The Sporting News articles from October 2001

The Sporting News archives from October 2001

SPORTINGNEWS.com.(Natioal Hockey League page has in-depth team reports on every NHL organization)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Early ice time If you're a hockey fan, THE SPORTING NEWS' NHL page is a must to bookmark. There are in-depth team reports on every organization, and experts Larry Wigge and Ray Slover dish out hard-hitting analysis (but stay out of the penalty...

SPORTING NEWS RADIO.(new radio shows 'College Football Today' and 'Around the NFL')(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Can't get enough NFL College Football Today and Around the NFL with hosts Bob Berger and Bruce Murray kick off on Sporting News Radio every Saturday 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ET and Sunday, noon-8 p.m. ET. Catch live reports from stadiums around the...

`Hey, didn't you used to be a Broncos starter?'.(sports items)(Humor)(Brief Article)(Column)
October 1, 2001... Fly's (ahem) betting the absence of gamblin' fool Teddy Dupay-me-now-don't-pay-me-later isn't enough to make Billy the Kid sweat. The Gators're loaded with Gs, and by making a down Dupay-ment to the forgiving folks in the NCAA's penalties...

DEFT SHOT.(Elton Brand trade)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... "Anybody who says Jerry Krause can't build a team, I take issue with. He's done an unbelievable job building the Clippers." --Agent David Falk, ridiculing the Elton Brand trade

DUSTBIN October 2, 1920.(online tripleheader during 20th century plays between Reds and Pirates)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The Reds and Pirates played the only tripleheader of the 20th century--and just the third in major league history. One of the games was a makeup of a Friday contest, which was rained out. The teams already had been scheduled to play a Saturday...

BOB HILLE'S STARTING 5.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... 1 NFL officials, They were so rusty they penalized Jerry Jones for unsportsman-like face-lifting. 2 Michael Jordan. Because of a "clerical error," he was listed for 90 minutes as an active player on the Wizards' website....

The evolution of the Fox Box.(continuous time-and-score on-screen graphic initiated by Fox on its NFL inaugural)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Four scores and seven years ago, Fox planted a continuous time-and-score graphic on its NFL inaugural, igniting the Fox Box fashion trend and inciting controversy. "We got calls from press and public saying, `It's impossible to watch a...

STATIC.(National anthe)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... * O, say can you hear. National anthems, which vanished from our screens about when halftime marching bands did, are back. Last week, NFL networks televised the anthems; local renditions enhanced the flavor of baseball on Fox Sports Net; Notre...

VOICE OF THE FAN.(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2001... Choice voice `Do Brian Billick's comments about Brett Favre (TSN, September 24) "... he could be like a guy with a great fastball that eventually disappears" mean Billick would take Elvis Grbac over Favre? Sounds like bulletin-board material...

WEIGH-IN: The ruling on Jordan's potential return.(Michael Jordan's may play for Wizards)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Everyone agrees that watching Michael Jordan play again certainly would be fun. But even if he returns, Wizards fans don't agree on what that would mean for their team's playoff chances. "One man cannot turn the Wizards around--not even the...

Dame in distress.(Notre Dame)
October 1, 2001... This was Bob Davie's most talented team--even he said so. But after two games it's clear Dame will have a hard time just getting into a bowl. It's Monday of Michigan State week. Practice at Cartier Field on the east side of Notre Dame's...

It was more than a bad game for FSU.(Florida State dynasty ends in North Carolina)
October 1, 2001... It was a beautiful day in Chapel Hill, N.C. The sun was shining. The sky was clear. The pre-game tribute to America and the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks was inspiring. College football, after a week off, was back, and there was...

TSN POWER POLL.(college football)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... TSN POWER POLL The TSN Power Poll is determined by TSN editors. Rk. Team (last week) W-L Last week 1. Texas (1) 3-0 W, 53-26 at Houston 2. Florida (2) 3-0 W, 44-10 at...

OVERRATED.(Clemson Tigers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Clemson Call it "All in the Family" On the day his daddy's team was exposed, Tommy Bowden's shaky defense and misfiring offense at Clemson got theirs, too. After close calls against Central Florida and Wofford to begin the season, the Tigers...

UNDERRATED.(Wisconsin Badgers' Anthony Davis)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Wisconsin RB Anthony Davis Wisconsin always has used a tailback-by-committee--unless, that is, a rare talent (see Ron Dayne or Michael Bennett) emerges. The Badgers might have found another in Anthony Davis. They expected to use a rotation of...

UPS & DOWNS.(Brief Article)(Column)
October 1, 2001... Illinois Coach Ron Turner has been pointing to this week since Big Ten officials admitted they blew key calls in last year's Michigan game. The passing game is clicking with QB Kurt Kittner and WR Brandon Lloyd, and Illinois is a player in the...

