Lisa Smith

Monday night under the lights, the 2-1 Miami Dolphins get set to host their AFC Eastern Division rivals in primetime, as the 2-1 New England Patriots come to Sun Life Stadium with both teams looking to keep pace with the 3-1 New York Jets.

Odds makers are calling the Pats about 1.5 point favorite on the road. The total in the game is set at 46.5.

Fantasy bettors are looking at who to start in this game because, as the total indicates, experts expect to see...

This weekend in the NFL the quarterback position could be the key roster spot for owners to make the right decision on who to choose as their starter.

These days more and more Fantasy Football players are expanding their fantasy experience to legalized fantasy betting on the Internet. Many sites are offering a new way to wager on Fantasy Football.

Now, Fantasy Football is not just all about draft day anymore. Every week players can pick an entirely new...

Following a rocky ending to a disappointing season in Denver, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and receiver Brandon Marshall have apparently found some common ground, both saying they would like to see the two-time Pro Bowler back with the team next season.

Bowlen told the Denver Post that he thinks Brandon is going through a maturing process and would love to see him stay with the organization even though he is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

This comes as a bit of a surprise after Marshall was but was benched for the team's final regular season game by head coach Josh...

In an interview with his former coach that is going to be airing this Sunday as part of CBS's Super Bowl XLIV coverage, imprisoned receiver Plaxico Burress vows that he will return to the NFL.

He also apologizes to the team that released him last April saying he is sorry for tarnishing the New York Giants organization.

The interview with Bill Cowher was conducted from the upstate New York prison where the receiver is currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to attempted weapons...

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney missed his second straight practice on Thursday with a sprained right ankle. Freeney has been slowed all season with the injury.

However, coach Jim Caldwell said Freeney was "coming along" in his recovery but did not provide details. Team president Bill Polian has maintained Freeney will play in next week's Super Bowl.

Although injuries have lingered for most of the season, Freeney only missed two games all year. The Colts dynamic defensive end recorded

According to reports, a national coalition of women's groups has asked CBS to scrap their plan to broadcast an ad during Super Bowl XLIV featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother.

The coalition feels that the ad will likely convey an anti-abortion message.

Jemhu Greene, president of the New York-based Women's Media Center, thinks that the ad uses sports to divide rather than to unite and has no place in the biggest national sports event of the...

Less than a day after leaving Denver, Mike Nolan was hired by the Miami Dolphins to be their new defensive coordinator, replacing Paul Pasqualoni.

Pasqualoni was fired after the Dolphins finished the regular season at 7-9 season. They allowed 390 points for the year, the third-highest total in the AFC.

Bill Parcells, the Dolphins' football czar, and Nolan will be reunited. Nolan served as the New York Jets defensive coordinator when Parcells held the same position with...

According to reports coming out of Stanford, Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart has announced that he will enter the NFL draft instead of staying with the Cardinal for a fifth season.

NCAA rules say that Gerhart could have stayed for a fifth season because he played just one game in 2007 due to a number of injuries, however, the Doak Walker award winner has opted for the NFL instead.

Gerhart reportedly has said he is dropping out of school immediately to prepare for the NFL combine next month and...

After a week of watching from the sideline, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin says he feels much better and is optimistic about his chances of playing in Saturday's divisional playoff game at New Orleans against the Saints.

Boldin said Tuesday he "was able to move around a little bit" for the first time since he injured his left ankle and knee on January 3rd in the Cards' regular-season finale against the Green Bay Packers.

Last weekend in the Cardinals wild-card game against those same Packers, the three-time Pro Bowler was...

In the wake of USC head coach Pete Carroll's sudden departure from the Trojans, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has reportedly been made an offer to be the next head man at Southern California.

According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the newspaper said the University of Southern California presented a formal offer to the 46-year-old Del Rio on Monday.

Del Rio is a former USC player. He played linebacker for the Trojans, however he has never coached at the...