Rian Lindell

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Harvard at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); West Virginia at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) NFL Football-Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7 p.m. (NFL Network) Women's College Basketball-Creighton at Nebraska, 7...

It took the Bears just more than a week of training camp to name the starting offensive line. We will see if one exhibition game is all it takes to send the coaching staff back to the drawing board. There probably will not be a knee-jerk reaction...

On the day the Ravens celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their Super Bowl team, middle linebacker Ray Lewis provided a timely flashback. The only player remaining from that championship team, Lewis ripped the ball away from Buffalo rookie Shawn Nelson...

TORONTO — The Bears hit the halfway point of the season Sunday and they're not looking back, not even for a brief glance. They made enough plays in front of a pro-Bears crowd of 50,746 at the Rogers Centre to stave off the winless Bills 22-19. Now,...

TORONTO (AP) — It took four plays for rookie first-round draft pick C.J. Spiller to begin delivering on his dynamic billing, as the running back sparked the Buffalo Bills in a 34-21 preseason victory over Indianapolis on Thursday. Starting in place...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) _ After the power went out at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Trent Edwards and Kawika Mitchell provided all the electricity the Buffalo Bills needed against the San Diego Chargers. Edwards went 25-of-30 for 261 yards and a touchdown,...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots' 21-game regular season winning streak is over -- emphatically. The Miami Dolphins, of all teams, handed the Patriots their first regular-season loss in 21 months, 38-13. Ironically, the last team to...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Chicago Bears ruined the opener of the new Lucas Oil Stadium for Indianapolis Colts fans. The Bears used their old formula of ball-control offense and helmet-popping defense to stun the Colts 29-13 on opening night. Rookie running...

This couldn't have been what Chad Hutchinson had in mind when he vowed to be more relaxed for Friday night's home exhibition opener at Soldier Field. On a night when the starters were scheduled to play deep into the third quarter, Hutchinson wore a...

Now that the first week of the 2005 NFL season is in the books, we finally have some clarity on several important issues: • The Dolphins and 49ers are the class of the league. Their fans might as well start making reservations for Super Bowl XL in...

Emmitt Smith broke the late Walter Payton's NFL career rushing record Sunday with an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter of the Dallas Cowboys' game against Seattle. Smith got the record with a run over the left side with 9:10 left in the game. After he...