Fred Smoot

Two new playmakers will shore up a horrid defense while a raw young quarterback continues to find his way

He's just the third Steelers coach in the past 38 years. And he's only 35. But as Pittsburgh's players have already learned, Mike Tomlin is a no-nonsense motivator in the mold of his two predecessors

It's a clean slate (well, almost) for a new coach who has big plans for the offense and for keeping the players in line

With the Vikings on the campus of Minnesota State University in Mankato, a small city 80 miles southwest of the twin cities. The last 70 miles of the trip, after getting the airport out of the rearview mirrors, is a...

The defense has been fortified and a major distraction is gone, but Mike Tice & Co. still have to prove they can finish what they start