Ron Edwards

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...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Norwich City at Manchester United, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Basketball--Louisville at Syracuse, 11 a.m. (CBS); Alabama at Florida, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Butler at Virginia Commonwealth, 11 a.m....

|TV SPORTS| |WEDNESDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, West Ham at Manchester United, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2).  Men’s College Basketball -- Virginia at Wisconsin, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); George Washington at James Madison, 6 p.m. (NBCSN); Michigan State at...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, Liverpool at Swansea, 7:15 a.m. (ESPN2).  National Football League -- Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, noon (FOX); Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at New...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Northern State vs. Dickinson State, Wachs Arena, 4 p.m. |COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL| |NSIC Tournament| |at Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.|  Championship, 3 p.m. |SWIMMING|  Aberdeen Swim Club at...

Despite his 5-foot-8 frame, easygoing nature and ear-to-ear smile, Ray Rice is widely regarded as one of the toughest players in the NFL. And according to one Kansas City Chiefs player, the Ravens running back is also one of the most talkative. Outside...

When a rookie makes news in training camp, the results aren't always favorable. Such was the case Aug. 4, when offensive lineman Zack Williams, who starred at both Pasadena High and Glendale Community College, was mentioned frequently because of a...

Frank Remesch's mission was clear, if daunting. Somehow, he had to convince people that the hulking, cavernous 1st Mariner Arena, a 1960s relic that civic leaders had been talking about razing for years, was still a player — could still attract big-...

Cam Newton put on a show for the more than 15,000 Carolina Panthers fans who braved threatening weather Saturday to get a glimpse of the rookie quarterback at the team's annual Fan Fest at Bank of America Stadium. The No. 1 overall pick looked...