Perhaps it isn’t good for a reporter/columnist to be speechless, but for a while there…I truly was.

It’s New Orleans…. Again.

Terrell Owens’ stay in Dallas is over. The Cowboys cut the wide receiver Wednesday night, reports ESPN.com’s Michael Smith. T.O. spent three seasons in Big D.

ESPN’s Sportscenter just announced that NFL sources at ESPN have gotten very good word that New York Jets’ and former Green Bay Packers’ quarterback will retire.

Michael Phelps was suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic great inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
The sport’s national governing body also cut off its financial support to Phelps for the same three-month period, effective Thursday.

A day after abruptly firing Super Bowl winner Jon Gruden, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced Raheem Morris as their new coach.
Morris takes over a team that won three division titles under his predecessor but hasn’t won a playoff game since capturing the franchise’s only NFL title in January 2003. The Gruden era ended with four [...]

Steve Spagnuolo, who spent two seasons as the New York Giants’ defensive coordinator, has been hired by the St. Louis Rams to be their next coach.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fired coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen after the team collapsed following a 9-3 start and failed to make the playoffs.
Gruden on missing playoffs

The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement in principle with Jim Schwartz to become their next head coach.
Schwartz, the Tennessee Titans’ defensive coordinator for the past eight seasons, has agreed in principle to a four-year contract, sources told ESPN.
The Lions will hold an introductory news conference for Schwartz on Friday.

The Indianapolis Colts have scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon during which Tony Dungy will announce his retirement after seven seasons as coach.

NFL.com has announced that the Cleveland Browns have hired former New York Jets’ head coach Eric Mangini for the same position.
The Browns fired Romeo Crennel as their head coach after a horrible 4-12 season.
More on this as we get it.

The Pro Bowl will be played one week before the Super Bowl in 2010 and both games will be staged in Dolphin Stadium, a person directly involved in the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL has not announced the move.

Mike Singletary tackled the head coaching job of the San Francisco 49ers the way he wrapped up opposing running backs as a Hall of Fame linebacker. That effort will be rewarded.
The team announced that Singletary has been hired as the new coach, removing the interim tag he has had since Oct. 21.

New Orleans’ Chris Paul set an NBA record with a steal in his 106th straight regular-season game Wednesday night.

See who is heading to Hawaii and who was snubbed!

A federal judge on Friday blocked the NFL from suspending five players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said he needed more time to consider the case after hearing several hours of arguments from the league and the NFL Players Association.

The Toronto Raptors have fired coach Sam Mitchell after Wednesday’s 39-point loss in Denver.
“This is a difficult but necessary step the franchise must take,” Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo. “We appreciate all that Sam has done for the organization, applaud him for his successes and wish him nothing but the best with his future in [...]

Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who won 85 games and one SEC championship in 10 seasons, won’t return as the Tigers’ coach in 2009, multiple sources close to the situation confirmed on Wednesday.

The New England Patriots will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season at Wembley Stadium, the third straight year the NFL will stage a regular-season game in the British capital.
The game will be played Oct. 25. The Bucs will be listed as the home team, giving up a game in Tampa.

A week before the final standings are released and the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off.
Oklahoma — not Texas — is headed to the Big 12 championship game with an inside track to the national title game by moving ahead of the Longhorns in the BCS standings Sunday.

New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress suffered an accidental gunshot wound Friday night in a club, according to multiple sources.
Details of the incident weren’t immediately available, but according to a source the wound was not considered life-threatening.

Adam “Pacman” Jones may finally be down to his last chance.

The Southeastern Conference title could have a national championship feel when Alabama faces Florida in the Georgia Dome in two weeks.
No. 1 vs. No. 2, a month before the BCS national championship game is played.
The Gators moved up to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, a spot behind the top-ranked Crimson Tide.

The NBA’s worst team was the first to change coaches. The Thunder fired P.J. Carlesimo late Friday, naming Scott Brooks interim coach.

The Bowl Championship Series is coming to ESPN starting in January 2011 (following the 2010 regular season).
ESPN and the BCS announced the deal on Tuesday. It includes exclusive television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls. ESPN already had the rights to the Rose Bowl from an earlier agreement.

Four fights into his mixed martial arts career, Brock Lesnar is the UFC heavyweight champion.
The former NCAA wrestling champion, who cuts weight to pack his monstrous physique inside the heavyweight division’s 265-pound limit, stopped three-time UFC heavyweight titleholder Randy Couture on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney’s four brothers have agreed to sell a controlling stake of the team to him and his son, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
Patrick and Art Rooney Jr. confirmed the deal in a story posted on the paper’s Web site Friday night. They and their other two brothers — Timothy and John — [...]

Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings Sunday. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall.

Texas Tech has its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 in 32 years, and a chance to make another momentous leap coming up.
The Red Raiders moved up to No. 6 in the poll released Sunday as they get ready to host No. 1 Texas.

Seven games into the NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have fired head coach Mike Nolan.
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that they have offered the job to assistant head coach Mike Singletary and he has accepted. The two sides are working on a suitable contract.