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Music, comedy strike defiant tone at Sandy concert
Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end. The final ...
Vilma advances defamation case, Brees blasts NFL
One day after his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe was overturned, Jonathan Vilma moved forward with his defamation claims against Commissioner ...
Texas Tech hires 33-year-old Kingsbury as coach
New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback ...
Goodell: Bounty players should be punished
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he "fundamentally disagrees" with former league boss Paul Tagliabue's decision not to discipline players in the ...
Mourners gather at funeral for Chiefs' Belcher
Jovan Belcher was remembered Wednesday for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently. Several hundred mourners gathered for ...
Fatal shooting after Texas wreck still a mystery
Mourners packed a memorial service Wednesday for two young brothers who were killed by a suspected drunk driver while helping their father push the ...
Charles starring for Chiefs after tragedy
Jamaal Charles took the handoff on the first play of the game, skipped to his right and found a crease. He slipped through the hole, made a subtle ...
Indianapolis ready to face Texans' big test
Things are getting pretty simple in Indianapolis. Win one more game and the Colts are in the playoffs. Win the next two and Bruce Arians sets the NFL ...
Williams testified he wanted to stop bounties
Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating ...
Lawmaker: NFL players 'trying to back out' on HGH
Accusing the NFL players' union of "trying to back out" of an August 2011 agreement to start checking for human growth hormone, a congressman worried ...
Redskins' RG3 practices, feeling 'really good'
Three days after spraining his knee, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was just a little gimpy on the practice field and very cagey ...
Bengals must recognize Eagles haven't quit
The Philadelphia Eagles haven't completely given up on the season. They damaged Tampa Bay's playoff chances last weekend and get an opportunity ...
Cavallari shares her style with 2 accessory lines
Kristin Cavallari may be a new mom, but she still aims to be as put together and stylish as she did pre-baby. It's part of her job these days.
NFLPA files grievance over Toradol waivers
The NFL Players Association has filed a grievance against the league's clubs and its management council asking that team doctors no longer try to make ...
Column: Tagliabue shows Goodell how it's done
"Round up the usual suspects." Funny how that line near the end of "Casablanca" provides a fitting epitaph for Bountygate, too. Like Capt. Renault in ...
Congress looks into science of HGH test for NFL
Nearly two full seasons since signing a labor deal that paved the way for HGH testing in the NFL, the league and the players' union still haven't ...
Americans finding dozens of ways to mark 12-12-12
A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding ...
Steelers suspend RB Rashard Mendenhall
When Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin demoted running back Rashard Mendenhall to third-string following a fumble in a loss to Cleveland last ...
Cowboys' Brent attends memorial with team support
Jason Garrett gave the Dallas Cowboys a day off after his players somehow pulled off a win in Cincinnati while reeling from a one-car accident that ...
Texans need win over Colts to clinch AFC South
Houston's blowout loss at New England exposed a variety of flaws, leaving the Texans with plenty to work on before they host Indianapolis on Sunday ...
Patriots back on top of AP Pro32 power rankings
See ya, Houston. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have taken over the top spot in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. Hours after routing the ...
Tagliabue overturns Goodell on Saints suspensions
In a sharp rebuke to his successor's handling of the NFL's bounty investigation, former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four ...
Packers fans ready to celebrate Aaron Rodgers Day
To most people, Wednesday will just be a quirky date: Dec. 12, 2012, or 12-12-12. But to Packers fans, the number 12 carries special meaning.