PLAYER OF THE WEEK.(North Carolina's Julius Peppers may be best defensive player in the nation)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... North Carolina DE Julius Peppers The ACC's most dominant defensive player showed last week that he also might be the best in the nation. Peppers had eight tackles, one interception, one sack and a bunch of quarterback pressures in North...

BIG GAME PREVIEW.(Kansas State at Oklahoma)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Kansas State at Oklahoma 3:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, ABC Why you should watch: These teams met last year in the Big 12 title game and could get there again this season. Oklahoma appears to be one of the nation's best teams, and Kansas...

Are you kidding me?(coach Walt Harris at University of Pittsburgh)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Out of the tunnel: A few years back, Pittsburgh changed its logo and colors, hired a new coach and set a course for changing its direction in the ever-changing college football landscape. Then Walt Harris had to gum up the works. Ladies...

MATT HAYES' SIX PICKS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Tennessee 23, LSU 20 Vols get key home win behind DT Henderson, LB Stevenson and big-play defense. Illinois 22, Michigan 20 QB Kittner, WR Lloyd expose Michigan with second straight win in Ann Arbor. Florida 30, Mississippi St. 20...

IT'S GO TIME for JoePa's chase vs. Bear Bryant's mojo.(Penn State's coach Joe Paterno tries to tie Bear Bryant's record)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Penn State coach Joe Paterno is stuck: He needs one win to tie Bear Bryant on the Division I all-time coaching victories list. The Bear isn't giving up just yet, though--he has his mojo working. JOHN DUNN FOR TSN Paterno The chase:...

CONFERENCE CALL.(play of college football players Zak Kustolk, Deonce Whitaker, Kelly Campbell)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... BIG TEN CONFERENCE Zak Kustolk, Northwestern The tailback is a Heisman Trophy candidate who runs for big yards, scores touchdowns and gets publicity. The quarterback is gritty, gutty and overachieving. At least that's the way it looks....

THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT: Most dynamic players.(college football)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Virginia Tech WR Andre Davis The senior is one of the fastest players in the country and one of the most dangerous after the catch. With Davis on the field, new QB Grant Noel is finding his adjustment to life after...

INSIDE RECRUITING: Running backs.
October 1, 2001... INSIDE RECRUITING Running backs Recruiting analyst Bobby Burton ranks the top 25 senior prospects. Rk. Name Ht./Wt. 40 yd. 1. Michael Johnson 5-10/180 4.3 Johnson is one of the most explosive players...

CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Who should be Texas' quarterback?(Chris Simms or Major Applewhite)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Chris Simms By Tom Dienhart This is the Rasputin of debates--it just won't die, and it should. Chris Simms' bashers can't seem to get over the fact one guy can be blessed with so much. It's not Simms' fault he's a 6-5, 222-pound...

Colossal comeback.(San Francisco 49er football player Garrison Hearst recovers from serious ankle injury to play again)
October 1, 2001... It hasn't been easy being Garrison Hearst, whose remarkable return from a serious ankle injury more than two years ago hit a snag Sunday. But he's determined to keep getting up. A broken ankle, they told him. Back by the next preseason,...

The value of a pass-rush specialist.(football defensive back)
October 1, 2001... What is a football specialist worth? Last Sunday provided an opportunity to ponder the question when defensive end Trace Armstrong's new team, the Raiders, played his old team, the Dolphins. The pass-rush specialist went west in the...

No-huddle offense fits Colts perfectly.(Indianapolis Colts football team)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... When I watch the 2001 Colts, I can't help but reflect back to 1989, when I was a scout with the Browns. We played the Oilers in the last week of that season with the AFC Central title on the line. Houston scored 20 straight points, the last...

WEEK 3 MATCHUP.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Randy Moss vs. Bucs' cover 2 In the past, Tampa Bay has stuck with its base cover 2 scheme to defend Vikings WR Randy Moss. The cover 2 is designed for the cornerback to pick up the receiver for approximately the first 15 yards and funnel...

Patriotism with dignity.(resumption of professional football games)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... From New England to Cleveland, from Miami to Seattle, from Dallas to San Francisco, the games resumed Sunday. They resumed not as before, and they couldn't. American flags covered entire fields and fans wept openly in the stands and players...

DRAFT WATCH.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The Top 10 The 2002 NFL draft will be similar to the 2001 draft in one regard: a number of quality defensive linemen will be available. Five of our top 10 seniors who will be eligible for the draft next year are defensive linemen,...

