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Football: Ex-Upland QB Josh Nunes takes medical retirement

2013-04-30 07:04:12

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Among the NFL's eight new coaches, few will get a free pass at QB

2013-03-23 12:40:00

PHOENIX — The NFL's eight new head coaches have yet to conduct a practice, or even solidify their rosters, but already they can be roughly divided into three groups. The haves, the might-haves and the have-nots. That's those who have an answer...

Chuck Pagano thanks Colts fans for 'helping me heal'

2013-01-07 09:43:00

Indianapolis Colts Coach Chuck Pagano has been through a lot this season. After being hired by the Colts during the off-season, Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia and missed most of the season while undergoing treatment. He re-assumed his head-...

Report: Chargers hire Broncos OC Mike McCoy as head coach

2013-01-15 10:14:00

Mike McCoy has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of the San Diego Chargers, the Associated Press is reporting. [Updated at 1 p.m.: The Chargers have scheduled a news conference at 2 p.m. PST Tuesday to introduce McCoy as their new head...

Matt Hasselbeck, Ryan Fitzpatrick find work as backup QBs

2013-03-19 09:59:00

Matt Hasselbeck and the Tennessee Titans wasted little time moving on after their breakup on Monday. Hours after releasing the veteran quarterback, the Titans signed former Buffalo Bills starter Ryan Fitzpatrick as backup to Jake Locker, who won...

Is Blaine Gabbert a better NFL quarterback than Matt Barkley?

2013-02-15 08:43:00

Blaine Gabbert would be the top pick in the 2013 NFL draft if he had stayed at Missouri a full five years rather than come out two years ago. So says the man who has inherited him as his signal caller, new Jacksonville quarterbacks coach Frank Scelfo....

Tim Tebow in Arizona: Could a trade be in the works?

2013-01-15 12:01:00

Tim Tebow spent 2-1/2 hours training Monday at an Arizona community college, a hot scoop first reported by TMZ. Since when is a professional athlete working out considered big news? Well, pretty much everything Tebow does is big news. And he's also a...

A look at Ray Lewis' decision to retire and NFL wild-card predictions

2013-01-04 05:59:00

Ray Lewis has been known for his ability to read -- and punish -- offenses around the NFL, but did he telegraph his next move to ESPN when he announced his retirement? "After that announcement, like within an hour I got an email from ESPN, and it was...

Live discussion: Analyzing the NFL playoff picture

2012-12-31 10:18:00

This week's Monday edition of our NFL Google+ hangout -- "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame -- will start at 11:30 a.m. today on this blog post and will cover a host of...

Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III: freshman class

2013-01-02 20:44:00

What once was reason for panic –— a rookie quarterback starting an NFL playoff game — is suddenly a problem for opposing defenses. Andrew Luck playing at Baltimore? The Ravens had better be ready. Russell Wilson versus Robert Griffin...

By and bye, Adrian Peterson, others in NFL come tantalizingly close

2012-12-31 00:00:00

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...

For Oregon and Kansas State, Fiesta Bowl is nothing but a consolation game

2013-01-03 00:00:00

— The bumper sticker for this year's Fiesta Bowl could be: "They have only themselves to blame." Kansas State (11-1) and Oregon (11-1), playing Thursday night, would be playing for the national title had the season ended the afternoon of Nov. 17....

has been a factor. The Ravens have also cleaned up the communication issues that dogged them for much of the season and their tackling has improved. That will have to continue because San Francisco is loaded with speed and power on offense.

2013-02-01 09:55:03

1. Eight weeks ago, I said that something special was happening with this team. And despite more key injuries, a coaching staff shakeup, and a three-game losing streak, the Ravens never stopped believing in themselves.

2013-01-20 00:00:00

has beefed up the Ravens' offense, some would argue at the expense of the defense. Halfway through this season, it really showed: The once-celebrated Ravens D was getting run all over. Then they started to step up, thanks in no small part to defensive coordinator Dean Pees.

2013-01-15 14:38:52