Shaun Alexander

The Pittsburgh Steelers, as led by second-year quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, have seemed to be the NFL's obviously best active team since the night when, earlier in the playoffs, New England's luck disappeared in Denver. En route to almost certain...

All across this great land of ours, there are three kinds of people today: the winners, the losers and those waiting in line for their label. You can spot the winners in the office. They're the ones walking with that extra swagger. They make direct eye...

So what do you do when your MVP lets you down at the worst possible time? If you're like a lot of fantasy players, you pack it in for the season and get ready for the holidays. If, on the other hand, you've built a roster with staying power, then chances...

Standing on top of a bench in front of his locker Thursday, wide receiver Rashied Davis raised a reporter's stray digital tape recorder he had found and began auctioning it off around the room. "Do I hear 20 ... 25?'' barked Davis, one of the more...

First quarter Lovie Smith is fond of saying the Bears get off the bus running, and he confirmed it by handing the ball to Thomas Jones on 10 of the first 14 plays from scrimmage. The final time was a 9-yard burst through the left side behind devastating...

Off the practice field Cedric Benson sprinted Thursday before any reporters could catch him. Benson hasn't dodged the increased media crowd this week at Halas Hall but he has been hard to find and hardly quotable. Nobody's complaining – especially the...

Bears defensive end and resident philosopher Alex Brown reflected on the place Sunday's 27-24 overtime victory over the Seattle Seahawks might warrant in team annals. "This game right here, it'll be an instant classic," Brown said after the NFC...

Having an awful team doesn't necessarily mean your star player is in for a down season. Barry Sanders consistently produced for some woeful Lions teams. But Larry Johnson is no Barry Sanders.It was tough to pass up the Chiefs' running back late in the...

The Seattle Storm today re-signed two-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson for the 2009 season, Storm Head Coach and Director of Player Personnel Brian Agler announced. Per team policy, terms of Jackson's new contract were not disclosed. "Lauren is a key to...

The St. Louis Rams are doing the unthinkable. With their attack-passing system, they're killing off the West Coast Offense as the best way to play football in the 21st Century. A West Coast team runs the ball too often to outscore a pro club that is...

Even in the persistent mist and intermittent sunshine, Seattle looks lovely with its evergreen trees lining the horizon and the ocean in the distance, a reminder just how flat and boring Chicago can be. The tugboats and stacked shipping containers and...

If the Bears were any more banged up in the waning moments of Sunday's 24-17 loss to Seattle at Seahawks Stadium, their injury report might have needed a binder. Their offense had just scored to tie the game 17-17 with 4 minutes 12 seconds left on a...