
Hornets announce name change to Pelicans
New Orleans Hornets owner Tom Benson is changing his team's nickname to the Pelicans and said the switch will create a bond with the city that could ...
NFL lifts suspension of Saints coach Sean Payton
Sean Payton is back as coach of the New Orleans Saints, his season-long suspension for his role in the club's bounty program lifted by NFL ...

Vets, not rookies, key to success in NFL playoffs
Ray Lewis remembers when he was a twentysomething kid on the Baltimore Ravens en route to a Super Bowl title. Back then, a dozen years ago, he was the ...

Patriots, 49ers favored to reach Super Bowl
A year after a brutal last-minute loss, the Baltimore Ravens are back to face the New England Patriots in an AFC Championship rematch, looking for a ...

Patriots ready to repeat December romp over Texans
The last time the Houston Texans went to Gillette Stadium they had the NFL's best record. They left with a 42-14 pounding from the New England ...

Seattle's Lynch shines again in playoffs
Marshawn Lynch's tremor-causing playoff touchdown run two years ago against the New Orleans Saints has been viewed millions of times on YouTube.

Regular-season winners don't always make champs
The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the NFL's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the league's biggest truisms: More often ...

Saints player suspensions lifted in bounties case
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in the league's bounty ...

Clearer playoff picture likely after Week 13
The NFL playoff picture could become crystal clear this weekend. Yes, it's early, yet half of the division races could be over on Sunday, with the ...

NFL playoffs taking shape, and still a month to go
More than a month from the end of the NFL season, nearly every division race is decided. The Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos have four-game leads ...

Packers put 5-game win streak on line vs. Giants
For anyone wondering if the New York Giants will wake up to make a run at defending their Super Bowl title, Sunday's game against the streaking Green ...