Top Bears pick Long has school to wrap up

LAKE FOREST | The Bears' draft picks have plenty of obstacles to overcome in the next few months while trying to fit onto the roster.

Luck ready for new version of old offense

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Luck can't wait to get back to work, even though he knows it won't be the same.

BRIAN HOWEY: Pence comes to office with humility, open door

Just minutes after he sat down in my office on Wednesday to talk about his incoming administration, Gov.-elect Mike Pence hit on the very subject I had been thinking about.

Colts' rookie Andrew Luck surging forward with 'blinders' on

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Luck spent his rookie season dealing with the harsh realities of the NFL.

JOHN DOHERTY: Before hitting new year, peruse biggest comebacks of 2012

Who shall it be now?

Colts get revenge on slumping Texans in playoff tuneup

INDIANAPOLIS | It could've been the Academy Awards or the Emmys, with all the pageantry and hoopla soaked up by another Lucas Oil Stadium sell-out on Sunday.

AL HAMNIK: Luck of the draft has Colts feeling on top of the world

INDIANAPOLIS | Many are saying Andrew Luck may be the greatest NFL rookie quarterback ever.

Interim coach Bruce Arians has Colts clicking

INDIANAPOLIS | Bruce Arians feels like he's living out a fantasy.

Luck has youthful pass-catchers for Colts

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Luck's dynamic rookie season is even more impressive when considering that most of the people he's throwing to are new to the NFL, too.

NFL INSIDER: Bears in do-or-die territory

It's the time of year when the men are separated from the boys in the NFL.

T.Y. Hilton making big impact for Colts

INDIANAPOLIS | As the NFL game slows down for him, T.Y. Hilton is playing faster. As opponents pay more attention to Reggie Wayne, he is emerging as a key contributor. And as the smallest player on the Colts' roster, Hilton is making a huge impact.

Colts' Arians ready to step in for ill Pagano

INDIANAPOLIS | Bruce Arians always wanted to coach his own NFL team.

Marshall delivers in Bears debut

LAKE FOREST | Brandon Marshall insisted it's a new day. The way he connected with Jay Cutler, it sure seemed like old times.

Manning shows no rust from long layoff

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. | Mike Tomlin needed only two words to describe the guy who ripped apart the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense in the Mile High City.

Colts learn some key lessons from tough Luck start

INDIANAPOLIS | Colts coach Chuck Pagano spent Sunday night and Monday morning sifting through the wreckage of a season-opening blowout.

Luck looks good as Colts pound Rams

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Luck knows life in the NFL can't be this easy for a rookie.

Luck heads back to Stanford with work to do

INDIANAPOLIS | Andrew Luck already has a blueprint for his month away from the Colts.

Grigson makes it official: They will draft Luck

INDIANAPOLIS | It's official: Andrew Luck will be the No. 1 choice in Thursday night's NFL draft.

RG3 wins first Heisman Trophy for Baylor

NEW YORK | Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the national rankings.