Archive for February 7th, 2010
Colts take early 10-0 Super Bowl lead (AP)
The Indianapolis Colts drove 96 yards for a touchdown to tie a Super Bowl record and take a 10-0 lead after one quarter Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Peyton Manning capped the march with a 19-yard scoring pass to Pierre Garcon in the final minute of the period. The Colts, bidding for their second [...]
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Dolphins’ McDaniel charged with violence (AP)
Officials say Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tony McDaniel is out of jail after being arrested and accused of domestic violence. McDaniel was released Sunday on $3,500 bond. Authorities say the 25-year-old South Carolina native returned from a night out with friends and then got into a fight with his girlfriend early Saturday at his home [...]
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Freeney starts despite injured ankle (AP)
Indianapolis Colts star Dwight Freeney started Sunday's Super Bowl at his normal position after missing two straight weeks of practice with an injured right ankle. Freeney had been listed as questionable. But he worked out on the field less than two hours before kickoff at Sun Life Stadium and was active.
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Obama has ’soft spot’ for Saints (AP)
President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts "have to be favored" in the Super Bowl, even though he has a "soft spot" for the New Orleans Saints. Obama's Super Bowl prediction was based on his opinion that the Colts have "perhaps the best quarterback in history." "Peyton Manning is unbelievable," the president told CBS' Katie [...]
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Freeney to play despite injured ankle (AP)
Indianapolis Colts star Dwight Freeney is active for Sunday's Super Bowl and was working out on the field less than two hours before kickoff at Sun Life Stadium. Freeney did some running and even tried a spin move on his sprained right ankle. He didn't appear to be limping, waving to the crowd as he [...]
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NFL to consider banning 3-point stance? (AP)
A ban on the three-point stance? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says it's possible. Concerned about concussions, Goodell said the league will keep looking for ways to make the game safer. Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, he didn't rule out the idea of banning the three-point stance for linemen to [...]
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Holmes hopes Super Bowl has no winner (AP)
A year ago, Santonio Holmes got his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Watching someone else take a turn with the NFL's shiny silver chalice this season is a difficult reality for the Pittsburgh Steelers' standout wide receiver. As such, here was his Super Bowl pick: He wanted both the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans [...]
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Goodell says salaries will keep growing (AP)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries will still grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed. Appearing Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, Goodell said the owners need more money to cover rising costs for international ventures and infrastructure [...]
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Sapp out of jail after battery charge (AP)
Former NFL star Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room. Sapp was released at about 11 a.m. Sunday — a time the NFL Network analyst would have been helping with Super Bowl coverage. The network has pulled Sapp [...]
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