http://www.mail.com/people/14084-drew-brees.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/14084-drew-brees.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2087210-mayweather-top-earning-us-athlete-si-list.html NEW YORK (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year. The boxer is projected to make $90 million in 2013 according to Sports Illustrated's annual list released Wednesday. Miami Heat star LeBron James is a distant second at $56.5 million. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees vaults into th... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:08:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2087210-mayweather-top-earning-us-athlete-si-list.html 2013-05-15T14:08:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1930994-ravens-qb-flacco-signs-nfls-richest-contract.html OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — 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 MVP is that the Baltimore Ravens were willing to pay him that kind of money in the first place. Flacco signed his new contract Monday worth $120.6 million over six years. He will re... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:24:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1930994-ravens-qb-flacco-signs-nfls-richest-contract.html 2013-03-04T21:24:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1926118-ap-sources-flacco-agrees-to-ravens-deal.html 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 that would make the Super Bowl MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history. If the deal is finalized, the veteran quarterback would receive in excess of $120 million over six years, according to a person close t... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:54:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1926118-ap-sources-flacco-agrees-to-ravens-deal.html 2013-03-02T08:54:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915054-ap-source-tom-brady-3-year-extension.html Tom Brady will be a Patriot until he is 40 years old. Brady agreed to a three-year contract extension with New England on Monday, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press. The extension is worth about $27 million and will free up nearly $15 million in salary cap room for the team, which has several younger players it needs to re-sign ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:05:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915054-ap-source-tom-brady-3-year-extension.html 2013-02-25T23:05:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1895630-goodell-paid-than-29-nfl-2011.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nice job, Roger Goodell. Here's your pay: $29.49 million. NFL owners nearly tripled the commissioner's compensation in the 2011 tax year and likely made Goodell the best paid commissioner in U.S. sports. According to the league's most recent tax return, much of Goodell's pay comes in the form of a $22.3 million bonus. His base pay was $3.1... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:14:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1895630-goodell-paid-than-29-nfl-2011.html 2013-02-16T03:14:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866728-kaepernick-leads-49ers-comeback.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Under pressure and off balance, Colin Kaepernick released a fourth-down throw into the end zone with the outcome of the Super Bowl hanging in the balance. Everyone in the Superdome could see that the ball wasn't caught as it sailed over Michael Crabtree. Enraged San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh argued for why: He thought Crabtree got he... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866728-kaepernick-leads-49ers-comeback.html 2013-02-04T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858016-brees-wants-to-bury-bounty-probe-help-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 briskly from end to end of a sprawling convention center to make all of his scheduled stops. Not only was the Saints' star quarterback a man on the move, but also ready to move on from the bitte... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858016-brees-wants-to-bury-bounty-probe-help-orleans.html 2013-01-31T18:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1851754-who-these-guys-qb-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No Tom Brady. No Aaron Rodgers. No Ben Roethlisberger. Not a Manning in sight. Super Bowl has a pair of fresh faces at quarterback, bona fide nobodies as far as the NFL title game goes. One will leave New Orleans as football's newest star. For Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco, this is new territory. And, of course, exactly where they wan... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1851754-who-these-guys-qb-super-bowl.html 2013-01-29T01:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1849590-alex-smith-handles-role-with-unselfishness-class.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Alex Smith ran off the field at Candlestick Park two weeks ago to a standing ovation and cheers from the sellout crowd, not much different from the reception last January when he took the San Francisco 49ers oh so close to a Super Bowl. Now relegated to a backup role with the NFC champions, Smith's trip to the Big Easy this week... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1849590-alex-smith-handles-role-with-unselfishness-class.html 2013-01-27T17:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1820454-golden-era-qbs-with-great-stories-nfl.html NEW YORK (AP) — The two kids from Northern California burst from NFL afterthought to championship contender in eerily similar fashion a decade apart. Tom Brady and Colin Kaepernick, each playing in a conference title game this weekend, are bookends to a fortuitous moment in quarterback history. On one side are the likes of Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew B... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1820454-golden-era-qbs-with-great-stories-nfl.html 2013-01-14T21:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1814536-cowboys-hire-monte-kiffin-to-replace-rob-ryan.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys hired former Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin as the replacement for Rob Ryan on Friday. The move signals a switch back to the 4-3 alignment eight years after Bill Parcells implemented the 3-4. Dallas coach Jason Garrett said he had two days of discussions with the 72-year-old Kiffin and came away believ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1814536-cowboys-hire-monte-kiffin-to-replace-rob-ryan.html 2013-01-12T02:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1807968-cowboys-defensive-coordinator-ryan-returning.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was fired Tuesday after his injury-depleted unit struggled in a pair of season-ending losses that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs for a third straight year. Ryan was let go a day after running backs coach Skip Peete was fired, and less than a week after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said thing... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1807968-cowboys-defensive-coordinator-ryan-returning.html 2013-01-09T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804210-bills-marrone-feels-hes-best-person-job.html ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — 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 the Buffalo Bills new coach to get his bearings on Monday. All that mattered was that he ended up in the state of New York, a place where the Bronx-born Marrone has always felt at hom... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1804210-bills-marrone-feels-hes-best-person-job.html 2013-01-07T21:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804890-head-monster-lee-rolls-headphones.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Headphone maker Monster's gadget show event was expectedly monstrously cheesy with a healthy dose of hype. Head monster and founder Noel Lee skirted around a stage on a two-wheel Segway scooter at the International CES gadget show Monday, as celebrities, athletes and models touted the company's upcoming line of headphones to about a hundr... