10 hrs ago - The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the league's 32 teams as part of a new program.
11 hrs ago - To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Kansas City's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers was not the end of a long battle to regain respectability.
12 hrs ago - Defensive end Marcus Spears lounged on a couch in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys locker room, his right leg draped over the side. Quarterback Tony Romo wasn't anywhere to be seen.
13 hrs ago - During a news conference in which he discussed three more season-ending injuries and revealed discouraging news about three other players, Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn was hit with a coughing fit. He needed a drink to help him continue.
1 day ago - Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman and secondary coach Dave Campo had a brief physical confrontation on the sideline Sunday, though Campo and head coach Wade Phillips both downplayed the incident after Dallas' 7-6 victory over the Washington Redskins.
1 day ago - Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys were awful on offense for a second straight week. This time, they were lucky to be playing the broken-down Washington Redskins.
1 day ago - Washington Redskins running back Ladell Betts, the fill-in for injured Clinton Portis, was knocked out of the Dallas game with a left knee injury, and starting guard Chad Rinehart also left hurt.