Elam succeeds in the wake of tragedy

Matt Elam suffered the loss of two of his siblings. But their tragic deaths helped the four-star prospect commit to becoming a better player and a better person.

Heisman 2010: Quizz, Ingram, Kellen

Since the 2009 Heisman race is over, why not jump the gun and take a peek at the top candidates for next year's stiff-arm trophy? Obviously, this i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

The five most important NFL draft decisions

Jake Locker announced Monday that he will return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft. As an immediate result, we had a big domino ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

NFL jerseys: must-gets and must-nots

Matthew Willis takes a team-by-team approach to which jerseys makes excellent gifts and which, well, don't.

Kelly to be new Irish coach

Brian Kelly, who has coached the Cincinnati's football team to a 12-0 record this season and a berth in the Sugar Bowl, will be the new football coach at Notre Dame, two sources have told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.

...starts the game he will break Jim Marshall's record for most consecutive NFL starts. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

How will Patriots respond to trouble?

...on the link to read Curran's piece, which includes a sidebar with former Patriots tight end Christian Fauria's reaction to what occurred Wednesday in Gillette Stadium. Said Fauria: "Bill used to say, 'It...

From "The Rundown": The NFL Numbers

...Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Let's start with the 2 old men under center in the desert. Kurt...

...Stadium on November 1, 2009 in Glendale, Arizona. The Panthers defeated the Cardinals 34-21. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Michael Vick, Uninteresting American

Here's the question about Michael Vick's return to Atlanta this weekend. Is there enough room in the national zeitgeist for both Vick and Tiger?

Browns-Bengals Preview

Browns-Bengals Preview

Bills guard remains under observation

Bills rookie guard Eric Wood continues to recuperate in a Jacksonville hospital three days after breaking two bones in his left leg.

Benson might be available for Week 12

Bengals running back Cedric Benson is expected to practice this week and might play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, a team he ran over last year.

Mallett loaded with physical tools, potential

The one early-entry candidate at quarterback who is getting maybe the least attention could throw the biggest wrench in the works. Arkansas QB Ryan Ma...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Orakpo hopes Cowboys remain confused

...Cowboys, so he seemed to enjoy the conversation. Orakpo also wanted to make it clear that Texas Christian University couldn't stay with Texas in a matchup that will never happen because of the current...