ESPN's WEC 44 postmortem

...difficult to avoid making mistakes or running into someone who can deconstruct you. Despite this negativity, Mike Thomas Brown, who defeated Urijah Faber for the featherweight title and then successfully defended it twice, was...

Trial by fire: Aldo feels the heat

...you experience in the ring can be as traumatic as what you've already gone through. Mike Thomas Brown will not be packing pyrotechnics Wednesday night, and he can't do anything to Aldo...

Mike Thomas Brown

Red ink: Brown-Aldo

At 5-foot-6 and a child-actor-like 145 pounds, Mike Thomas Brown is evidence that tough men come in all shapes and sizes. Most would give him...

ESPN primer: WEC 44

...dispelling the commonly held thought that sub-155-pound athletes don't have knockout power. Champion Mike Thomas Brown is also undefeated in the promotion, having taken Faber's title in violent fashion. Like...

Cincinnati-Virginia Tech game moved to FedEx Field

...in its own backyard, if that were the only consideration. Here's what Cincinnati athletic director Mike Thomas said in an official statement: As the program has gained more national notoriety over the last...

Jones-Drew, Garrard narrate game-winning drive as Jets' nosedive continues

Josh Scobee kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired to give the Jacksonville Jaguars a 24-22 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.

Week 10: Johnson in usual place

Week 10 Studs & Duds.

Camarillo, Bess among best in catch percentage

...Player Targets Rec. Drops Catch Pct. 1. Greg Camarillo, Dolphins 30 25 0 83.3 2. Mike Thomas, Jaguars 24 19 0 79.2 3. Hines Ward, Steelers 63 49 3 77.8 4...

10 candidates for Coach of the Year

With just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, I thought it was a good time to start examining the head coaches who have made the strongest ca...

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Garrard passes for 264 yards as Jaguars bounce back

David Garrard threw for 264 yards and a 61-yard touchdown to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jaguars rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas City on Sunday.

QB, thy shalt not sit thyself!

Matthew Berry tells the cautionary tale of the NFL quarterback who sat himself in fantasy and turned out to regret it.

The Green-Eyed TMR

Matthew Berry gets over a fit of jealousy as he prepares readers for Week 9's fantasy football pickups.

Receiver notes

...games. Reggie Wayne is seventh at 57, and the Colts have played only six games. Rookie Mike Thomas is third in overall catch percentage, with 14 catches in 17 chances (82 percent). He trails...

Jags more dangerous, diverse at skill spots

...primarily as a power rushing team, they are able to run effective end-arounds with rookie Mike Thomas or get a big play out of Sims-Walker. I think right now offensively, Maurice obviously...