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Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed (20) embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar)

Opinion: Goodell finally gets something right

By Micah Bedard February 4, 2013

It was bound to happen one of these days. After being the mortal enemy of every member of the Who Dat Nation since issuing down the Bountygate penalties, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell finally did something...

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Opinion: All Flacco needed was a little faith

By Mike Gegenheimer February 4, 2013

What do Steve Young, Brett Favre and Joe Flacco have one of that Tom Brady hasn’t had in eight years and Dan Marino never got? Two things actually: a Super Bowl ring and a Super Bowl MVP trophy. ...

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, left, and linebacker Ray Lewis celebrates their 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Lights out: Ravens beat 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS February 3, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation’s biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game...

Power outage stops Super Bowl for 34 minutes

By The Associated Press February 3, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP)  — The Super Bowl was delayed because of a power outage Sunday, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leading to a 34-minute delay in the biggest game of the year. ...

LSU football head coach Les Miles speaks to the media Dec. 31, 2012 following LSU's 24-25 loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga.

Board of Supervisors approves raise for Miles

By Chris Abshire February 1, 2013

The LSU Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to LSU football coach Les Miles' contract on Friday, giving Miles his first raise in nearly five years. Retroactively effective to Jan. 1, Miles will...

LSU football head coach Les Miles speaks to the media Dec. 31, 2012 following LSU's 24-25 loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Ga.

Miles’ expected new salary among sport’s highest

By Chris Abshire January 31, 2013

Five years with a stable salary — or job — is a long time in college football.  LSU coach Les Miles may no longer be part of that rare breed. The LSU System Board of Supervisors...

Former Tiger Chad Jones will work out with the New Orleans Saints today,
according to a report from WWL-TV. He had a two-year stint with the New York Giants after his time at LSU.

Reports: Former Tiger Chad Jones to work out with Saints

By Lawrence Barreca January 29, 2013

Former Tiger dual-athlete Chad Jones may find himself back on the Louisiana sports scene again in the near future, as WWL-TV reported Tuesday that he will work out with the Saints on Wednesday. Jones,...

NFL: Super Bowl missing big-name quarterbacks

By Barry Wilner/The Associated Press January 28, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No Tom Brady. No Aaron Rodgers. No Ben Roethlisberger. Not a Manning in sight. Super Bowl XLVII has a pair of fresh faces at quarterback, bona fide nobodies as far as the NFL...

In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh celebrates with quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) after Kaepernick's 56-yard touchdown run against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter of an NFC divisional playoff NFL football game in San Francisco. Harbaugh made a switch at the most important position on a football field, going from veteran starting quarterback Alex Smith, he of the 18-for-19 passing day in Week 8 and third-in-the-league 104.1 passer rating after what turned out to be his last start, to untested, second-year backup Colin Kaepernick. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Opinion: Kaepernick’s poise outweighs lack of experience

By James Moran January 28, 2013

Super Bowls are often decided by quarterback play, which is what makes Sunday’s matchup of 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Ravens’ quarterback Joe Flacco so fascinating. Flacco...

Football: Jacory Washington embraces switch to tight end

Football: Jacory Washington embraces switch to tight end

By Lawrence Barreca January 28, 2013

The transition from high school competition to the college game is a difficult one for any football recruit. For Jacory Washington, that transition has a more challenging curve. The Rivals four-star recruit...

How the LHSAA killed high school football

By Mike Gegenheimer January 27, 2013

Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 will go down as the death of Louisiana High School Athletics. The decision by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to effectively decimate more than 90 years of high school...

Football: Maquedius Bain expected to be key contributor in 2013

By Lawrence Barreca January 27, 2013

The Tigers’ defensive line will need some assistance in 2013. Four key members of the 2012 defensive front, including Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery, Bennie Logan and Josh Downs, departed after...