SALISBURY -- Michael Oher's path to playing in the NFL was one where he not only faced adversity, but overcame it. The Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman, who came from a broken home and bleak circumstances, experienced something many other children stil

I’ve been given the privilege of introducing our new Hall of Fame member here from the Vikings. We go back to 1985, he and I got here at the same time. He was a number one draft choice as a linebacker and I was a defensive line coach just hoping at some

There’s a chapter in Michael Lewis’ Moneyball called ‘Giambi’s Hole’, which discusses in part how the Oakland Athletics replaced their star first baseman Jason Giambi. Lewis describes the thinking: The A’s front office had broken down Giambi into his obv

In the NFL, teams are defined by their ability to evaluate top-tier talent at quarterback. At the “combine,” the league’s annual physical evaluation of incoming prospects, the distance between a QB’s thumb and pinky finger can cost him millions of dollar

Since the Super Bowl matchup was decided a couple weeks ago, the spread on Sunday’s game between the Giants and the Patriots has bounced around three points. It’s been a long time since I studied statistics and probability (and maybe I never did, depend

And it is, and they are dismissed—if by "persons" we mean the football managers that oversee such absurd business transactions. But nothing is wrong with buying, if you can afford it. Marouane Chamakh came to Arsenal with the reputation of a proven goal-