
Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.

USC's Barkley, 3 other QBs picked in 4th round
This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who ...
QB Manning considers reworking contract for Cruz
Quarterback Eli Manning will consider reworking his contract if it will help keep leading receiver Victor Cruz on the New York Giants. The two-time ...

First lady pushes food industry
Michelle Obama praised the food industry on Friday for its efforts to market healthier foods but said more needs to be done. At a speech before a ...

Eagles, QB Vick agree to restructured deal
Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback agreed ...

SUPER BOWL WATCH: NFL awards, real fun to come
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...

NFC blows out AFC 62-35 in Pro Bowl in Hawaii
A handful of shenanigans and plenty of points — yet still another ho-hum Pro Bowl. Whether the NFL's all-star game will return next season is ...

Players defend Pro Bowl after 62-35 NFC win
After a week in Hawaii and a blowout game, the NFL's all-stars are defending the Pro Bowl as a worthy reward for top players who don't make the Super ...

Golden era for QBs, with great stories around NFL
The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart. Tom Brady and ...

Giants rout Eagles 42-7 but miss playoffs
Justin Tuck called it a funny year. He and his New York Giants teammates weren't laughing. There will be no repeat championship for the Giants, not ...

Redskins win NFC East, Broncos get top seed in AFC
RG3 and the Washington Redskins are heading to the playoffs as NFC East champions. By winning their seventh straight game, the Redskins rolled to ...

Reid's future uncertain after Eagles' finish
Andy Reid sounded like a man who knows he's going to lose his job. Eli Manning threw a career-best five touchdown passes and the New York Giants ...

Chiefs, Jaguars left in race for No. 1 draft pick
The joke running through Jacksonville these days carries the same punch line as the one in Kansas City: "Our team is so bad it can't even stink in the ...

Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...

Ravens beat Giants 33-14 to win AFC North
A celebration four weeks in the making featured laughs and hugs, a surprise appearance by team owner Steve Bisciotti and the distribution of hats ...

Penn State voted AP sports story of year again
The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by ...

Falcons make big statement in 34-0 rout of Giants
Maybe now, the Atlanta Falcons will get a little respect. Certainly, no one can accuse them of lacking a quality win. Not after the pounding they gave ...

Ryan throws 3 TD passes, Falcons rout Giants 34-0
The Atlanta Falcons wanted to make a statement. Boy, did they deliver one Sunday to the defending Super Bowl champions. Coming off an ugly loss and ...

Wilson sparks Giants to key win over fading Saints
When the New York Giants made their run to the Super Bowl a year ago, a 99-yard touchdown catch and run by Victor Cruz against the Jets seemed to be ...

Wilson has 3 TDs in Giants 52-27 win over Saints
Rookie David Wilson was given a simple piece of advice by special teams coach Tom Quinn before the New York Giants' game against the New Orleans ...

NFC East wide open after Redskins top Giants 17-16
There was the fumble by Robert Griffin III that turned into a Washington Redskins touchdown. There was the fumble by teammate Alfred Morris that led ...

RG3, Redskins closing in on Giants with 17-16 win
Robert Griffin III went down, the ball popped out, and the Washington Redskins scored a touchdown. Look out, New York Giants and the rest of the NFC ...

Super Bowl favorites? All guesses are under review
Unless you're part of the Manning family and hoping for a hometown reunion with Eli, Peyton and their teams in New Orleans, there's little reason now ...

Division races taking shape
As the NFL heads into December, nearly every division race has an outright favorite. Some — Denver, Atlanta, New England, Houston and Baltimore — are ...

Cancer patient gets wish, Giants play like champs
A week off, some rest and a poignant plea from a 15-year-old cancer patient got the New York Giants back on track. Now the rest of the NFL has ...