SPORTS

MIAMI (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints stymied Peyton Manning to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl.

BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce is playing for the Boston Celtics against the Orlando Magic after missing two games with a foot injury.

SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A man from Saco is going to Olympics in Vancouver. This is not his first time, nor is it likely to be his last.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Red Sox have signed journeyman reliever Joe Nelson and minor league catcher Gustavo Molina to minor league deals that include spring training invitations.

(AP) -- U.S. Ski Team men's coach Sasha Rearick says Bode Miller plans to race all five Alpine events at the Vancouver Olympics.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics say guard J.R. Giddens has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins say defenseman Mark Stuart has undergone surgery on a finger injured during a weekend fight on the ice.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (NBC) -- New Orleans is a city that's never needed a reason to party, but for four-and-a-half years they've been searching for a reason to feel good.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Revolution have re-signed Honduran left midfielder Mauricio Castro and backup goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots have hired former Notre Dame assistant Corwin Brown as a defensive coach.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Kurt Warner has called an end to one of the great storybook careers in NFL history.

(NEWS CENTER)-- Here are the high school basketball scores for Tuesday, the 26th of January.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- For the first time in their 43-year history, the New Orleans Saints are heading to their first Super Bowl after battering Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime on unheralded Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Perfection doesn't matter when you're already the best and heading for the Super Bowl.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- New audio recordings are being released from the Tiger Woods car crash investigation.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis has been fined $25,000 for directing inappropriate language at a fan.