In the familiar setting of Mankato, Minn., where the Vikings have trained every summer for 46 years now. It was a somber beginning to camp at Mankato on Monday, because it happened to be the 10th anniversary of that tragic day here when Vikings Pro Bowl offensive tackle Korey Stringer fell victim to complications from heat stroke. Stringer's death was remembered by Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier, who gathered his team at midfield for a moment of silence just before the workout began, and the club also painted his No. 77 prominently on its main practice field. Only one Viking, tight end Jim Kleinsasser, remains from that 2001 team Stringer was on.1. It's another fresh start for Donovan McNabb, and he's happy to be anywhere but Washington. [Read the full article]

In Bourbonnais, Ill., where the Bears sweat through their summer work at Olivet Nazarene University, roughly an hour due south of Chicago. I've visited Bourbonnais four or five times over the years, and it always seems to be the hottest, stickiest stop on my camp tour. Form held on Tuesday, when the Bears slogged through a sweltering 2 hour practice in front of their always vocal fans. Bears head coach Lovie Smith, wearing a long-sleeve athletic shirt, called it almost "fall-like weather,'' which prompted me to wonder where exactly he spends his autumns?1. The Bears believe Mike Martz will again bring out the best in Roy Williams. And there is some history to support that theory. [Read the full article]

The Bartolo Colon story has intrigued me since it first broke in May. Colon is a former AL Cy Young winner whose career seemed to be lost but who is now pitching effectively again for the Yankees at age 38. I did more than raise an eyebrow when I heard that his incredible comeback was aided by a relatively unknown stem cell procedure. As an injured pitcher who is also 38, I had to know more. It didn't take long for me to find Colon's doctor, Joseph Purita of The Institute of Regenerative and Molecular Orthopedics in Florida.I spoke on the phone with Dr. Purita's medical assistant, Jeremy Carreno, and he walked me through the procedure, the science and the benefits. Carreno asked me to send my medical records, which included radiology reports from 2009 and 2011 MRIs on my left shoulder. I knew I had a rotator cuff tear and also one in my labrum. I pitched with the tears in 2010, eight months after I originally suffered the injury, but it wasn't feeling right this year. [Read the full article]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) -- Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson likely will stay overnight at a hospital after suffering a seizure at training camp at Lehigh University, trainer Rick Burkholder said Wednesday.Patterson dropped to the ground between plays during a morning practice, and the player began violently shaking. He was immediately tended to by Burkholder and his staff, with assistance from rookie offensive lineman Danny Watkins, a trained firefighter.Burkholder said the 6-foot-1, 300-pound Patterson was undergoing further tests at Lehigh Valley Hospital."Chances are really good we're going to keep him in overnight for observation," Burkholder said. "He's there with his wife. The only thing that we've really ruled out, he didn't have any bleeding in his brain or anything like that. The bleeding that some of you saw was that he bit his tongue, they've confirmed that, and they're running more tests on him right now."But he's very stable. [Read the full article]