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The Patriots defense will be much improved in 2012

Ace Metrix looked at every national commercial released from January 2011 through March 2012, a total of more than 6,500 ads, to measure the effectiveness of humor in advertising. It found the best-liked ads may not be the most effective.

The Saints were able to sign their disgruntled franchise QB before the Monday deadline for a price that both parties should be happy with.

Brees has reportedly stated he won't show up to training camp if the Saints don't offer him a long term deal. New Orleans risks alienating not only their best player, but one of the game's best leaders at a time when that's exactly what they need.

The New Orleans Saints 2012 NFL season will be getting off to a running start - literally. The Sept. 8 matchup between the Saints and the Washington Redskins will be preceded by the Ochsner Back To Football 5K, a 5K race to benefit the 2013 New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII Host Committee.

Sean Payton and his wife, Beth, filed for divorce in June.

Here are five under-the-radar players that could do big things for New York in 2012:

Apple wants to protect us from Big Brother, and it has invented a useful clone making technology to do so. The patent, which is designed to throw government agencies and businesses off the scent of individual, private citizens, describes a unique method to help users keep their personal information hidden in cyberspace by creating false clones of personal information, which are stored and executed via your iCloud ID.

The Bills spent major money and picks on improving the defense. Can it get them into the promised land.

The Eagles are counting on big production from some lesser known players to make an impact for them this year.

Prolific sports artist LeRoy Neiman died on Wednesday, June 20 at the age of 91. While no details of how he died were provided, his New York-based publicist confirmed Neiman's death to the Associated Press.

LeRoy Neiman, whose distinctive, abstract style of painting sports figures in action made him a star on a par with some of the famous athletes he painted, died on Wednesday at age 91.

Here are the three most likely trade destinations for Percy Harvin:

Justin Blackmon's latest DUI could hurt contract negotiations with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After missing the playoffs last year, the Bears wasted no time in looking to improve their team for the 2012 Season. They believe their offseason moves have them in a position to contend for a Super Bowl title.

Americans love chicken and sauces, and Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (Nasdaq: BWLD) is happy to provide them -- the company sold a record 7.7 million chicken wings during this year's Super Bowl alone.

Ben Roethlisberger is concerned about a new offensive strategy next season.

Here are five players flying under the radar heading into training camp.

The Cowboys gave up too many sacks last season. Smith and Leary could go a long way towards fixing that problem.

Justin Tuck is an imposing figure to offensive lineman, who now have more reason to be scared of the intimidating New York Giants defensive end. Tuck will be featuring a new facemask with a bunch of diagonal bars on his helmet that will make him look like a medieval warrior while also making it tougher to grab onto the headgear.

The Giants could use a veteran running back to shore up their inexperienced unit.