Finally, the Patriots may have lost their air of invincibility. Finally, the demise of quarterback Tom Brady allowed an opponent to penetrate their championship aura.

The Dolphins, of all teams, blew up Bill Belichick’s team. Miami dusted off elements of the old “single…

We all know that preening NFL referee Ed Hochuli is a strong man. He flexes his muscles every week while wearing his skin-tight striped shirt.

But he is a stand-up guy, too. After blowing a call that cost the Chargers a game…

 The Brewers continued their slide without manager Ned Yost. With replacement Dale Sveum at the helm, they succumbed to the Cubs 5-4 Tuesday night.

Not even CC Sabathia could make a difference against the Small Bears. This was their 12th loss in 15 games,…

It’s over for Ned Yost. O-V-E-R.

For the second season in a row, his Brewers plunged into a late-season free fall. Despite the addition of ace pitcher CC Sabathia and veteran leader Ray Durham, Milwaukee staggered down the same road again.

The Brewers…

If you have Lane Kiffin in your NFL Coaches Dead Pool, you’re feeling very good today.

The San Jose Mercury-News reported Sunday that Raiders owner Al Davis will cashier Kiffin as head coach. This was before Oakland throttled the Chiefs – but apparently…

As Rams fans know, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is back on track. And that’s a good thing, since Philadelphia faces a match-up against the Cowboys – and his chatty nemesis, Terrell Owens.

“I will say that Donovan made me a better receiver…

Jamie Martin is back!

He’s not back with the Rams, of course, but with Mike Martz. With quarterback Alex Smith sidelined with a broken shoulder, Mad Mike gave the perpetual No. 3 quarterback a call from San Francisco.

Martin is a 49er. His…

All these years later, baseball fans can still drive down the Mark McGwire Highway while coming downtown to the ballpark. We’re guessing fans have mixed feelings about that.

Back in 2005, Rep. William L. Clay campaigned to get Big Mac’s name off the…

If you haven’t noticed, the Brewers have lost six of their last eight games – all at home. Their sudden swoon has kept the Cards mathematically viable in the wild-card race and allowed the Phillies to make a move.

So what’s…

As you might guess, the experts were unimpressed by the Rams’ debut.

Here is a sampling of the national opinion:

Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports: “The franchise has shoveled massive amounts of money and high draft picks into a defense that has almost no…