Goodell: NFL could eliminate Pro Bowl
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:39:33 PST)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he is disappointed in the quality of last week's Pro Bowl and changes must be considered, perhaps even dropping the game altogether. Speaking on ESPN Radio, Goodell says this year's Pro Bowl wasn't "the kind of football we want to be demonstrating to our fans, and you heard it from the fans, the fans were actively booing in the stands."...

Forgotten Giants WR Manningham delivers
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:36:30 PST)
Move over David Tyree. Mario Manningham is the new star in the Giants' latest version of the "The Catch." It may not have been a helmet catch like Tyree's in the Super Bowl four years ago, but it was just as clutch and just as timely -- and Tyree was there to see it. Manningham made a magnificent over-the-shoulder catch and managed to stay inbounds on the opening play of a...

Fans erupt into cheers in New York
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:02:30 PST)
The repeat performance was just as good as the first for New York Giants fans as they watched their team again beat the New England Patriots 21-17 Sunday in the Super Bowl. In Times Square, fans spilled out of the numerous sports bars in the area yelling "Giants! Giants! Giants!" As motorists drove by, some people yelled "Giants" out their windows and passers-by roared and waved...

14 arrests made at UMass-Amherst
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:20:30 PST)
A spokesman for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says 14 people have been arrested after police in riot gear were forced to disperse hundreds of students when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl. No one was badly hurt and no property damage was reported. Spokesman Ed Blaguszewski (bla-gah-ZOO'-ski) says police decided to issue a dispersal order when the crowd grew to about 1,500 people...

Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl defeat
(Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:36:29 PST)
For a moment, no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 Danny Woodhead. The New England running back's 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl. "I was able to get open, and Tom (Brady) did a good job of putting the ball right on me," he said.

Rodgers wins NFL MVP award in landslide
(Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:22:46 PST)
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997.