Ed Davis walks to class wearing headphones like a shield against the negative vibe hanging over the North Carolina campus. Teammate Deon Thompson goes one better, rarely venturing out into public any more than he has to these days.

The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints are celebrating Mardi Gras-style. Carnival floats carrying players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson started rolling through downtown New Orleans for a victory parade Tuesday.

St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson won't face criminal charges over allegations that he beat a girlfriend who was nine months pregnant with the couple's child at his Las Vegas home last year, a police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Most-watched TV show. Ever. That was Super Bowl XLIV, a spectacle the NBA Finals
just can’t match. Or can it? Dave Del Grande has ideas, including a neutral site, office
pools and halftime concerts.

All fall into the dreaded ‘bust’ bin; now what to do? Wes Goldstein names 10 guys with contracts that are virtually unmovable as the trade deadline approaches.

Looking for 2010 Super Bowl favorites? After the Saints and Colts took an extra year to make Pete Prisco a prophet by reaching the title game, the Patriots and Giants could be good bets. Or not.

Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason.

A few weeks ago, Kansas at Texas was shaping up to be the game of the season. Yet the No. 1 Jayhawks handle the suddenly slumping Longhorns, who have deep issues to solve before they face a tough end to their Big 12 schedule, Gary Parrish says.

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.