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NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT For one reason or another, the Packers didn't have close to a full squad on the field for their second session of this year's organized team activities Tuesday. Emerging cornerback Sam Shields is...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT The real fun, as chaotic as it is at times, will start May 20 when as many as 90 players congregate on the practice fields across from Lambeau Field for the start of organized team...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT Since the establishment of the seven-round format in the NFL Draft in 1994, the Packers had taken only three running backs in the first three rounds and not once chosen two backs in...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT --The Packers kicked off the second day of the NFL Draft in groundbreaking fashion. An hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars made the first pick of Round 2 on Friday night, a...

Naturally, Virginia Tech’s introduction last week of three new football staff members centered on football philosophy, background and impressions of Hokies personnel. Words and phrases such as “toughness” and “nickel packages&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Newcastle, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2); Women’s National Teams, Exhibition, United States vs. China, 6 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--East Carolina at North Carolina, 11 a....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...

Matchup microscope The Seahawks’ No. 1-ranked defense vs. the Patriots’ No. 1-ranked offense: Does it get any better than this? The Seahawks’ defense is allowing averages of 10.8 points and 258.6 yards – and has yielded 19...

Every Tuesday, blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with the help of Ravens players, from that week’s game. Today he looks at the critical fourth-quarter sack of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. For much of Sunday night’s...

The inactives list for Sunday’s AFC championship game is out, and there were no shocking developments from the Ravens. Free safety Ed Reed, the team’s lone injury concern, is active and expected to make his customary start. Reed had been...

It took Ray Lewis a long time to put his suit on after the AFC championship was over on Sunday. He got dressed in silence, he made sure his tie was straight and his jacket wasn't wrinkled. Then, he stood in the eye of a small media storm, smiled into...