Lions&#39; Printers sits and watches
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OTTAWA (CP) - In the end, Wally Buono&#39;s decision to start Dave Dickenson at quarterback Sunday ahead of the CFL&#39;s most outstanding player Casey Printers probably didn&#39;t have much of an effect on the outcome of the 92nd Grey Cup.
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As the newspaper of record, we must inform our readers that yesterday&#39;s 13-7 Patriots victory over the New York Jets broke the NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories.
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It was early in the fourth quarter, and last Sunday&#39;s game against Washington was still in reach if only the Detroit Lions could make a move.
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Visual clues for Browns&#39; fans are in short supply. Lerner is camera shy, speaking on the day of Butch Davis&#39; departure only after public relations people asked the live cameras to go dark.
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The Lions and Eagles entered Sunday&#39;s game at Ford Field in the same place -- atop their respective divisions -- and with identical 2-0 records.
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The Detroit Lions have been looking for a running back since Barry Sanders suddenly retired five years ago. Their search may have ended when they drafted Kevin Jones.
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A version of this story appeared in Sunday's print edition.
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Detroit Lions defensive end Robert Porcher understood why he was benched in Sunday&#39;s 20-16 victory against the Chicago Bears, but he might need even more patience before this season is over.
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Captain Comeback came so close to reviving his legend, but an errant snap of an extra point spelled more frustration for Lions fans.
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By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--Not good enough. That has been Rod Marinelli's mantra -- one of his mantras, anyway -- since he became the Lions' new head coach in January. The words are inscribed on a plaque on a rock in the middle of the locker room.
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TORONTO -- Toronto&#39;s Jonathan Brown was mainly responsible for the constant, dull thud of BC quarterbacks hitting the turf, wondering what hit them, that he earned the right to weigh in on the Lions&#39; renewed quarterback controversy.
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In the three previous years, this would be the point of the season where the Detroit Lions -- using boxing jargon -- would start to feel their legs wobble and their vision blur
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A perfect indicator of how much respect the new-look Philadelphia Eagles offense commands these days was provided by the Detroit Lions in the third quarter of the Eagles&#39; 30-13 win Sunday.
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&quot;All right, vacation&#39;s over,&quot; he told the Lions players Monday. &quot;Now, wire in. Go to work.&quot;. And, although he didn&#39;t say it, he might have included one more thought: Heal faster.
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Somewhere in Jeff Ulbrich&#39;s house lies a Kodak moment worth savoring. The 49ers&#39; linebacker is shown bringing down Emmitt Smith in a manner so forceful, it bore reenactment Thursday.
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By Michael Babcock Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune  GREAT FALLS, Mont.  -- A 10-year-study of mountain lions by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is winding down, and researchers are almost gleeful with what they believe will be the results.
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teve Mariucci, coaching in the state of his birth, is an optimist who still leaves tickets at Ford Field for his parents. His Detroit Lions, one of the surprise teams in the National Football