Richard Sherman felt the need to apologize. It's a dream come true.'' Led by its All-Pro cornerback, Seattle's ''Legion of Boom'' secondary and the nastiest defense in the NFL proved the strength of the Seahawks was greater than the record-setting arm of Peyton Manning in their stunning 43-8 rout on Sunday night. After two weeks of so much attention landing at Sherman's feet for what happened at the end of the NFC championship game, his Super Bowl night was rather uneventful. Manning wasn't about to mess with arguably the best cornerback in the NFL.

I remember as a teenager, my whole world revolved around bass fishing. I thought my Dad was crazy as all he cared about was perch jerking.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association member principals voted to make some sweeping new changes while also keeping some key components implemented in football last year during the LHSAA Annual Convention last week.

Less than five months after having back surgery, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray propelled Britain into the next round of the Davis Cup and earned some time off. Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britain's opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. ''I'm proud of the way I'm playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be,'' Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseball's San Diego Padres.

Coach Tom Crean added another responsibility to Ferrell's plate Sunday: guarding the opponent's top scorer. Ferrell came through on both ends - scoring 27 points and shutting down Nik Stauskas - to lead Indiana to a 63-52 upset of No. 10 Michigan. ''He's a true lead guard with everything he does.'' Against the Wolverines, that was just about everything. ''This is a great win because Michigan is such a great team,'' Ferrell said.