John Skelton

NFL teams in the West are in the middle of quarterback shuffle

2013-04-01 19:49:00

A year after Denver made a huge splash by signing Peyton Manning, smaller yet significant quarterback moves have rippled west. Oakland, San Francisco and Seattle either acquired or dealt noteworthy passers Monday, and Arizona could be next to tweak...

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...

NFL Week 7: These moments will stick in the memory

2012-10-21 19:05:00

The most curious NFL news Sunday was that the league is investigating the San Diego Chargers for using Stick 'em, the glue-like goop that helps players hang on to the football. The Fox report said an equipment manager was concealing the substance on...

NFL, football standouts step up, give back at Ray Mickens Celebrity Football Camp

2013-05-19 00:04:02

Sitting at attention on the Andress High School football field that produced several of the current and former pro football players standing in front of them, 500 children at the Ray Mickens Celebrity Football Camp no doubt dreamed that they would make...

Ex-NFL stars in El Paso for Ray Mickens football camp

2013-05-16 00:34:01

With each year, Ray Mickens finds it easier and easier to get El Pasoans to his free celebrity weekend football camp. The 2012 version drew a record 700 campers and the former Andress High School and NFL star expects a big crowd Saturday at his alma...

Scoreboard -- April 3, 3013

2013-04-03 22:48:00

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 11:30 a.m. (WGN); Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, Noon (FXSP) Tennis--WTA Family Circle Cup, Noon (ESPN2) NBA Basketball--Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets, 6 p.m. (TNT); San...

Scoreboard: April 2

2013-04-01 21:58:00

Week 4: Arizona 24, Miami 21 (L)

2012-12-24 13:35:00

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill was poised in the pocket, threw tight spirals into impossibly-tight holes. Brian Hartline made a beeline for the end zone, counting an 80-yard touchdown among his team-record receiving yards. The defense...

Bears have earned 2nd-half spiral

2012-12-21 00:00:00

The big-picture stuff going on in Lake Forest is juicier than it has been in years. To my delight, that's not going to change for many weeks. Who coaches the Bears in 2013 is a much more meaningful, more layered conversation than if Lovie Smith's...

I'm thankful for a lot of sports stuff this year

2012-11-24 13:50:00

Burp. Where am I, and why are there turkey feathers in my mouth? Oh, that's right. It was Thanksgiving, and I wasn't willing to wait for the oven to get hot. But now that the gorging is over and I've come to my senses (so to speak), here are a few...

Dan Pompei's NFL power rankings

2012-09-03 18:58:00

1. Packers: The addition of Cedric Benson could give the Packers a dimension they lacked. 2. Giants: They are a little beat up at cornerback, but their pass rush should be able to compensate while they get healthy. 3. Patriots: Questions about the...

NFC Hierarchy/Obituary with Week 8 in the books

2012-11-01 16:23:16

The Arizona Cardinals finished the 2011 season winning seven of their final nine games. That momentum carried into the draft, where Arizona enjoyed the most impressive three days of any of the NFC West clubs.

2012-04-26 00:00:00

Kevin Kolb is not officially out this week, and he's probably going to be the starter when he is ready to go. Here's the problem: He kinda sucks.

2011-11-15 10:30:05