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Focus turns to baseball, bringing Carlin to mind Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late George Carlin's humorously insightful comparison of the two sports. Nobody articulated more insightfully the differences between the men’s men and the boys of summer, between body counts and pitch counts, between football players playing injured and baseball players not always playing hurt.
Eagles, QB Vick agree to restructured deal Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job.
Why Bears ticket prices are out of boundsFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bears are very consistent about one thing: raising ticket prices. They can't seem to get anything else right on a regular basis, but they do know about ticket increases. Mike North thinks Joe Flacco is a top three quarterbac, and he and can't figure out why others don't think so. What else doe Flacco have to do to make people believers?
Pondering Super Bowl music, from Beyonce to the Boss Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Some Super Bowl leftovers, some Hawks and Bulls talk and a whole lot more in this weeks' Spellman's Scorecard.
Adrian Peterson has sports hernia surgery Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had surgery on Thursday to repair a sports hernia in his abdomen, an injury that bothered him for much of the last month of the season while he came up just 8 yards short of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record.
Why can’t Bears solve QB dilemma? Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
NFL teams find quality quarterbacks everywhere, yet the Bears have had so much trouble finding one. Marc Tresman and Jay Cutler have to prove this year that it isn't as difficult as it has been made out t be around here.
Bears announce season ticket price increases Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Bears season ticket holders will see an overall average increase of 4.2 percent in ticket prices next season, team officials announced Wednesday.
Packers WR Donald Driver calls it a career Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Donald Driver found a way to retire in style. On Wednesday, the popular Green Bay Packers wide receiver celebrated his 14-year career during an event at Lambeau Field with family, friends, a handful of teammates and 1,500 fans who filled the atrium and lined balconies to get a glimpse of him.
Goodell: New Orleans ‘terrific,’ despite blackout Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says New Orleans was a "terrific" Super Bowl host and that the Superdome power outage that delayed the game for 34 minutes will have no effect on the city's future bids to host the league's championship. Goodell says, "The most important thing is to make sure people understand it was a fantastic week," and that it "will be remembered as one of the great Super Bowl weeks."
Fans march with Ravens’ parade to packed stadiumFeb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans in purple lining the streets and packing the team's stadium for a celebration. Retiring middle linebacker Ray Lewis, the only current player to have started with the team when it came to the city from Cleveland in 1996, told fans the team had fulfilled a promise to go to New Orleans and win. “The city of Baltimore — I love you for ever and ever and ever and ever,” Lewis told fans in front of City Hall.
Kaepernick: Loss will stick with him forever Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Still steaming over the Super Bowl loss, Colin Kaepernick packed up his belongings in the 49ers locker room and made plans with teammates to work out this off-season. They won’t have to wait long.
Cause of Super Bowl power outage remains unclear Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Who turned out the lights? The day after the 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl, the exact cause — and who's to blame — were unclear, though a couple of potential culprits had been ruled out. It wasn't Beyonce's electrifying halftime performance, according to Doug Thornton, manager of the state-owned Superdome, since the singer had her own generator. And it apparently wasn't a case of too much demand for power.
Hester just another part of Bears' culture change Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Devin Hester indicated in a published report over the weekend that he needs a fresh start away from Chicago. OK, see ya! Seriously, does Hester really think he has any leverage in this matter? Come to think of it, maybe he does. The Bears might as well send him to, say, Jacksonville for all the good he has done them in recent years. So, yeah, see ya!
Super Bowl falls short of ratings record Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the Super Bowl. The game fell short of setting a viewership record, but it stands as the third most-watched program in U.S. television history.
Images: 49ers vs Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The San Francisco 49ers and coach Jim Harbaugh faced off against the Baltimore Ravens and coach John Harbaugh in Super Bowl XLVII. The Raven defeated the 49ers 34-31. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was named the MVP.
What comes now for NFL after tumultuous season? Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL. A pay-for-pain bounty scandal. A lockout of officials resolved only after a ludicrous game-ending call. Zero minority hires for 15 coach or general manager openings. ( Just to name a few.) And yet the league is as popular as ever. Uncertain, though, is what the future holds for an NFL still coming to grips with the dangers of a brutal sport that makes it tremendously wealthy.
Bears’ Trestman might be next great surpriseFeb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Jim Harbaugh is all the proof you need that successful NFL head coaches come from the strangest of beginnings, and lends hope to the idea that the Bears’ Marc Trestman could accomplish great things in Chicago.
Super Bowl a blowout, a blackout and a shootout Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens were turning the Super Bowl into a rout when, without warning, the power went off in much of the Superdome. When the game resumed 34 minutes later, it was the San Francisco 49ers who were playing lights out. The Ravens survived the frenzied comeback by the 49ers for a thrilling 34-31 win Sunday night and their second NFL championship in 11 years.
Power outage stops Super Bowl for 34 minutes Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The Super Bowl was halted because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leading to a 34-minute delay in the biggest game of the year. The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter.
Ray Lewis ends brilliant career with championship Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Ray Lewis will ride into retirement as a champion. Baltimore’s standout middle linebacker began his final night on the football field with a motivational speech to his teammates. He ended it looking upward into a shower of silver streamers and purple confetti after the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 Sunday night to win the Super Bowl.