Steve Mackey

Less than 24 hours after he resigned, Florida coach Urban Meyer is instead taking an indefinite leave of absence and opening the door for a return to the Gators. Read More

Not if you want to be a national title superpower. Read More

It's just a theory, suggested by someone I trust in the college football world, but it makes as much sense as anything else in Urban Meyer 's even more shocking decision to change his resignation to an indefinite leave of absence. Read More

Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger Fred Robbins (left) and Osi Umenyiora on the bench in the 4th quarter as the New York Giants are blown out by the Carolina Panthers, 41-9, in the final Giants game at Giants Stadium. Read More

Chris Faytok/The Star-Ledger New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas fails to strip the ball from Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart, who would break away and run the ball 52 yards down to the one yard line, setting up a touchdown on the next play during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game. Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. Niklas Backstrom continued his mastery of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, stopping 30 shots in the Minnesota Wild's 3-1 victory. Read More

One of the most driven coaches in football must walk away from the game that ultimately drives him. Read More

It turns out those were the only moments to savor as the Giants were all but tossed out of their own building in a 41-9 loss to the also-ran Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Read More