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Avengers erase 21-point deficit and lead going into the fourth quarter, but a late interception is their undoing in 52-48 loss to New York.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
They are two of only seven high schools in the nation to have two players taken in the April draft, and are the only two to also have a first-round draft choice. >>
NFL
Indianapolis will play Washington in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 3. >>
NFL
The former New England Patriots' employee has sent the league eight videos that the team secretly shot of opposing teams' signal-calling between 2000 and 2002, but missing is a purported tape of Rams' >>
AVENGERS 66, ARIZONA 59
L.A. trails by seven entering the fourth quarter but rallies for the victory at Staples Center. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
After causing a small panic, it's learned that the second-round draft pick overslept. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
A judge schedules the civil trial against the former Heisman Trophy winner to begin in March 2009. >>
NFL
Effort is being made to hold next year's draft at the Nokia Theatre. NFL's contract with Radio City Music Hall has expired. >>
NFL DRAFT
Team-by-team selections for the 2008 NFL draft: >>
NFL DRAFT
Sam Farmer's thoughts on some of the weekend's maneuverings, bold, brash and downright bizarre. >>
Just as he wanted, the USC quarterback is chosen by Minnesota in the fifth round; Davis is the first UCLA player chosen. >>
NFL DRAFT
After linemen Jake Long and Chris Long go 1-2, a record seven Trojans are taken in first two rounds -- four in Round 1. >>
NFL DRAFT
First-round selections Ellis, Rivers, Baker and Jackson say that returning to USC for senior season was a key move. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
As the hours wind down, the NFL rumors abound. >>
NFL DRAFT
There will be less time between picks. As many as five USC players are expected to go on the first day Saturday. >>
BEHIND THE LINES
Other than the Dolphins selecting Michigan's Jake Long with the No.1 overall pick, the rest of the draft is a mystery. That's why Las Vegas oddsmakers have made so many bets available. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
Quarterback says he won't be staying in shape and that playing in the NFL next season 'would be nice to dream about, but no.' >>
NFL DRAFT
Version 4.0: With Jake Long signed, the top of Saturday's draft could involve a merry-go-round of moves. >>
NFL DRAFT
Some spend the lead-up to this weekend's proceedings scanning websites for news, while others pointedly ignore the Internet. Even family members are unnerved by uncertainty. >>
SOUND AND VISION
Time between picks will be shorter, which means less TV analysis. >>
NFL Q & A
NFL commissioner answers a few questions about the stadium proposal in Industry. >>
NFL DRAFT
The former Arkansas star is considered the top running back in this weekend's draft. The Jets want him, but his mother thinks the Cowboys are a better fit. >>
NFL
Trades and signings have improved the outlook for Vikings, Browns, Raiders and Eagles. >>
NFL
Version 3.1: Rams are on the clock after the Dolphins agree to deal with Michigan's Jake Long. >>
NEWSWIRE
The former MVP is cut two years after signing a $62-million contract. >>
NFL
Miami signs the Michigan tackle to a five-year deal reportedly worth $57.5 million with $30 million guaranteed. >>
NFL DRAFT
NFL veterans tell stories of the days when getting a 'sleeper' was possible, even if scouts would have to be awakened to weigh in on a team's picks. >>
NFL DRAFT: THE AFC NORTH
Times staff writer Sam Farmer examines NFL draft (Saturday-Sunday) prospects by division. >>
NFL DRAFT: NFC NORTH
Times staff writer Sam Farmer examines NFL draft (Saturday-Sunday) prospects by division. >>
CLEVELAND 83, AVENGERS 69
L.A. battles back after early deficit but Cleveland finishes with a flurry to win. >>
NFL DRAFT: THE AFC SOUTH
Times staff writer Sam Farmer examines NFL draft (Saturday-Sunday) prospects by division. >>
NFL DRAFT: THE NFC SOUTH
Buccaneers could trade first-round pick for Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen. >>
SAM FARMER / ON THE NFL
Billionaire wants to bring a team back to the L.A. market, possibly by 2009. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
Roski unveiling his plan for a stadium in the City of Industry, but is the league interested? >>
NFL
Bills and Dolphins will play in Canada on Dec. 7. The season starts on Sept. 4 with the Redskins playing at the Patriots. >>
