Offensive tackle Fisher taken as top pick of NFL Draft

NEW YORK – The Kansas City Chiefs opened the 2013 National Football League (NFL) Draft by selecting offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan as the No. 1 overall pick. The 6-foot 7inch (2.01 m), 306-pound (139 kilograms) Fisher became the first offensive tackle to go number one since Jake Long was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in 2008. Orlando Pace (1999 St. Louis) and Ron... 

Chiefs eye blockers with NFL pick

NEW YORK (AFP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have the top pick in Thursday’s National Football League Draft and a strong talent pool to consider, including blockers who could offer protection for new quarterback Alex Smith. The Chiefs have said they have narrowed their choices to four candidates but refused to name them or reject the option of trading the top pick if the right... 

Don’t blame Beyonce for blackout

NEW YORK (AP) ­- Don’t blame Beyonce for blowing the lights out at the Super Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the halftime show was not the cause of the power outage that darkened the Superdome for half an hour during Sunday’s broadcast.  Read More »

Super Bowl: Ravens claw 49ers

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) – The Baltimore Ravens captured their second Super Bowl title by squeezing past San Francisco 34-31 Sunday in a championship game that featured a 35-minute power failure at the Superdome. Sparked by three touchdowns passes from Joe Flacco and a 108-yard kickoff return by Jacoby Jones to open the second half, the Ravens won for the first time since the... 

Manning on target as Giants stomp Panthers

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning delivered another razor sharp performance, and running back Andre Brown ran in a pair of touchdowns, as the defending Super Bowl champions steamrolled the Carolina Panthers 36-7 in Charlotte on Thursday. Manning, who threw for a career-best 510 yards and three touchdowns against Tampa Bay on Sunday, completed 27 passes for 288 yards and a touchdown... 

Giants rally for win over Buccaneers

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Andre Brown ran two yards for a touchdown with 31 seconds to play Sunday as quarterback Eli Manning and the New York Giants rallied for a 41-34 NFL victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday. With the dramatic victory, the reigning Super Bowl champion bounced back from a season-opening loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Manning, bedevilled by three first-half interceptions, atoned... 

Football final: Brazil vs Mexico

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ­- One match to go for Brazil. Only Mexico stands in the way of its first Olympic gold in football. Brazil moved a step closer to winning the elusive medal by beating South Korea 3-0 Tuesday and reaching the final of the men’s Olympic tournament for the first time in 24 years. It will face Mexico, which defeated Japan 3-1 at Wembley to advance to its first... 

American football

Manila, Philippines – American football takes center stage at the Remy Field in Subic on Saturday when the fledgling ArenaBall Philippines (ABP) stages a doubleheader as part of the league’s third season.  Read More »

I’ll be back: Giants coach

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Tom Coughlin is looking forward to the parade and a couple weeks off to reflect on the Giants’ second championship in five seasons. Then he will begin preparations for defending the title. The 65-year-old coach sees no reason to retire now. “I mean, it’s what I do,’’ Coughlin said Monday morning, hours after New York beat the New England Patriots 21-17... 

NY Giants win Super Bowl

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Eli Manning is the undisputed star of the Super Bowl after outshining Tom Brady and leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. Just as he did four years ago when the Giants ruined New England’s perfect season, Manning guided New York 88 yards to the decisive touchdown Sunday, which the Patriots didn’t contest as Ahmad Bradshaw...