Vikings to play 2 cold seasons in outdoor stadium
Next season will be the Minnesota Vikings' last in the 31-year-old Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and fans of the purple and gold can look forward to ...

Age, scheme don't matter much to Cowboys' Kiffin
Monte Kiffin figures he could be 52 and coaching the 3-4 defense instead of 72 and running the 4-3. Whatever. Age and scheme don't matter much to the ...

Redskins' GM says team not considering name change
Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen said Thursday the team isn't considering a new nickname, adding that it's "ludicrous" to suggest that ...
Column: Finally, a punishment that fits the crime
Ejecting players on the spot for using their helmets to target opponents in college football is such a sensible idea that it's hard to believe the ...
Carter thanks Vikings for help through drug issues
Walking the corridors of Minnesota Vikings headquarters for the first time since he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the memories came ...
NCAA wants to crack down on head-cracking hits
The difference between a legal hit and an illegal one in football is often determined by inches and seconds. A proposed rule change by the NCAA could ...

Frazier's deal with Vikings thru 2014
After leading the Minnesota Vikings to a surprising playoff berth last season, coach Leslie Frazier had a contract option picked up for 2014.

NFL ready to get Super Bowl played at MetLife
Super Bowl Monday. Super Bowl Wednesday. Surely that sounds better than Super Bowl PPD. The NFL says it's ready for next year's title game at MetLife ...

Procession escorts ex-Navy SEAL Kyle to burial
After a 200-mile journey, former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was buried Tuesday in Austin as his family members and fellow SEALS looked on amid the ...

Raindrops, gloomy skies can't stop Mardi Gras
Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe monarchs in an ...

Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras ball 1st Superdome event since blackout
This time, the lights stayed on in the Superdome. The glitzy Mardi Gras Krewe of Endymion rolled its parade and super float through the Superdome on ...
Sermanni wins debut as US women's soccer coach
This was quite the debut for Tom Sermanni, and Christen Press. Sermanni coached the U.S. women's soccer team to a 4-1 win over Scotland on Saturday, ...

Snedeker, Hahn tied for the lead at Pebble
At least this time, Brandt Snedeker feels it's a fair fight. He started the final round at Torrey Pines seven shots behind Tiger Woods. A week later ...

Column: Nothing to fear from a snowy Super Bowl
Woody Johnson owns the New York Jets, so he's no stranger to making big proclamations. Consider this one, just after the New York area won the bid for ...

Snedeker goes into another weekend with a chance
Brandt Snedeker had the club in his hand even as his caddie stood next to him on the tee going through his yardage book. Moments later, Snedeker took ...
Longtime Fresno State coach Sweeney dies at 83
Jim Sweeney, who coached Fresno State's football team for 19 seasons and retired with a school-record 144 victories, has died. He was 83. The school ...

Snedeker in contention for 3rd straight week
Brandt Snedeker goes into the weekend at Pebble Beach with another chance to win, this time without golf's biggest stars in his way. Snedeker played ...

Super Bowl blackout was caused by electrical relay
The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to ...
AP source: LSU in talks to bring in Cameron as OC
Former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron is in talks with LSU coach Les Miles to run the Tigers' offense, said a person familiar with ...
NFL greats appear in PSA favoring gun law reforms
NFL greats Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, LaDainian Tomlinson and Marshall Faulk are appearing in a public service announcement in favor ...

Lattimore's goal is to play this fall in NFL
Marcus Lattimore is confident he'll be ready to play NFL football this fall. The former South Carolina star tailback has spent the past two months in ...

Williams apologizes for Saints' bounty scandal
Gregg Williams knows he's got to prove himself every day. The former Saints defensive coordinator said he received a "great rebirth" Thursday when he ...

Adrian Peterson has sports hernia surgery
Adrian Peterson put up one of the best seasons by a running back in NFL history to run away with the MVP award. Now imagine what he could do if he was ...