ARENA FOOTBALL
The Avengers' Tim Hicks made his second Arena Football League start even more memorable than the first. >>
NFL DRAFT
ake Long, the offensive tackle from Michigan, now moves ahead of Chris Long into the No. 1 position overall. >>
He says he has no plans to come out of retirement but admits it would be a tough decision if Green Bay asked him to come back because of team injuries. >>
NFL
League sources reiterate that the retired quarterback's agent has put out feelers, but Favre contends he is happy with his decision. >>
NFL
His agent has quietly inquired with teams about interest, NFL sources say. Packers general manager dismisses report. >>
USC FOOTBALL PRO DAY
The quarterback is near-perfect in his throws, particularly excelling with deep passes. Keith Rivers, Sedrick Ellis and Chauncey Washington also impress. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
Whisenhunt gives the quarterback credit for warning him about the photos beforehand but still says the Internet pictures from last weekend's party at Leinart's home don't meet the team's standard. >>
SAM FARMER / ON THE NFL
Because of the credit crunch, escalating players' salaries and the rising costs of construction and relocation, L.A.'s chances of acquiring a franchise are getting slimmer. >>
Initially worried about embarrassing himself and the reaction of fellow pro football players, the defensive lineman embraces the concept and emerges as a favorite on popular TV show. >>
NFL
The Giants will play host to the Redskins in the opening Thursday night game. The Colts will play the Bears in Indianapolis in the first game on Sunday night. >>
ARENA FOOTBALL
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Chris Martin returned three kickoffs for touchdowns and the Grand Rapids Rampage scored a team-record 56 points in the first half in their 84-49 victory over the Avengers on Sunday. >>
NFL
Owners' meetings will focus on whether to opt out of collective bargaining agreement with players' union. >>
NFL DRAFT UPDATE
The cornerback from Tennessee State is among the fastest-rising hopefuls among pro scouts. Long Beach State's Mark Seay also played missing a kidney. >>
NFL
The draft of top college players won't be held until April 26-27, but our NFL expert takes a look at who might go where . . . and right now, Chris Long of Virginia is looking like No. 1 overall. >>
USC FOOTBALL
Readers pose that question and more to our beat reporter on the Trojans. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
Teams will consider a proposal to prohibit players from letting their hair down so far that it obscures the number or name on jersey. >>
NFL
The league will vote next week on whether to allow a designated defensive player to wear the kind of earpiece that quarterbacks do. >>
ARENA FOOTBALL
It's not as if the Avengers didn't know what Chris Jackson could do to an opponent. Jackson played for the Avengers for five seasons and caught 157 touchdown passes. >>
ARENA FOOTBALL
ATLANTA -- Chris Greisen threw seven touchdown passes, including three to Troy Bergeron, and the Georgia Force cruised past the Avengers, 58-34, Saturday night, handing them their first loss of the season. >>
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
With scouts from about a dozen NFL teams clocking him, Breazell covers 40 yards in 4.38 seconds, far more impressive than his 4.47-second performance at the combine. >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / SOUND AND VISION
The retired Packers quarterback will be highlighted on NFL Network this week. And don't be surprised to see him in the broadcast booth next season. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The retiring Green Bay quarterback played the game for the sheer fun of it. His many records aside, the NFL will be poorer without him in the game. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Manning didn't just win a Super Bowl on Sunday; with a play for the ages and then a clutch touchdown pass, he won over NFL Nation >>
CROWE'S NEST
One of football's most joyous, comical traditions, one that was played out again Sunday at the Super Bowl, was born not of spirit but of spite. Jim Burt conceived the Gatorade Shower as an act of vengeance. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
History was kicked across the desert by hellacious, and today the football world is red-eyed and hoarse from soaking in its dust. >>
T.J. SIMERS
