The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history after Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.
Scottie Reynolds scored 19 of his 21 points in the final 13 minutes and Villanova (No. 5 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) held off West Virginia (No. 4, No. 5) 82-75 on Monday night.
The Seattle Mariners say left-hander Cliff Lee is recovering from minor left foot surgery and will be limited when pitchers and catchers report to spring training this month.
Steve Phillips, the former ESPN baseball analyst and New York Mets general manager, said Monday that he knew he had a sex addiction problem in August of 2009 -- two months before he was fired from his role with the network.
http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=89c93479-420d-4c2a-a4aa-56ef6cdbbe97 - The Colts, while disappointed in a 31-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV Sunday, had much about which to be proud in 2009, Head Coach Jim Caldwell said.
http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=ee3433ce-20d3-4747-8710-6f95eea58651 - After jumping out to a 10-0 lead, the Colts seemed poised to capture their second Super Bowl championship in four years. But an onside kick to open the second half swung the game's momentum.
http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=afdf955c-7294-46b5-8c59-66107c85f447 - The New Orleans Saints beat the Colts, 31-17, in Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida Sunday night.
http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=a42e40c3-299f-47f2-8f2c-607a14a132fb - Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney played through an ankle injury in Super Bowl XLIV, starting and registering a first-half sack in an effort Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell called 'gallant.'
http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=19f02af7-3cfd-41f1-b734-681ff01ff449 - After taking a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, the Colts saw their advantage slip away late in the second half and lost Super Bowl XLIV to the New Orleans Saints, 31-17.
The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history after Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.
The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in television history.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries will still grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed.
Former NFL star Warren Sapp has been released from jail on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested in Miami Beach on charges he choked a woman in his hotel room.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed Sunday that Brian Waters of the Kansas City Chiefs was this season's winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and receiver Brandon Marshall fell onto the same page last week, both saying they'd like the two-time Pro Bowler to return next season.
Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga will check into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., later this month for at least 30 days, according to multiple NFL sources.
While the players of the New Orleans Saints pushed them into the Super Bowl, it's the team's front office personnel who face a tall order after Sunday's game.
In the strongest comments yet by a players' union official since NBA owners made a new collective bargaining proposal, first vice president Adonal Foyle of the Magic said the offer put forth last week by commissioner David Stern's office was "ludicrous."
Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman was named to the Western Conference All-Star team, replacing Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy, who has an injured right hamstring.
Del Harris' resignation as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Nets last week came two days after Nets president Rod Thorn sent word Harris would not be the team's next head coach, according to a report in The (Newark) Star-Ledger.
Mike Richards scored the go-ahead goal with less than eight minutes left in the third period, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
Ryane Clowe scored with less than seven minutes left in the third period, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.
Matthew Lombardi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points and the Phoenix Coyotes routed sputtering Edmonton 6-1 on Monday night for their 36th victory, matching their total from last season.
Money and seat time are probably the primary reasons Danica Patrick will make her Nationwide Series debut at Daytona. Either way, it's a win-win for just about everyone.
Bobby Gerhart's record-setting sixth victory at Daytona International Speedway was overshadowed by the successful stock car debut of IndyCar star Danica Patrick, who finished sixth Saturday in the crash-filled ARCA race.
Joao Barbosa has powered Action Express Racing to the 24 Hours of Daytona title with an improbable victory in the organization's first appearance in the sports car endurance race.
NASCAR is cutting by about 10 percent the race winnings it will award teams in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series this season, officials confirmed on Friday.
NASCAR star Denny Hamlin, widely considered Jimmie Johnson's top threat in 2010, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Friday playing pickup basketball, Hamlin told ESPN.com.
NASCAR has added a list of banned substances for its drug testing policy to the 2010 rulebook that all teams have been provided, the body's vice president of racing operations said on Thursday.
Hendrick Motorsports has added a second airplane to the Haitian earthquake relief effort, with both planes making daily flights into the devastated nation.