The real surprise came on the other side of the ball: a defense that finally showed it can take charge of a game.

The Packers (9-0) remain the N.F.L.’s lone undefeated team. And if they now can count on a defense to complement their high-octane offense, they just might be

The real surprise came on the other side of the ball: a defense that finally showed it can take charge of a game.

The Packers (9-0) remain the N.F.L.’s lone undefeated team. And if they now can count on a defense to complement their high-octane offense, they just might be

Jerry Sandusky

“It’s actually kind of funny,” Tuck said. “We were talking about who on this defense would it hurt to lose, and unanimously we talked about Boley.”

Tuck did not mean funny in a ha-ha way. In truth, the possibility that Boley, who tweaked his hamstring in the second quarter of

La Russa, 67, had retired Oct. 31, three days after winning his third World Series championship. It was not his job to name his successor, but he could sense that Matheny believed he was ready for the chance.

“I was really taken — surprised, to a certain extent — and

Does that make any sense?

Bankruptcy, of course, does not mean that the Dodgers have no money. They borrowed $150 million from Major League Baseball and expect to reap a financial windfall by selling their future media rights.

And under bankruptcy law, the Dodgers can sign Kemp without the approval

Four knuckleballers were playing golf.

The punch line is that they all hit the balls hard, fast and, for the most part, straight down the fairway, unlike the wobbly and unpredictable pitch that defined their careers.

The foursome included Charlie Hough, Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey and the Hall of Famer