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Gonzalez back to Falcons; Fitzpatrick cut by Bills
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl. The NFL champions lost two key components of their defense, linebackers Paul ...
Browns, free agent LB Paul Kruger agree to deal
Paul Kruger rushed his way to a Super Bowl win, and on to a huge payday. Baltimore's sacks leader last season agreed to terms Tuesday on a five-year, ...
Boldin, Harvin traded as NFL free agency nears
On the eve of NFL free agency, trades involving top receivers Anquan Boldin and Percy Harvin grabbed the headlines. In an odd twist Monday, Boldin ...
49ers acquire WR Boldin from Ravens
Here's a Super Bowl twist: A guy who helped Baltimore beat San Francisco for the NFL title is now poised to join the 49ers. San Francisco acquired ...
Steelers release LB James Harrison in cap move
James Harrison's snarling tenacity made the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker one of the NFL's most intimidating players for nearly a decade. Big hits ...
Bryant, Lakers roar back against Hornets, 108-102
No matter how bad this season may look by the Lakers' lofty standards, it should be obvious by now that Kobe Bryant isn't remotely close to giving up.
49ers release 6-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers
On top of the NFL one season, out the door the next. The San Francisco 49ers released six-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers on Wednesday, ending a ...
Ravens QB Flacco signs NFL's richest contract
Joe Flacco knows his stature as the highest-paid player in NFL history may not last for long, and he's OK with it. What matters most to the Super Bowl ...
AP sources: Flacco agrees to Ravens deal
Joe Flacco will have a huge contract to go along with his Super Bowl ring. The Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new deal ...
NFL sets franchise, transition tags
The franchise tag for quarterbacks in 2013 will be $14.896 million. But the Baltimore Ravens no longer need worry about it because Joe Flacco agreed ...
Brady's reworked deal helps Patriots
So Tom Brady got a contract extension. Big deal. Well, yeah — for the three-time Super Bowl winner and for the Patriots. There's nothing unusual about ...
Ravens' Jones joins 'Dancing With the Stars'
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones is the newest contestant to join TV's "Dancing With the Stars." Jones was the first contestant announced ...
Ravens C Matt Birk retires after 15 seasons in NFL
Matt Birk has decided to retire after 15 seasons in the NFL, the last winning a Super Bowl title with the Baltimore Ravens. Birk announced his ...
AP source: LSU in talks to bring in Cameron as OC
Former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is in talks with LSU coach Les Miles to run the Tigers' offense, said a person familiar with ...
Browns release DE Frostee Rucker
The Browns' switch on defense started with Frostee Rucker being shifted out the door. Rucker was released by Cleveland on Tuesday, the first major ...
Superdome power an issue before big game, AP finds
Concerned the Superdome might not be able to handle the energy needed for its first Super Bowl since Hurricane Katrina, officials spent hundreds of ...
Fans march with Ravens' parade to packed stadium
Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans in purple lining the streets and packing the team's ...
Niners have better chance than Ravens to be back
The Baltimore Ravens carried off the Lombardi Trophy. Their beaten opponent has a better chance of doing it next season. San Francisco running back ...
Super Bowl falls short of ratings record
With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the ...
Joe Flacco does 'Late Show' with Letterman
Joe Flacco's victory tour Monday included a stop in New York to appear on CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman. The quarterback led the Ravens to a ...
Goodell: New Orleans 'terrific,' despite blackout
The blackout at the Superdome will not stop the Super Bowl from returning to New Orleans. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that despite the ...
Flacco begins collecting awards as Super Bowl MVP
Working on 90 minutes of sleep, Joe Flacco wore a day-old beard and a weary smile that wouldn't go away. Super Bowl tradition deems that the game's ...
Ravens edge 49ers 34-31 in electric Super Bowl
For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist. Try a blackout that turned a blowout into a shootout — capped by a ...
New Orleans braces for fallout from blackout
A Super Bowl week that had gone so smoothly for the Big Easy suddenly turned bizarre when everyone was watching. The lights went out on the biggest ...
Harbaugh brothers stage dramatic Super Bowl
It sounded as if John Harbaugh was happy his Ravens nearly blew a three-touchdown lead in the Super Bowl. The fact that Baltimore had to hold on the ...