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Dennis Green Loves Son Despite Troubles

Every football coach who is also a father each day ponders if his dual hat of coach/parent is being effectively balanced. One man serving two masters -- both coach and dad -- is thorny navigation. Joe Gibbs has spoken often about this. About his draining tenure as Washington Redskins coach beginning in the 1980s and how...

Defense Has Always Been First and Foremost for Steelers

DALLAS -- In July and August, Rob Pratte and the folks for whom it's all Steelers all the time every week on KDKA Pittsburgh's "Black and Gold Sunday'' were convinced that Ben Roethlisberger's four-to-six game suspension would sink the season. A couple predicted an 0-4 start, one was optimistic enough to suggest they might...

Gene Huey of Indianapolis Colts Letting Go of Coaching Reins for Now

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gene Huey is stepping away from coaching -- for now, at least. Huey, who spent the past 19 years as the running backs coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has turned down an offer to take the same position with the Minnesota Vikings. Huey was fired by the Colts earlier this month, after which Vikings coach...

Lovie Smith's Down-Home Approach Has Bears on Verge of Super Bowl

He is a stern teacher. But in his news conferences, during games, he is often viewed as far from stern and routinely stoic. Lovie Smith knows how to hoard his best shots. He is honest. He is as blue-collar as the team and city he coaches and represents. He does not strut among his Bears players or coaches, or speak to...

New Playoff Overtime Rules a Toss-Up, Say NBC Announcers

Suppose a sport played an entire season with one set of rules, then adopted an entirely different set of rules for its postseason. You don't have to suppose for the NFL playoffs, as the league will operate under a new system for overtime. The sudden-death system that is usually in place for the regular season has been...

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06/01/12 All-Time AFC South Team: The Best Coaching Performance Source: Bleacher Report The AFC South has been around for 10 often-glorious years, and it's time to give the unappreciated division some love.
05/31/12 THE CONNECTED LAWYER: How can individuals change law... Source: The National Law Journal (ALM) In 1996, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started the season as one of the worst teams in the NFL.
05/11/12 Mel Blount Youth Home 14th Annual All-Star Celebrity... Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Pittsburgh PA On April 13, more than 900 attended a Roast and Tribute honoring former NFL Player, head coach and color commentator Tony Dungy.
05/05/12 Sid Hartman: Tony Dungy saw the boost from new... Source: The Aitkin Independent Age - Aitkin MN The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were on the verge of moving to Baltimore in the 1990s, but lobbying by owner Malcolm Glazer got a new stadium built.
04/22/12 Sports of The Times: Why Griffin Could Be in Better... Source: The New York Times - New York NY Luck going to Washington and R. G. III going anywhere except to Washington, where Coach Mike Shanahan, once known as a quarterback guru, has become a quarterback killer.