NFL future: Spotlight off the field
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming....

Lakers beat Spurs 101-89 without Bryant, Bynum
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum....

Bryant unsure about playing in All-Star game
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant isn't sure if he'll play in this weekend's NBA All-Star game in Dallas because of his sore left ankle....

Ducks snap Kings' nine-game winning streak
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Although the longest winning streak in the Los Angeles Kings' history finally was stopped by their closest rivals, they hope the momentum from that confidence-building run will extend all the way into the spring....

Kansas still No. 1; Mountain West has 3 in Top 25
The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing....

Nebraska moves up to No. 3 in women's Top 25 poll
Nebraska keeps winning and climbing up the Top 25....

Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans' title
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand....

Saints raise their city's spirits, maybe for good
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- People lined up by the hundreds to buy Monday's Times-Picayune, which hollered "AMEN!" from its front page. The Saints' Super Bowl victory was a prayer answered in this struggling city, and New Orleans itself seemed different for it....

Colts hope loss fuels another Super Bowl run
MIAMI (AP) -- Reggie Wayne stared right through all those reporters....

Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway....