. 22. In advance of the annual meat market in Indianapolis, staff writer Matt Vensel will examine each position and give Ravens fans the 4-1-1. In this post he looks at outside linebackers. The top prospects: Alabama'...