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Saints' win vs. Vikings draws best TV rating ever for NFL's opening night game
The NFL started the 2010 regular season in the same spot in the same spot it ended last season -- with TV viewership reaching record levels.

Traditional powers meet in four major early season showdowns
Each Friday during the season, USA TODAY will highlight the biggest showdowns on the schedule. This weekend has several games to keep an eye ...

Giants rain homers, move within 1 game of NL West-leading Padres
Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey each hit a two-run homer and Pat Burrell and Juan Uribe also went yard as the San Francisco Giants beat San Diego ...

Kevin Mawae, NFLPA president, to retire after 16 seasons in NFL
Kevin Mawae, president of the NFL Players Association, is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons and eight Pro Bowls. Mawae has called a news ...

Hole remains in Indiana family 10 years after Knight's firing
Months before the great divorce that rocked Indiana University, Karen Knight told her husband, "If the horse is dead, get off it." IU ripped ...

NFLPA chief wants new CBA with NFL in place by November
DeMaurice Smith sent congratulations Thursday to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for the kickoff of another pro football season, but the NFL players ...

Tony Kanaan's impressive rally seals top-five finish in Kentucky
Well, another oval in the books and another top-five finish for us in 2010. Not bad. We had to really earn this one, but it was fun and I'm looking ...

Open Mikes: Better viewing? NFL vs. college football
Which means, unless you're an unrepentant glutton, viewing choices must be made. So, while USA TODAY's Michael Hiestand and Michael McCarthy ...

Rafael Nadal tops Verdasco to reach U.S. Open semifinals
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal got his serve in gear after being broken for the only time in five matches to beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, ...

Carlos Gonzalez comes through in clutch for Rockies
A little more than a year ago, Carlos Gonzalez looked more like a candidate for Triple A than for a Triple Crown. The Colorado Rockies outfielder ...

Las Vegas police seeking Floyd Mayweather in battery case
Police sought boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for questioning Thursday about a domestic battery complaint lodged by an ex-girlfriend who recanted ...

All signs point to low-key race at Richmond International
Greg Biffle needs to finish 42nd Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway to clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But given ...

Cardinals bounce back from shaky first inning, wallop Braves
Colby Rasmus hit a pair of homers, Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning ...

No. 20 Auburn, QB Newton edge out Mississippi State
Cameron Newton threw two touchdown passes and accounted for 206 total yards to help No. 20 Auburn beat Mississippi State 17-14 on Thursday night ...

Old QBs, new places: How veterans could affect new season
With change being the constant in the NFL, USA TODAY looks at four veteran quarterbacks starting over in new places. Derek Anderson, Arizona ...

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