Andy Thomas

As has been the case the entire week, Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney did not practice Saturday in Miami in preparation for Super Bowl XLIV.

His coach Jim Caldwell has remained vague about Freeney's availability for the Super Bowl. The All-Pro defensive end hasn't practiced since tearing a ligament in his right ankle late in the AFC title game Jan. 24.

Caldwell said Freeney had improved from Friday to Saturday but declined to say whether the...

Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie has been dismissed from the NFC Pro Bowl team for unexcused absences.

The league said McKinnie missed practice Friday and Saturday and is subject to a fine. His agent didn't respond to messages seeking comment, however McKinnie released a statement through his publicist Saturday evening, saying he withdrew from the game because of injury.

"I am extremely honored to have been selected for this year's Pro Bowl," McKinnie said. "However my ongoing injuries in my feet and left ankle that I have...

Just one day after coming within a half of a trip to Super Bowl XLIV, the New York Jets parted ways with four assistant coaches and a consultant.

Among those let go were assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, special-teams coach Kevin O'Dea and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith.

Pass-rushing consultant Chuck Smith left to become defensive line coach with...

Heading into this week's AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts, the New York Jets have had some mounting injuries that are an obvious concern of rookie head coach Rex Ryan.

Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis and linebackers David Harris and Bart Scott are probable for Sunday's title game despite being limited at practice on Friday with injuries.

Ellis has a broken left hand that will be in a cast for the game against Indy. He'll have surgery after the game, whether New York wins or loses. The injury does effect Ellis' ability to...

Sunday afternoon in the Metrodome, the NFL playoffs continue with an NFC match-up between the red-hot Dallas Cowboys and the North Division Champion Minnesota Vikings.

The Cowboys have won four straight including their first playoff victory in over a decade and Tony Romo and the Dallas offense is rolling.

NFL odds makers see this one being extremely close as the spread in Las Vegas is sitting at about a field goal. The line is sitting at...

Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy says his injured right arm is healing and should be 100 percent in about two weeks, giving him plenty of time to prepare for the NFL combine.

McCoy was knocked out of the Citi BCS National Championship Game early in the 37-21 loss to Alabama. A hit on his shoulder pinched a nerve and caused his throwing arm to go numb.

McCoy was announced as the winner of the Manning Award as the nation's best college quarterback, so NFL teams will be interested in how quickly he...

According to reports coming out of the University, now former, Tennessee Volunteers coach Lane Kiffin has been named the next head coach of the USC Trojans. Kiffin replaces Pete Carroll who made the jump to the NFL when he took a job with the Seattle Seahawks.

He was a member of the USC coaching staff from 2001-2006, first as wide receivers coach and then as offensive coordinator under Carroll.

"This was not an easy decision," Kiffin said Tuesday night when he...

Last week, the NFC West Division Champion Arizona Cardinals learned that their chances of a first round bye were gone before kickoff. So coach Ken Whisenhunt chose a cautious approach against the Packers that saw quarterback Kurt Warner play just two series before being replaced. Arizona lost 33-7.

This week in Glendale against those same Green Bay Packers, we'll see if his conservative style last week will pay dividends now that it really counts. The Packers, on the other hand, will look to build on the momentum they created in the regular season finale when their offense put up some...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced Wednesday that they will not file charges against the fiancee of the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry in connection with his death last month.

According to police, that there was no evidence Loleini Tonga drove recklessly or with excessive speed when Henry came out of the back of her pickup truck on a curvy, residential road and suffered fatal injuries.

Law enforcement officials said in a statement that after their...

Monday night in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Boise State Broncos and the TCU Horned Frogs in battle of unbeatens. The Broncos are 13-0 and the Frogs are 12-0.

A crack at a major conference powerhouse eluded these programs despite their perfect records, resulting in the third-ranked Horned Frogs and No. 6 Broncos squaring off in a second consecutive postseason at the Fiesta Bowl.

NCAA odds makers are calling Texas Christian about a touchdown favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is sitting at...