Not everybody associated with the Patriots is thrilled with the Brady Rule (designed to protect quarterback knees) and the other safety-minded reforms passed by the NFL this off-season.

Legendary cheap-shot artist Rodney Harrison expressed outrage over the crackdowns while visiting the…

Because the great Tom Brady got hurt – and only because Brady got hurt – the NFL instituted a new rule. Pass rushers on the ground are now prohibited from lunging at the quarterback’s legs.

Unless a fallen player is blocked or…

The Lane Kiffin Era continues to provide great entertainment on the SEC football scene.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported the latest high jinks. At Tennessee’s junior day, Kiffin and his staff pulled out the stops.

“It was just like your normal Junior Day, with…

Michael Vick is edging ever closer to the NFL. Rather than moving from prison to a humble halfway house, he could be headed to home confinement instead – due to a lack of bed space at halfway houses in Newport News,…

If Jay McGwire’s proposed book goes to press, his brother’s reputation (or what’s left of it) will be ruined.

Deadspin printed some excerpts of the proposal, which has made the rounds of publishing houses. “The McGwire Family Secret” will not help…

Candace Parker is the Michael Jordan of women’s basketball.

She won back-to-back NCAA titles with Tennessee. She won MVP honors at both Final Fours and won all the relevant player-of-the-year awards. Her slam dunks made the highlight reels.

She won Olympic gold with Team…

Americans are living longer and remaining active longer, to the delight of orthopedic surgeons everywhere.

So we tend to rally around athletes who sustain success well past the normal sports retirement age. One such hero is Jamie Moyer, who pitched for…

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…

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…

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…