Stories for NFL

• Colts QB Peyton Manning: 'They deserve the win'
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 10:44:55 pm
  
  
  Sporting News

  After the Colts' 31-17 loss in Super Bowl 44, Peyton Manning's disappointment was evident as he faced the media, including Sporting News' Clifton Brown.
   

  
  
  
• Super Bowl 44 Checkdown: Colts may be back next year
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 09:24:56 pm
  
  
  
  
• Westbrook says concussions aren't being taken as seriously as they should be
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 12:53:25 pm
  
  
  Sports Radio Interviews

  Sports Radio Interviews is a streaming independent sports blog which provides analysis on breaking sports news, upcoming games,

  
  
  
• Colts' supporting cast falls short in Super Bowl
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 01:40:03 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- The can't-miss Colts got it all wrong in the Super Bowl.

  
  
  
• Odds to win Super Bowl 45
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 10:18:37 am
  
  
  Sporting News staff reports

  The Colts, after losing to the Saints on Sunday in Super Bowl 44, are the early favorites to win Super Bowl 45 in Arlington, Texas, according to odds posted on VegasInsider.com.

  
  
  
• Greatest NFL QB ever? Peyton Manning needs at least one more Super Bowl ring to be considered
  posted on February 03, 2010 - 08:31:47 am
  
  

  Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, winner of a league-record four Associated Press MVP awards, eventually could be remembered as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time.

  
  
  
• Shockey leaves a mark on Super Bowl this time
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 06:55:08 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Jeremy Shockey wasn't in a suite for this Super Bowl. Instead, he was part of the New Orleans Saints' sweetest victory.

  
  
  
• La. native Porter seals Saints SB win
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 07:00:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Louisiana native Tracy Porter played a crucial role in the New Orleans Saints magical run to a Super Bowl title and their triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.

  
  
  
• Too bad Payton can't be MVP of Super Bowl
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 07:10:03 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- They're not supposed to give the Super Bowl MVP award to a coach.

  Maybe they can make an exception this one time for Sean Payton.

  
  
  
• Poll: Who has better chance to make it back to the Super Bowl, Colts or Saints?
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 10:09:31 am
  
  
  Sporting News
  
  
  
• 'Magnificent' Brees outplays Manning, cements his place among elite
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 10:26:42 pm
  
  

  MIAMI–Drew Brees has reached the pinnacle of his profession. He has won a Super Bowl. He outplayed Peyton Manning when it mattered most in SB 44.

  
  
  
• Warren Sapp released from Fla. jail on bond
  posted on February 06, 2010 - 02:35:10 pm
  
  

  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room.

  
  
  
• Goodell: NFL would consider ban on 3-point stance
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 09:40:03 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries will still grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed.

  
  
  
• New Orleans Saints beat Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 06:49:55 pm
  
  
  Associated Press
  

  MIAMI, Fla. -- Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who.

  
  
  
• Townshend, Daltrey are still The Who at Super Bowl
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 06:55:08 pm
  
  

  NEW YORK -- Maybe 30 years ago, The Who would have been an explosive act for a Super Bowl halftime show. Or anywhere else.

  
  
  
• Pete Townshend: Nice to be part of spectacle
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 08:05:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Pete Townshend is used to playing in front of stadiums filled with rabid fans who know every note of The Who's songs.

  
  
  
• Who Dat? Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Demi, Dat Who
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 07:40:08 pm
  
  

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.

  
  
  
• Players of the next decade: Rodgers, James, Mauer and Ovechkin
  posted on December 30, 2009 - 06:39:52 am
  
  
  Sporting News

  As 2009 comes to a close, Sporting News experts predict which athletes will rule their sports in the next 10 years.

  
  
  
• New Orleans Saints win NFC championship; will meet Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl
  posted on January 24, 2010 - 07:28:37 pm
  
  
  

  Garrett Hartley is the toast of the Big Easy after kicking the game-winning field goal.

  NEW ORLEANS — A 40-yard field goal in overtime by a little-known kicker could become as famous as

  
  
  
• Goodell says NFL will look at Colts case
  posted on January 03, 2010 - 10:00:05 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL competition committee will review league policy regarding late-season games where teams might be tempted to rest their starters for the playoffs.
  
  

• Too bad Payton can't be MVP of Super Bowl
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 01:35:02 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- Sean Payton strolled through the New Orleans Saints locker room at halftime, pausing at Thomas Morstead's locker with a simple message.

  "We're doing it," the coach said.

  
  
  
• Morstead kicks his way into Super Bowl history
  posted on February 08, 2010 - 01:50:02 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- Here's how New Orleans kicker Thomas Morstead spent the final 20 minutes of halftime at the Super Bowl: He sat silently at his locker.

  
  
  
• Colts RB Joseph Addai: 'We just didn't finish the game'
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 10:24:04 pm
  
  
  Chris Littmann, Sporting News

  MIAMI — If any one thing about the first half of Super Bowl 44 came as a surprise, it had to be the running of Joseph Addai.
   

  
  
  
• How about Dat? Saints' big gamble pays off in 31-17 win
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 09:35:56 pm
  
  

  MIAMI—The Saints are super.

