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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....
Lakers beat Spurs 101-89 without Bryant, Bynum
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum....
Bryant unsure about playing in All-Star game
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant isn't sure if he'll play in this weekend's NBA All-Star game in Dallas because of his sore left ankle....
Ducks snap Kings' nine-game winning streak
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Although the longest winning streak in the Los Angeles Kings' history finally was stopped by their closest rivals, they hope the momentum from that confidence-building run will extend all the way into the spring....
Kansas still No. 1; Mountain West has 3 in Top 25
The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing....
Nebraska moves up to No. 3 in women's Top 25 poll
Nebraska keeps winning and climbing up the Top 25....
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....
Saints raise their city's spirits, maybe for good
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday's Times-Picayune, which hollered "AMEN!" from its front page. The Saints' Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it....
Colts hope loss fuels another Super Bowl run
MIAMI (AP) -- Reggie Wayne stared right through all those reporters....
Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway....

Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city....
Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday....
Appeals court: Women wrestlers can sue UC Davis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An appeals court said Monday it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program....
Saints raise their city's spirits, maybe for good
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday's Times-Picayune, which hollered "AMEN!" from its front page. The Saints' Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it....
Spinoff enables direct stake in NY teams, arena
Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday....
Super Bowl sets record with 48 minutes of ads
NEW YORK (AP) -- Think Sunday night's Super Bowl seemed like it had a lot of ads? You're right. Commercials took up nearly 48 minutes of the game - the most for any Super Bowl....
A hoarse Who Dat Nation savors Saints' victory
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Jubilant fans greeted the Super Bowl-winning Saints Monday, showering them with "Who Dat!" chants as they returned to their home city as champions....