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Column: Ray Lewis' makeup was running
Ray Lewis' makeup was running. It was eye black, actually, that dark, oily greasepaint football players smear under their eyes to cut down on glare, ...
Flacco throws TDs to Bolden, Ravens up 28-13
Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes in just over 10 minutes and the Baltimore Ravens led the New England Patriots 28-13 in the fourth quarter of ...
Ex-Ravens WR Evans still feels part of team
While Lee Evans awaits another chance in the NFL, he'll be rooting for the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday's AFC championship rematch with New England.
NFL considers revisions to Rooney Rule
Jim Caldwell nearly went undefeated as a rookie coach in Indianapolis three years ago and he's one win away from returning to the Super Bowl as an ...
Ravens, 49ers plan different endings
This time, it will be different. That's the mantra the Ravens and 49ers must carry into Sunday's conference championships. One step from the Super ...
Pats beat Texans 41-28, return to AFC title game
Tom Brady made history. Now it's his coach's turn. The Patriots' quarterback added to a string of postseason success that stretches back more than a ...
Patriots beat Texans 41-28, Ravens up next
Tom Brady is so good at this playoff thing he seems to be going for a championship every year. He gets another chance to lead the Patriots to the ...
Pats' Gronkowski needs surgery on arm
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski needs surgery on his broken left arm, a person with knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press.
Title games feature Ravens-Pats, 49ers-Falcons
One game is a rematch. The other might feel like one — at least to one of the teams. For the second straight year in the AFC, the New England Patriots ...
Vereen's 2 TDs lead Pats to 31-13 lead after third
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, Shane Vereen scored twice and the New England Patriots overcame a 94-yard return by Danieal Manning on the ...
Ravens shock Broncos; 49ers rout Packers
The 49ers and Ravens are getting another shot at making the Super Bowl. Losers in tight conference championship games a year ago, they are returning ...
Westhoff says Jets' handling of Tebow was a 'mess'
Mike Westhoff, the Jets' recently retired special teams coordinator, tells a Florida radio station that the way the team handled Tim Tebow was "an ...
Chiefs announce coordinators, assistant coaches
Andy Reid is wasting about as much time putting together his first coaching staff in Kansas City as he did in finding his new job. The Chiefs coach ...
Jaguars no longer want hometown hero Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow won't be playing for his hometown team. The Jacksonville Jaguars made it clear Thursday that they have no plans to pursue the popular and ...
Pro Picks: Patriots to repeat December romp
Bill Belichick insists the rematch of a December game with the Texans will be different. Not too much different, of course, because he fully expects ...
Rex, Woody excited for Jets' new 'beginning'
Rex Ryan and Woody Johnson met the media Tuesday, wearing Jets-green ties and presenting an unusually united front for a coach and owner coming off ...
Norwegian kicker dreams of NFL after viral video
Aside from his ability to boot the ball through the uprights from almost kind of angle or distance, Havard Rugland is a complete stranger to the ...
Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 season
It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the ...
Jets fire offensive coordinator Tony Sparano
Tony Sparano has been fired as the New York Jets' offensive coordinator after one season in which the offense ranked among the league's worst.
Bills' Marrone feels he's 'best person for job'
It's been such a whirlwind of a week for Doug Marrone — from a bowl game at Yankee Stadium to NFL interviews in Arizona — that it was difficult for ...
Bills hire Marrone, 5 NFL coaching spots vacant
Two down, five to go. Doug Marrone became the second coach scooped up by an NFL team Monday, hired by the Buffalo Bills. The move leaves five teams ...
Here come the big boys
Here come the big boys. The NFL's wild-card weekend is over, with nary an upset. Moving on are division winners Green Bay, Houston and Baltimore, ...
AP Sources: Syracuse's Marrone to take over Bills
Doug Marrone is set to try to turn around an NFL team after improving a college program down the road. Marrone reached an agreement to become the ...
Houston beats Bengals 19-13 in wild-card playoff
J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and the Houston Texans did just enough to knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs for ...
Kelly not paying attention to NFL teams
Brian Kelly says leaving Notre Dame "isn't an option." Alabama's Nick Saban says he has no "unfinished business" in the NFL. While Oregon coach Chip ...