
Ronde Barber to retire after 16 seasons with Bucs
Three-time All-Pro Ronde Barber is retiring after a 16-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that included a Super Bowl title and five Pro Bowl ...

Jets trade Darrelle Revis to Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the patience, persistence and money it took to get Darrelle Revis. Weeks of speculation about the star cornerback's ...

Who's coming, going in NFL free-agent frenzy
The first week of NFL free agency isn't over yet, and it's already becoming difficult to keep track of who's coming and going. Anquan Boldin's a 49er, ...

Reggie Bush to Lions, Welker to Broncos
Wes Welker sure knows how to pick his quarterbacks. The star receiver, Tom Brady's favorite target, is leaving New England and heading to Denver, ...

Flooded free agent market, but no superstars
The secret meetings and late-night flights on private jets might still be a part of this year's NFL marketplace. Ah, but for glam, glitz and pure mega ...

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 ...

Power outage stops Super Bowl for 34 minutes
The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday. The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the ...

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 ...

49ers boast one of best linebacking corps around
This week in the Big Easy, NaVorro Bowman plans to finally make good on the steak dinner he owes pal Patrick Willis. Bowman is only a couple of months ...

Kaepernick delivers, 49ers beat Packers 45-31
The unproven kid thoroughly beat the former Super Bowl champion and reigning MVP. With a strong arm that allowed him to pick the Packers apart from ...

Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt unanimous All-Pros
It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball. Vikings 2,000-yard man Adrian Peterson and Texans pass-swatting end J.J. Watt were unanimous choices for ...

49ers clinch playoff berth, 41-34 over Patriots
Jim Harbaugh might have learned more about his San Francisco 49ers during 20 minutes of sleepwalking than at any other time in his two years as their ...

49ers lead Patriots 31-17 early in 4th quarter
Colin Kaepernick threw three touchdown passes and the San Francisco 49ers led the turnover-prone New England Patriots 31-17 early in the fourth ...

49ers use Kaepernick, defense to top Saints 31-21
Dashon Goldson turned Marques Colston upside down just as the receiver leaped for a pass over the middle. As Colston landed on his head and lay ...