NFL star Peyton Manning is as tough as nails on the football field, but even he had to struggle to fight back the tears as he made the official announcement that he is leaving the Indianapolis Colts after 14 seasons with the team.

“This town and this team mean so much to me. It truly has been an honor to play in Indianapolis,” the 35-year-old star quarterback said in a news conference on Wednesday.

Looks like Rob Lowe was right all along!

What was once the most perfect match in the NFL will be over on Wednesday when the 14-year union between star quarterback Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts comes to an end.

While there will no doubt be suitors lining up to woo the Super Bowl champion and four-time MVP as soon as his release is official

There’s a new phenomena capturing the attention of New York sports fans, and he doesn’t play for the Super Bowl winning New York Giants.

After starting just six games for the New York Knicks, NBA point guard 6’3” Jeremy Lin is taking the Big Apple by storm , and now even fans for the opposing teams are cheering him on!

Though Snooki wasn’t in Indiana at the Super Bowl on Sunday, the super skinny Jersey Shore star was there in spirit, cheering on the New York Giants with her beloved beau Jionni LaValle – and RadarOnline.com has the photos of Snooki in her jersey!

“My babe,” Snooki tweeted with the full-length photo of her and her man, “so happy giants won!”

Saturday Night Live had some serious fun with the Super Bowl last night, as guest host Channing Tatum played Tom Brady, out at a bar on the night before the big game.

Cast regular Bobby Moynihan, as 'Janet,' is a full-figured 46-year-old who puts the moves on Brady, even though she's aware of the quarterback's "super-model" wife.

Millions of men across America are going to be spending the next week finding the perfect place to spend Super Bowl Sunday, and RadarOnline.com has inside peeks at some of the best houses in the country to watch the big game.

From poolside bars to indoor arcades, these extravagant homes are all for sale on Zillow.com and make the perfect purchase for any financially advantaged football fan looking for both a new home and a perfect spot before February 5.

Residents in Lakewood, Washington have the opportunity to live in car heaven with an auto-themed 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom mansion complete with two dining rooms, library, hobby room, and a 1,000-sq ft  deck. Described as being "designed for a car enthusiast,” the eclectic entertaining room even has a classic car in the middle of the floor, while beer signs adorn the walls, and a huge old-school fridge can fit enough cold ones for a party. Tucked away from the rest of the $1,295,000 house, this multi-purpose man cave comes complete with its own kitchen, car elevator, bathroom, workshop, and billiards room.

They are some of the biggest names in football, and they have some of the biggest houses in America to match their huge paychecks and massive builds!

As fans get ready for the highly-anticipated Super Bowl rematch between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants on February 5, RadarOnline.com has photos, courtesy of our friends at Zillow.com, inside the most opulent homes in the NFL.

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Tom Brady has plenty of room to house a fourth championship ring if he leads the Patriots to another victory. The New England quarterback and his supermodel wife, Giselle Bunchen, recently completed construction on their sprawling $20 million mansion in Los Angeles.

As the New England Patriots and New York Giants prepare for another bitter standoff in the Super Bowl, the names of the big day's cutest players have been revealed, and RadarOnline.com has photos of the adorable sports stars.

For those viewers who hate football -- or just love puppies -- the Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl is the biggest event on the sporting calendar, and the starting lineup has some furry faces that are just as adorable as Tom Brady, more talented than Eli Manning, and innocent & saintlier than Tim Tebow.

Powerhouse attorney Gloria Allred is representing a woman that will be filing a sex trafficking lawsuit against former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

Allred and the alleged sexual trafficking victim, who’s now 18 years old, will formally announce the lawsuit at a news conference in New York City on Monday at 2pm EST at the Marriott Marquis. This is the same victim who claimed Taylor, 52, forced her to have sex with him in a hotel in May 2010 for $300.

Check out Taylor's mug shot here

Taylor was indicted on charges of rape, a criminal sexual act, and sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child; he eventually pleaded guilty to one count of patronizing a prostitute and one count of sexual misconduct and was sentenced on March 22, 2011. Taylor's victim was 16-years-old at the time of the crime.

Hurricane Irene has knocked out power to almost a million households on the East Coast, flooded streets, toppled trees, and wreaked havoc on the entertainment and sports worlds.

Hollywood experts expect the weekend movie box office to be off at least 30 percent.

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For Broadway, it will be even worse.  Every theater has gone dark for the weekend.

Pro sport teams are scrambling with their schedules. The New York Giants vs. the New York Jets pre-season NFL game, and the Baltimore Orioles vs. the New York Yankees MLB match-up have both been postponed.

PHOTOS: Tornado Devistates Phil Campbell, Alabama

The U.S. Open Tennis match is set to start on Monday and the annual Arthur Ashe Kids' Day event had to be completely canceled on Saturday.

The storm isn't worrying top ranked competitor Maria Sharapova though.  "I'm a Florida girl so I'm used to this stuff," she said.  "I just hope our hotel is nice and tough and sturdy,"

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