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Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ In years past, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has thrown lavish parties in Hawaii for any of his players that make the Pro Bowl. [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Stephen Davis, who generally lets his actions do his talking, was speaking loudly Wednesday. About midway through the Carolina Panthers practice, Davis, the stoic [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas LANDOVER, Md. _ The Super Bowl it was not. But there were some telling signs as the Carolina Panthers began their quest to defend the NFC title. [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The telephone rang frequently, but the one call Rod Rutherford was waiting for never came. Somehow, the guy who threw all those passes to [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The biggest story of Super Bowl XXXIV was former NFL Europe quarterback Kurt Warner, who led the St. Louis Rams to victory. Super Bowl [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ When the Carolina Panthers look at Donovan McNabb, they don't see the same Eagles quarterback who beat them Nov. 30. They see one far [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Upon further review, the Carolina Panthers still are high atop the NFC standings. A late touchdown run by Stephen Davis, which survived a video [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SAN DIEGO _ In recent days, Jon Gruden has been described as everything from a wonderful, extremely intense genius to an insomniac control freak who plays to [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SAN DIEGO _ Deep in the heart of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' locker room is the team's control center. It is a sauna, and no other room [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SAN DIEGO _ At 8:35a.m. Tuesday, five minutes after the other 52 Tampa Bay Buccaneers arrived, the most-anticipated moment thus far of Super Bowl week took place. [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SAN DIEGO _ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the Super Bowl and they just might have the NFL's greatest defense ever. The offense isn't too bad, [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ When a young team's growing pains go from minor to major, the feeling can become unbearable. 'This is probably the worst I've hurt since I've been involved [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ It's been eight months full of firsts for Carolina Panthers coach John Fox, but Sunday's might have been the most difficult. In his first stint as a [...]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ He walked into a tent outside Alltel Stadium to talk about "this MVP thing." But Deion Branch got sidetracked and sounded almost as if […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ With his California cool, Tom Brady makes it look so easy. It doesn't matter if he's leading a game-winning Super Bowl drive, talking to […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas BROOKSVILLE, Fla. _ The flower pot is filled with dried brown sticks. On the right is a strand of green, a strand of life. Further to the […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The season ended just like it started for the Carolina Panthers _ with electricity in Bank of America Stadium, high hopes for the future, […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Continental Tire Bowl will take over the Carolina Panthers' home Thursday and the out-of-town scoreboards may hold more intrigue than the main one […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. _ Toe the company line ("One game at a time") long enough and, all of the sudden, you'll find yourself saying all sorts of unimagined […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. _ In locker rooms in Charlotte and Tampa, two football teams that supposedly hate one another were trading compliments. "(Tampa Bay linebacker) Derrick Brooks and […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ In the days since the loss to Atlanta, Dan Henning has become the target. But he's not the right target. The offensive coordinator has […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ After a brutal loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, the Carolina Panthers' playoff chances took a turn for the better Sunday. With plenty of […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas ATLANTA _ If you missed Saturday night's game on television, you still know what happened. You just never would have imagined how it happened. It was, quite […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas ATLANTA _ The rival is next week. For the Carolina Panthers, Saturday night's game is much more about survival. A victory against the Atlanta Falcons in the […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ It has been whispered for a couple of weeks. Now, it can be said officially. The Carolina Panthers are in the playoff race. In […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ They have been teammates for almost four years, which means that during the season they spend almost as much time together as they do […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Take the names of the 22 players who started for the Carolina Panthers in last season's NFC divisional playoff win against St. Louis and […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas NEW ORLEANS _ Late in their 10th season, the Carolina Panthers are again an expansion team. "We've become a new football team," coach John Fox said. That […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Change the names. Change the faces. When coach John Fox's formula for winning football is used properly, it still works. Combining ball-control offense and […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Todd Sauerbrun says he's the best punter ever. He also might be the most outspoken. With the candor that has become his trademark, Sauerbrun […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SAN FRANCISCO _ At the end, the fullback was wincing and looking close to tears as he was helped from the bench to a golf cart. A […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Rock, meet bottom. That is what it has come to for the Carolina Panthers. A team that entered the season with hopes of returning […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SEATTLE _ Forget the myriad injuries, Murphy's Law and every other theory about how the Carolina Panthers have gone from a Super Bowl team to last place […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas SEATTLE _ Forget the myriad injuries, Murphy's Law and every other theory about how the Carolina Panthers have gone from a Super Bowl team to last place […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ If ever the Carolina Panthers were going to save their season and shed the Super Bowl hangover, it almost had to come Sunday. The […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The fall has come even more quickly than the rise. A Super Bowl team back in February, the Carolina Panthers are 1-4 and losers […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas PHILADELPHIA _ Nine months after silencing Lincoln Financial Field, the Carolina Panthers walked to the locker room where they had celebrated a Super Bowl berth. They had […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Each week it seems, the Carolina Panthers look a little less like the NFC champions they were last season. The 1-3 record is one […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas DENVER _ No matter what the odds or circumstances in their Super Bowl run last season, it seemed like the Carolina Panthers always found a way to […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Get ready to hear Sal Sunseri's name a lot in the coming months. Until now, Sunseri has been the low-profile coach of the Panthers […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ This time, the Carolina Panthers weren't Vicktimized. In place of their usual routine of getting shredded by Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, the Panthers were […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ In the locker room at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday morning, Muhsin Muhammad stood up and told the Carolina Panthers what coach […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ At long last, there is some strong ammunition for the shotgun formation. Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme just might be the best in the […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ In the fall of 2000, Marcell Allmond was a starting wide receiver. These days, he's an unemployed defensive back. So how did Allmond go […]

Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Carolina Panthers came out with a new face. It wasn't the one of the defending NFC champions. On a night when the Panthers […]