
Randy Moss: From star to afterthought with 49ers
Randy Moss strolled to the podium on Super Bowl media day — his 49ers hat tilted slightly to the left, his sleeves rolled up high to reveal a cross ...

McKinnie's 'strange journey' ends in Super Bowl
Bryant McKinnie stood in the middle of the Superdome and marveled at the spectacle that surrounded him. Behind the Baltimore Ravens giant left tackle, ...

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 ...

Glance: 5 teasers to watch before the Super Bowl
At least 15 advertisers are expected to launch teasers for their ads running during Super Bowl XLVII. The goal is to create interest for ads without ...

Katrina's scars harder to see as Super Bowl looms
New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its ...

Ravens' reputation for gab not yet displayed at SB
The Baltimore Ravens' reputation for trash-talking arrived at the Super Bowl before they did. While the Ravens were en route from Baltimore to the Big ...

Gore & Rice: Contrasting styles, mutual respect
One guy is a bruiser of a back, just as comfortable running through defenders as around them. The other is more of a slasher, darting this way and ...

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 ...

Often loud, Suggs takes quiet approach on Day 1
As Terrell Suggs made his way to his seat for his first media appearance of Super Bowl week, a member of the Baltimore Ravens' PR staff pointed at the ...

Mayor: New Orleans deserves Super Bowl spotlight
A 20-story-high mural of the Lombardi Trophy, affixed to the glass exterior of a bustling hotel that was once a shattered symbol of Hurricane ...

49ers' Gore kept hope through all the adversity
Ray Rice has known nothing but winning since he came into the NFL. For Frank Gore, it took a while. Two running backs with contrasting styles and ...

Who are these guys at QB in Super Bowl?
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 ...

Ravens' Ed Reed agrees with president's concerns
Unlike several players at the Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed agrees with President Obama that football needs to be made safer. Reed wants ...

Ravens D-coordinator Pees has own means of success
When it comes to running the Baltimore Ravens defense, Dean Pees has no regard for history, tradition or statistics. Pees doesn't give a hoot about ...

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 ...

Team flag waves as 49ers arrive for Super Bowl
Jim Harbaugh stepped to the podium, smirked a bit, and greeted his first news conference as a Super Bowl coach. "We're super happy to be here," he ...

Ravens, 49ers bring big-hitting 'D' to Super Bowl
It was as if linebacker Ray Lewis, safety Bernard Pollard and the rest of the Baltimore Ravens' defense set out to provide a quarter-by-quarter ...

Alex Smith handles role with unselfishness, class
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 ...

Harbaugh parents could become Super Bowl TV stars
Jack and Jackie Harbaugh would do well to practice their impassive faces in front of a mirror before the Super Bowl. The parents of Baltimore Ravens ...
In New Orleans, an unwelcome mat for Goodell
New Orleans Saints fans are celebrating the return of coach Sean Payton from his suspension following last year's "bountygate" scandal. But NFL ...

Ravens' Caldwell still longs to be head coach
Jim Caldwell enjoys his job as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, and he's quite good at it. Before taking over in early December Caldwell ...