

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 Barry Wilner - Associated Press
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 Peyton, too.

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press
Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games.

By Nathan Fenno - The Washington Times
While the sporting world counts down the hours until the start of Sunday's Super Bowl, family and friends of onetime Washington Redskins superstar Sean Taylor face a much longer wait for justice to be done.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward wants to finish his career in Pittsburgh, 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 DAVID PORTER - 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 rousing Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Kansas City's fifth offensive coordinator in four years is hoping to lend some much-needed permanence to his new team. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press
Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants' starting lineup is under contract. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
As Kansas City's fifth offensive coordinator in four years, Brian Daboll says he knows the value of continuity. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press
Ricky Williams is retiring from the NFL. Published February 7, 2012 Comments
By NANCY ARMOUR - Associated Press
Bill Belichick saw the New York Giants at the 6-yard line and a clock with only 64 seconds left on it. Published February 6, 2012 Comments
By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press
The New England Patriots' three star receivers couldn't make the big plays when they needed them. Neither could their superstar quarterback. Published February 6, 2012 Comments
By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press
Back in August, back before the season began, Eli Manning was asked whether he considered himself an "elite" quarterback a la Tom Brady. Published February 6, 2012 Comments
By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press
No more hot seat for Tom Coughlin. No more second-guessing. Published February 6, 2012 Comments
By JIM LITKE - Associated Press
Turns out the "new" Bill Belichick looks and sounds an awful lot like the "old" one. Published February 6, 2012 Comments
By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press
Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat wearily pulling on his boots, the pained look on his face never changing. Published February 6, 2012 Comments

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Mitt Romney won Maine’s caucuses on Saturday, with the announcement coming just hours after he ...

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press
Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ...

By Paul Elias - Associated Press
Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have ...