Panthers' Smith agrees to three-year extension

(Reuters) - Steve Smith, the Carolina Panthers' all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards, agreed to a three-year contract extension, the National Football League team said on Tuesday. Benefitting from the passing of rookie quarterback Cam Newton, the 32-year-old All-Pro receiver caught 79 passes for 1,394 yards and seven touchdowns last season. The 32-year-old now has 699 career receptions for 10,278 yards and 67 total touchdowns, 59 of them receiving. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)

ON FOOTBALL: The art of the coaching gamble (AP)

AP - Fourth down, 18 inches to go, overtime. An archrival is the opponent with the division lead on the line.

Tia and Tamera Mowry Talk Season Finale, Babies, and a Sister, Sister Reunion (omg!)

Tia and Tamera Mowry have a lot of adapting to do during the season finale of their Style network reality series Tia & Tamera.

"You'll see the birth of Tia's baby," Tamera tells TVGuide.com. "You also see Tia go to Atlanta to start The Game and how that affects me because I have this bond already with my nephew and. ... So her leaving for four months is tough. You also see me try to mesh with my husband's style with him moving in. That's been really rough — with his little tchotchkes."

Bucs embrace national TV exposure vs. Colts (AP)

AP - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are eager to show NFL fans across the nation their new identity on a prime time stage.