TweetWhen the 2011 season ended, the Buccaneers wanted to re-sign defensive tackle Lamar Divens, who’d spent the past few weeks on their practice squad. But Divens declined, hoping instead to hear from his hometown team.
TweetINDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game. Indianapolis is a Manning town, whether it’s Peyton or Eli pulling out the wins. And the Super Bowl is suddenly the province of [...]
Continue reading …TweetINDIANAPOLIS (AP)—That was then. This is now. That’s what players on the Giants and Patriots are saying about their previous Super Bowl meeting, New York’s 17-14 stunner over the then-unbeaten Patriots four years ago.
Continue reading …TweetSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—Other than family, football was everything to Joe Paterno. It was his lifeblood. It kept him pumped. Life could not be the same without it. “Right now, I’m not the coach. And I’ve got to get used to that,” Paterno said after the Penn State Board of Trustees fired him at the height of [...]
Continue reading …TweetSANTA CLARA, California (AP)—The Harbaugh brothers, Baltimore Ravens coach John and San Francisco 49ers coach Jim are separated in age by only 15 months but have taken different paths to the doorstep of the Super Bowl. Now, they’re sparking talk of a “Superbaugh.”
Continue reading …TweetDAVIE, Fla. (AP)—Jeff Fisher landed at the Miami Dolphins’ complex Tuesday. Now the question is whether the Dolphins will land Fisher. Fisher interviewed for their head coaching job Tuesday, arriving via owner Stephen Ross’ helicopter. He flew off several hours later. Fisher is believed to be the Dolphins’ top choice, and Ross is willing to pay [...]
Continue reading …TweetA judge floored Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Wednesday before Manny Pacquiao could get the opportunity to do it in the ring.
Continue reading …TweetCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd was locked up in federal custody Thursday as his stunned teammates learned he had been charged with trying to set up a drug-dealing network following his arrest with more than a pound of cocaine.
Continue reading …TweetEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)—The Lakers traded forward Lamar Odom and a second-round draft pick to theDallas Mavericks on Sunday night for a first-round pick and an $8.9 million trade exception, capping Los Angeles’ stunning 72-hour breakup with last season’s Sixth Man of the Year. The Lakers and Mavericks reached a swift deal after Odom learned Thursday that Los [...]
Continue reading …TweetAlbert Pujols, the heart and hammer of the St. Louis Cardinals for more than a decade, will leave St. Louis and sign with the Los Angeles Angels, a person with knowledge of the deal told Yahoo! Sports. Latecomers to the Pujols derby, the Angels will pay Pujols $250 million to $260 million over 10 years, a devastating turn for [...]
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