Michigan's Rodriguez goes Foxx hunting

...enemies don't break bread together? Halfway through the meal, we noticed Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher dining nearby. A few minutes later, actor Jamie Foxx strolled in with his entourage and sat...

Big 12 lunch links: Leach stirring it up again

...McGee, Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman and McGee's draftability, Dallas Morning News reporters Brian Davis and Chuck Carlton report. Bryan Eagle columnist Robert Cessna writes that Leach was wrong in his...

Big 12 doesn't fare well among top NFL players

...WR Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis) Miami (Fla.) 22. DE Mario Williams (Houston) North Carolina State 23. MLB Brian Urlacher (Chicago) New Mexico 24. DT Albert Haynesworth (Tennessee) Tennessee 25. DT Kevin Williams (Minnesota) Oklahoma State...

5 Sep 1998: Free safety Brian Urlacher #44 of the University of New Mexico Lobos in action during the game against the Idaho...

Lack of range can be masked at ILB

Scouts Inc.'s Steve Muench breaks down four midround inside linebacker prospects and where they might find good fits in the NFL.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009

New Mexico's Brian Urlacher (44) leads the charge downfield during punt coverage by UNM against Colorado State on Saturday, Nov...

Intense McKillop works to perfect his gift

Whether good tacklers are born or made is a defender's version of nature vs. nurture. Whichever way you lean, Pitt's Scott McKillop qualifies.

Nevada's offense will provide big test for New Mexico

Nevada-New Mexico Preview

Mac, Jurko & Harry

Mac says the Bears should let Brian Urlacher walk away after his contract expires. Plus, Howard Griffith on Big Ten football

Good news is all around us in the sports world

Enough of the crooked refs and fighting dogs. Plenty of stars have a heart ... and they're willing to share it.

Fallen stars, on-the-rise programs make up middle of the pack

What are the top programs of the last decade? That's the question ESPN.com has attempted to answer this week. Bruce Feldman looks at programs Nos. 51 to 75.

Age not an issue for Major

Scouts Inc.'s Billy Tucker gets to know ESPN 150 Watch List LB Jon Major from Parker, Colo.

Story | Conversation | June 28, 2007

Recruiting game plan pays off for Sweat

Get to know ESPN 150 Watch List LB Andrew Sweat from Washington, Pa.

Story | Conversation | May 31, 2007

Want to get drafted? Big-name schools are the ticket

Last weekend's draft continued a trend: the smaller-school football player isn't as popular as before.

Bears' Johnson sentenced to 120 days in jail

Chicago Bears defensive lineman Tank Johnson was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for violating probation in a 2005 gun case.