That's how impressive AP was, who could run all day and spent the end of ... But there's a reason that Barry Sanders was often compared to Sayers, who could blow by defenses and leave opponents ...

One was Rodney Hampton, the running back for my favorite team, the New York Giants. The other was Barry Sanders, and I played completely different when pretending to be Barry Sanders. Sanders was ...

The Heisman Trophy runner-up missed the record by just 28 yards as the Nittany Lions held him to his lowest output of the ...

Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty had a remarkable season and should be an outstanding NFL running back, but much of the heavy national coverage of his quest to “break” Barry Sanders’ rushing ...

Here’s the Freep’s ranking of the nine 2,000-yard rushing seasons: LIVING LEGEND: Barry Sanders statue shows Detroit Lions great in middle of one of his iconic runs The buzz: The Tennessee ...

Ashton Jeanty had one of the best rushing seasons ever, but it wasn’t enough to beat the greatest to ever do it. On Tuesday, ...

Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty came up just shy of Barry Sanders' single ... Jeanty ends his run at history just 28 yards shy of Sanders' still-insurmountable total.

Jahmyr Gibbs became the first Lions player since Barry Sanders to lead the NFL in scrimmage touchdowns. Gibbs had 20 total ...

Or, put more simply: Is Barkley’s campaign better than Barry Sanders’s 1997 run with the Detroit Lions, when he racked up 2,053 yards despite just 335 carries? The buzz: The Tennessee product ...