Sports Rewind: Ravens and 49ers Head to Super Bowl XLVII
Super Bowl XLVII buzz, Payton gets reinstated, plus more.
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Sibling Rivalry at the Super Bowl - The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers punch their ticket for Super Bowl XLVII, Sean Payton returns to the New Orleans Saints, Allen Iverson settles bitter divorce, plus more sports news. — Britt Middleton It’s official: The San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens will go head to head for Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Feb. 3. The game will mark the first time sibling coaches have squared off for the NFL championship: Jim Harbaugh leads the 49ers and brother John coaches the Ravens. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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New Orleans Coach Sean Payton Reinstated - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton can now resume his duties with the team after the NFL lifted his year long suspension on Tuesday. Payton and others on the team were penalized for their part in a “cash-for-hits” bounty program that ran from 2009 until 2011. (Photo: Jason Miller/Getty Images)
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Patriots’ Derrick Martin’s Home Robbed - Things aren’t so great on the home front for New England Patriots defensive back Derrick Martin, whose Denver home was robbed while he was away playing in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. Two masked men reportedly forced themselves inside the home, where at least one adult and several children were inside, but no one was injured. (Photo: NFL via Getty Images)
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A Little Trade Action - According to reports, the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers have signed off on a trade deal that will send Marreese Speights, guard Wayne Ellington and guard Josh Selby to the Cavaliers in exchange for the Cavs’ Jon Leuer. The Cavaliers reportedly also picked up a future first-round draft pick in the transaction. (Photos from left: Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers)
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Supporters to Hold Vigil for Joe Paterno - Fans of beloved Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will hold a vigil marking the one-year anniversary of his death from lung cancer on Tuesday night, according to reports. Paterno’s decades-long tenure with the school was tainted for many in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (Photo: AP Photo /Carolyn Kaster, File)
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