Pro Sports

Brady will get another chance at legacy (02/06/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat wearily pulling on his boots, the pained look on his face never changing...

The 'new' Belichick lasts less than a week (02/06/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Turns out the "new" Bill Belichick looks and sounds an awful lot like the "old" one. Especially when he gets beat. During the week leading up to the Super Bowl, there was plenty of buzz about how the dour Patriots coach was a changed man. ...

A writer's perspective of Super Bowl XLVI Sunday (02/06/12)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Signs, signs -- everywhere signs. That's the name of the game when you're going to a Super Bowl it seems. If you don't like signs, then keep clear of the Super Bowl. Every person you talk to says, "follow the signs" or "look for the signs" or my favorite, "Did you read the signs?" The good news is it's easy to find your away around...

Howard scores 27 as Magic top Pacers (02/04/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to an 85-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Danny Granger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost two of three to the Magic in less than two weeks...

Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award (02/04/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide. Rodgers earned 48 votes to two for New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers star is the first Green Bay player honored since Brett Favre concluded a run of three straight seasons as MVP in 1997...

Pacers tops Mavs for 1st win in Dallas in 8 years (02/03/12)
DALLAS (AP) -- Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night. The Pacers took the lead for good with seven consecutive points in the first 2 minutes of the second half. George made a go-ahead running layup then had a steal that he turned into a dunk and a free throw...

Irsay insists, again, that he and Manning are fine (02/03/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Maybe, just maybe, the Colts and Peyton Manning are done stealing headlines during Super Bowl week. They might save the real news for later. The simmering spat between Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay bubbled up Thursday night, when Manning's surgeon sent out a statement saying the star quarterback had been cleared to play...

Defense will carry Giants over Patriots again (02/03/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- In this new NFL age of throw first and throw again, it's easy to forget to first rule of football: Defense wins championships. Sorry Eli. Sorry Tom. There's no doubt you're both among the league's elite quarterbacks. The Super Bowl, however, is going to be decided by defense, and the Giants are better than the Patriots right now. The proof is in the performance...

Peyton Manning says he has no plans to retire (01/31/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- For all the things that are still up in the air, Peyton Manning is certain about this much: He isn't ready to retire yet. "I have no plans on doing that," he said Tuesday. Manning finds himself in a kind of limbo. The Super Bowl is being played in his town at the end of a season in which he didn't play even one minute. ...

Giants' have big advantage with breakout receivers (01/31/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Eli Manning has a 1-2-3 punch at receiver that's not only dynamic, but highly entertaining. Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham give the Giants a pass-catching trio rivaling any in the NFL, and it could be New York's biggest advantage on offense against the New England Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl...

George leads Pacers past Nets 106-99 (01/31/12)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Paul George scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Indiana Pacers in a 106-99 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. Danny Granger had 21 points and seven rebounds and Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers, who went on a 12-0 run midway through the third quarter and eventually led by as much as 18 in the fourth...

Clauson opens indoor season with POWRi Midget win in "Battle at the Center" (12/18/11)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Du Quoin, Ill. -- The start of the indoor season of midget racing couldn't have had a more exciting finish as the 2nd Annual Battle at the Center took place on Saturday night in Du Quoin, Ill. The POWRI sanctioned event saw 51 cars unload for a stout purse and the action was intense for an excellent crowd at the Southern Illinois Center...

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