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SUPER BOWL WATCH: Katrina, Coin flip bets, Modell
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...
NFL's Goodell aims to share blame on player safety
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame. "Safety," he said at his annual Super Bowl news conference, "is all of our responsibilities.
Goodell: Some don't recognize bounties must end
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says his biggest regret about the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal is that he can't get everyone to recognize ...
Goodell says he welcomes Obama's remarks on safety
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will look at eliminating certain low blocks and improve the quality of playing fields as part of a ...
Black ex-coaches say NFL's Rooney Rule is broken
Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies — eight head ...
Gay-rights backers await for their Jackie Robinson
Brendon Ayanbadejo has heard from many players who applaud his support of gay marriage — some of them teammates, others from the opposing side of the ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...
Union head takes on NFL on player safety issues
So much for labor peace in the NFL. Less than 18 months after the league and players ended a lockout by signing a 10-year collective bargaining ...
Feds: $13.6M in phony sports goods confiscated
Investigators have confiscated more than $13.6 million worth of phony sports merchandise over the past five months and expect to seize more in New ...
NFL expects to have neurologists at games in 2013
NFL general counsel Jeff Pash says he expects independent neurological consultants to be on sidelines during games next season to help diagnose and ...
Brees wants to bury bounty probe, help New Orleans
Drew Brees wore gray sneakers to his first full day of Super Bowl-related appearances — a wise move for an ambassador of a city who had to walk ...
2 NFL seasons since agreement, still no HGH tests
Baltimore Ravens defensive end Arthur Jones is among those NFL players who want the league and the union to finally agree on a way to do blood testing ...
Lewis says he's 'agitated,' not angry, about story
Ray Lewis is "agitated." Not because the Baltimore Ravens linebacker thinks the magazine report linking him to a company that purports to make ...
Hot ticket: Players make Super Bowl ticket grab
Heading back to his hometown, Jacoby Jones couldn't afford to tell the truth. The All-Pro kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens got 15 tickets for ...
Niners WR-PR Williams questions NFL sanctions
Kyle Williams can't believe the New York Giants weren't punished by the NFL for targeting him in last year's NFC championship game. The punt returner ...
New Orleans' challenge: policing 2 huge parties
A New Orleans police force famed for its crowd control prowess is getting help from state and federal authorities as the city hosts an estimated ...
Ray Lewis avoids talk of report on deer spray
Of all the topics Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis wanted to talk about at Super Bowl media day, deer-antler spray probably was not on the list.
Suggs, Webb, stand out at Super Bowl media day
Scenes and observations from the NFL's annual Super Bowl media day — interviews with players and team personnel from the Baltimore Ravens and the San ...
Is flag football ahead for NFL?
Making the game safer is making NFL players unsure what's a legal hit. Players on both Super Bowl teams say they are confused about which hits are ...
Kelly doesn't know if hoax affected Teo's play
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o didn't show any signs of being affected by the girlfriend hoax leading up to the BCS title game, but his play ...
Column: 'Not like we signed up to play tennis.'
Super Bowl week is beginning to resemble one of those family reunions where your crazy uncle says something outrageous, but just true enough to spark ...
NFL players react to Obama's opinions on football
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation ...