
Putin says Super Bowl ring was gift
Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in ...

Tebow signs with Patriots
Tim Tebow, the polarizing quarterback with the poor throwing motion, was signed by the New England Patriots on Tuesday. The move came six weeks after ...

Tebow era over in New York after Jets waive QB
Tim Tebow was waived by the Jets on Monday, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York that had been expected for months.

Hard-hitting Pollard provides swagger to Ravens' D
Bernard Pollard likes to talk and loves to hit. The Baltimore Ravens strong safety is one of the chattiest players in the changing room, eager to ...

Harbaugh brothers take 49ers, Ravens to Super Bowl
This Super Bowl will be filled with firsts — and one significant last. The Harbaughs, San Francisco's Jim and Baltimore's John, will be the first pair ...

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 ...

Jaguars hire Seahawks' Bradley as head coach
The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley as the team's new head coach Thursday. The 46-year-old Bradley joins general ...

QB Brady braces for team that often has his number
There's something about the Baltimore Ravens that brings out the worst in Tom Brady. Against most teams, he plays like one of the NFL's best ...

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 ...

Lewis grew to love Baltimore, and vice versa
When Ray Lewis was selected in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft, he didn't even know the nickname of the team that drafted him. The Cleveland ...

Manning goes with glove as weather gets frightful
There's a new "Gloved One" — in Denver, at least. Ripping a page from Michael Jackson's playbook, quarterback Peyton Manning has practiced for and ...

Norwegian kicker dreams of NFL after viral video
Aside from his ability to boot the ball through the uprights from almost any kind of angle or distance, Havard Rugland is a complete stranger to the ...

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 ...
49ers' Goldson earning new label for hard hits
Dashon Goldson has a stack of envelopes in his locker, the paperwork for every time the NFL has fined the San Francisco 49ers safety. While he has ...

Surging and stumbling toward NFL playoffs
Some teams surge toward the NFL playoffs. Look at the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers. Others struggle to ...