CARDINALS (10-7) VS. PANTHERS (12-4) Today, 8:15 p.m.; WTVT, Channel 13 ...more

January 10, 2009

Oklahoma's offense has a simple gauge for success in Thursday night's BCS Championship Game against the Florida Gators. ...more

January 7, 2009

Sooner or later – usually sooner – Oklahoma's offense is going to strike. It has reached unprecedented heights (702 points and five straight games with 60-plus points), and it has gotten there quickly. ...more

January 5, 2009

Three Sooners players who should play a major role in the BCS title game: ...more

January 5, 2009

The Arizona Cardinals have consecutive home playoff victories - 61 years apart. ...more

January 4, 2009

Utah is the best of the BCS busters. Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and the No. 7 Utes upset fourth-ranked Alabama 31-17 in the Sugar Bowl on Friday night to finish 13-0. ...more

January 3, 2009

If the playoffs are here, Bruce Arians knows what people in Pittsburgh are thinking. ...more

January 1, 2009

QUARTERBACK The Bucs have a real quandary here. Their best quarterback remains Jeff Garcia, but he posted a disappointing 63.9 passer rating in the fourth quarter, turns 39 in February and will be a free agent in March. The Bucs might like to move on, but they are not sure about backup Luke McCown, also due to become a free agent, and rookie Josh Johnson isn't ready yet. Backup Brian Griese remains under contract. Given the circumstances, the Bucs could look to add someone through free agency and possibly the draft. Failing that, look for Garcia to come back as the "starter," but with competition for his job to be more wide open. ...more

December 30, 2008

They can avoid a slow start. This has been a problem for the Bucs all year, and though they have shown the ability to bounce back and often do, they don't want to give up an early lead to the Raiders. If Oakland jumps to a lead, it will keep the ball on the ground and attack the middle of the Bucs' defense. That has proved to be a winning formula for rival teams the past few weeks, so the Bucs want to take an early lead and force the Raiders to lean on QB JaMarcus Russell and not on their running game. ...more

December 28, 2008

Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher and his staff enter today's Champs Sports Bowl against Wisconsin able to make a case for improvement by pointing to the statistics. ...more

December 27, 2008