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Wednesday, we directed you to an ESPN.com Hot Read on replacement officials. Among other nuggets, Elizabeth Merrill and Wayne Drehs revealed that one former replacement official is back to his original job of working junior varsity eight-man football...

I don't know whether to feel sympathetic or outraged after reading this week's Hot Read from ESPN's Elizabeth Merrill and Wayne Drehs. The reporters told a behind-the-scenes stories on some of the replacement officials used by the NFL during its rece...

The NFL's replacement refs came from all walks of life and exited the stage in dramatic fashion. Who were they? Why did they do it? And where will they go now?

We're Black and Blue All Over: DALLAS -- Be sure to check out this feature from ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs, who chronicled the first Super Bowl trip for Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver. As you probably know, Driver lived a troubled childhood ...

Donald Driver doesn't want to talk about the past. The story has been told. But if you want to know what playing in the Super Bowl means to the longest-tenured Green Bay Packer, the past is where you have to go.

CHICAGO -- On the schedule, it was just another game. The 164th meeting between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, to be exact. But the night before, in the Packers' team hotel, safety Matt Bowen struggled to sleep. Read the entire story....

To understand what makes this rivalry different from any other in sports, you have to hear the stories from fans and former players. Wayne Drehs shares a few.

Josh Heupel led OU over Texas en route to a national title in 2000. Now he's back on the OU sideline as a graduate assistant.

With racial tensions high and the country divided, the NFL called upon Grambling's marching band in Super Bowl I.