JOHN DOHERTY: No love story in NFL concussion quandry

With apologies to Andy Williams, where do I begin?

Vikings in limbo and expansion not on NFL's radar

MINNEAPOLIS | The Vikings are embroiled in a fight for a new stadium that may jeopardize the franchise's 51-year tenure in Minnesota.

NFL, players working to finish CBA

NEW YORK | With yet another deadline approaching, NFL players and owners still are debating drug testing, benefits and the player conduct policy disciplinary process as they work to complete the collective bargaining agreement.

NFL cancels Hall of Fame game

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. | The NFL canceled its Hall of Fame game between St. Louis and Chicago on Thursday despite owners voting in favor of a tentative deal to end the lockout, pending player approval.

Goodell, Smith meet with rookies in Florida

SARASOTA, Fla. | NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' union chief DeMaurice Smith took questions Wednesday at a symposium for NFL rookies, who wanted to know the same thing as everyone else unhappy about the league's labor dispute.

NFL holding two dates for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis

If the NFL's labor dispute pushes Super Bowl XLVI past Feb. 12, 2012, the league and the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee will have to go back to the drawing board.

Goodell: NFL preparing for every contingency

MINNEAPOLIS | NFL players urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny the league's request to essentially restore the lockout, saying their careers were at stake. Commissioner Roger Goodell, meanwhile, said owners were preparing for every contingency.

NFL players say Goodell attempted to 'divide'

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. | NFL players and their leadership tried to make a few things perfectly clear Friday:

Lockout, court cases put popular NFL on hold

WASHINGTON | Welcome to The NFL Lockout.

NFL, players resume talks Monday; deadline Friday

WASHINGTON | With five days left until their latest deadline for a new labor deal, the NFL and the players' union resumed negotiations before a federal mediator on Monday.

NFL owners conclude 3-hour meeting

WASHINGTON | NFL owners ended their special labor meeting Wednesday night without taking any action, just 30 hours before the collective bargaining agreement with the players expires.

NFL labor committee updates owners on negotiations

INDIANAPOLIS | NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's top labor negotiator used this week's annual scouting combine to update owners on the collective bargaining negotiations.

Letters galore about NFL labor negotiations

WASHINGTON | Both sides in the NFL's labor talks are trying to spread the word by putting their positions in writing, and everyone's getting in on the act -- from Hall of Fame players Jack Youngblood and Bruce Smith, to Commissioner Roger Goodell, to mayors of league cities.

NFL, players' union cancel Day 2 of talks

WASHINGTON | Negotiations to prevent an NFL lockout took a grim turn Thursday with the cancellation of the second day of a planned two-day bargaining session.

NFL, union meet for 2-hour bargaining session

DALLAS | The NFL and its players' union met for two hours Saturday to talk about a new labor deal, their first formal bargaining session in more than two months.

Snow, ice not part of Super Bowl vision in Texas

DALLAS | Jerry Jones has long looked forward to Super Bowl week, to the glitz and glitter sure to come with hosting the NFL's biggest and most-watched event in his showcase $1.2 billion stadium.

JOHN DOHERTY: Open letters draw responses

A week ago in this space, I sent an open letter to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Indiana State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) regarding their separate efforts to address concussions. Before I could forward a copy directly to either Senator, I had already been contacted by Udall's office. …

Super Bowl organizers not concerned about possible lockout

INDIANAPOLIS | Indianapolis officials expect next year's Super Bowl to be played on its scheduled date, Feb. 5.

Players still confused about illegal hits

NEW YORK | Seven weeks after the NFL's crackdown on illegal hits, players remain confused about what they can and can't do. The league says there should be no such uncertainty.