Peyton Manning back in Indianapolis _ in a Broncos uniform.

The NFL schedule is filled with return visits and intriguing matchups, beginning with a road game for the defending Super Bowl champions.
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Justin Smith and linebacker Aldon Smith are working back from offseason surgeries, and general manager Trent Baalke expects each to be full strength and ready for the start of training camp this summer.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says up to four NFL players may soon come out as gay, according to a published report.
It seemed a perfect fit when Tim Pernetti was hired as athletic director at Rutgers in April 2009.
Tim Pernetti is out as Rutgers athletic director, two days after the basketball coach he hired, Mike Rice, was dismissed when a video went public showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players and using anti-gay slurs.

Word is four National Football League players are on their way out — of the closet, that is.

For the first time since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles are coming off a year that calls for an encore.
Free agent safety Ed Reed signed with the Houston Texans on Friday, bolstering their defense with championship experience.