IN MY OPINION

Ricky steps up, but Miami Dolphins offense needs more than him to succeed

Miami Dolphins await word on Jason Ferguson, other injured players

It'll be interesting to see what the Miami Dolphins' active roster looks like Nov. 29 in Buffalo. Dolph...

DOLPHINS DEFENSE

Miami Dolphins' Joey Porter, Randy Starks prove to be pain to Carolina Panthers

Joey Porter, who was held out of Sunday's victory against Tampa Bay, and Randy Starks were defensive stalwa...

ON SPORTS MEDIA

NFL Network scores points but drops the ball, too

The Dolphins made their first appearance on NFL Network's Thursday night package, and fortunately the chann...

Miami Dolphins' Ronnie Brown to have surgery Friday

Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown has decided to undergo surgery to repair a Lisfranc fracture in his righ...

Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers meet in a battle of ground attacks

Who has the edge: Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers

Ricky Williams will be carrying the ball and the burden for the Dolphins as backfield mate Ronnie Brown is ...

FANTASY FOOTBALL

Fantasy Football: Jones-Drew feels our pain from Week 10

AROUND THE LEAGUE

In NFL, interim-coach honeymoon rarely lasts

Worked out pretty well the previous time the Buffalo Bills fired coaches in the midst of a season. It was 1...

Greg Cote's Week 11 NFL picks

Showed up pretty stout both ways last week, including a bull's-eye on our Upset of the Week with Panthers o...

Greg Cote's prediction: Miami Dolphins vs. Carolina Panthers

DOLPHINS (4-5) AT PANTHERS (4-5) When: 8 p.m. Thursday (NFL, CH. 39) Line: CAR by 3 Cote's pick: C...

LEONARD SHAPIRO | ON FOOTBALL

NFL raising alarms about head injuries

AROUND THE LEAGUE

It's time for our midseason NFL awards

It is time now for our King Sport Halftime Awards at the NFL regular-season's midpoint. By the way, any med...

FANTASY FOOTBALL

Close encounters of the fantasy kind

As a nationally syndicated fantasy columnist and radio host, I am in constant contact with the subjects of ...

NFL union opposes call for reporting on teammates

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medi...

Ravens' Edwards plans appeal of fine for roughness

Baltimore Ravens defensive end Dwan Edwards plans to appeal the $5,000 fine he received for a hit delivered...

Feds seek $631K verdict against ex-Steeler Blount

Federal attorneys want a judge to declare that Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Mel Blount owes more than ...

Bears RB Wolfe placed on IR

The Chicago Bears placed running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, and elevated running back Ka...

Union says NFL concussion expert is biased

The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concuss...

Browns' Mangini expects Josh Cribbs to play Sunday

Eric Mangini expects Josh Cribbs to play when the Cleveland Browns go against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Bush questionable for Tampa Bay

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has been held out of practice for the third straight day, and i...