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Seattle's Pete Carroll could join another exclusive club
A year after joining one ultra-exclusive coaching fraternity, Seattle's Pete Carroll is one victory away from joining another. Carroll, who last February became the third coach to win both a Super Bowl and a college football national championship, now has a chance to win back-to-back Lombardi Trophies, something last achieved by New England in the 2003 and '04 seasons. In the Super Bowl era, seven franchises have won consecutive league championships: Green Bay, Miami, Pittsburgh (twice), San Francisco, Dallas, Denver and the Patriots. The Seahawks will play New England in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. The last NFC coach to win consecutive Super Bowls was...
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Seattle's Pete Carroll could join another exclusive club
A year after joining one ultra-exclusive coaching fraternity, Seattle's Pete Carroll is one victory away from joining another.
Carroll, who last February became the third coach to win both a Super Bowl and a college football national championship, now...
Dallas Cowboys reward Jason Garrett with a five-year deal
Dallas Coach Jason Garrett fielded questions about his shaky job security for two years before breaking through with the first trip to the playoffs for the Cowboys since 2009.
Now he's all but guaranteed to have the second-longest coaching tenure for the...
NFL notes: Chicago Bears hire Ryan Pace as general manager
Ryan Pace comes to the Chicago Bears with no experience as a general manager and no ties to the organization. What he does have is one big task on his hands.
His job: transform one of the NFL's founding franchises back into a winner.
The Bears hired...
Notre Dame versus Florida State was an even bigger game in 1993
We have been told, during a week of breathless media reports, that Florida State versus Notre Dame on Saturday is a huge game.
Yes, it is No. 2 (Florida State) versus No. 5 (Notre Dame). It is 6-0 versus 6-0. It is, in the first season with a four-team...
Against all expectations, it's Cowboy up in the NFL
Tony Romo, with his jagged peaks and valleys, will always be a centerpiece of Dallas Cowboys conversations. And DeMarco Murray has been so hot lately he could bring any water cooler to a boil.
But the biggest surprise of the NFL's shocker team this...
Richie Incognito blames NFL locker-room culture for his behavior
When suspended Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito told Fox Sports' Jay Glazer in an exclusive interview aired Sunday morning that his behavior was reflective of NFL locker-room culture, the league's latest nightmare worsened.
Incognito, a...
Peyton Manning and the legacy question
NEW YORK — Peyton Manning has singular focus … and double vision.
The Denver Broncos star has a chance Sunday to become the first starting quarterback to win Super Bowls with two different NFL franchises, having already won one ring with the Indianapolis...
Seattle's Pete Carroll could join exclusive coaches' club
NEW YORK — Pete Carroll is one victory from joining an incredibly exclusive club — coaches who have won both a Super Bowl and a college football national championship.
As it is, only Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer have done so. Carroll's USC teams won...
Jim Caldwell was fired after three years as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday after a 2-14 season without star quarterback Peyton Manning. Should he have lost his job under such circumstances?
Jimmy Johnson has already won an NCAA national championship and two Super Bowl titles. Apparently he's looking for another challenge. ESPNDallas.com is reporting that Johnson is slated to become a contestant on "Survivor: Nicaragua," the 21st season of the CBS
It’s time for the next batch of castaways to head out for duty. CBS announced the 20 folks who will compete in what they’re dubbing a “tribal battle of the ages†on “Survivor: Nicaragua.†Among the contestants who will
Get ready to see football coaching superstar Jimmy Johnson in his underwear. Johnson, 67, says he spent a lot of time on "Survivor: Nicaragua" in his undies because he got tired of being in his wet, smelly clothes. He also ...
OK, I don’t want to start this season off on a bad note, but I have to admit: I found it somewhat more challenging than usual to get into the premiere of “Survivor†Wednesday night. Sure, the first episode always ...
Well, were any of us expecting all of that? I mean, if you’re a "Survivor" fan and love the phrase “all that and a bag of chips,†you should be golden today around the watercooler. This week’s episode gave us ...
More battle lines were drawn this week on "Survivor: Nicaragua," but, unfortunately, I think the most damaging ones were between this season’s castaways and the viewers. I'm starting to think that maybe CBS and I just aren’t feeling each other ...
Oh. Em. Geeeeee. The Espada tribe members just can’t make it work at all, can they? Everybody wants to be a leader, talks too much and doesn’t really listen. So, of course, the team found itself right back at tribal ...
Writers from around the Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Keith Groller, The Morning Call Just for comic effect, I’d probably ...
Thanksgiving football is one of the highlights of the NFL season, and Tribune Co. writers share their most cherished turkey day memories.
First off, let me say that I'm both happy and sad that only the final five castaways from "Survivor: Nicaragua" (plus a few other people) made it to the tented red carpet area in the rain Sunday night, after the ...
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