  
  
  
• Colts' supporting cast falls short in Super Bowl
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 06:55:03 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Peyton Manning's receivers came up short in Sunday's Suyper Bowl.

  
  
  
• Manning throws away bid for one final comeback
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 06:55:07 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Peyton Manning threw away the Indianapolis Colts' best chance to win the Super Bowl.

  
  
  
• Brees answers 'Who dat?' with MVP performance
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 08:40:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Drew Brees grew up in Texas and started playing for pay in faraway San Diego. But he made New Orleans his home and its cause uniquely his own.

  
  
  
• Saints fans in Miami celebrate Super Bowl win
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 08:15:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Saints fan Peggy Byrd says New Orleans winning the Super Bowl helps wash away some tough times.

  
  
  
• Colts fans disappointed but respectful of Saints
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 08:30:02 pm
  
  

  INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Colts fans are disappointed after their team's 31-17 loss to New Orleans, but many retain a soft spot for the Saints nonetheless.

  
  
  
• Who Dat Nation: Super Saints become America's Team
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 08:15:05 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects.

  
  
  
• Super Bowl TV spot brings Jay Leno, David Letterman together; Oprah Winfrey also appears
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 05:30:04 pm
  
  

  NEW YORK — Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes at the sight of a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC archrival Jay Leno, plus media magnate Oprah Winf

  
  
  
• New Orleans fetes Saints victory, Carnival season
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 02:50:03 pm
  
  

  NEW ORLEANS -- Dogs dressed in Saints jerseys and gaudy floats carrying masked riders provided a rolling pre-game tailgate party for thousands as New Orleans started partying long before the Super

  
  
  
• Saints 16, Colts 17
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 04:30:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- The Indianapolis Colts drove 96 yards for a touchdown to tie a Super Bowl record and take a 10-0 lead after one quarter Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

  
  
  
• Holmes hoping the Super Bowl has no winner
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 11:10:33 am
  
  

  MIAMI -- A year ago, Santonio Holmes got his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

  
  
  
• Freeney creating problems for Saints line
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 03:45:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Indianapolis Colts star Dwight Freeney started Sunday's Super Bowl at his normal position after missing two straight weeks of practice with an injured right ankle.

  
  
  
• For some fans, close to Super Bowl is good enough
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 03:00:03 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Alvin Boseman doesn't have a ticket to the big game.

  Doesn't really care, either.

  
  
  
• Colts fans hope to celebrate Super Bowl title
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 11:40:02 am
  
  

  INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts fans are fired up and hoping to cheer their team to its second Super Bowl title in four years.

  
  
  
• NFL, players share the blame for labor strife
  posted on February 05, 2010 - 05:49:23 am
  
  

  As the NFL and its players union move closer and closer to labor Armageddon, these two business partners seem to have lost sight of one important fact.

  
  
  
• Pro Football Hall of Fame vote makes it 'a wonderful day to be alive'
  posted on February 06, 2010 - 06:37:45 pm
  
  

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

  
  
  
• Goodell says NY Super Bowl would be 'interesting'
  posted on February 05, 2010 - 09:20:24 am
  
  

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the prospect of a potentially cold-weather Super Bowl at the new Giants Stadium in 2014 is "interesting" to him.

  
  
  
• QB Vick, former coach Dungy detail prison chat
  posted on February 06, 2010 - 01:20:03 pm
  
  

  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- When Tony Dungy visited Michael Vick in prison last year, the quarterback didn't start the conversation by talking about missing the limelight or his NFL paycheck.

  
  
  
• Two for the ages: Teammates recall impacts of Rice, Smith
  posted on February 06, 2010 - 07:21:10 am
  
  
  Dwight Clark and Troy Aikman, for Sporting News

  Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith are announced as members of the 2010 Pro Football Hall of Fame class Saturday.

  
  
  
• Rice, Smith among Hall of Fame semifinalists
  posted on November 28, 2009 - 03:50:02 pm
  
  

  CANTON, Ohio -- Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith are among 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

  Former Raiders receiver Tim Brown and Cardinals and Rams defensive back Aeneas Williams were the only other players selected in their first year of eligibility.

  Rice and Smith hold some of the NFL's biggest records. Smith is the league's all-time leading rusher with 18,355 yards for the Cowboys and Cardinals from 1990-2004. Rice is the all-time leading receiver with 1,549 catches for 22,895 yards with the 49ers, Raiders and Seahawks from 1985-2004.

  The semifinalists include a coach, Don Coryell, and two contributors, Art Modell and former commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

  The list will be reduced to 15 by Jan. 7. Dick LeBeau and Floyd Little have already been selected as finalists by the Seniors Committee.

  Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  
  
  
• Steelers try to win 9th in a row in Cincy
  posted on September 26, 2009 - 09:05:07 pm
  
  

  CINCINNATI -- Former Southern California linebacker Rey Maualuga knows firsthand about that storied rivalry with Notre Dame. USC-UCLA? Been there, felt that. Games against Ohio State? Some of the most fun.

  What about the history behind his next rivalry game, the one that involves his Bengals and the Steelers? The rookie isn't clued in about that one yet.

