Pounce

Football 301 Playbook: Lions’ injuries have jarred open the NFC — and the Packers and Vikings can pounce

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The Detroit Lions were looking like a force. It was Dan Campbell’s magnum opus, with an offense hitting body blows against overwhelmed defenses before capping off drives with designer head shots and a defense that snuffed out running games and dared offenses to beat Detroit’s tight man coverage. But the Lions, unfortunately, have suffered from … Read more

Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

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WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics. Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 … Read more