The New Orleans Saints began this season with certain bluster. That bluster morphed into mysticism as the season progressed. No one, especially the long-suffering Saints fans, could have ever anticipated the team going 13-0.
People were really starting to ‘believe’ as the The New Orlean Saints began to gain across the whole country. Before the NFL [...]

After Michael Vick’s frenzied first couple of hours at home — two probation officers stopped by 90 minutes after he arrived, and one of his attorneys briefly addressed the media horde that was camped out in the cul-de-sac — things seemed to settle down outside the house.
The media ranks thinned out, and the curious onlookers [...]

For the second year in a row, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has fallen short in his attempt to advance to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open.
Romo did not give himself a chance to go deep in qualifying, shooting an 80 at the local level Monday, the Dallas Morning News reported. He shot 44 on [...]

 Government investigators began sorting through the Dallas Cowboys’ flattened practice facility Monday, trying to figure out why fierce winds sent the tentlike structure crashing down during a rookie workout session.
Twelve people were hurt, including Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis, who underwent surgery Monday to stabilize a fractured vertebrae in his neck. The most seriously [...]

The New England Patriots have obtained tight end Alex Smith from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Patriots gave up an undisclosed pick in next year’s NFL draft for the four-year veteran, who was drafted by the Buccaneers in the third round in 2005.
Smith had 129 receptions for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns in 58 games. He [...]

Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips will go to trial on charges that he attacked his girlfriend in 2005.
A San Diego judge ruled Wednesday that the 33-year-old Phillips must stand trial on eight felony charges for two alleged assaults.
He could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
A call to his public defender on [...]

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Detroit Matthew Stafford (QB) Georgia
St. Louis Jason Smith (OT) Baylor
Kansas City Tyson Jackson (DE) LSU
Seattle Aaron Curry (OLB) W Forest

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The Detroit Lions hope Matthew Stafford ends their decades-long search for a star quarterback.
Stafford will be the Lions’ No. 1 overall draft pick after agreeing Friday night to a six-year deal that NFL.com’s Steve Wyche reports will pay the quarterback $41.7 million in guarantees and could be worth as much as $78 million.
Tom Condon and [...]

For the first time in its storied — some say cursed — history, the cover of EA Sports’ “Madden NFL” video game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
“Being on the cover of ‘Madden’ is a real honor,” Fitzgerald said Friday after Electronic Arts made [...]

Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith said Friday he was “ashamed and humiliated” by an arrest on drug charges and that he will fight to overcome his addiction.
Smith was pulled over on a traffic stop and a Florida Highway Patrol officer said he smelled marijuana in the car. The officer searched the car and [...]