Chan Gailey

Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Bills is from Harvard, and that makes him unique. He's the only quarterback from that school to become an NFL starter. But there's a common, everyman side to this son of a rocket scientist, and not just because he proposed to...

There is no need for Phil Emery to be locked into hiring a head coach with an offensive background. But there is an overwhelming need for him to be locked into hiring someone who has foolproof answers on how to fix the offense. And that probably means...

The Sports Xchange Bills defense cross-training to perplex QBs ORCHARD PARK, NY -- Through two weeks of organized team activities, it's clear that the Buffalo Bills mean business on defense under new coordinator Mike Pettine. One key development is how...

The Sports Xchange Marrone will unleash Bills rushers, but mum on QB battle ORCHARD PARK, NY -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone knows he has more than one running back he can trust to carry the ball. But he seems still undecided who he will trust to...

1. Texans (3 last week): They proved they are for real by winning against a tough Bears team in bad conditions Sunday. 2. Falcons (1): Did anyone really think they were the '72 Dolphins? They are allowed one mulligan. 3. Bears (2): No disgrace in...

1. Texans (1 last week): By now Jim Schwartz should have received that fruit basket from Gary Kubiak. 2. Ravens (2): Converting a fourth-and-29 with the game on the line? Ray Lewis coming back soon? Terrell Suggs' miraculous recovery? Somebody up...

Last week in parenthesis 1. Broncos (1): In their last four games, no team has come within 13 points of them, and in their 11 game winning streak they have only trailed in the fourth quarter once. 2. Packers (2): Despite the fact they lost Sunday,...

The NFL’s annual meat market has come and gone, leaving fans of watching grown men running around in spandex on an obstacle course channel-surfing for "American Gladiator" reruns. Thanks to the non-stop coverage of the combine, we have a ton of...

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Through two weeks of organized team activities, it's clear the Bills mean business on defense under new coordinator Mike Pettine. One key development is how the former New York Jets defensive guru plans to...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Grace at Wayne State  Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis at Maryland   |TV SPORTS| College Football—Gator Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs....

Two thousand steps forward. Two big steps back. On a Sunday when Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the seventh NFL player to run for 2,000 yards — coming within nine of breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record — two teams backpedaled...