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Here's how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry. The men who tore apart NFL defenses couldn't handle the emotions Saturday when they were elected to the shrine along with five others. "They told me 'Don't cry,"' Rice said, his eyes [...]

Former football star Warren Sapp has been taken off the air while the NFL Network reviews a domestic battery allegation in Miami Beach. Network spokesman Dennis Johnson says the incident is being reviewed and Sapp won't be part of Sunday's Super Bowl coverage. Police said in a statement Saturday that Sapp has been charged with [...]

NFL greats Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith led a class of seven into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The NFL's career receiving and rushing leaders were joined in the Hall by John Randle, Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau. Little and LeBeau were elected as senior committee nominees.

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Former NFL star Warren Sapp is being questioned by Miami Beach police for an alleged domestic battery incident. Police spokesman Juan Sanchez says Sapp was brought in Saturday afternoon and detectives are still interviewing him. Sanchez says the 37-year-old Sapp has not been arrested. Details of the allegations haven't been released.
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Dwight Freeney watched the Colts' final Super Bowl practice from a golf cart, and it's still uncertain whether he will play in Sunday's Super Bowl. The All-Pro defensive end hasn't practiced since tearing a ligament in his right ankle late in the AFC title game Jan. 24. Saturday's brief walkthrough was no different.
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New Orleans cornerback Randall Gay and running back Lynell Hamilton sat out the Saints' final practice of the season on Saturday. Coach Sean Payton said he expected Gay to be ready when New Orleans meets the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Gay sat on the sideline during a walk-through under sunny [...]

New Orleans cornerback Randall Gay and running back Lynell Hamilton sat out the Saints' final practice of the season on Saturday. Coach Sean Payton said he expected Gay to be ready when New Orleans meets the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl on Sunday night. Gay sat on the sideline during a walk-through under sunny [...]

When Tony Dungy visited Michael Vick in prison last year, the quarterback didn't start the conversation by talking about missing the limelight or his NFL paycheck. Dungy says Vick talked about reconnecting with his kids. They met up again Saturday at the Bart Starr Award breakfast as part of Super Bowl week.
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When Tony Dungy visited Michael Vick in prison last year, the quarterback didn't start the conversation by talking about missing the limelight or his NFL paycheck. Dungy says Vick talked about reconnecting with his kids. They met up again Saturday at the Bart Starr Award breakfast as part of Super Bowl week.
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NFL owners have met for several hours to discuss the labor situation, although it appears they are no closer to reaching an agreement with the players' union for a new collective bargaining agreement. League spokesman Greg Aiello said that "everything is status quo. Nothing new to report." Some of the owners listened to a presentation [...]