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WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon....

Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirement

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears....

Bears LB Urlacher announces retirement

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears....

Column: Play ball with Goodell and NFL _ or else

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The NFL is free to twist arms, just like anybody else. So maybe it's just coincidence that all five of the new stadiums that will come on line during Roger Goodell's brief tenure as NFL commissioner have now been awarded Super Bowls....

Bay Bowl: San Francisco to host 50th Super Bowl

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BOSTON (AP) -- Build a new stadium, host the Super Bowl to show it off....

Veteran DB Charles Woodson returns to Raiders

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Charles Woodson is coming back home to Oakland....

Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal

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IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice....

NFL, Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline....

Romo to miss workouts after cyst removal on back
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back....

Police: Guns, cash stolen from Ray Rice's Md. home
TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- Police say the Maryland home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was burglarized over the weekend, and $2,000 and two guns were stolen....