| Giants trail Patriots 10-9 at halftime INDIANAPOLIS -- Danny Woodhead caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady with 8 second left in the first half to give the Patriots a 10-9 lead over the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI.Rob Gronkowski... | |
| Giants TE Beckum tears ACL in Super Bowl Ahmad Bradshaw on a first-and-10 at the Giants' 31. Two trainers had to help Beckum off the field.Beckum had five catches for 93 yards and one touchdown this season. Beckum is mostly used as a... |
| Ticket sales for NFL game in London to resume Send a question for Mike's mailbag Tickets for the Oct. 28 game at London's Wembley Stadium will go back on sale on Monday. "We're going to play the London games," NFL... |
| PHT: Not even fights help Flyers beat Rangers more fights might help them out in home games . The Flyers tried that theory out this afternoon on the road against the Rangers hoping to finally beat New York. It didn’t work out very well. ... |
| PHT: Hot Oilers hold onto faint playoff hopes the Edmonton Oilers haven't completely lost faith. They still think that they have an outside shot of making the playoffs and after going 4-0-1 against the San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks,... |
| Giants' Beckum out for Super Bowl About Reid and Tom Reid Cherner and Tom Weir have been with USA TODAY since 1982 and they have written Game On! since March 2008. Reid has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the... |
| Kahne, Bowyer are big Giants fans to make secondary choices, and both Charlotte-area residents found something in common as New York Giants fans among New England Patriots faithful at Super Bowl XLVI.Kahne, a Washington state native... |
| Bettors cash in on early safety in Super Bowl The Super Bowl prop bet as to whether there would be a safety as first score was between 50-1 and 75-1 depending on where you bet it.Whether there would be a safety at all was... |
| Rodgers: Giants faked 'phantom' injuries s is really taking this part-time TV analyst very seriously for NBC in Indianapolis. Or the Green Bay Packers QB has some sour grapes after losing to the New York Giants at home in the NFL divisional... |
| What did you think of Clarkson's anthem at last year's game Clarkson had the eyes of the world on her today.Unofficially she hit 1:34 in time which would mean all prop bets are returned as that was the Vegas number exactly.How did she... |
| PHT: Next season might not start in Europe The NHL has made it an annual event to start the season in Europe the past five years as part of the NHL Premiere Series, but next season may see things change. Larry Brooks of the New York Post... |
| SB Nation: Manny deciding between A's, O's, Jays Manny Ramirez would count. Also if this were several years ago, then other things. Hard to specify without identifying a particular number of years. Yes, Manny's still floating around,... |
| Report: Cubs not planning to move Garza soon The Cubs have been on the lookout for a trading partner this winter to move righty hurler Matt Garza, but now it doesn’t appear that a deal will happen anytime soon. Quoth FOX’s John... |
| Brady's Patriots, Manning's Giants collide in Indy INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning - Eli, and... |
| James, Wade lead Heat past Raptors James' steal and dunk with just more than two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and the Heat held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday. James finished with 30 points and Dwyane... |
| Garnett carries Celtics to fourth consecutive win Running the floor and looking strong on the glass, the 35-year-old Garnett matched his season-high with 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Celtics to their fourth consecutive win, a... |
| No. 6 Kentucky women stall out against LSU, 61-51 Mathies scored all of her team-leading 12 points in the second half, but got little help as the Wildcats' saw their 10-game winning streak end with a 61-51 upset at LSU on Sunday. "We were outplayed,... |
| Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open In tears seven days ago in San Diego after blowing a big lead... |
| Washington women rally past USC 67-61 The Huskies (12-9, 4-7 Pac-12) had lost four of their last five, and seven straight against the Trojans. They were coming off an overtime loss Thursday at UCLA, and USC began Sunday's game by taking... |
| No. 7 Duke knocked off by Miami in OT, 78-74 When the Blue Devils didn't necessarily have those things Sunday, they couldn't even beat Miami. The Hurricanes stunned Duke 78-74 in overtime, dropping the Blue Devils out of their three-way tie for... |
| Fairfield beats Siena 64-56 Fairfield (13-10, 8-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) scored 17 of the game's first 21 points, and led 31-12 after a three-point play by Keith Matthews with 8:20 before intermission. Sanders had... |
| Johnson leads Miami past No. 5 Duke in OT Reggie... |
| Stanley shows his mettle Kyle Stanley bounced back from his final round capitulation at the Farmers Insurance Open one week ago to land the Waste Management Phoenix Open title in dramatic fashion at... |
| Pittsburgh defeats Villanova 79-70 Woodall scored a career-high 29 points and Gibbs added 25 to lead Pittsburgh to a 79-70 win over Villanova on Sunday, its fourth straight win. With Woodall hobbled, the Panthers stumbled to eight... |