The New England Patriots' run at perfection has come to a shocking conclusion, all right, and good for the Giants, but who really cares about the Giants? >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / SOUND & VISION
What did the creators of this year's Super Bowl commercials know about the fate that awaited the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl? >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Patriots, seeking the NFL's first 19-0 season with a victory in the Super Bowl today, are primed to be upset. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Los Angeles might be better off without a team, if this week was any indication. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Pain is the name of the game in NFL, mostly for former players. >>
SOUND AND VISION / CHRISTINE DANIELS
As usual, network will do plenty of self-promotion before and during Super Bowl >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Scolded by Coughlin after missing a crucial kick in regulation, he responds in overtime to send New York to the Super Bowl. >>
T.J. SIMERS
PHOENIX -- I number Super Bowls differently than most because when I see the letters XLII, the only thing they mean to me are the size of sweat shirt I now wear. >>
In Germany, a study finds a spike in heart attacks on soccer game days. Super Bowl viewers, take heed. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
The wide receiver, a human time bomb throughout a troubled NFL career, seemingly has found contentment at 30. Playing for unbeaten Patriots hasn't hurt, either. >>
T.J. SIMERS
I'm just here to report the facts. >>
T.J. SIMERS
The reason I'm in Arizona, of course, is to see the granddaughter. >>
CROWE'S NEST
The Hall of Fame quarterback may be best remembered for a bloody, agony-of-defeat image in an iconic photograph from his final NFL season. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Patriots' leader is a three-time Super Bowl champion, but he seems more a quarterback for his time than for all time. In other words, he's no Unitas. >>
GOLD STANDARDS
A victory in the Feb. 3 Super Bowl would give the New England Patriots the first 19-0 season in NFL history. This is the first in a series of stories looking at legendary teams in other sports. >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / ON THE NFL
Not that they don't have a chance, but judging by what happened to them seven years ago, an awful lot would have to go right for them to beat Patriots. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
They could have beaten the Patriots, should have beaten the Patriots with their multifaceted offense, but it slips out of their hands because of a tepid game plan and ailing quarterback. >>
NEW ENGLAND 21, SAN DIEGO 12
It isn't pretty, but running game and defense carry load on an off day for Brady as unbeaten New England advances to Super Bowl XLII and a chance for a 19-0 season. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
Up until the final moments of an overtime loss, the legendary quarterback thought the Packers were the team of destiny. >>
BILL PLASCHKE
Fifteen years ago, it didn't take long for Southern Californians to come up with the New England logo. >>
Georgia Frontiere, a former entertainer and socialite who inherited the Los Angeles Rams pro football team and then infuriated many Southern Californians when she moved the club to Anaheim in 1980 and then to St. Louis in 1995, died Friday. She was 80. >>
CHRISTINE DANIELS / ON THE NFL
L.A. Rams fans had Georgia on their minds for a long time but not in a nice way >>
T.J. SIMERS
T.J. Simers and Pete Carroll go head to head on the question of whether the coach is even considering jumping to the NFL. >>
FOOTBALL
Offensive coordinator spent three seasons in the NFL and now will take time to evaluate. >>
T.J. SIMERS
Everyone with any kind of interest in football has been waiting all season for the defending Super Bowl champions to challenge perfection, and San Diego goes and goofs things up. >>
NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND / CHRISTINE DANIELS
The two teams with the best hope of stopping the Patriots between 17-0 and 19-0, the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys, will be watching the rest of the playoffs. >>
PRO FOOTBALL
The Hall of Famer has spoken of his difficulty maintaining focus lately. Assistant coaches Gregg Williams and Al Saunders are the likely leading candidates. >>
Dolphins 22, Ravens 16 (OT)
Receiver's touchdown in overtime keeps team from matching the worst start in NFL history. >>
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