I talked with Bears backup quarterback Caleb Hanie recently, and here’s how it went:   Q: Hey Caleb! Do you think a lot about getting a starting gig somwhere at some point? A: That’s always in the back of my mind. It’s my ultimate goal.    Q:  Do you prefer to play in cold weather? [...]

   19             14 Detroit — The Detroit Lions are in the W section now.    The Lions (1-2) beat the Washington Redskins (1-2) Sunday to end their 19 game skid, which is 2nd all-time behind the 76′-77′  Tampa Bay Buccaners who had a 26 game losing streak.    Detroit was up 13-0 at half.    [...]

   17           14 Chicago – Jay Cutler is back. And so are the Chicago Bears (1-1). They beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) Sunday evening in a thriller.    Cutler was 27-38 for 236 yards and a touchdown coming off a carrer worst 4 interception game against the Green Bay Packers.    And the amazing thing: No [...]

   13           16 Seattle — Without Matt Barkley, USC wouldn’t have the number 3 in the nation slot. That showed this evening.    USC backup quarterback Aaron Corp, a redshirt sophomore making his first career start, was 13 for 22 for 110 yards with one interception against the Huskies in their [...]

   24        25 New England – Tom Brady is back.    Down 24-13 with 5:25 left, in his throwback AFL red, Tom Brady led his New England Patriots back to a win. He was just coming back from a big knee injury that kept him benched for all of last season.     It started to turn [...]

         Charlotte– Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has a fractured rib on his lower left side, coach Andy Reid said Sunday afternoon.    It is unknown how long McNabb will be sidelined, but Reid said “there’s a chance,” he would play next week against the New Orleans Saints.    McNabb will be examined further on Monday [...]

            Golden State — After a half-season stint with the Boston Celtics, Mikki Moore is going back to the West Coast.    Moore’s agent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN.com on Monday that the free-agent center agreed to a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors over the weekend.    Moore’s deal is for the $1.3 [...]

                Kansas City– The Kansas City Chiefs released 3 players today, including Wide Recevier Amani Toomer, who was signed by the Chiefs this offseason, after his 2008 title with the New York Giants.       He never made much of an impact, spending most of the preseason working with the second and third teams.    [...]