John Phillips

NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT The focus in most rookie minicamps around the league is on the draft picks. For the Dallas Cowboys, however, all eyes were on 73-year-old newcomer Monte Kiffin, who was hired to replace Rob Ryan as...

NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT For a team trying to step forward, this misstep was significant. Melvin Ingram, the team's pass-rushing outside linebacker and last year's first-round pick, tore his ACL in an OTA drill on Tuesday....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT It's a one-two punch that the Chargers hope can form a foundation for the future. The Chargers wrapped up their three-day rookie camp, with coach Mike McCoy impressed with his first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT Rookies D.J.Fluker, Steve Williams and Keenan Allen were there -- for real. But few took much notice of those highly touted rookies at San Diego Chargers rookie camp. All eyes for...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT By all accounts, the Cowboys had a very good draft in terms of picks and value. They got seven players who should all contribute if not start in 2013. All have the capability of earning...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT The draft has come and gone and sadly for the Chargers, they still have a gaping hole at left tackle. While rookie general manager Tom Telesco got some decent marks for his first...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Diego Chargers - INSIDE SLANT The Chargers are hoping Alabama tackle D.J. Fluker helps set the foundation for an improved future, after missing the playoffs three straight seasons. "We thought, as far as a...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT The Cowboys' decisions in the first round of the draft on Thursday will be debated for years. The Cowboys traded back in the first round to pick up an extra pick in the third round...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT The Cowboys have six picks in the draft, including the 18th overall selection in the first round. Considering they had little money and thus little ability to upgrade the team in free...

Mark Ditka, son of former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, was ordered to Lake County Jail this morning after failing to convince a judge that the opiate prosecutors said was found in his system during a drug test was prescribed by a doctor. But Ditka...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball -- Old Spice Classic, first round, West Virginia vs. Marist, 11 a.m.; Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, 1 p.m.; Texas-El Paso vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.; Clemson vs. Gonzaga, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); DirecTV Classic,...

|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...