Will Smith (football)

(Reuters) - "The Hobbit" brought home a big box office treasure over the weekend, setting a December movie record with $84.77 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales as legions of fans turned out for the long-awaited big-screen return to Middle Earth....

Goodell wins, loses Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times Roger Goodell was both the biggest loser and winner in Paul Tagliabue's bounty scandal ruling. Goodell's credibility has taken a huge hit over the course of this ordeal, and having his predecessor...

NEW ORLEANS -- Finding fault with nearly everyone tied to the New Orleans Saints’ bounty case, from the coaches to Roger Goodell, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue tossed out the suspensions of four players Tuesday and condemned the team for...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four players embroiled for nearly 10 months in the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints no longer have to worry about suspensions or fines, and can try to move on with their careers on the field. Off the field,...

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Tuesday overturned the case against the New Orleans Saints players involved in the bountygate scandal, vacating all discipline against them. Tagliabue, appointed to hear the latest round of player appeals,...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players in the league's bounty investigation of the club.   Tagliabue, however, found that the players' conduct was...

Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue affirmed Tuesday the "factual findings" of Commissioner Roger Goodell but vacated any penalties to the players involved in the New Orleans Saints bounty program. Writers from around the Tribune Co. will discuss who...

The dream of a state championship is only alive at 20, 11-man schools across the state.  For four teams in each classification, only one win stands between heartbreak, and playing in the ultimate high school football game.  Ten schools will see their...

NEW ORLEANS -- After losing their first four games, the New Orleans Saints seemed ready to be deep-sixed into the Mississippi River. But after ruining the Atlanta Falcons' perfect season Sunday with a 31-27 victory in the Superdome, the Saints (4-5)...

The Ravens surprised a sellout crowd at M&T Bank Stadium with a new menacing look, and it had nothing to do with sporting all-black uniforms for the first time in three years. A bruising running game sprang up when the temperatures dropped. A terrorizing...

Faced with player concerns about how fair he could be in handling the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday handed off that responsibility to predecessor Paul Tagliabue. Goodell notified the Saints and the players'...

An NFL panel has decided to re-issue the suspensions that were originally used to punish current and former Saints players in the "bounty-gate" investigation. According to the ruling, handed down Tuesday afternoon, New Orleans Saints linebacker...