Mike Singletary

Alex Smith, the Bay Area's most improbable hero

2012-10-12 00:00:00

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The most improbable, unbelievable throw by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith didn't even hit its intended target. It came last Saturday before Game 1 of the National League division series between the San Francisco...

Will any more NFL coaches be fired before the end of the season?

2011-11-30 16:33:42

Did the New York Giants originate the Gatorade shower?

2011-09-14 16:33:36

PASSINGS: Dave Duerson, Joe Frazier, Alan F. Segal

2011-02-19 00:00:00

Dave Duerson NFL player on Super Bowl-winning teams Dave Duerson, 50, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, was found dead Thursday at his home in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla. Investigators...

Question of the day: Which NFL coaches will be fired before the end of the season? [Updated]

2010-11-08 16:33:10

Question of the day: Who would you have coach the Dallas Cowboys next season? [Updated]

2010-11-09 16:33:06

Question of the day: Which NFL coach will be the next to be fired?

2010-12-08 16:32:55

L.A. Times dog picks the Giants, da Bears, and Favre's Vikings in Week 6

2009-10-18 16:33:37

Preston: Ray Lewis will retire as the greatest middle linebacker to play the game

2013-01-02 15:42:00

There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever. Lewis, 37, made the announcement Wednesday...

49ers' Patrick Willis poised to replace Ray Lewis as NFL's 'Lion King'

2013-02-01 18:24:00

NEW ORLEANS -- The old lion is about to stalk into the football jungle one last time Sunday night before retracting his claws for good. And the young lion is eager to pounce on the throne that retiring Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis has owned for 17...

Scoreboard -- March 5, 2013

2013-03-05 22:57:00

|TV SPORTS| Soccer--UEFA Champions League, Juventus vs. Celtic, 1:30 p.m. (FXSP) Cycling--Paris-Nice, Stage 3, same-day tape, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--North Carolina at Maryland, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Georgetown at Villanova, 6 p....

Friedgen, Terps have trio to cheer for in Super Bowl

2013-01-28 15:05:00

Each Sunday, Ralph Friedgen flips through the NFL games on television, looking for kids he coached at the University of Maryland. Watching them play now brings him back, maybe to a practice where he pulled one of them aside for one-on-one teaching or to...

Jan. 6, 2006: Named 2005 Defensive Player of the Year Urlacher won the honor after leading the league s No. 1 scoring defense. Urlacher led the team with 171 tackles and had 10 tackles for a loss and six sacks.

2013-03-20 19:24:20

Ryan Lesak of Palos Park displays a jacket with the photo of Bears legend Mike Singletary while tailgating before the start of the Chicago Bears game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago, on Sunday.

2012-11-25 00:00:00

If Samurai Mike's cold-blooded stare didn't stop opponents in their tracks, his punishing hits sure did. The Hall of Famer's got 10 Pro Bowls to prove it.

2012-09-05 19:10:42