For team and country (The Vicksburg Post)

4 July 2008, 7:37 am

As a star receiver on Temple High School's 1967 Negro Big Eight state championship team, Welton Wardell had dreams of playing college football. Yet there was also another dream, to serve his country.... read more

Rush: Rookie award goes to Morgan (SouthtownStar)

4 July 2008, 2:14 am

Wide receiver Donovan Morgan became the first Rush player to win the Arena Football League's Rookie of the Year award Thursday, but he's not celebrating yet.... read more

Turning back time: Age cheating in football (Mail and Guardian)

4 July 2008, 12:34 am

The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Poverty, limited life chances and the desire to win at all costs are contributing to an epidemic of age cheating in football.... read more

Delaney's No. 37 “unofficially” retired by the Chiefs (The Kansas City Star)

3 July 2008, 8:42 pm

News that Emmitt Thomas’ jersey No. 18 will be retired this fall raised the question by some fans: Will Joe Delaney’s No. 37 ever be retired?... read more

Opinion:Chiefs encourage tattling at Arrowhead (The Olathe News)

3 July 2008, 9:49 am

Like standing at sporting events? The Kansas City Chiefs would appreciate it if you didn’t when you show up at Arrowhead Stadium. As if that weren’t bad enough, the Chiefs also are introducing a new system for reporting issues and problems.... read more

Birden sees plenty of success after pro football career (Portland Tribune)

3 July 2008, 12:05 am

To J.J. Birden, life is like a box of chocolates. No, Birden has not been driven to a Forrest Gump frame of mind from all the hard hits he took during his nine-year career in the National Football League. The former Lakeridge High School grid great is now an executive with Team X 88, a company ...... read more