Marc Edwards

LAKE TAPPS, Wash. (AP) -- On a winding road of wood-frame homes tucked amid towering trees, Robert Bales was the father who joined his two young children for playtime in the yard, a career soldier who greeted neighbors warmly but was guarded when...

Though Chicago and other cities have long reported that lead levels in their water meet federal standards, regulators and scientists worry testing methods used for two decades could significantly underestimate consumers' exposure to the toxic metal....

Week 1: Ravens 16, Steelers 0 Pittsburgh – Three Rivers Stadium The Ravens opened the 2000 season with a dominant defensive performance in a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Ravens stifled a Steelers offense that failed to record a...

CHICAGO // The demons that have haunted the Ravens all season came crashing down like the unmerciful downpour at Solider Field, where a season of soaring expectations continued to slip further away. Thanks to costly penalties and a collapsing offense,...

John Tait wore a walking boot and a look of befuddlement, just one of many Bears who seemed unable to process Sunday's spectacular collapse. "I'm not sure what just happened," Tait said. The proof remained illuminated on the scoreboard at Cleveland...

Hey, KC, is it just me or is Thomas Jones not only running the ball but picking up the blitz beautifully? -- Matthew Palmieri, Shreveport, La. You should've sent this to "Ask Ray Lewis." Jones cut down the future Hall of Fame linebacker with a perfect...

I'm puzzled. Why is everyone in the media picking on the NFC North? The AFC East standings, as a whole, don't look any better! --Michael Martin, Homer, Ga. I'd still take the Patriots over the Bears. At this pace and workload will Thomas Jones make it...

Somehow, it seemed fitting that the rain started falling and the gray skies moved in and the crowd roared for the 1985 Super Bowl team, which was honored during a halftime ceremony. If you want pretty, follow another team. But if you want pretty...

Brian Billick tossed out the bait last week and his defense snatched it up like another unprotected football. Looking to the history books for their motivation, the Ravens smothered the Cleveland Browns with their second straight shutout and third of the...

Due to NFL contractual obligations we are forced to bring you the start of the Super Bowl XX rematch and miss the end of the Rams-Chargers thriller. But first CBS will bring you 30 seconds of dead air. OK, here we go. Champaign, Ill., the Bears, in...

CLEVELAND - Brian Billick tossed out the bait last week and his defense snatched it up like another unprotected football. Looking to the history books for their motivation, the Ravens smothered the Cleveland Browns with their second straight shutout...