...Former Lumberjacks quarterback, now running back Wade Steier, gained more than 100 yards on the ground using his Barry Sanders-style of elusive running. Tight end Brad Simpson added some offense through the air with 100 yards receiving and...

...attend St. Cloud State, possibly wrestle, possibly major in education Athlete admires - Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders Parents - Kelly and Val Magnan "I was standing on my feet and he was behind me," Magnan said of the incident...

...at Detroit (5-2) Who'd have thought eight weeks ago this would be an attractive matchup, particularly with Barry Sanders retired? Now it might even decide home-field advantage in the NFC, where no one else seems ready to emerge. Kansas...

...yards and nine touchdowns this rookie could be the league's next Barry Sanders. The Jets' Curtis Martin is the only reason New York's offense...in my next column entitled, "Who Cares They Still Couldn't Stop Barry Sanders."

Last July, when Barry Sanders faxed in his retirement announcement, there was a question if he'd stay retired. But there seemed to be no question about what...

...straight. Faulk had 222 yards on 20 touches against Chicago (6-9) and needs 36 yards at Philadelphia to break Barry Sanders' total yardage mark of 2,358. Buccaneers 29, Packers 10 After a 45-0 loss at Oakland, the worst in franchise...

...in a season in which most teams had either good offense or good defense, but rarely both. Detroit (8-7) lost Barry Sanders to retirement, but clinched a playoff berth last week despite losing. The Lions could finish the season an 8-8...

...regular-season statistics. St. Louis' Marshall Faulk set an NFL record with 2,429 yards from scrimmage, breaking Barry Sanders' mark of 2,358 set in 1997. Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards and had 1,048 yards receiving. Rams teammate Kurt...

...likes of Faulk, only the second player to gain 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 receiving in a season -- he broke Barry Sanders' total yardage mark of 2,358 by gaining 2,429 -- wideouts Isaac Bruce, Az-Zahir Hakim and Torry Holt and a...

...James joins the likes of Jim Brown, Gale Sayers, Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and Faulk among running backs to win the award. Faulk is the only other Colt to win the honor, in...