Davis has surgery, eyes Super BowlCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera said All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis had surgery Monday morning on his broken right forearm, but is expected to play in the Super Bowl.Rivera said it’s “my understanding is if everything goes well it is something he can mostly certainly play with — so we are excited about that possibility.”Rivera said the 11-year NFL veteran may need to wear a brace on his arm similar to the one New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski wears.Rivera broke his arm in the second quarter of Carolina’s 49-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in the NFC championship

Manning earning millions backENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Peyton Manning earned back half of the $4 million pay cut he accepted last winter by leading the Denver Broncos back to the Super Bowl.He can recoup the rest with a win over Carolina in two weeks.Manning agreed to GM John Elway’s request that he reduce his 2015 salary to $15 million. But he did so with the caveat that he could earn back every penny by getting to and winning Super Bowl 50.

Missouri suspends QB over videoCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk has been suspended indefinitely.Athletic director Mack Rhodes and coach Barry Odom announced the punishment after a brief video was posted to Twitter. It shows a person appearing to snort a white, powder-like substance and the accompanying tweet mentions Mauk by name, but there was no confirmation from Missouri that the video shows the quarterback.Rhodes and Odom said in their joint statement they are “gathering information regarding the video in question.” They said they will take “appropriate action” once they have all the facts.It is Mauk’s third suspension in the last four months.

Rangers’ Darvish cleared by MLBARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball has determined Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish had no role in any of the activities that led to the arrest of his brother in Japan for allegedly running an illegal gambling ring.MLB was looking into the October arrest of Sho Darvish as part of standard protocol and not investigating the pitcher, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because MLB and the Rangers have not publicly released the findings.The person said the investigation found no involvement by Yu Darvish.Sho Darvish was arrested after he reportedly took about 1,850 bets on MLB games as well as professional baseball games in Japan. His arrest came after a police investigation in Japan.

Mets will retire Piazza’s No. 31NEW YORK — Mike Piazza’s No. 31 will be retired by the New York Mets this summer.The Mets said the number will be retired July 30 before a game against Colorado, part of the weekend celebrating the catcher, who will be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame on July 24.