
11 hours ago - By Chris Jenkins, AP Sports Writer
Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide. Complete Story...
May 24 - By Associated Press
A sports series is the most-watched prime-time show for an entire television season for the first time.
May 24 - By Associated Press
The NFL and its referees' union have agreed to federal mediation.
May 24 - By Tom Canavan, AP Sports Writer
New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks is expected to be sidelined up to three months after breaking his right foot at a team organized activity early Thursday.

May 24 - By Dennis Waszak Jr., AP Sports Writer
Mark Sanchez smiled for a split-second when a reporter labeled him as the most scrutinized guy in the New York Jets' locker room.

May 24 - By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer
The lockout was easier than all this.

May 23 - By Antonio Gonzalez, AP Sports Writer
Andy Lee has made every punt and held every field goal and extra-point attempt — minus a few in the preseason — for the San Francisco 49ers since 2004.

May 23 - By Arnie Stapleton, AP Pro Football Writer
Peyton Manning's two biggest targets are a pair of promising young receivers who have already made their mark in the NFL despite spending lots of time on the sideline.
May 23 - By Associated Press
As far as Eli Manning is concerned, the fulfillment of teammate Justin Tuck's claim that the New York Giants can turn into an NFL dynasty began Wednesday with the first organized team activity.
May 23 - By Associated Press
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a former New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles player has admitted he intentionally failed to file federal income tax returns for several years.

May 23 - By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion.

May 22 - By Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer
Forced to fight for his name in a "public trial" against the NFL, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita vowed he did not participate in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program.

May 22 - By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer
The NFL's move to make thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season already has drawn criticism from the guys who will have to wear them.
May 22 - By Associated Press
An arbitrator upheld the NFL's salary cap reductions on the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins for this season and next.

May 22 - By Howard Fendrich, AP Tennis Writer
Junior Seau's suicide is troubling NFL players.
May 21 - By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer
NFL players union president Domonique Foxworth sent a letter to his membership Monday outlining the gains they made in the collective bargaining agreement reached last summer with the league.
May 21 - By Brock Vergakis, Associated Press
New York Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis pleaded guilty Monday to assault and battery stemming from a 2010 fight while attending college in Virginia.

May 21 - By Brett Martel, AP Sports Writer
With no sign of a contract breakthrough for Drew Brees on the eve of the Saints' first offseason practice, safety Roman Harper tried to look on the bright side.
May 21 - By Associated Press
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts star Dallas Clark to replace him.
May 21 - By Chris Duncan, Associated Press
Texans star receiver Andre Johnson said Monday that he will be out for three to four weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

May 21 - By Arnie Stapleton, AP Pro Football Writer
His passes were hitting receivers in stride and right between the numbers, not skipping off the ground or whizzing behind their heads like so many of Tim Tebow's.

May 21 - By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press
Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams' trial on driving under the influence and traffic charges ended in a mistrial just hours after it began Monday after his lawyer objected to how jurors were selected.
May 18 - By Brett Martel, AP Sports Writer
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.

May 17 - By Brett Martel, AP Sports Writer
Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.
May 16 - By Associated Press
Drew Brees said in a radio interview Wednesday night that he is frustrated by what he views as a lack of communication with the New Orleans Saints in his ongoing contract negotiations, adding the club should have shown more urgency to get a long-term deal done.