Arian Foster

Barry Sanders beats out Adrian Peterson for Madden 25 cover

2013-04-25 07:42:00

Barry Sanders will grace the cover of the latest installment of the mega-popular Madden video football games 15 years after retiring from the NFL. EA Sports had fans vote on who would appear on the front of Madden 25 using a 64-player bracket system --...

Four NFL wild-card winners to face tough tests on the road

2013-01-06 20:40:00

LANDOVER, Md. -- Each of the four teams that emerged victorious from wild-card weekend — Houston, Green Bay, Baltimore and Seattle — ranked among the top 10 in scoring during the regular season. But in their first tests of the postseason, it...

Arian Foster leaves Texans loss with irregular heartbeat

2012-12-23 14:42:00

Houston Texans star running back Arian Foster left a 23-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings early in the third quarter because of an irregular heartbeat. Foster said the irregular heartbeat is not a major problem. “I'll be OK,” Foster said....

Tim Tebow reportedly asks to not be used in Jets' wildcat offense

2012-12-23 18:35:00

No matter how he has played, Tim Tebow has always been regarded as the paragon of sportsmanship and never-say-die persistence. But according to an ESPN report after the Jets’ loss to San Diego on Sunday, Tebow asked out of the wildcat package...

NFL playoff scenarios for final week of season

2012-12-24 08:05:00

Want to know if your team still has a shot at the playoffs, or home-field advantage? Below are the various playoff scenarios for the final week of the NFL regular season. AFC CLINCHED: Houston, AFC South; Denver, AFC West; New England, AFC East;...

Who is Santa Claus? Our guess is Sam Acho

2012-12-24 07:24:00

OK, it's Christmas Eve, so it's time to smile. And what better way to smile than watching a child receive an amazing present from a 6-foot-3, 257-pound Santa Claus? The Arizona Cardinals are near the end of a disappointing 5-10 season, but that didn't...

NFL Week 16: Bruce Arians may be out of a job again, in a good way

2012-12-24 00:00:00

Indianapolis is in, Pittsburgh is out, and Colts interim Coach Bruce Arians has to be pinching himself. Arians, fired as Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator after last season, has coached the Colts to a wildly improbable playoff berth one season after...

Elite NFL players come back quickly from injuries

2012-11-29 18:50:00

It's an award that any NFL player would be proud of, but none would choose to endure. Comeback player of the year. The field is especially crowded this season, with an inordinate number of standout players returning from season-ending injuries, the...

Live discussion: NFL Slam with Mark and Sam

2012-11-30 10:37:00

This week's Friday 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. and cover a host of topics. One sure topic is the...

Texans dispose of Bengals, 31-10, for first playoff win

2012-01-08 00:00:00

NFL playoffs preview: Bengals vs. Texans

2012-01-06 20:40:00

Raiders' loss is Broncos' NFL playoff gain

2012-01-01 22:50:00

NFL player Arian Foster, left, and actor Joshua Sasse.

2013-02-02 00:00:00

, who whiffed on another critical tackle on a touchdown earlier in the fourth quarter. The Ravens defense is younger than it was a year ago, but its core has grayed. With age and injury slowing that quartet down, the Ravens ranked 20th against the run in the regular season, having allowed 122.

2013-01-12 00:00:00

Israel Idonije tries to get his hands on Texans running back Arian Foster.

2012-11-11 00:00:00