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Super Bowl parade...Lakers win...Sharks are road warriors...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:52:00 GMT

Mardi Gras floats in New Orleans will be used today for a Super Bowl parade for the champions of the NFL, the New Orleans Saints. It will include 12 marching bands and one float each from 10 krewes. Float builder Barry Kern said he believes it's the

Peppers doesn't want longterm deal with Panthers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:42:00 GMT

Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason. In an interview aired Tuesday morning on Charlotte radio station WFNZ-AM, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end indicated he's

Berry hopes Thorpe Award Super Bowl trend rolls on

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:04:00 GMT

Tennessee safety Eric Berry has a lofty new tradition to uphold as the winner of the Jim Thorpe Award. Two of the last three winners of the award given to the nation's top college defensive back have gone on to win the Super Bowl the following y

NFL Network to air weekly arena league game

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:04:00 GMT

Arena football's new league has reached a one-year agreement with the NFL Network to broadcast a game of the week. Spokesman Dennis Johnson confirmed Monday that the network will show one of Arena Football One's games each Friday night under the

Stallworth cut from Browns...IOC warns the Russians...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMT

Donte' (DAHN'-tay) Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't be in Cleveland after the Browns released the troubled wide receiver. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following

Update on the latest in sports:

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMT

They are literally dancing in the streets of New Orleans, which has been transformed into one big Bourbon Street. Their beloved Saints have gone from NFL laughingstock to Super Bowl champions. The underdog Saints rallied with 18 unanswered poi

Raiders hire Pendergast as assistant

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:23:00 GMT

The Oakland Raiders have hired longtime NFL defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast as an assistant. The team did not say what Pendergast's role would be when announcing his hiring Monday. Pendergast was let go last month as defensive coordinato

Browns release WR Stallworth

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:48:00 GMT

The Browns have released wide receiver Donte' Stallworth. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida. He spent 24 days in jail.

Colts are 71 favorites to win 2011 Super Bowl

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMT

lts are 7-1 favorites to win 2011 Super Bowl Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo SB351 By The Associated Press One bad pass by Peyton Manning hasn't cost the Indianapolis Colts any cachet. Manning and the Colts are favored to win next year's Super Bow

NFL future: spotlight off the field

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:52:00 GMT

A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming. The smiles might soon disappear. Pro football is headed into the great unknown. Barring a quick and totally unexpected agreeme

Update on the latest in sports:

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:43:00 GMT

It's one big Bourbon Street in N'awlins...Brees is Super MVP...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:33:00 GMT

They're getting a head start on Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans now that the Saints have upset the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win the first Super Bowl in their 43-year history. The Saints stymied Colts QB Peyton Manning on defense while Saint

Revelers take over Bourbon Street

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:24:00 GMT

Saints fans hugged, kissed and spilled onto the streets of New Orleans. The city that knows how to party erupted after its once-laughingstock NFL franchise defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, 31-17. French Quarter crowds, beefed u

Manning's final comeback doomed by interception

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMT

Peyton Manning spent the whole season building toward a Super Bowl crown, a victory that might vault him among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. And then he threw it all away. Manning was responsible for the only turnover in the Sai

MVP Brees leads Saints to first title

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:42:00 GMT

Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees says the opportunity to lead the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl title was a "calling," and symbolic of the entire city's willingness to come back from adversity. Brees, who arrived in New Orleans after a s

Saints shock Colts 3117 in Super Bowl

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:28:00 GMT

They're celebrating Mardi Gras early in New Orleans. The underdog New Orleans Saints rallied with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to shock the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl 44. The Saints, a symbol of hope in the re

NFL

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:44:00 GMT

Possession Update New Orleans 0 Indianapolis 0 13:37 left, 1st Quarter Colts 1st and 10, Indianapolis 27 yard line, after punt. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 02-07-10 1734CST

Goodell: NFL would consider ban on 3point stance

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMT

A ban on the three-point stance? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says it's possible. Concerned about concussions, Goodell said the league will keep looking for ways to make the game safer. Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Supe

Could labor issues overshadow NBA AllStar week?

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:56:00 GMT

The NFL's party week was briefly interrupted by a sobering message about the league's labor situation. Now it could be the NBA's turn. The league's collective bargaining agreement also will expire in 2011, and management and the players' as

Update on the latest in sports:

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT

The New Orleans Saints are getting support from all over the country and cheers are even coming from President Barack Obama. The president says he is "rooting a little bit" for the Saints as the underdog, in part because of what happened to the

Super Bowl 44 countdown is on...Stricker rolls at Riviera...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:18:00 GMT

The practices and parties are over and it's almost time for Super Bowl 44. Several questions remain. Will the New Orleans Saints be able to handle the pressure of their first Super Bowl appearance? And will the Indianapolis Colts' star Dwight Freeney

Goodell says player salaries will keep growing

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:47:00 GMT

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. Appearing Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, Go

ExNFL star Sapp released from Fla. jail on bond

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:23:00 GMT

Former NFL star Warren Sapp has been released from jail on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested in Miami Beach on charges he choked a woman in his hotel room. Sapp was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery in the incident ear

Get that nacho dip ready...James pours in 47 against Knicks...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:38:00 GMT

The final hours of hype before Super Bowl 44 are upon us. The Indianapolis Colts are rated about a five-point favorite to win their second Super Bowl title in four years when they take on the New Orleans Saints, who have gone from being homeless due

Update on the latest in sports:

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:14:00 GMT

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have secured the front row for next Sunday's Daytona 500. Martin was the only driver to top 191 miles per hour during qualifying today. He earned the first pole of his career for