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NFL: Goodell to step up crackdown on illegal hits

February 1, 2013 20:15
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he plans to continue to focus on improved player safety by escalating his crackdown on players who repeatedly dish out illegal hits. Speaking during his annual state of the league address Friday, Goodell said he wants to see even tougher penalties on players who cause injuries with their hits and the only way to do that is by banning them from games.

NFL: Super Bowl factfile

February 1, 2013 18:45
Factfile on Super Bowl 47: SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (11-4-1) v BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-6) When: Sunday, February 3 Venue: Superdome (Capacity 70,000) Time: 6:30 pm EST (2330 GMT) Trophy: Vince Lombardi (first given out in 1967) Prize money: Winning team, $88,000 per player; loser $44,000 each Super Bowl records: 49ers 5-0, Ravens 1-0 Performers: Halftime, Beyonce; Anthem, Alicia Keys Commercials: Cost is a record $4 million on average for a 30-second spot Previous Super Bowls in New Orleans: Nine

Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday, Feb. 1

February 1, 2013 15:15
Feb. 1 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Friday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - National Football League Brothers share stage as Super Bowl coaches

NFL-Super Bowl facts and figures

February 1, 2013 09:16
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Facts and figures about Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans: Date: February 3, 2013 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET (2330 GMT) Teams: Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers Site: Superdome in New Orleans. This is the 10th Super Bowl to be played in New Orleans and the seventh at the Superdome. At stake: The winning team receives the National Football League's (NFL) Vince Lombardi Trophy, named in memory of the winning coach of the first two Super Bowls.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday Feb 2

January 31, 2013 20:31
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - NFL Countdown to the Super Bowl Brothers go head-to-head in Super Bowl like no other NEW ORLEANS - A National Football League (NFL) season where nothing seemed to follow the script has produced a classic Super Bowl encounter with a subplot fit for a Hollywood blockbuster. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Julian Linden, 950 words) - -

NFL: Super Bowl factfile

January 31, 2013 20:30
Factfile on Super Bowl 47: SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (11-4-1) v BALTIMORE RAVENS (10-6) When: Sunday, February 3 Venue: Superdome (Capacity 70,000) Time: 6:30 pm EST (2330 GMT) Trophy: Vince Lombardi (first given out in 1967) Prize money: Winning team, $88,000 per player; loser $44,000 each Super Bowl records: 49ers 5-0, Ravens 1-0 Performers: Halftime, Beyonce; Anthem, Alicia Keys Commercials: Cost is a record $4 million on average for a 30-second spot Previous Super Bowls in New Orleans: Nine

REFILE-NFL-New Orleans aims for a perfect '10' as Super Bowl hosts

January 29, 2013 00:30
(Refiles to fixes typo of first name of Mary Matalin in 8th par) By Larry Fine NEW ORLEANS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - New Orleans joins Miami as the most frequent host of the Super Bowl when it stages its 10th NFL title game on Sunday, but Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the city was already the big winner. "We are aiming for a perfect 10," Landrieu told a media conference on Monday in an official welcome to Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday Jan 29

January 27, 2013 20:45
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, California Tiger eases to Torrey Pines victory SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods withstood a late bogey, double-bogey, par, bogey wobble in strengthening winds to clinch his 75th PGA Tour title by four shots at the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open on Monday. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 450 words) - - - - NFL

PREVIEW-NFL-Players' effort to determine Pro Bowl's future

January 25, 2013 21:00
Jan 25 (Reuters) - Being picked for the National Football League's (NFL) all-star game is an honour reserved for top players. It is a tradition, now in its 63rd year, that began more than a decade before the first Super Bowl was played. But for the elite band of players chosen to represent either the American Football Conference or National Football Conference in Sunday's Pro Bowl in Hawaii, it can also be a mixed blessing.

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday Jan 22

January 19, 2013 21:00
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - TENNIS Australian Open (till 27) Sharapova to face familiar foe in quarter-finals
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