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Jersey No. 81 wasn't bad for Art Monk, Carl Eller, Tim Brown, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Jackie Smith, Roy Green, Andy Robustelli or Terrell Owens. Each was an NFL star, and several are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So, No. 81 isn't hexed. Un...

Compared with its other games on a daunting 2012 schedule, Syracuse's matchup with FCS Stony Brook on Saturday is hardly a must-see event. But it could be a little extra special for one potentially history-making player. Alec Lemon is six catches ...

RENTON, Wash. -- Michael J. Mooney's piece for Grantland is worth another read now that its subject, Terrell Owens, has resurfaced in the NFC West with the Seattle Seahawks. Published in June, it found Owens playing in the Indoor Football League: ...

And a good Wednesday morning to all. (Wednesday, right? Yeah, Wednesday.) I'll be with you just as soon as I catch up on my NBA reading. Wait, it says here the Heat only lost one game last night. Man, based on the reaction I saw all over Twitter afte...

Before he became one of the most successful wide receivers in NFL history, Art Monk was a collegiate running back. Monk, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, looked like he might follow in the footsteps of great Syracus...

Art Monk and Dave Casper were named to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, leading a class of 17 players and coaches.

More than 60 former NFL players have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles, joining hundreds of others who claim pro football didn't properly protect its players from concussions.

The Steelers announced they plan on releasing wide receiver Hines Ward, a situation that was never going to end happily. Ward was going to either get cut or disappear on the Steelers' bench. The only way there is a perfect ending is when the playe...

Syracuse great Art Monk is one of 76 players on the ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday. Monk was a first team All-American in 1979, and still holds the Syracuse record wi...

In 1994, Cris Carter set an NFL record with 122 receptions over the course of a 16-game season. Shortly thereafter, the Pro Football Hall of Fame received and put up for display his full uniform, commemorating an achievement that figured to stand for...

The Redskins are a critical part of NFL labor strife lore. Under Joe Gibbs, they survived the strikes of 1982 and 1987 better than any team in the league, winning the Super Bowl at the end of each of those disrupted seasons. The New York Times did a ...

Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch catches up with former Rams receiver Torry Holt, who is now working for NFL Network. Miklasz also quotes former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan this way regarding retired Rams great Marshall Faulk: "...

Receptions come a lot cheaper these days. The game has changed, and all you need for proof is a glance at Paul Warfield's career stats. He caught more than 50 passes once. He gained more than 1,000 yards once. In some of his Pro Bowl seasons, his ...

A weeklong look at current or former players or coaches with Hall of Fame potential in the division. Cowboys: Cliff Harris, free safety Claim to fame: Member of the 1970s all-decade team. Wasn't drafted out of Ouachita Baptist University in Ark...

As we speak, the 44 members of the Hall of Fame's selection committee are attempting to come up with the Class of 2010. Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice are virtual locks, but then things get interesting. After ...

MIAMI -- Anyone advocating Jerry Rice as the greatest player in NFL history can bury the opposition in statistics. Rice averaged 1,145 yards receiving and more than 10 total touchdowns per season -- for 20 NFL seasons. Rice caught 69 touchdown ...