Romney Santorum Gingrich all win Mitt Romney won

Romney, Santorum, Gingrich all win

Mitt Romney won six Super Tuesday states (Ohio, Idaho, Virginia, Vermont, Alaska and Massachusetts) and widened his lead. However, Santorum won the primaries in Oklahoma and Tennessee and the caucuses in North Dakota. And Newt Gingrich won Georgia. The bottom line: The battle for the Republican nomination continues. Next week's contests are in Alabama, Mississippi and Kansas, three of the country's most conservative states.

In Other News n n The New Orleans Saints admitted Tuesday to paying bonuses for hits that would knock opposing players out of a game, vowing the practice won't be repeated. The National Football League reported Friday that the Saints paid defensive players a bounty for injuring opponents, as well as making interceptions and fumble recoveries, during the 2009 -2011 seasons. The program involved as many as 27 players and at least one assistant coach, the league concluded. Players regularly contributed cash to a pool, which may have topped $50, 000 at its peak. The players were paid $1, 500 for a "knockout, " when an opposing player was not able to return to the game, and $1, 000 for a "cart-off, " when an opposing player had to be carried off the field. In some cases, particular players on the opposing team were targeted, the NFL said. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has received the results of the investigation and will decide on discipline, which could include fines, suspensions and forfeiture of draft choices. The Peyton Manning era in Indianapolis will come to an end on Wednesday afternoon, as the team is prepared to release its longtime quarterback rather than pay him the $28 million roster bonus he’s due on March 8.