INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says Indianapolis has exceeded the NFL's high expectations so far as a first-time Super Bowl host.        Goodell spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center on Thursday. He congratulated the Indianapolis Host Committee and said people ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning has been cleared to play by the doctor who operated on the quarterback's neck.      A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins sent a one-paragraph email to reporters late Thursday night after ESPN first reported that Colts' star had been cleared to play.     ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have hired Greg Manusky as defensive coordinator.      New general manager Ryan Grigson made the announcement Thursday. He says Indy also has brought in Roy Anderson as the secondary coach. He'll be in charge of safeties. Marwan Maalouf will coach special teams.   ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay is likely to wait until the last minute to decide whether to pay Peyton Manning a $28 million roster bonus.      Irsay told reporters Wednesday that he will continue to monitor Manning's recovery from Sept. 8 neck surgery and an announcement is ... click here

CLEVELAND (AP) - Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is going back to college.      Akron has called a 10 a.m. media briefing to announce it has hired Tressel, who was forced to resign last May amid a scandal at Ohio State. Tressel is taking an administrative position at ... click here

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning told reporters gathered in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl that he has no plans to retire and that his recovery from neck surgery is on schedule.      The Colts quarterback says that he threw on Tuesday morning and the session went well.     ... click here

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay says it's time to focus on the Super Bowl -- not Peyton Manning's future plans.      Irsay told reporters Monday that he wouldn't discuss the public spat that erupted last week and threatened to overshadow Indianapolis' first Super Bowl, and he wouldn't ... click here

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Peyton Manning remains on the Colts' roster, and the Titans have three quarterbacks already.      Still, Titans' fans of the NFL's only four-time MVP expecting the injured QB to be released and healthy enough to play are starting an ad campaign in Indianapolis hoping to ... click here

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell has been hired by the Baltimore Ravens to be their quarterbacks coach.      The 57-year-old Caldwell was fired by the Colts on Jan. 17 following a 2-14 season. He went 26-22 in three years with Indianapolis, including ... click here

Even the usually dour Bill Belichick was joking around as the New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis for Super Bowl week.        At his opening news conference Sunday night, Belichick was asked if he expected some Hoosier hospitality.        "I never had too much hospitality here," ... click here

 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts are a long, long way from being healed.      Two days after Peyton Manning publicly complained about the dour atmosphere at team headquarters  following a 2-14 season and a rash of firings, Colts owner Jim Irsay introduced his new head coach and then ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Colts owner Jim Irsay and star quarterback Peyton Manning had a meeting about comments they both made this week. Afterwards, they issued a statement saying that things were fine between them.      The get together came after Manning told the Indianapolis Star that there was a ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Chuck Pagano faces a big challenge in his first head coaching job.      He still can't wait to get started.      The Indianapolis Colts formally introduced Pagano on Thursday. The replacement for Jim Caldwell spent last season as Baltimore's defensive coordinator, and he is walking ... click here

The Indianapolis Colts have named Chuck Pagano as the team’s new head coach. Pagano holds 28 years of coaching experience, 10 of which in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns (2001-04), Oakland Raiders (2005-06) and Baltimore Ravens (2008-11). “Chuck is exactly the type of head coach who we were looking ... click here

     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Super Bowl organizers are putting the finishing touches on the seating at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.      Just don't expect another super snafu.      The league has installed all 254 temporary seats in the north end zone that it had planned for. ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Peyton Manning still intends to play football.      He's also no fan of the Colts' big offseason overhaul that included the firing of coach Jim Caldwell and other executives.      In an interview that appeared Tuesday in The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/yMVQY8), Manning touched on everything ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says the Indianapolis Colts have hired Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano as their new head coach.       The person spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team had not yet made an official announcement.      The 51-year-old Pagano replaces Jim ... click here

Hey, Indianapolis. A Manning will be playing in your Super Bowl, after all.      No, not that one.      It'll be Eli Manning leading the New York Giants to a Super Bowl rematch against the New England Patriots - and this time on older brother Peyton's home field. ... click here

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have responded to their worst season in two decades with a major housecleaning.      Following the firing of head coach Jim Caldwell last week, the Colts announced the departure of eight assistants Thursday, as well as the retirement of defensive coordinator Mike Murphy. ... click here

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets owner Woody Johnson says quarterback Mark Sanchez "is our guy," but also wouldn't rule out the possibility of pursuing a veteran such as Peyton Manning if the Indianapolis Colts star became available.      Meeting with beat writers for the first time ... click here