NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – New Orleans joins Miami as the most frequent host of the Super Bowl when it stages its 10th NFL title game on Sunday, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the city was already the big winner. “We are aiming for a perfect 10,” Landrieu told a media conference on Monday in an official welcome to Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. “(But) the story is much, much bigger than the Super Bowl … This is a story about the resurrection and redemption of a great American city. A short time ago this city was 15 feet under water. …
Grizzlies rally from 17 down to beat 76ers 103-100
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Rudy Gay to Toronto. Rudy Gay to Boston. It's easier to count the teams who don't covet Gay. NBA-Nets compound Orlando misery with 97-77 win
Jan 28 (Reuters) – The New Jersey Nets powered away from struggling Orlando with a dominant fourth quarter to thrash the Magic 97-77 on Monday. Deron Williams had 20 points and nine assists, Brook Lopez added 16 and the Nets (27-18) ended their first two-game losing streak since P.J. Carlesimo took over for the fired Avery Johnson late last month. Playing in front of their home crowd, Brooklyn took a 56-40 halftime lead and ended firmly to hand the Magic a sixth straight loss. …
Often loud, Suggs takes quiet approach on Day 1
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As Terrell Suggs made his way to his seat for his first media appearance of Super Bowl week, a member of the Baltimore Ravens' PR staff pointed at the linebacker and whispered to a colleague: "I think somebody should be here." Super Bowl coaches bristle at Obama's comments
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s comments that he would “think long and hard” before letting a son play American football were shrugged off by Super Bowl coaches on Monday but there was some agreement from players that the game needed to evolve. Obama’s stance came in an interview with the New Republic, published on Sunday, where he was asked how he squares his love of the game with rising awareness of the impact of repeated head injuries on football players. …
NFL-Super Bowl coaches bristle at Obama's comments
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s comments that he would “think long and hard” before letting a son play American football were shrugged off by Super Bowl coaches on Monday but there was some agreement from players that the game needed to evolve. Obama’s stance came in an interview with the New Republic, published on Sunday, where he was asked how he squares his love of the game with rising awareness of the impact of repeated head injuries on football players. …
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