DRAFT DISH.(college football players)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Notre Dame SS Ron Israel is the younger brother of Saints cornerback Steve Israel, but the two are nothing alike. Steve is an undersized finesse corner who, at 32, still is playing in the NFL because of his ability to play man-to-man coverage....

LEAGUE LEADERS.
October 1, 2001... LEAGUE LEADERS RUSHING Atts. Yds. Avg. TDs. James, Ind. 51 246 4.8 3 Tomlinson, S.D. 63 203 3.2 2 C. Martin, NYJ 44 185 4.2 2 Anderson, Atl. ...

TSN SCOREBOARD.(football teams)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... TSN SCOREBOARD NFC EAST NYG PHI W-L 1-1 1-1 Pct. .500 .500 PF 33 44 PA...

Game Previews.(professional football)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Saints at Giants The Saints' game plan usually begins with the running of Ricky Williams, but the pass needs to be this team's best friend during this tough road game in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants have a daunting run defense, but...

Fantasy Source.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... It will be strength vs. strength when the Rams' receivers face the Dolphins' secondary on Sunday. Expect Miami cornerbacks Patrick Surtain and Sam Madison to give Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce all they can handle. This is one of those rare...

AFC EAST.(football team analysis)
October 1, 2001... Buffalo Bills www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/bills MAKING STRIDES: Rookie CB Nate Clements has made steady progress since the start of camp. But he won't move into the starting lineup soon. It took most of the preseason for Clements to...

AFC CENTRAL.(football team analysis)
October 1, 2001... Baltimore Ravens www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/ravens SHUFFLING THE LINE: Coach Brian Billick might make changes in the offensive line. The unit has not played well in the first two games, and QB Elvis Grbac took a beating against...

AFC WEST.(football team analysis)
October 1, 2001... EXTRA YARDAGE Denver Broncos www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/broncos TRUE TEST: Just how good is QB Brian Griese? We'll find out Sunday when the Broncos are host to the Ravens. Griese's intelligence, poise and talent will be tested...

NFC EAST.(football team analysis)
October 1, 2001... Arizona Cardinals www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/cardinals PITTMAN RETURNS: RB Michael Pittman should give the offense a boost with his return this week from a one-game suspension. Pittman led the team in receptions and rushing last...

NFC CENTRAL.(football)
October 1, 2001... Chicago Bears www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/bears RIDING HIGH: The win over the Vikings, in which the offense rallied in the fourth quarter for its first touch-downs of the season, could not have come at a better time. The Bears are...

NFC WEST.(football)
October 1, 2001... Atlanta Falcons www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/falcons EXPANDING ROLE: QB Michael Vick, used only in the second series of each half in the opener, showed he can be effective as a situational substitute in the win over Carolina....

These guys keep on trucking.(Winston Cup, automobile race; include related articles)
October 1, 2001... Fatigue and burnout are two words that creep into the Winston Cup vocabulary this time of year. The season ends with races on 20 consecutive weekends, though that stretch was interrupted September 16 when the New Hampshire 300 was postponed,...

OVAL OFFICE INTERVIEWS.(automobile racing)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Would you like to see NASCAR stage an all-star race (like The Winston) on a short track--and on dirt? Jeff Green: I think running a non-points race at Richmond would be cool. But at the same time, there would be drawbacks to racing at short...

DOWN THE ROAD.(Protection One 400, automobile race)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Race: Protection One 400, No. 28 of 36 (267 laps, 400 miles). When: 1 p.m. (Eastern) Sunday, NBC. Where: Kansas Speedway, 1.5-mile tri-oval, Kansas City, Kan. Last year's winner: none (first race). Three to watch: Kevin...

The odds are with the NHL.(hockey)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Hockey recently has been filled with wonderful oddities--such as Avalanche center Peter Forsberg telling us how much he wanted doctors to give him permission to play in the Stanley Cup finals last June. But then, suddenly, when the Avs are...

ACES high.(baseball players Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling; includes related article)
October 1, 2001... Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, the most dominant pitching combination in decades, are feeding off their friendly competition and fueling Arizona's drive toward the N.L. West title They play golf for shirts. Randy Johnson and Curt...

The power of emotion.(baseball team New York Mets; includes related article)
October 1, 2001... The Shea Stadium crowd taunted the first-place Braves with the tomahawk chop last Saturday night and chanted, "Let's Go Marlins!" to urge on the second-place Phillies' opponent. To the fans, it was a pennant race. To the Mets, it was something...

The Closer.(baseball event after attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The greatest rally We went back to work last week. It was hard. Nothing I have done with baseball prepared me for last week. From the pregame ceremony to the first pitch to the time I got up and went in, everything was different. ...

A.L.(baseball)
October 1, 2001... Anaheim Angels www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/angels 74-75 3rd West Rotation prospects need more time to develop Even with a solid core of young pitchers that includes LHPs Jarrod Washburn and Scott Schooneweis and...

TSNumbers.(baseball)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... 5 Times Twins righthander Joe Mays has beaten the Tigers this season (five starts) 17 Consecutive road games the Braves will have played, barring rainouts, before returning home Friday. 21 Numbers by which Brewers batters' strikeouts...

TOP FIVE.(baseball players)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The next five players who will have 60-HR seasons. 1 Ken Griffey Jr. He proved you can go home again... and play poorly. But he's not washed up. He hit 56 twice, and after two below-average seasons in Cincinnati, he has something left to...

COMING ATTRACTIONS.(baseball)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The only exciting thing left in the A.L. regular season is watching to see what will befall the Red Sox next. So let's jump right to the N.L. It changes daily. Let's give the Astros the Central. After that... who knows. The Giants are hosts to...

PROSPECTWATCH.(baseball players Ken Harvey)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Ken Harvey 1B, Royals Harvey was the Royals' fifth round pick in the 1999 draft out of the University of Nebraska, and he quickly has moved up the organizational ladder. Harvey opened the season at high-Class A Wilmington and hit .380 in...

Something to talk about.(baseball player Luis Gonzalez)(Brief Article)(Interview)
October 1, 2001... If timing is everything, I've got a pocketful of nothin'. On the afternoon of September 19, I sat down with Arizona's Luis Gonzalez in the visitors' clubhouse at Coors Field to talk about home runs. Or, more precisely, the absence of home...

Cut to the chase.(baseball player Barry Bonds)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Barry Bonds' run for Mark McGwire's home run record likely will come down to the last series of the season. With the redrawn schedule, the Giants will close with three games at home against Los Angeles. Entering the season, Bonds had hit...

N.L.(baseball)
October 1, 2001... Arizona Diamondbacks www.sporingnews.com/baseball/teams/diamondbacks 83-66 1st West Kim may have reached his limit in innings Although manager Bob Brenly said he was confident in closer RHP Byung-Hyun Kim, there may be...

Amateurism and hypocrisy.(NCAA's enforcement of amateur standing of foreign college basketball players)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Even if the team Hawaii shooting guard Predrag Savovic played with in Yugoslavia were professional, it bore no resemblance to the Milwaukee Bucks or the Houston Rockets. One of his teammates worked in a factory. One was a pig farmer....

False hope springs eternal.(NBA basketball)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Boy, Danny Fortson looked good, camped in the post during a pickup game in Oakland, taking a pass from Larry Hughes and making a short turnaround jumper. Fortson was drenched in sweat from running hard for two hours. Foot problems? What foot...

EASTERN CONFERENCE TRAINING CAMP GOALS.(basketball)
October 1, 2001... ATLANTIC DIVISION BOSTON CELTICS: All three of the team's rookies will be important this season, but the coaching staff will be focused on Joe Johnson in camp. Johnson should be the starting shooting guard when the season starts. If summer...

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE TRAINING CAMP GOALS.(analysis of basketball teams)
October 1, 2001... MIDWEST DIVISION DALLAS MAVERICKS: Coach Don Nelson will spend the preseason deciding how to use his revamped bench. Last season, Nelson had to ride his starters too hard, especially SG Michael Finley, who led the league in minutes played....

Patriotism, athletics go hand in hand.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... A brilliant day, a Friday in the fall, the sun warm on our backs, we walked to the south portico of the United States Capitol. From that high place we saw in the middle distance the Washington Monument, and we saw, at the far end, the Lincoln...

SPORTINGNEWS.com.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Celebrating two legends Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. play their final games this weekend; take a look at their careers in THE SPORTING NEWS' multimedia scrapbooks, including interviews from Sporting News Radio. Go to:...

SPORTING NEWS RADIO.(Review)
October 8, 2001... Fantasy Source on the air Ready to dominate your league? Join Kevin Wheeler at 8 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday morning for an in-depth look at the world of fantasy football.

`Hey, didn't you used to be Trent Dilfers old team?'.(sport news)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Fly hears they yokels down Tennessee way're a bit nervous about that shoulder "bruise" that's been keeping Where McNair in civvies. Only a trip to the local surgeon's office (free lollies with every visit!) is going to fix McNair's bum wing,...

SOUND BITES.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Heard on the air from SPORTING NEWS RADIO program hosts: Chet Coppock On Notre Dame: "The Fighting Irish are rapidly becoming just another team.... Do you think... NBC is getting any kick out of carrying the Bob Davie circus?...