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804890-head-monster-lee-rolls-headphones.html 2013-01-07T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802552-ap-sources-syracuses-marrone-to-take-bills.html ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — 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 Buffalo Bills' new coach Sunday, three people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. One person said the sides were still putting the finishing touches on the contrac... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802552-ap-sources-syracuses-marrone-to-take-bills.html 2013-01-06T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801396-browns-eagles-vying-oregons-kelly.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns figured they could close a deal with Chip Kelly over dinner. That was before the Eagles took Oregon's coach to a lengthy lunch. Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner spent much of Saturday waiting for a second meeting with Kelly, the Ducks' offensive mastermind, to hopefully finalize an agreement to make him the Brown... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1801396-browns-eagles-vying-oregons-kelly.html 2013-01-06T05:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in his direction. As a football player hoping to advance in the playoffs, Moss wants the Redskins to do what they've done as well as anyone in the NFL this season: run, run, run. "That's big t... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html 2013-01-03T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794872-bowl-capsules.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No. 23 Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl on Tuesday. Murray shook off a pair of first-half interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and passed for 427 yards — also a Bulldogs... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794872-bowl-capsules.html 2013-01-01T22:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792686-ap-falls-short-dickerson-wilson-ties-manning.html Adrian Peterson nearly ran into the NFL record book, falling 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing mark. Peterson had 199 yards and a touchdown in Minnesota's 37-34 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, becoming the seventh NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. He needed 208 when the day began to top Dickerson'... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792686-ap-falls-short-dickerson-wilson-ties-manning.html 2012-12-31T02:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1790566-saints-coach-sean-payton-agree-to-terms-deal.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and suspended coach Sean Payton will indeed be together again next season as the bounty scandal fades into history and the bid to win a second Super Bowl resumes. Payton has agreed in principle to a multiyear contract extension, the team said. "Very happy it is official," quarterback Drew Brees said in an email to... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1790566-saints-coach-sean-payton-agree-to-terms-deal.html 2012-12-29T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789070-saints-nfl-bounty-probe-took-toll-season.html METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Blame the bounty scandal. That's what many in New Orleans are doing, including some Saints. They blame it for overshadowing their entire season, for unfairly portraying the team as the NFL's No. 1 sinners. And they blame it, in part, for a mistake-prone 0-4 start that led to New Orleans not making the playoffs for the first time in fo... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789070-saints-nfl-bounty-probe-took-toll-season.html 2012-12-27T23:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784752-saints-hold-cowboys-rally-34-31-ot-win.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — This miserable season without their suspended coach won't end in a playoff appearance for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. So they helped damage Dallas' chances of making the postseason. Playing near Sean Payton's home in a Dallas suburb, Brees threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns and led a drive to Garrett Hartley's winn... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784752-saints-hold-cowboys-rally-34-31-ot-win.html 2012-12-24T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784768-lions-wr-johnson-living-up-to-132-deal.html ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have gotten quite a return on the $132 million, eight-year investment they made in Calvin Johnson nine months ago. "He's not trying to live up to a contract," Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said Sunday. "Personal records are great, and we certainly celebrate the season Calvin that has had, but it hasn't translated to... Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1784768-lions-wr-johnson-living-up-to-132-deal.html 2012-12-23T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1770142-diet-pepsi-quietly-changes-sweetener.html NEW YORK (AP) — Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener ahead of a major rebranding of the soft drink set for next month. The change comes as PepsiCo Inc. looks to reinvigorate its namesake brands after losing market share to Coca-Cola Co. in recent years. Cans of Diet Pepsi around the country now list a mix of two artificial sweeteners, a pairing th... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1770142-diet-pepsi-quietly-changes-sweetener.html 2012-12-16T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765272-saints-coach-witnesses-lied-nfl-investigation.html METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt said Thursday witnesses in the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints have lied about him and the organization, and that their stories might change in federal court. Alluding to a defamation lawsuit filed by Saints linebacker Jon Vilma against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Vitt angr... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1765272-saints-coach-witnesses-lied-nfl-investigation.html 2012-12-13T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762844-vilma-advances-defamation-case-brees-blasts-nfl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One day after his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe was overturned, Jonathan Vilma moved forward with his defamation claims against Commissioner Roger Goodell, while Drew Brees and other teammates went on the offensive against Goodell and the league office. "What I would like to see is a level of accountability on the part of the NFL... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762844-vilma-advances-defamation-case-brees-blasts-nfl.html 2012-12-13T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762690-goodell-bounty-players-punished.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he "fundamentally disagrees" with former league boss Paul Tagliabue's decision not to discipline players in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. Speaking Wednesday after an owners meeting in the Dallas area, Goodell said he respected his predecessor's decision, and believed it backed up the commi... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762690-goodell-bounty-players-punished.html 2012-12-13T01:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759840-saints-suspensions-tossed-bounty-case.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints' bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue tossed out the suspensions of four players Tuesday and condemned the team for obstructing the investigation. In a surprising rejection of his successor's overreaching punishments, Tagl... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1759840-saints-suspensions-tossed-bounty-case.html 2012-12-11T23:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1757608-tagliabue-overturns-goodell-saints-suspensions.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a sharp rebuke to his successor's handling of the NFL's bounty investigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in a case that has preoccupied the league for almost a year. Tagliabue, who was appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell to handle the appeals... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1757608-tagliabue-overturns-goodell-saints-suspensions.html 2012-12-11T20:35:00Z