September 02, 1996 | Volume 85, Issue 10

Aging Buffalo is good for one more title in the East, Cincinnati will test Pittsburgh in the Central, and Kansas City will hold off Oakland and Denver in the West

Call it romance, call it nostalgia, but I look at the and see five proud veterans rallying the troops behind them for one final Super Bowl push: Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Andre...

Bills11-5

If you're wondering how the Pittsburgh Steelers can come within an eyelash of a Super Bowl victory and then let the quarterback who led them there slip away as a free agent, you have to understand...

Steelers12-4

The Cards have been dealt, and the are standing pat with their straight. Elsewhere around the table teams are drawing to Hushes and full houses. But can you knock Chiefs coach Marty...

Chiefs1-6

Kim MortensenTHOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.

Dallas faces a stiff challenge from Philadelphia in the East, Green Bay will rule the Central for a second straight year, and San Francisco is still the team to beat out West

Here are two scenarios for the Dallas Cowboys, and you can take your pick.

Cowboys10-6

Yes, I'm running with the herd and picking the Green Bay Packers to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XXXI, and probably for the same reason as everybody else. We're all tired of the same old faces,...

Packers11-5

A few weeks ago I read a gloomy training camp quote from Bill Walsh, who, amid much fanfare and some head-scratching, is back with the as, er, something called "administrative assistant to...

49ers11-5

40Minutes of free advertising per week lost by Nike when management at KGW-TV in Portland decided last week that sportscaster Steve Bartelstein should stop wearing swoosh apparel on the air.

Leland's Boston Garden Auction on Sept. 27 will include the following items for Bruin-and Celtic-ophiles:

Duds and Studs

Before last Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, a race in which he finished second to Michael Schumacher, driver Jacques Villeneuve credited practice runs on a Formula One computer game for his winning...

Dave ShulaCincinnati Bengals coach, on being asked to talk about the sophistication of his offensive line: "I think offensive linemen, in general, would be offended if you called them sophisticated."

Owners should have signed the new labor deal right away, but it's not too late to do so

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In his final act before turning pro, Tiger Woods made history at the U.S. Amateur

Behind dominant sophomore tailback Curtis Enis, Penn State outshone USC 24-7

Though shaky of late, the retooled Yankees have steadied themselves for the stretch run

NOVEMBER 22, 1954

The mother of all tugs-of-war is held each fall at Hope College in Michigan

The Astros' struggle for survival, on the field and off, A hot Indian's summer, Leagues apart on the strike zone

As the league gets ready to tee the ball up for a 77th season, a look back at 1995 shows how often games can take a decisive turn on the play of special teams

Bob Cain is best known as the pitcher who walked midget Eddie Gaedel

The attention now paid to the kicking game is long overdue

After a drug-related jail term, ex-NFL player Eason Ramson is reclaiming his life

The San Juan Islands have laid down the law: No wet bikes for two years

No one is worth more money than he could dream of spending in his lifetime.SARAH TRAGORD, CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

Palmer and Rankin play it safe with Presidents and Solheim Cup picks, Mighty mite, Davies's gambling

At the last caddie camp, boys continue to be made into men the old-fashioned way

Monopoly is serious business for tire salesman Roger Craig, the U.S. champion

At the World Series in Akron, play was once again overshadowed, this time by an explosion