| Gronkowski among Pats active for Super Bowl NFC East The question was never really whether he would play, but rather how effective he will be on that injured left ankle. Among the players on the inactive list for the Patriots was veteran... |
| Price's 3rd shutout lifts Canadiens past Jets Antti Miettinen , then a sprawling stop on the forward's backhand off the rebound 2:46 into the third to preserve his 15th career shutout."It just wound up on his tape and I just threw a... |
| With Landry injured, Hornets to sign F Thomas Marc Stein Hornets just announced Carl Landry out 3-4 weeks with second-degree MCL sprain in left knee after collision with Detroit's... |
| Miami earns school's first win at Duke after OT Duke has only lost 6 home games against unranked opponents since the start of the 1996-97 season but has now dropped 2 of its last 3. The last time Duke lost to two unranked opponents at Cameroon... |
| PBT: KG doesn't you to question his 3-ball Brian Scalabrine in him the last week. Not that you should ask him about it. Like someone did after the Celtics win over the Grizzlies Sunday -- KG listened to the question then went on a little... |
| PBT: Clippers next will go after J.R. Smith The L.A. Clippers have had maybe the most impressive offseason of any team in the league. Already sitting in second place in the Western Conference standings, and with... |
| HBT: Prior will attempt 'one more comeback' Mark Prior, RHP, free agent – He will likely attempt one more comeback. He spent some of last season with the Yankees, his rebuilt arm holding up well and getting his velocity into the low 90s.... |
| Madonna's 'guarantee:' No nudity at Super Bowl About Reid and Tom Reid Cherner and Tom Weir have been with USA TODAY since 1982 and they have written Game On! since March 2008. Reid has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the... |
| President not making a Super Bowl pick for a pick, he declined.He would only say that the game will come down to a turnover or a final drive.He did say both teams have their weaknesses and weren't as strong as in the past.The... |
| Canadiens shut out Jets Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the season, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist and Montreal ended a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets on... |
| Report: Suns willing to consider swapping Nash The Phoenix Suns are lagging at 9-14, once again on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture looking in from 12th place. Steve Nash has nevertheless maintained that he’s not... |
| Hornets' Landry out 3-4 weeks with sprained MCL Things were already looking bad for the New Orleans Hornets, with 20 losses in their last 22 games, and now it appears they’re only getting worse. Here’s the scoop from ESPN’s Marc... |
| Pats' Gronkowski, Ochocinco active; Faulk out Chad Ochocinco . Gronkowski has been recovering from a high left ankle sprain suffered in the AFC title game. He practiced on a limited basis this week. Receiver Ochocinco was inactive for the... |
| Johnson, Miami upset No. 7 Duke at Cameron DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Reggie Johnson scored five of his career-high 27 points in overtime and Miami upset No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Sunday. Kenny Kadji added 15 points for the Hurricanes (14-7, 5-3... |
| Documents: Seattle working to bring NBA back SEATTLE (AP) -- The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes the past eight months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town - possibly as early as next fall if... |
| Northwestern holds off Illinois 74-70 Reggie Hearn added 20 points on 7 of 8 shooting for the Wildcats (14-8, 4-6), who shot 60 percent from the floor to win back-to-back Big Ten games for the first time this season. Brandon Paul scored... |
| Clemson women fall short against No. 7 Miami The Tigers withstood an early surge, made a brief comeback but lost to the seventh-ranked Hurricanes 68-47 on Sunday. Shenise Johnson scored 19 points for the Hurricanes. Miami (20-3, 9-1 ACC) broke... |
| Auburn women lose 82-61 at No. 8 Tennessee The Tigers' 23 turnovers led to 21 points for the Lady Vols, who got the 82-61 win on Sunday. "I thought we had good looks at the basket," Fortner said. "I don't know how many layups we missed, but... |
| No. 8 Tennessee beats Auburn women 82-61 There were no complaints from the eighth-ranked Lady Vols, who used the pressure to beat Auburn 82-61 on Sunday. "Actually, after the game the kids said, 'That was actually fun,'" associate head... |
| Player safety in 2012: Progress but still work to do In Super Bowl XLVI, linebacker Brandon Spikes of the New England Patriots said it was his job to play "within the rules" s against the New York... |
| Johnson leads Miami past No. 7 Duke 78-74 in OT Kenny Kadji added 15 points for the Hurricanes (14-7, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who blew a 16-point lead in the second half, then regrouped to claim their first victory at Cameron Indoor... |
| Tim Thomas' apolitical return: Bruins top Capitals Playing about 10 blocks from the White... |
| No. 19 Penn State women rally for 68-65 victory The Lady Lions (18-5, 8-3 Big Ten) trailed by 15 points in the first half and still trailed by three with 90 seconds remaining. But Penn State closed the game on an 8-2 run to secure its eighth win... |