BOB HILLE'S STARTING 5.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 1 Barry Bonds, Are single-season home run feats becoming too commonplace? Cooperstown's new "Sluggers" exhibit will be on a dry-erase board. 2 MJ's return. His No. 23 Wizards jersey, at $140, is a big seller even in Chicago--right behind...

Going to Hockey Night school.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... It has been a TV institution, a coast-to-coast seance, for decades. The rousing theme song signals citizens to mass and watch the national sport and hang on an announcer's every word. Traffic jams clear, malls and theaters are empty, the crime...

STATIC.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... * Enter this in your Jordan Palm Pilot: Michael Jordan is back; NBC and Turner have him (world premiere: Wizards-Knicks, TBS, October 30, opposite World Series Game 3); will TV and the NBA live happily ever after? Oh, regular-season ratings...

VOICE OF THE FAN.(letters)
October 8, 2001... Choice voice `Bengals and Bolts 2-0? Yikes! And Titans 0-2? Folks in Cincy and San Diego need to do a little dip-'n'-save with the standings, because when one of them is 3-0 after playing each other, it'll be the last week either squad sniffs...

WEIGH--IN: Rookies taking the reins.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Experience isn't always a prerequisite for leadership, as several rookies have shown during the 2001 baseball season. But in picking the best of the newcomers, many readers eliminate Ichiro Suzuki from the category because of his extensive...

A WORTHY king.
October 8, 2001... Barry Bonds deserves the home run crown, but in this era of outrageous offense, it might not be his for long Barry Bonds, soon to be the incomparable Barry Bonds, has done his part. As the week began, he was about to become the king--the...

If 71 homers are a lot, how about 755?
October 8, 2001... Baseball fans didn't grow too wistful over the number 70. Its luster as the single-season home run record faded after only three seasons. The number 755 presumably would stir greater excitement, and Barry Bonds stands a chance of erasing that...

Two who will be missed.(Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken, baseball players)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken play their last games this week. My perspective on them is as a player but not a peer, though you never would know that from the way they treated us, the players who fill out the rosters. Those two always played the...

Little racket from Rickey.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... As the final week of the season began, Rickey Henderson was about to pass two more milestones: Ty Cobb's record 2,245 career runs and the 3,000-hit plateau, a level only 24 players have attained. And to hear him talk, there's nothing to it. ...

A.L.
October 8, 2001... Anaheim Angels www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/angels 75-80 3rd West Glaus focuses on RBIs, not average Though 3B Troy Glaus' average has fallen from .284 last year into the .240s this season, he will have another...

N.L.
October 8, 2001... Arizona Diamondbacks www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/diamondbacks 88-67 1st West Brenly can't find a hot hand in too-cold bullpen Manager Bob Brenly has ridden the hot hand in the bullpen all season, but there aren't many...

MEET THE PRESS.
October 8, 2001... In a clash of best-in-the-NFL units within a battle of unbeatens, the Rams' many receiving options provide a solution to the Dolphins' shutdown cornerbacks As he sat in the back lobby of the Rams' training facility after practice last...

The Ravens still are looking for an offensive identity.
October 8, 2001... The Baltimore offense has gone to great lengths to find itself in its first three games. Thankfully, coach Brian Billick has not been driven to self-mutilation, pleas to Dr. Phil or transcendental meditation in the process. Last Sunday,...

A disappointing diagnosis for the Titans.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Of all the surprises at this early juncture in the NFL season, none is bigger than the 0-2 record of the ailing Titans. Losing a regular-season game at Adelphia Coliseum for just the second time in its three-year existence was disturbing. But...

It's ugly in Washington.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... I was sitting maybe six feet to the left of Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, separated only by a glass window as I broadcast the Chiefs-Redskins game Sunday. At the beginning of the second half, with his team trailing 35-10, Snyder walked back...

Quarterbacks.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... In 1999, five quarterbacks were taken in the first round. Don't look for a repeat. Only a couple of seniors this season look like potential first-round picks. 1. David Carr, 6-2, 220, Fresno State. Mature passer who really has come on this...

DRAFT DISH.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... Though QB David Carr and the offense are getting all the attention in Fresno State's great start, DT Alan Harper is the Bulldogs player many NFL scouts are talking about. Harper (6-2,285) does not have great natural speed or weight-room...

LEAGUE LEADERS.
October 8, 2001... RUSHING Atts. Yds. Avg. TDs. Green, G.B. 61 326 5.3 2 Tomlinson, S.D. 84 310 3.7 5 James, Ind. 68 301 4.4 3 Faulk, St.L....