John Butler (1728-1796), British Indian agent and loyalist leader during the American Revolution, was famous for his military exploits along the New York and Pennsylvania frontiers. Born in Connecticut, the son of Capt. Walter Butler and Deborah...

After building the San Diego Chargers into a consistent playoff contender — if not yet a postseason success — general manager A.J. Smith received a five-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him with the team through 2014. Details weren't announced, but various reports said...

Before he began transforming mundane cans of Campbell's soup into icons of Pop art and hanging around with the likes of Lou Reed, Edie Sedgwick and anyone else seeking 15 minutes of fame, Andy Warhol had a thing for shoes.Heels, flats, boots. Whatever. And like...

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo has a much shorter resume than his Colts counterpart, Bill Polian. He also owns the one thing Polian still hungers for _ a Super Bowl ring.That shiny piece of hardware on his hand _ he scouted for the 1986 New...

Marty Schottenheimer performed well enough to go 14-2 last season despite what team president Dean Spanos called a "dysfunctional situation" between the coach and his general manager.The relationship got so bad in the last month that Spanos fired Schottenheimer on Monday night, another shocking development...