NEW YORK — Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher says he has not been approached by anyone for a coaching position.

Cowher, who won the 2006 Super Bowl as Steelers coach and now works for CBS, says any reports he is in line for a coaching job is “all speculation” and he does not plan on coaching next year.

He says he has “not been contacted directly or indirectly by any football team or any organization” and wants to put “all the speculation to rest.”

Adding he is “flattered” by the talk, Cowher says he plans to be back with CBS in 2012.

Several recent reports linked Cowher with the Dolphins job should Tony Sparano be fired. Miami is 0-6.

ST. LOUIS — A red sea of fans jammed downtown St. Louis to honor the World Series champion Cardinals and send a clear message to Albert Pujols: Please stay.An official crowd estimate was not immediately available for Sunday's parade down the streets of St. Louis and the celebration at Busch Stadium, but city officials expected several hundred thousand. The crowd was so large that people were parking more than two miles from the parade route.Pujols drew a long standing ovation at the stadium. When asked if he'd like to be back for another celebration next season, he smiled sheepishly and said, “Hey, why not?”Pujols is a free agent. The Cardinals hope to keep him but it isn't clear if they'll be able to do so.

NEW YORK — Game 7 of the World Series between St. Louis and Texas averaged 25.4 million viewers to make it the most-watched ballgame since 2004.Before that series, in which the Red Sox won their first title in 86 years in four games, the high mark was another Game 7 — the 2002 World Series between San Francisco and the Los Angeles Angels.The Cardinals’ Game 7 win on Friday earned a 14.7 fast national rating, bumping up the overall Series rating to 10.0. That’s 19 percent higher than last season’s series between the Giants and the Rangers.