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Delezel passes Desperados past Blaze
Feb 4 2006 11:58PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Clint Dolezel threw seven touchdown passes to help the Dallas Desperados hold off Utah 56-53 on Saturday night in the expansion Blaze's home opener.
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Troy Aikman leads big Hall of Fame class
Feb 4 2006 10:55PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Troy Aikman and Warren Moon shared a warm embrace. John Madden nearly cried. Rayfield Wright stopped in midsentence to steady his voice. And the late Reggie White's wife swore the Minister of Defense was in the room.
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Winter storm warning issued for Detroit
Feb 4 2006 9:01PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - With strong wind and 4 to 7 inches of snow forecast, snow removal crews girded for a winter storm as thousands of fans headed downtown on Super Bowl eve.
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Seahawks want to spoil Bettis' homecoming
Feb 4 2006 8:53PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Oh, yeah, football. All the tributes to Jerome Bettis are done. The war of words between Joey Porter and Jerramy Stevens is over. The Rolling Stones and Motown greats will sing in harmony, and the purveyors of doom _ dangerous streets, a bleak setting, traffic jams _ have been silenced by good vibes from the locals.
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Column: This Super Bowl's about the game
Feb 4 2006 5:42PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - It's hard to get in much trouble at your mom's house. And that's where the Pittsburgh Steelers were hanging out the other night, helping themselves to big portions of roast beef, macaroni and cheese and candied yams courtesy of Gladys Bettis.
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Irvin insists he's happy for Aikman
Feb 4 2006 5:08PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Michael Irvin took his snub more gracefully this time. A year ago, the former Cowboys receiver sat in his hotel room and cried after learning he'd been denied by Hall of Fame voters. He got the same result again Saturday, but this time felt he should be part of the celebration because former teammate Troy Aikman, got in.
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Football not Roethlisberger's first love
Feb 4 2006 4:38PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Something you might not know about Ben Roethlisberger: Football's not his favorite sport. Never was as a kid. Still isn't today.
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Haskell finds success after serious fall
Feb 4 2006 4:32PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Gil Haskell never saw it coming. He never saw Dallas defensive back Darren Woodson about to inadvertently plow his helmet into the then-Green Bay receivers coach's chest at the end of a sideline tackle during a 1996 playoff game at Texas Stadium.
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Detroit shares spotlight with New Orleans
Feb 4 2006 4:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Everyone inside the ballroom laughed when Aretha Franklin said she wasn't aware the Super Bowl had been previously played in Michigan.
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Franco Harris amazed by current Steelers
Feb 4 2006 3:51PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Hall of Famer Franco Harris wasn't surprised to see swarms of Steelers fans arrive in Detroit for the Super Bowl, even though many don't have tickets and likely won't land any for Sunday's game.
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Warrick's hoping to return in a big way
Feb 4 2006 3:15PM (CT)
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Peter Warrick arrived in Cincinnati in the spring of 2000 as the league's fourth overall draft choice, a two-time All-America and a touchdown dynamo from Florida State.
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Ex-NFL DB Lewis ruled competent for trial
Feb 4 2006 2:25PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former NFL defensive back Darryll Lamont Lewis, who was arrested for allegedly evading police during a 30-minute chase in November, was ruled competent to stand trial.
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Steelers' Polamalu misses part of practice
Feb 4 2006 6:28AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu missed a portion of practice again Friday because of a sore ankle, but remains listed as probable for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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Holmgren, Allen seek Seattle extension
Feb 4 2006 5:14AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Mike Holmgren said he has done a better job this season _ perhaps his best in 14 years as an NFL head coach _ of delegating. Of listening to his players. Of not "butting into the offensive coaches' stuff."
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Former pro football player Dick Bass dies
Feb 4 2006 3:14AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dick Bass, a three-time Pro Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Rams who later worked as a radio analyst for the team, has died. He was 68.
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Redskins CB Springs spends night in jail
Feb 4 2006 1:14AM (CT)
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Washington Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs spent a night in jail this week stemming from a September arrest on reckless driving charges.
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