Nevada casinos win $6.86M on Super Bowl bets
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Gambling regulators say Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game....
Studio tied to Saints dispute ordered liquidated
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A judge is ordering into liquidation a defunct Louisiana movie studio tied to a $1.7 million dispute with New Orleans Saints players and coaches....
Peppers doesn't want long-term deal with Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason....
Santa Clara to discuss wording of stadium measure
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Santa Clara city leaders are set to discuss the final wording of the ballot measure for a proposed stadium for the San Francisco 49ers....
Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans' title
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand....
Browns release WR Stallworth
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen in Cleveland....
NFL future: Spotlight off the field
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming....
Manning throws away bid for one final comeback
MIAMI (AP) -- Blocked onto his butt, Peyton Manning could only watch his last, best chance to win the Super Bowl go running right past him....
Lovie Smith’s coaching staff for 2010 is complete.
Lovie Smith’s coaching staff for 2010 is complete.Instead of going outside the organization Smith promoted Rod Marinelli to Assistant Head Coach and defensive coordinator.That was Smith’s plan in 2004, but Tampa Bay would not let Marinelli out of his contract. Two years later, he was hired to coach the Detroit Lions.“Rod is among the best [...]
Faulk tells it like it is when it comes to Martz
Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk tells it like it is when it comes to Mike Martz.“If you mess up, if you don’t do your job, if you don’t work hard he’s extremely difficult to deal with,” said the former Rams star.“If you decide to take a day off, you will hate [...]
“Mad Mike” Martz
On the day the Saints and Colts arrived in Miami, it’s the Bears who grab the NFL’s attention by hiring “Mad Mike” Martz as offensive coordinator.Number four on the interview list during a process that covered 27 days after the dismissal of Ron Turner, Martz wound up being number one.“In 1992, Mike Shanahan [...]
