Steve McNair’s death on the Fourth of July left most the 1,000 residents of Mount Olive, Miss., stunned and distraught. As they prepared to say goodbye with a funeral Saturday, they again recalled tales of his athletic prowess.

Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained. The local hero's death on the Fourth of July left most of Mount Olive's 1,000 residents stunned and distraught. As they prepared to say goodbye with a funeral Saturday, they again recalled tales of his athletic prowess.

The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself was buried Friday in Florida in a private ceremony with about 30 friends and family members. Sahel Kazemi, 20, was laid to rest in a modest brown casket after a 30-minute ceremony at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, just before a rain shower began.

The Patriots have reached a four-year agreement with second-round draft pick Darius Butler of Connecticut.

A man who unwittingly stole two flower planters worth $8,000 from behind Tom Brady's Boston condominium says he has to panhandle to pay restitution. Dennis Paiva tells the Boston Herald he scours the streets for trash to sell. He says he took the planters from behind a condominium because they were next to the trash and sold them for $450.

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth has been released from a Miami jail after serving 24 days for DUI manslaughter.

Chargers running back Curtis Brinkley has been hospitalized after being shot in his car at an intersection in suburban Philadelphia.

At just 19 years old, Sahel Kazemi thought she had it all: She was dating former NFL star Steve McNair, partying in VIP rooms and vacationing in Las Vegas. When her family visited Nashville for her 20th birthday less than two months ago, they said she was very happy and planning to move in with McNair.

The Cardinals have signed third-round draft pick Rashad Johnson to a three-year contract.

A judge has blocked the NFL’s plans to suspend Minnesota Vikings players Kevin Williams and Pat Williams.

For the second time in four weeks, the trainer for the Minnesota Vikings traveled to Mississippi to assess the physical condition of quarterback Brett Favre.

Fans lined up outside a funeral home before work Thursday to pay their respects to ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair.