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ProFootballTalk: If Tony Gonzalez does return in 2013, he doesn't necessarily have to return to Atlanta. The PFT guys break down Gonzalez's future and also discuss the best fits for the rest of the tight end free agent class. (NBC Sports)

As the sun sets over Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy, Swiss Guards stand down, signifying the official end of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. (NBC News)

In an effort to stem financial hemorrhaging of $36 million a day, the U.S. Post Office is now ending first-class mail delivery on Saturdays. Packages, mail-order medicine and express mail will continue to be delivered.  NBC's Tom Costello reports. (Nightly News)

A 5-year-old boy was found safe on Monday after law enforcement agents stormed an underground bunker in southern Alabama. The boy's kidnapper was killed. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (Nightly News)

Federal and Alabama law enforcement officials discuss cite deteriorating negotiations and the decision to storm the bunker and rescue the 5 year-old boy being held in an underground bunker. (NBC News)

NBC's Gabe Guiterrez reports that the hostage standoff, where a man was holding a five year-old boy in a bunker in Alabama, has ended. (Martin Bashir)

Rodney Harrison answers six hot questions leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, and says that the game will come down to how well the tight ends play. Vernon Davis has the capability to be a game-changer, while Dennis Pitta can match up well against the 49ers' defense. (NBC Sports)

Despite a stellar regular season, Peyton Manning's post-season has come to an abrupt end and the QB admits some errant throws may have cost his team. (NBC Sports)

The defense doesn't call witnesses in the preliminary hearing of the accused Aurora theater gunman. NBC's Leanne Gregg reports. (NBC News)