





By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times
updated 57 minutes ago
Imagine this: Peyton Manning coming out of the tunnel at FedEx Field this September, poised to lead Mike Shanahan’s Washington Redskins to glory while solidifying both his and the coach’s Hall of Fame legacies.

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times
Count me among the ranks of Jeremy Lin fanatics, the certifiably Linsane who can't get enough of his Lincredible story. We're enjoying every bit of the Lintense media coverage.

By Dan Daly - The Washington Times
The current occupant of the White House is a basketball guy. Other recent Leaders of the Free World have been partial to golf, jogging and brush clearing. Not Richard Nixon. Nixon loved football — any kind of football.

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press
The New York Giants already started preparing to defend their Super Bowl title, just days after winning their second NFL title in five seasons.

By Kevin Goheen - Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times
In today's NFL, the adage about any team making the playoffs can win it all is more than just a cliche. Half of the past 10 Super Bowl champions were seeded third or lower in their conference.

By Dan Daly - The Washington Times
It's scary how gigantic the NFL has gotten. If Godzilla and the 50-Foot Woman had a love child, and the kid pumped iron 10 hours a day until the age of consent, he'd still look like Danny Woodhead compared to the NFL.

By Associated Press
It wasn't the Canyon of Heroes and there wasn't as much tickertape, but that didn't seem to bother about 30,000 New York Giants fans who flocked to MetLife Stadium Tuesday to celebrate the team's Super Bowl victory over New England.

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press
One million people are expected as New York celebrates its team's Super Bowl football win with a ticker-tape parade.

By Joe Kay - Associated Press
Eli Manning led another fourth-quarter touchdown drive and won his second Super Bowl MVP on Sunday night, leading the Giants to a 21-17 victory that provided a pulsating finish to an NFL season that started with turmoil and a lockout.

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press
Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
"Monday Night Football" is switching to a two-man booth. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
By Dan Daly - The Washington Times
College athletics is sashaying toward a tipping point. I say "sashaying" because it suggests a certain obliviousness, a lack of self-awareness, and the folks in college sports have always scored high in those particular categories. High enough to qualify for an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
By CARRIE SCHEDLER - Associated Press
Indiana is battling its second measles outbreak in two years, even though its vaccination rate exceeds the national average. Health officials say the cases, traced to a Super Bowl event, illustrate just how vulnerable the public is to exposure from sources at home and abroad. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
By CARRIE SCHEDLER - Associated Press
Indiana is battling its second measles outbreak in two years, even though its vaccination rate exceeds the national average. Health officials say the cases, traced to a Super Bowl event, illustrate just how vulnerable the public is to exposure from sources at home and abroad. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will be remembered at a memorial service arranged by Harrisburg-area alumni. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
According to Colts owner Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning will decide whether he plays another game for Indianapolis. Published February 14, 2012 Comments
By R.B. FALLSTROM - Associated Press
The St. Louis Rams have hired Les Snead as their new general manager, bringing in another front-office veteran as they try to get out of the NFL cellar. Published February 14, 2012 Comments
By Ralph D. Russo and Vicki Smith - Associated Press
West Virginia University announced Tuesday it has settled a lawsuit with the Big East for an unspecified amount, clearing the way for the conference power Mountaineers to join the Big 12 in July in time for the fall football season. Published February 14, 2012 Comments
By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press
The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care. Published February 14, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Freddie Solomon, the former Miami Dolphins and 49ers wide receiver who became known as "Fabulous Freddie" and committed himself to community service, has died. He was 59. Published February 13, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
The Pittsburgh Steelers aren't ready to part ways with Hines Ward just yet. Published February 13, 2012 Comments
By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press
Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it. Published February 11, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
The Patriots got exactly what they wanted when the Giants threw to Mario Manningham on New York's last Super Bowl drive. Published February 10, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga (mow-uh-LOO'-guh) has been charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident. Published February 10, 2012 Comments
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press
It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking around _ just as the New York Jets said he would. Published February 8, 2012 Comments
By JIM LITKE - Associated Press
The strangest coaching decision during Super Bowl week wasn't when Bill Belichick ordered his defense to act like matadors and wave Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw by for a touchdown from 6 yards out with less than a minute left in the game. That's just the one people will remember. The really odd one came four days earlier when the uber-prepared Patriots coach, anticipating a halftime show that would dictate a 30-minute intermission rather than the usual 12, ordered his players to take a break from practicing football and practice sitting in the locker room for a half-hour instead. Published February 8, 2012 Comments

By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times
updated 50 minutes ago
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