Shaun Alexander

Louisiana Tech and up-tempo offense: Change football can believe in

2012-11-07 00:00:00

RUSTON, La. — The triggerman for the highest-scoring college offense this side of Oregon can't be found anywhere in this week's NCAA passing statistics. Stephen Warner is built like a cinder block at 6 feet and nearly 300 pounds, and not one day in...

Tiki Barber files paperwork to return to NFL [Updated]

2011-03-08 16:33:32

This One Won't Even Be Close

2006-02-05 00:00:00

The Pittsburgh Steelers are so much better than the Seattle Seahawks this year that the only reason to play today's game is to avoid disappointing the throngs of party-goers who have turned the Super Bowl into an unofficial national holiday. At the...

7 alleged members of L.A. tagging crew arrested

2009-01-29 00:00:00

In the macho, braggart, narcissistic world of Los Angeles tagging, no one can match the Metro Transit Assassins crew. Authorities said the group is responsible for some of the city's most notorious acts of vandalism, most notably L.A.'s largest tag:...

Timing Is Everything

2005-09-26 15:51:00

In real estate, the operative word is location. It's the inescapable mantra of the business: location, location, location. In fantasy football, several factors influence success. For instance, starting and sitting the right combination of players is...

Seattle Won't Have a Chance

2006-02-04 15:00:00

The Pittsburgh Steelers are so much better than the Seattle Seahawks this year that the only reason to play Sunday's game is to avoid a day of disappointment for the throngs of party-goers and picnic revelers who have turned the Super Bowl into an...

Steel Curtain Call

2006-02-05 16:31:09

The entire week leading up to Super Bowl XL, the buzz surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers swirled around large men with gigantic personalities: Ben Roethlisberger, the quarterback who goes by Big Ben; the massive Jerome Bettis, who answers to Bus; and...

Big Ben's Team

2006-01-24 12:09:00

The Pittsburgh Steelers, as led by second-year quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, have seemed to be the NFL's obviously best active team since the night when, earlier in the playoffs, New England's luck disappeared in Denver. En route to almost certain...

Mood swings are part of the game

2005-12-05 18:01:00

All across this great land of ours, there are three kinds of people today: the winners, the losers and those waiting in line for their label. You can spot the winners in the office. They're the ones walking with that extra swagger. They make direct eye...

One-Trick Ponies Are Slow Out of The Gate

2005-12-12 11:05:00

So what do you do when your MVP lets you down at the worst possible time? If you're like a lot of fantasy players, you pack it in for the season and get ready for the holidays. If, on the other hand, you've built a roster with staying power, then chances...

West Coast Dead

2004-11-17 00:00:00

The St. Louis Rams are doing the unthinkable. With their attack-passing system, they're killing off the West Coast Offense as the best way to play football in the 21st Century. A West Coast team runs the ball too often to outscore a pro club that is...

Surprising Showdowns

2002-10-01 00:00:00

Astonishing everyone who has been asleep for a month, the NFL's two big games Sunday will involve three of the four teams from the AFL's old Western Division that were not considered preseason Super Bowl favorites. The Game of the Week looks like it...

's contract situation gets contentious, and if it leads to a holdout if the Ravens use a franchise tag on him. No position in the NFL has been more devalued by general managers in recent years than franchise running back.

2012-02-02 06:12:30

Washington Redskins running back Shaun Alexander (37) is stopped by Detroit Lions linebacker Paris Lenon , left, tackle Langston Moore, center, and cornerback Travis Fisher, right, during the second quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008.

2008-10-26 00:00:00

Madden NFL Take John Madden out of the picture and you run into problems. Before 1999, Madden's image graced every edition of the Madden NFL video games. Most of the athletes who succeeded him seemed to have been cursed.

2008-08-06 14:28:15