Michael Adams

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT During his first four months on the job, coach Bruce Arians didn't shy away from superlatives. Carson Palmer is the best deep passer he's ever seen. The Cardinals quarterback...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT Receiver Larry Fitzgerald is coming off his most disappointing season in the NFL. He has a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback throwing him the ball. There are...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The first mistake made regarding Cardinals minicamp was the responsibility of coach Bruce Arians. He acknowledged not checking the calendar closely enough; that's why the final day of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The new Cardinals regime of coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim have different evaluations of talent than the men they replaced. Nowhere is that more apparent than...

Stanley, Osiecki To Camps Defensive lineman Raheem Stanley (Hartford) and quarterback Ryan Osiecki (Seymour) of the University of New Haven have been invited to rookie minicamps with the Kansas City Chiefs and Patriots. Also, New Haven wide receiver...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The Cardinals thought their offensive line would be adequate, and that was before the draft. Now that they've added guard Jonathan Cooper, the seventh overall pick, they think the...

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|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Golf—Ryder Cup, Final Day Matches, 11 a.m. (NBC) NFL Football—Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, Noon (FOX); Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers, 3:25 p.m. (FOX);...

Exaggeration is a dying art form in this modern age. Everything that moves is captured on videotape. No longer can an ex-high school football hero turn a 100-yard afternoon into a blockbuster 250-yard day a decade later. No longer must you store memories...

First team Offense QB-Deandre Singleton, 6-1, 170, jr., East St. Louis: Most potent arm in Illinois. Threw for more than 2,300 yards and 33 TDs in leading team to a 12-0 record before suffering a season-ending knee injury. RB-Hickey Thompson, 5-11,...