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Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and Duke have earned the No. 1 seeds for the men's NCAA basketball tournament. The Jayhawks were selected as the top seed overall for this year's version of March Madness. The 65-team bracket was announced Sunday and the tourney gets under way Tuesday night.

Golfer Tiger Woods held Friday his much anticipated public apology, saying he'll return to golf but not specifying when. It was his first public appearance in three months and Woods used it to acknowledge cheating on his wife, take responsibility for his actions and said he was still in treatment for his behavior.

Golfer Tiger Woods is expected to make his first public appearance in nearly three months. He last was seen when his car crashed outside his home in Florida over the Thanksgiving holiday. The accident sparked sordid revelations that he had had extramarital affairs.

The New Orleans Saints are the champions of the National Football League. The Saints beat the favored Colts by two touchdowns, 31-17 in Miami, to win their first championship. Saints quarterback Dree Brees tied a Super Bowl record for completions and was voted the game's MVP.

One thing football fans hear over and over again is that a team must run in order to be successful. You can't win in the NFL without a ground game, TV experts still say. But that doesn't seem to be the case in the Super Bowl, and it doesn't seem to be the case overall in the NFL. Running, as a means to victory, is under aerial assault from the passing game.

The New Orleans Saints play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in the Super Bowl XLVI. Despite the hoopla surrounding the clash, the players say they remain focused on the game. Still, it's not easy for players to remain focused.

Having a tough time trying to figure out the football part of the Super Bowl? These Super Bowl conversation starters can help you wage a good offensive game on Sunday.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is proving that he is the clutch player of the NFL. What is worrisome for the New Orleans saints ahead of the Super Bowl is that the statistics show that no one playing the game today has succeeded in the clutch quite like Manning.

There are just four days left until the Indianapolis Colts face the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami. News leading up to the big game includes developments with some of the top players: Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and quarterback Peyton Manning.

The New Orleans Saints are going for their first Super Bowl win ever when they play in the big game Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. But a battle is brewing over the Saints' motto and rallying cry, "Who Dat?"

The New Orleans Saints will make their first appearance in a Super Bowl. They will be playing the Indianapolis Colts — a franchise that has been to three previous Super Bowls. To get to next month's big game in Miami, the Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings in overtime Sunday 31-28. The Colts won over the New York Jets 30-17.

With the future of sports merchandising in the hands of the Supreme Court, fans continue to buy billions of dollars worth of sports jerseys, hats, cell phone covers and more every year. Here's a closer look at the industry.

Mark McGwire now admits what many people assumed: He used steroids for much of his baseball career. In 1998, he set a record for most home runs hit in a season. McGwire called his use of steroids "foolish" and "a mistake." He's been hired by the St. Louis Cardinals to be their hitting coach and figured he had to say something before spring training begins.

Not only was Seun Adebiyi a Yale Law School graduate with a pilot's license who overcame a fractured spine; he also harbored Olympic dreams. But after moving to a training center to practice skeleton, a Winter Olympic sport, he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been suspended without pay by commissioner David Stern. Arenas is under investigation by federal and local authorities after admittedly bringing guns to the Wizards' locker room. Stern said Arenas is "not currently fit to take the court."