D.J. Smith

Derek Sherrod making progress in rehab

2013-04-28 00:00:00

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said star-crossed tackle Derek Sherrod was making progress in his long road back from a broken leg suffered in December 2011. In his post-draft news conference Saturday, McCarthy said for the first time publicly...

Packers opt for size, strength in their 11 picks

2013-04-28 00:00:00

You won't hear Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson or coach Mike McCarthy use the words "soft" or "finesse" or "undersized" when they describe their team. You won't hear them say that the 45-31 shellacking the San Francisco 49ers put on...

Appalachian stars hopeful about NFL prospects

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Four former Appalachian State players will wait it out this weekend to see if their name is called in the NFL Draft. Demetrius McCray, a cornerback who was invited and evaluated at the NFL scouting combine in February, is rated by various draft analysts...

Packers release Brandon Saine, D.J. Smith

2013-04-25 00:00:00

Why, one day before the draft, would the Green Bay Packers cut ties with two young players they were high on not so long ago? That was the question linebacker D.J. Smith and running back Brandon Saine -- along with their agents -- were asking after...

Prep baseball: New-look Eagles off to good start

2013-04-22 00:54:03

St. Cloud Apollo interim baseball coach Adam Savolainen is breathing some rarefied air these days. His Eagles lead the area in victories with one and he has yet to lose a game as head coach. Obviously, he's not impressed about these achievements....

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On the Packers column

2013-04-21 02:04:03

It's not something any coach or general manager would care to admit publically. Namely, they're responsible for a team that's gone soft and small. But some people close to Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson say the Green Bay Packers' football leaders have...

Little to cheer for Bears

2012-09-14 19:45:00

The problem with the Bears offense in Thursday night's 23-10 loss to the Packers wasn't that pass rushers outnumbered pass protectors. It was that the rushers were superior to the protectors, and the extra blockers often were not where they were needed....

Biggs: 10 thoughts on the Bears' loss

2012-09-14 05:34:00

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...

Whittles, No. 9 Spalding reach playoffs with 20-14 win over Loyola

2011-11-04 19:53:00

Archbishop Spalding's emotional football season will continue, thanks to its defensive stand against Loyola in overtime and a 1-yard scoring sneak by quarterback Brian Louck. Louck's touchdown gave the No. 9 Cavaliers a 20-14 victory over the visiting...

Top 5 playoff football games to watch this week

2011-11-10 14:30:00

The first weekend of the high school football postseason features 25 games involving Baltimore-area teams in state regional semifinals and MIAA semifinals. (For the full schedule, click here.) Following is a look at the top five games to watch this...

Quarterback Jay Cutler is sacked by the Packers' D.J. Smith on the Bears first possession.

2012-09-13 00:00:00