Jermichael Finley

Green Bay Packers running back Cedric Benson was placed on injured reserve Wednesday, but a "designated to return" tag was added, which means he might be back this season. Benson sprained his left foot in Sunday's loss to the Indianapolis Colts, and by...

None of the players resorted to the mock cry of "Houston, we have a problem." Yet, as the Packers get ready to travel to "Space City USA" this weekend, they have been misfiring too much a month into the season. "We're not the same team as last year,...

From Seattle to Miami, San Diego to Green Bay -- the labor dispute between NFL referees, the league and team owners has the entire country talking. Here are the basics. Labor Dispute Representatives of the National Football League, including...

Matchup microscope The Seahawks defense vs. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers: The Seahawks’ No. 6-ranked defense has been pretty good at forcing opposing quarterbacks to do something other than what the play called for this season, especially in the second...

GREEN BAY -- The coaching adage is that a team is never as good as it might look in a victory and never as bad as it might appear in a defeat. Keeping that in mind, we’ll try to maintain perspective with 10 thoughts coming out of another ugly loss...

Packers and Colts Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune The Packers have begun the 2011 season the way they ended the 2010 season — as the best team in football. They should put together the longest winning streak at the start of the season. They already...

Patriots vs. Packers Ken Murray Baltimore Sun In the AFC, Rex Ryan has painted a bull's-eye on his Jets. No question, his defense has credentials. But his passing game is vulnerable and his quarterback is shaky in the red zone. More likely, it will...

You can understand why Jay DeMerit didn’t initially jump at the opportunity to make a documentary about his life. Sure, the UIC alum knew his story was worthy of the big-screen treatment — it’s not every day that someone who went...

Some actors choose to ignore the critics. And then some, like John Cusack, choose to take the critics on. The Evanston native and “Hot Tub Time Machine” star went on the defensive Friday after his new film, “The Raven,”...

You will find plenty of merchandise featuring “Pawn Stars” cast member Austin “Chumlee” Russell at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas — everything from Chumlee bobbleheads, golf balls and Chumberry lip balm...

Truth be told, not much is revealed about a football team in padless practices in May and June. About 75 percent of what your eyes tell you is an outright lie. And another 20 percent is half truth. But one thing the eyes are not deceiving us about is...

Sixth in a series exploring the April 26-28 NFL draft. Next: Receivers. Many teams would love to find a big tight end who can run, catch and block like Rob Gronkowski, but they won't find one in this draft. The talent is limited, though the draft does...