  "I've still got to do my research," he said.

  Here's a crash course in what happens when Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati: thousands of Steelers fans fill the seats at Paul Brown Stadium; a Bengals player might be carted off the field; the visiting team finds a way to win.

  That's it.

  The Steelers (1-1) have won their last eight games in Cincinnati, which often feels something like their home field because of the inordinate number of towel-twirling fans. The last time they went home with a loss was 2001, when receiver Chad Ochocinco was a rookie still going by the name of Johnson.

  "I can't even remember," Ochocinco said.

  Can't blame him. So many bad things have happened to the home team when the Steelers are in town that the Bengals (1-1) would just as soon forget it. On Sunday, they have another chance to change it.

  Again, the odds are against them.

  The Steelers have the perfect comeback for anything the Bengals can throw at them. Ben Roethlisberger grew up in Ohio and has tormented its two pro teams, going 11-0 when he visits the state. He's 5-0 in Cleveland and 6-0 in Cincinnati, including a playoff win during the Steelers' Super Bowl run of 2005.

  "I don't know (why), but I like it," Roethlisberger said.

  Nor will the Steelers show up thinking this one's in the bag. They're coming off a stinging 17-14 loss at Chicago that reminded them of how it is when they're the defending Super Bowl champs. The crowd went wild when Jeff Reed missed field goals from 38 and 43 yards in the second half, allowing Chicago to win it on Robbie Gould's 44-yarder with 15 seconds to go.

  In 2006, when they were coming off their previous Super Bowl win, the Steelers opened the season 1-3, including a home loss to the Bengals. They never fully recovered, finishing 8-8 and missing the playoffs. They know what a slow start can do to a defending champ.

  "The last time we went and won the Super Bowl, I think a lot of guys really dwelled in the moment too long and didn't get back to preparing themselves to get ready for the next year," linebacker James Harrison said. "I feel like this year, we got back to things in a timely fashion with all the guys getting back to their regimented workouts. I feel like that's one of the biggest differences from that team to this one."

  This one has a different problem: It can't run the ball very well. The Steelers have been forced to rely too heavily on Roethlisberger's improvisational skills in the first two games. They ran for only 36 yards in an opening win over Tennessee, 105 yards in that loss to the Bears.

  "We're trying to get some traction in that area," coach Mike Tomlin said. "Willie Parker missed some preseason time with nagging injuries. We're still trying to get our rhythm. In the midst of that, we still better be good enough to win."

  They'll be facing a defense that provides the Bengals with at least one good reason to think that long streak could end. Cincinnati's up-and-coming unit has been solid in both opening games. Plus, it'll have a little extra incentive on Sunday, the first time Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers goes against Hines Ward since the Steelers receiver leveled him with a straight-up block in last year's game, breaking his jaw.

  Think Rivers will be looking for Ward?

  "No more than I'm looking for him," Ward said. "It's football. If he's worried about me, he's not worried about the 10 other guys or his responsibilities. He's going to do his responsibility, and if I've got the ball I'm pretty sure he's going to try to take a shot on me."

  That hit still resonates in Cincinnati, which has seen top players taken out by Steelers in recent years. Quarterback Carson Palmer got his left knee shredded on a low tackle by Kimo von Oelhoffen during the 2005 playoff game.

  Initially, Palmer had some raw feelings about the Steelers because of the injury. He has moved on, though, and now bristles at a different aspect of the rivalry.

  "It bothers me that we haven't beaten them," he said.

  Palmer missed both Steelers game last season with a torn passing elbow, suffered during a game against the Giants early in the season. He's back to full strength and aching to break that long streak of losses, which would give the Bengals some credibility.

  Beating Green Bay at Lambeau Field last Sunday saved their season. Beating the Steelers at home would make it interesting.

  "It's a recipe for a big game," Palmer said. "Because they're the defending champs, it makes it a really big deal to go out and win the game."

  Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  
  
  
• Smith, Rice lead 7 new football Hall of Famers
  posted on February 06, 2010 - 02:50:03 pm
  
  

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith lead a class of seven new members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

  
  
  
• NFL owners consider ban on long hair
  posted on March 26, 2008 - 01:08:49 pm
  
  
  Associated Press
  
  
  
• Who Dat Nation: Super Saints become America's Team
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 04:35:02 pm
  
  

  MIAMI -- Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects.

  
  
  
• Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel arrested
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 04:10:03 pm
  
  

  DAVIE, Fla. -- Officials say Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel is out of jail after being arrested and accused of domestic violence.

  
  
  
• With elite QBs and electric offenses, Super Bowl 44 could be a classic
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 07:39:41 am
  
  

  MIAMI—Finally, it's Super Bowl Sunday. SB 44 could be a classic—if the Colts and Saints play up to their impressive capabilities. Both are No. 1 seeds.

  
  
  
• Daughtry brings Saints, Colts fans together
  posted on February 07, 2010 - 03:00:05 pm
  
  

  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- They are on opposing sides, but Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints fans found something to bond over at the Super Bowl on Sunday - a Daughtry (daw-TREE')concert.